VAST Perspectives
Be Alert for these Dangerous Amazon Web Service Configuration Errors
Many of the biggest security threats on Amazon Web Services (AWS) come from misconfigurations. Default settings can leave resources publicly accessible and unprotected. These are the configuration errors you need to avoid: 1. Empowered root accounts Root accounts are...
Overcome Key Obstacles to Building A Hybrid Cloud
Hybrid cloud can be the ideal cloud model for many businesses. The combination of private and public cloud provides the capacity on demand needed for disaster recovery or cloud bursting. As many as 75 percent of businesses are investigating what the hybrid cloud can...
Are You Getting the Cloud Results You Expected?
The decision to adopt cloud is based on assessing your goals, the perceived benefits of cloud, and the potential risks and costs. Once you’ve completed the move to cloud, it's important to assess whether you're getting the results you hoped for. Metrics for Assessing...
Understanding and Supporting Hyperconverged Network Demands
When evaluating the impact of hyperconverged infrastructure on your data center, it's important to remember that hyperconverged infrastructure affects your network as well as your servers and storage. Hyperconverged Infrastructure Requires Virtualization...
Keep Backups Boring
No one thinks making backups is an exciting use of technology. People think backups are routine and boring, and they aren't given much attention. That's probably a fair assessment, most of the time. You know when backups stop being boring? When you need to retrieve...
Overcome the Big Challenges of Backing Up Big Data
Big Data projects are no longer special projects that run once. Businesses now run analytics programs every day, searching for insights and competitive advantages. As analytics are now integrated into normal business functions, keeping that data secure, backed up, and...
2018 Is Over. Do You Still Have GDPR Work to Do?
Many businesses scrambled to achieve GDPR compliance earlier this year, focusing on identifying where personal information was stored in databases and unstructured formats. Did you remember to look at the data in your backups and archives? Archiving and backups aren't...
Making the Right Choices for Disaster Recovery in the Cloud
Moving your disaster recovery (DR) to the cloud is a big decision. Making that decision is just the start; there are lots of other decisions you need to make now. Public or Private Cloud? One big decision is whether to use a private cloud for DR or the public cloud....
Overcome the Cost Challenges of Hybrid Cloud
Surveys consistently show that businesses are opting for hybrid cloud because they hope to spend less than they would spend for on premises equipment. Achieving those cost savings requires careful planning because there are unavoidable costs that come with hybrid...
New Year’s Resolution: Update Your Disaster Recovery Plan for 2019
It's drawing close to the end of the year. Time is running out to get your disaster recovery (DR) strategy updated to keep you safe in 2019. Here's what you need to do: 1. Update your disaster recovery plan. Given how rapidly technology changes, if you haven't...
