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2023-24 DCIG TOP 5 High-End Storage Arrays Report Now Available
This report provides information about the best arrays for providing uninterrupted access to the world’s most essential data.
HYCU R-Cloud Enables DBaaS, PaaS, and SaaS Data Protection Development with Its Docker Moment
Every so often, an architecture emerges that forces providers to change how they must design and deliver their products going forward. Its impact becomes even more pronounced when it stands to shorten product life cycles and hasten customer adoption. HYCU’s R-Cloud release represents such a moment in DBaaS, PaaS, and SaaS data protection. It now makes centralized enterprise data protection solutions for all these as-a-service platforms an affordable, practical, and viable option.
Early Observations from DCIG High-End Storage Array Research
This article shares some changes in high-end storage that have emerged since the publication of the 2020-21 DCIG TOP 5 High End Storage Arrays report.
An Instant Rant on Instant Restores Using Deduplication Appliances
Every now and then a phrase shows up in the tech industry that may hurt more than it helps. ‘Instant restore’ represents one of those terms. In my mind, the word ‘instant’ implies ‘occurs in a moment.’ In practical terms, from a technical perspective, that translates into a few seconds or perhaps up to a minute or two. However, too many deduplication appliance providers use the phrase ‘instant restore’ to describe a feature of their product. Unfortunately, the use of this term may leave organizations with the impression these products instantly restore more swiftly and robustly than they do.
Get More Done in Less Time Using Analytics to Automate and Simplify IT Operations
Tintri and DCIG will discuss the power of real-time and predictive analytics to automatically optimize infrastructure during a Tintri Talk In Session on January 12 at 9am PT / 12pm ET / 5pm GMT
2023-24 DCIG TOP 5 Hyperconverged Infrastructure (HCI) Research Announcement
The Data Center Intelligence Group (DCIG) is updating its research into hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI) solutions. HCI vendors are invited to participate in the survey research taking place through December 21st, 2022. DCIG intends to publish one or more DCIG TOP 5 reports based on this HCI research in the 1st quarter of 2023.
DCIG Initiates Research into Microsoft Azure and Microsoft 365 Backup Solutions
Most organizations already use general-purpose clouds in some form. Microsoft represents one such cloud provider that has taken a market leading position in providing infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) and software-as-a-service (SaaS) offerings. Its IaaS offering, Microsoft Azure, now represents one of the top three general-purpose clouds while Microsoft 365 may well be the #1 SaaS offering used by organizations worldwide. Yet as enterprises utilize these cloud offerings, they still must protect the applications and/or data they host in these Microsoft clouds.
Achieving Data Resilience at Scale Requires a New Approach to Backup and Recovery
The data environments of many businesses have become so large and complex that their backup infrastructures can no longer protect all their data or meet their recovery time requirements. Achieving data resilience at scale requires a new approach.
DCIG Researching Hyperconverged Infrastructure (HCI) Solutions
The Data Center Intelligence Group (DCIG) is updating its research into hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI) solutions. HCI vendors are invited to participate in the survey research taking place through December 21st, 2022.
SC22 Provides Glimpse into Tomorrow’s Data Center
This week I had the privilege of attending SC22, the supercomputing conference, in Dallas, TX. Supercomputing centers are early adopters of technologies that will soon be common in most data centers. Thus, the sessions I attended, the attendees I spoke with, and the solutions on display in the exhibit hall provided me with an eye-opening glimpse into tomorrow’s data center.