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DIY cloud cost management: The strategic case for building your own tools

CIO

The dynamic nature of the cloud — and the need for continually optimize operations — often drives requirements unique to a CIO’s enterprise, meaning that even some popular third-party cloud cost optimization tools may no longer fit an enterprise’s specific requirements. Garcia gives the example of the AWS cURL file, written three times daily.

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CIOs need a universal storage layer to manage multicloud complexities…here’s why.

CIO

In most IT landscapes today, diverse storage and technology infrastructures hinder the efficient conversion and use of data and applications across varied standards and locations. Multicloud architectures help organizations get access to the right tools, manage their cost profiles, and quickly respond to changing needs.

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Spend Smarter, Not More: A Guide to AWS Storage Cost Optimization

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Introduction With an ever-expanding digital universe, data storage has become a crucial aspect of every organization’s IT strategy. S3 Storage Undoubtedly, anyone who uses AWS will inevitably encounter S3, one of the platform’s most popular storage services. Storage Class Designed For Retrieval Change Min.

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Lucidity keeps cloud block storage neat, tidy and cost-efficient

TechCrunch

Cloud storage is expensive ( especially in this economy ), but many companies often over-provision, cutting their full return on investment. Lucidity was created to help them manage block storage more efficiently with a set of automated tools. The startup announced today that is has raised $5.3 million in seed funding.

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Re-Tooling Your Way to a More Efficient Enterprise

CIO

The goal: to effectively understand where efficiencies can be created by just re-tooling what you already have. This blog will examine how enterprises can take stock of their systems, and offer best practices for IT teams with small budgets looking to re-tool. Re-tooling Underway. The Importance of Self-Analysis.

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DNA-based data storage platform Catalog raises $35M

TechCrunch

Conventional electronic media like flash drives and hard drives require energy consumption to process a vast amount of high-density data and information overload and are vulnerable to security issues due to the limited space for storage. There is also an expensive cost issue when it comes to transmitting the stored data.

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Modernizing Your Mid-Range Storage? Here are 5 Keys to Success

CIO

Yet while data-driven modernization is a top priority , achieving it requires confronting a host of data storage challenges that slow you down: management complexity and silos, specialized tools, constant firefighting, complex procurement, and flat or declining IT budgets. Put storage on autopilot with an AI-managed service.

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