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Storage: Virtualized Environments are Huge Consumers of Storage

By Dick Weisinger

IT infrastructure is experiencing a steady migration of applications from dedicated servers to virtualized machines.  Roughly half (48 percent) of organizations have begun using virtual machines in their environments.  95 percent of organizations say that they plan to deploy virtualized

Storage: Cloud Implementation Standards Take Hold

By Dick Weisinger

A new standard for cloud storage called the Cloud Data Management Interface (CDMI) is being increasing used by storage vendors in both private and public cloud implementations.  CDMI was created by the Cloud Storage Initiative (CSI), a group within the

Storage: Storage Sales are on a Roll Again

By Dick Weisinger

Storage sales, like almost every other segment of the economy, retreated during 2009 and most of 2010.  But Gartner is reporting that by fourth quarter 2010, storage sales have sprung back and are back on track with sizzling growth.  Fourth

Cloud Computing: Small and Medium Size Business Storage Moves to the Cloud

By Dick Weisinger

The debate rages as to which group cloud computing benefits most, large enterprises or small and medium sized companies.   It turns out that both groups stand to benefit. A survey by CA Associates found that 92 percent of large

Storage: A Low-Cost Decentralized Solution to Remote Data Backup and Storage

By Dick Weisinger

Cloud-based storage is becoming a popular way to offload the maintenance of backups and long-term archival.   Enterprise-grade cloud-based backup services are offered by companies like Microsoft, IBM and Oracle.  Nontraditional vendors like Amazon and their S3 storage is competing