VAST Perspectives
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...
Noname Attachments in Gmail (Gsuite)
Do you use Exchange Online (Office 365) and have reports that your emails sometimes contain noname attachments (nonname.eml, noname, or winmail.dat) - specifically to users of Google Gmail / Gsuite? You're probably not alone. Many (whether on the Microsoft or Google...
Choose the Right Approach to Using More Than One Cloud
When you have more than one cloud, it's important to be clear whether you have a hybrid cloud or a multi-cloud environment. The difference matters, because they support different goals and create different challenges for managing the environments. Hybrid Cloud First,...
Be Proactive About Data Protection
Your data is out of control—out of your control. Between cloud, SaaS, shadow IT, and mobile devices, critical corporate data resides in environments that aren't managed or protected by your organization. New compliance requirements such...
Use Hyperconverged Infrastructure to Achieve Digital Transformation Faster
There's intense pressure today for organizations to undergo digital transformation with the goal of becoming more responsive, more effective, and deriving more value from the data collected in the course of business. That makes improved data management central to the...
