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Using Microsoft Azure as a Backup Repository

DevOps.com

There are two ways to store backups – using on-premises facilities or trusting cloud-based solutions. Having an on-premises storage infrastructure can be costly for a company. Every year, the amount of data that needs to be backed up increases.

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Mainframe data: hybrid cloud object store vs. tape

CIO

Meanwhile, enterprises are rapidly moving away from tape and other on-premises storage in favor of cloud object stores. Cost optimization: Tape-based infrastructure and VTL have heavy capital and operational costs for storage space, maintenance, and hardware.

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Cloud storage startup Wasabi raises $250M to reach unicorn status

TechCrunch

Two at the forefront are David Friend and Jeff Flowers, who co-founded Wasabi, a cloud startup offering services competitive with Amazon’s Simple Storage Service (S3). ” Friend and Flowers joined forces in 2015 to start Wasabi, when Friend was still the CEO of cloud backup company Carbonite. .

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4 key areas SaaS startups must address to scale infrastructure for the enterprise

TechCrunch

But as these customers grow in size and complexity — and as you rope in larger organizations — scaling your infrastructure for the enterprise becomes critical for success. Below are four tips on how to advance your company’s infrastructure to support and grow with your largest customers. uptime or higher.

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Quick Guide to Azure Storage Pricing

DevOps.com

Azure Storage is a cloud-based storage service from Microsoft Azure. It provides a scalable, secure and highly available data storage solution for businesses of any size. Azure Files […] The post Quick Guide to Azure Storage Pricing appeared first on DevOps.com.

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The Industry’s First Cyber Storage Guarantee on Primary Storage

Infinidat

The Industry’s First Cyber Storage Guarantee on Primary Storage. Guarantees are hugely important in the enterprise storage market. Global Fortune 500 enterprises have gravitated to Infinidat’s powerful 100% availability guarantee, helping make Infinidat a market leader in enterprise storage. Evan Doherty.

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The CIO’s Hybrid Cloud Journey Incorporates Extensive Systems Thinking

CIO

Heading down the path of systems thinking for the hybrid cloud is the equivalent of taking the road less traveled in the storage industry. This is because of a narrow way of thinking that is centered on a storage array mentality. Storage is a critical part of the overall corporate cloud strategy. What exactly is hybrid cloud?

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