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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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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