Businesses today store 2.2 zettabytes of data, according to a new report by Symantec, and that total is growing at a rapid clip. To control and leverage this information, you need to focus on managing it, not the device or data center. More>>
Tag: Data Storage
Data Deluge: The Problem Is, You Can’t Keep Everything
According to a 2011 report from the McKinsey Global Institute, many large U.S. companies now have more data stored than the U.S. Library of Congress. Faced with ever-expanding quantities of data, corporate execs and IT pros are becoming increasingly concerned with data management. More>>
Data Storage: Backup, Disaster Recovery System Cost Justification: 10 Convincing Tips
Data and files have to be counted among any organization's critical assets along with products, cash, securities, raw materials and intellectual property. Check out these 10 tips to validate any new disaster recovery (DR) and continuity of operation (COOP) technology to determine whether the cost of implementing it is justified.
Two-thirds of company execs clueless about where data is stored
Two-thirds of senior managers have no idea where sensitive corporate data is stored within the organization and nearly three-quarters of them do not have any systems in place to track which files have been stored in the cloud, according to a new survey. More>>
Storage infrastructure management doesn’t have to be an ‘infrastruggle’
Small Businesses Lack Knowledge, Resources for Proper Data Storage
7 Opinions on Big Data: Defining It, Using It, Storing It and More
At the recent insurance industry trade shows, "big data" was the talk of the floor. Here are some thoughts from the community on challenges and applications of it. More>>
The Storage and Transfer Challenges of Big Data
Analyst Simon Robinson of 451 Research on the changing storage landscape in the era of big data and cloud computing. More>>
Five Data Storage Predictions for 2012
Check out the five data storage predictions for 2012, as identified by IBM. More>>
Top 10 Mistakes in Data Center Operations: Operating Efficient Data Centers
Check out the whitepaper that explores the top ten mistakes in data center operations and how you can avoid making them. More>>