Remember when Intel came out with this wonderful SSD offering called Optane, and then decided they didn’t want to make it any more? Groans could be heard across the industry. Luckily they sold their NAND business to SK Hynix, who created Solidigm. Now I got to see what they’ve been up to. The part of…
Data security is no longer an option; it’s a necessity. In a world where cyber threats loom around every corner, safeguarding your valuable data has never been more critical. At Storage Field Day last month, CTERA their proactive solution to ransomware. CTERA is a hybrid storage system that you interface via their on-prem appliance. It…
Like a lot of folks, I hadn’t thought about AMD in a while. Intel is killing them in the high end and ARM is killing them on the low end, right? AMD was done for. I mean, I would see their CPUs in the occasional odd PCs, but it just came across as cheaper because…
After VMware presented their NSX+ product at Tech Field Day Extra at VMware Explore, they talked about their new HCX+ product, which is a SaaS-based version of their HCX product. With their HCX product, VMware is centered on enabling a seamless multi-cloud experience for their clients, making the simplification of operations a central part of…
I had the opportunity to watch VMware’s presentation on HSX+ at Tech Field Day Extra at VMware Explore 2023. Here are my thoughts on the evolution of this product. First, let’s pump the brakes for a second and venture back to the basics before we dive headfirst into the realm of NSX Plus. Where ESX…
I read a blog post yesterday written by Chris Colotti that described a scenario that sounds horrible: a backup service deleting a customer’s data with little to no notice. A few disclaimers: Chris makes it perfectly clear he is speaking on behalf of himself & his wife’s business – not his employer, Cohesity. Cohesity and…
I recently gained some insight into the US election process has given me much more confidence in said process, and I’d like to pass it on. I gained this insight by working as a poll worker for both the California primary in March as well as the latest presidential election. I know this has nothing…
What makes a successful data protection as a service (DPaaS) product? I watched another vendor announce a “SaaS” product that I suppose technically meets the definition – but looks like it will fall short in both metrics of success: customer satisfaction and overall revenue. It’s not going to offer an actual SaaS experience, and it’s…
They never really did, IMO, but at least now they’re being open about it. As of July 31, 2020, Salesforce will discontinue its “recovery service,” which was a last-resort backup that I always advised against anyway. I retract what I once said about Salesforce Last year, Salesforce corrupted their own customers’ data and then told…
It started as one episode to discuss the Coronavirus and how it affects your data and how it is protected. Six episodes later, we’ve actually done quite a bit of coverage of this new virus. Now that we’ve resumed our normal topics of data protection and disaster recovery, I thought I’d summarize our coronavirus coverage….