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, VeeamBackup and recovery leader increases pace of innovative technology, signs nearly 800 new customers in 2013 and maintains customer satisfaction rating exceeding 98 percent Columbia, S.C., July 10, 2013 – Unitrends, the leading provider of all-in-one backup, archiving, instant recovery and disaster recovery solutions, today reported tremendous growth in Q2 2013, marking the company’s 18th [...]
View Post Archiving, Backup, Cloud Backup, D2D Backup, Deduplicate, Deduplication, Disaster Recovery, Disk Backup, Disk to Disk Backup, DR, Hyper-V Backup, Offsite Replication, Southern Data Storage, Unitrends, Unitrends Enterprise Backup, VMware BackupAfter 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, UnitrendsI usually think of a “suite” in the context of a suite of rooms: an arrangement of rooms, accessible from a common entrance. “Suite” can also be a useful analogy when an IT vendor offers a group of related products which are accessible from a common screen or console. Sometimes, however, vendors will use the [...]
View Post Archiving, Backup, Cloud Backup, D2D, D2D Backup, Deduplicate, Deduplication, Disaster Recovery, Disk Backup, Disk to Disk Backup, DR, Hyper-V Backup, Offsite Replication, Southern Data Storage, UnitrendsBackup and data recovery frontrunner achieves 61 percent bookings growth and signs 320 new customers in Q1 2013 Columbia, SC – April 15, 2013 – Unitrends, the leading provider of all-in-one backup, archiving, instant recovery and disaster recovery solutions, today reported Q1 2013 as the company’s 17th consecutive record quarter. With 88 percent growth in [...]
View Post Archiving, Backup, Cloud Backup, D2D, D2D Backup, Deduplicate, Deduplication, Disaster Recovery, Disk Backup, Disk to Disk Backup, DR, Hyper-V Backup, Offsite Replication, Southern Data Storage, Unitrends, Unitrends Enterprise Backup, VMware BackupDeduplication (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, UnitrendsIndustry veteran Daniel Wixon tasked with propelling an already successful support program to new heights Columbia, SC – Mar. 25, 2013 – Unitrends, the leading provider of all-in-one backup, archiving, instant recovery and disaster recovery solutions, today announced Daniel Wixon as the company’s new vice president of customer support. In this role, Wixon will be responsible for [...]
View Post Backup, Backup Exec, Cloud Backup, D2D Backup, Deduplication, Disaster Recovery, Disk Backup, Disk to Disk Backup, DR, Hybrid Cloud Backup, Offsite Replication, replication, Unitrends, VMware Backup