Disaster struck! What do I do now? Don’t worry! STORServer has your back. Each day, your STORServer backup appliance runs an administrative schedule that creates the components that you will need to restore your data in the event of a disaster. These include: A backup copy of your primary storage pools A backup copy of…
March 31 is World Backup Day. Is your company ready to make the pledge? “I solemnly swear to backup my important documents and precious memories on March 31st. I will also tell my friends and family about World Backup Day – friends don’t let friends go without a backup.” Between the complexities of managing exploding data…
The enhanced STORServer backup appliances extend STORServer’s commitment to deliver simplicity, power and trusted support for enterprise data protection, enabling customers to begin corporate-wide backup operations in less than one day.
“STORServer and IBM continue to offer the only built-to-order enterprise backup appliances with guaranteed data protection and recovery,” said Bill Smoldt, president at STORServer. “By simplifying the management of backup, archive and disaster recovery with STORServer’s proven architecture, enterprises can quickly adapt and respond to rapidly changing business needs.”
As a followup to our previous post on choosing DR solutions I wanted to focus on cloud-based DR. Backing up data in the cloud has become a common theme for businesses who are striving to keep up with the changing times. Cloud backup or storage, as a whole, has become technically simple and economically viable…
When it comes to selecting a cloud service provider, business owners are often confused by the features and plans they offer and often end up with the wrong provider and plan. Before selecting a cloud service partner for your business, carry out a thorough background check and ensure that your cloud service provider has these…
The best of technology, automated technology included, will fail without skillful human intervention from time-to-time. Since it is humans who have to configure these systems in the first place, it is important to have the best talent to create and manage your data infrastructure, especially when it comes to data protection and security. System administrators and…
Companies that succeed in gathering relevant data, along with using it appropriately, now have a big competitive advantage over their competition. McKinsey estimates that a retailer using big data to its fullest capability could increase its operating margin by more than 60%. We know that data is growing at an exponential rate, but by how much? Google’s Eric…
Over time, any successful business will inevitably become more complex as it grows, with multiple and often overlapping processes being created and multiple systems operating at the same time. Generally, the complexity of a data backup system is directly proportional to the complexity of the system for which backup is required. Businesses, however, cannot afford complexity in their…
In our experience, some companies overlook backup appliances as a viable option because they think it will be more work in the long-run. But this is just one of the common misconceptions about backup appliances, and we’re here to show you how you can save time, money and your sanity by utilizing them in your business.…