Data Centers

3 Things to Consider When It Comes to Cloud Compliance

Among the new challenges and unsolved mysteries presented by cloud storage, how to maintain compliance in a cloud environment is one of the most daunting for firms in regulated industries like financial services and healthcare. Here are three things...

Storage Tips from the Kings of Big Data

Big Data might be the next big thing in terms of helping companies better understand and meet customer needs, but it’s far from easy to manage. Here are some tips from companies who deal with big data every day.

Don’t Let a Data Breach Kill Your Corporate Reputation

Following a data breach, companies undoubtedly tally the financial impact in terms of the time and money it takes to respond to and recover from the breach—but do most organizations also quantify the impact on their corporate reputation or...

8 Strategies for an Efficient Post-Recession Data Center

Data center spending is forecast to rebound to pre-recession levels and beyond. But even though a loosening of the purse strings is a good thing, we shouldn’t ignore the data center efficiency lessons we learned from the recession. There...

The Volcker Rule: Will It Give Banks More Data to Manage?

There’s yet another new banking regulation on the table—and this one’s making some waves. This time, the FDIC, SEC and other regulators are taking aim at how banks conduct their trading activity. And this could mean Big Data in...

When It Comes to Storage Tiering, Money Is Everything

Storing masses of data in a single tier would become unmanageable for most businesses, not to mention present legal and security risks no business wants to deal with. Plus, storing all of that data—both low-value, inactive data and mission-critical,...

Debunking the Myths about Tape Storage

Google they keywords “tape storage myths,” and you’ll turn up no less than 1,780,000 results. While certainly not all of these results are relevant, the sheer volume of listings speaks to the fact that there’s no shortage of myths...

Why Tape Storage Helps—Not Hurts—Competitiveness

Despite claims to the contrary, the facts prove that incorporating tape into an enterprise storage strategy can help keep the organization running efficiently and effectively—enhancing, not reducing, its competitiveness.

Tape Management: A Necessary Nuisance

Tape is a fact of life for many companies, especially in the age of big data. And love or hate it, you still need to effectively manage it for backups, archival data, compliance audits, or a combination of the...

4 Best Practices for Automating Your Data Center

Reaping the value of automation isn’t automatic. There’s more to it than just implementing new software. Automating a convoluted process that isn’t working well to begin with is going to create more work for IT, not less; lower efficiency,...