Archive for the Opinion Category
On The Networker Blog, Preston de Guise makes a lot of observations that are spot-on and I would agree with 100% but there are a few that beg larger questions and further consideration and, at least as it applies to dedupe, I would say that Preston is wrong.
First, long term data retention for regulatory reasons will continue to use tape per point #2. Absolutely; we're in sync there. But, is that data being stored as a backup or an archive? To some extent it depends on what you mean by an ar
December 8, 2011
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Some analysts and vendors have, for years, been droning on that tape is not suited to backup/recovery solutions. The way this is typically done is with a ‘tick in the box’ side-by-side comparison. To anyone in the industry, this is a kind of “no-duh” position – disk and solid state technologies have progressed significantly in recent years and with their higher performance characteristics make them the more sensible choice for most backup/recovery needs. Oftentimes, however, this messa
October 11, 2011
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Recently Storage Newsletter, on the back of a report issued by Santa Clara Consulting Group (SSCG), stated that "Tape Is Not Dead, But Dying..."1. This opinion is based on worldwide tape sales, which declined 9% according to SSCG and the fact that the number of firms who are successfully growing their revenues as a result of selling tape systems has shrunk to only one - Spectra Logic. On the surface of it, this seems a very logical and well-considered view. However, in my opinion this is only be
September 20, 2011
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We are in a tough economy where the 'do more with less' mantra reigns supreme...and, in fact, is often a necessity to ensure survival. It is odd, then, that so few vendors seem to understand the importance of delivering value rather than volume. It seems that they would rather overlook this fundamental shift in the market. It seems that many vendors would rather sell you more of just about anything (i.e. deal in volume) rather than looking at how they can help you get better results from what yo
May 28, 2011
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