After 32 years in the IT industry I’ve seen just about every trick a vendor can play on a prospective client. This is the fifth in a series of the most egregiously bad, deceptive or just plain wrong Stupid Vendor Tricks I’ve seen over the years. (Click here for parts one, two, three & four.) [...]
View Post Backup, Cloud Storage, D2D Backup, Deduplicate, Deduplication, Disaster Recovery, Disk to Disk Backup, DR, ExaGrid, Fusion-io, Gridstore, Nasuni, NexGen Storage, Nimble Storage, PHD Virtual, Southern Data Storage, Unitrends, VeeamAfter 32 years in the IT industry I’ve seen just about every trick a vendor can play on a prospective client. This is the fourth in a series of the most egregiously bad, deceptive or just plain wrong Stupid Vendor Tricks I’ve seen over the years. See Part 1 here, Part 2 here and Part [...]
View Post Backup, D2D, D2D Backup, data storage, Deduplicate, Deduplication, Disk Backup, Disk to Disk Backup, DR, ExaGrid, Florida Data Storage, Fusion-io, Gridstore, Nasuni, NexGen Storage, Nimble Storage, PHD Virtual, Southern Data Storage, Unitrends, VeeamAfter 32 years in the IT industry I’ve seen just about every trick a vendor can play on a prospective client. This is the third in a series of the most egregiously bad, deceptive or just plain wrong Stupid Vendor Tricks I’ve seen over the years. See Part 1 here and Part 2 here. In [...]
View Post Backup, Cloud Backup, D2D, D2D Backup, data storage, Disk to Disk Backup, ExaGrid, Florida Data Storage, Fusion-io, Gridstore, Nasuni, NexGen Storage, Nimble Storage, PHD Virtual, Southern Data Storage, Unitrends, VeeamAfter 32 years in the IT industry I’ve seen just about every trick a vendor can play on a prospective client. This is the second in a series of the most egregiously bad, deceptive or just plain wrong Stupid Vendor Tricks I’ve seen over the years. To see part 1 of the series, click here. [...]
View Post Backup, D2D Backup, data storage, ExaGrid, Nasuni, NexGen Storage, Nimble Storage, PHD Virtual, Southern Data Storage, UnitrendsThe infographic below is courtesy of Sims Recycling Solutions. Keep in mind that the storage arrays, backup appliances and D2D backup targets that Southern Data Storage sells are also servers, albeit highly specialized ones. What happens to all that hardware when its short lifespan is reached? Please dispose/recycle responsibly. Let us know if you need [...]
View Post D2D, D2D Backup, data storage, Deduplicate, Deduplication, Disk Backup, Disk to Disk Backup, ExaGrid, NexGen Storage, Nimble Storage, SAN, UnitrendsHybrid Storage System Expands Leading Fusion-io Portfolio of Software Defined Solutions to Accelerate Adoption into Small to Medium Enterprises SALT LAKE CITY, April 24, 2013 /PRNewswire/ – Fusion-io, Inc. (NYSE: FIO) today announced that it acquired Colorado-based NexGen Storage. NexGen is a leading developer of hybrid storage appliances based on Fusion ioMemory for small to medium [...]
View Post Deduplicate, Deduplication, flash memory, Fusion-io, iSCSI, NexGen Storage, SAN, Southern Data StorageDeduplication (or “dedupe”) has been a major buzzword in the storage and data protection sectors for quite some time now, and for good reason. It has the potential to be a game-changer because it can increase the capacity and physical density of storage devices, thereby reducing their overall cost. For a discussion of the basics [...]
View Post Backup, D2D Backup, data storage, Deduplicate, Deduplication, Disk Backup, Disk to Disk Backup, ExaGrid, NexGen Storage, UnitrendsA Greener Future for Datacenters, brought to you by Fusion-io infographic
View Post flash memory, Fusion-io, NexGen StorageI occasionally will hear an otherwise knowledgeable IT pro refer to Flash and SSD interchangeably. This is, well, wrong. While Flash and SSD can both be effectively used in commercial storage systems, they are two different (but inter-related) technologies. What’s New Is Old Flash memory has been around for a while. Dr. Fujio Masuoka, a [...]
View Post data storage, Deduplication, flash memory, Florida Data Storage, Fusion-io, iSCSI, NexGen Storage, SAN, Southern Data StorageLeading Storage-Focused VAR Updates Website With New Introductory Video TAMPA, March 18 2013 – Southern Data Storage, a Tampa-based company focused on data storage, backup and disaster recovery solutions for small & medium enterprises and state & local government entities, has announced the successful completion of its first full year of operation. Mark Hall, President [...]
View Post Backup, data storage, ExaGrid, Florida Data Storage, Fusion-io, Gridstore, NAS, Nasuni, NexGen Storage, Nimble Storage, PHD Virtual, replication, SAN, Southern Data Storage, Unitrends, Veeam