Apparently, some were annoyed, offended, or hurt by this post. For that, I sincerely apologize. My intent was to reach out to my friends at the company in this difficult time, but what I meant doesn’t help those who are directly affected. I have only one question: What is the right thing to do when […]
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White Paper: Enhanced Archive Platforms with Agility for NetApp
NetApp just posted a white paper I wrote about storage platforms for archiving entitled Enhanced Archive Platforms with Agility and Performance. The paper covers the following: Reasons for archiving Development of multi-source archives Different data types (structured, semi-structured, and unstructured) Flexibility as policies change Legal hold Maintaining performance with growth Reacting to changing regulations Archiving and the […]
Free MP3 Downloads From Amazon!
Amazon.com Widgets Amazon just surprised me with a $5 credit for their mp3 download store, and you can get one too! It turns out that they’re running a promotion through Christmas – spend $25 on music CDs or electronics (in a single order) and you get a $5 credit for mp3 downloads. Sadly, it’s only […]
Long-Term Versus Longer-Term Archiving
How will you retain records for the long haul? It depends on how you define “long”. Nearly everyone (individual and business alike) has certain records to retain for years, and some may need retention for decades or centuries. How can you accomplish this? First, consider whether to store records as atoms or bits. You can […]
Can’t Get There From Here
I’m currently making my travel plans for my final storage virtualization seminar. Or, to be precise, trying to make my plans. You see, apparently one cannot (reasonably) get from Cleveland to Toronto, even though they’re only 193 miles apart. Want a direct flight? That’ll be $1,080 round trip on an Air Canada Dash-8. But it […]
