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The cheaper storage is, the more it will be consumed…

. Quote of the day:  “We want God in a box for a dollar and the dollar is negotiable!” This one was c/o our friend Mikey Butler, Vice President Research & Development, IaaS, at EVault in his latest post, “EVault at OpenStack Summit.” If you haven’t read his post yet, I…

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Open for business makes BYOS (Build your own servers) a reality

We all know, or at least have heard of BYOD (Bring your own device), but what about this trend around cloud companies building their own servers, or perhaps, BYOS? Is the open source movement making this a reality? Backblaze is a prime example, and in this post by Nathaniel Mott on pandodaily.com,…

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The hidden but healthy TCO of tablets

Total Cost of Ownership once again raises its head. This time it’s not about cloud, but instead – Tablets courtesy of Dell. What’s interesting is that this focuses on the concerns of healthcare IT given the security regulations and compliance issues, but when it comes to IT in…

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Like numbers? EVault cloud survey is packed with them

One thing cool about our relationship with EVault is the data they collect on cloud – especially cloud backup – which is where their expertise lies. EVault recently released their Second Annual Cloud-Connected Backup and Recovery Survey, and have shared some key findings in a series of…

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Cloud and hard drives…they get better with age

Cloud has been around in some shape or form for decades…at least the concept and roots of cloud computing.  Symantec put together a great interactive infographic that takes us through its long history covered very well by CMS Wire. Considering according to Wikipedia, “commercial usage of…

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The differences between desktop and server storage c/o Nexenta

One would think we all know the difference between storage designed for desktops and storage designed for servers, but in all actuality, the lines have blurred a bit with the advent of desktop virtualization and cloud. Seagate Cloud Builder Alliance partner Nexenta recently released…

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50 most influential cloud companies

Marketing yourself as cloud company is one thing.  Throwing the word “cloud” on a product is another. The fact of the matter is that if you really want to understand what cloud is and where it’s heading, you need to immerse yourself in the technology, and that doesn’t start…

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It’s all in a day’s work: Save 40 hours and Thousands of dollars

Guest post by Aubrey Muhlach Global Marketing Manager – Security Seagate Technology What do you store on your computer? Personal bank documents, social security numbers, photos from your freshman year at college – not exactly what you’d want floating around for just anyone to see. How…

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When you think personal cloud, think Pig-pen

“Cognizant computing evolves the connected device and personal cloud service into an activity of seamless and frictionless integration connected to sensor-driven ‘invisible’ devices that are optimized for a particular set of functions,” said Michael Gartenberg, research…

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The data center’s nemesis: rapid scale

Data growth has never been faster than it is today. Cloud services, for example, are a high-growth sector for storage requirements over the next five years, with Gartner forecasting Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) revenue to reach US$24.4B in 2016, with storage accounting for almost 40% of that…

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