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March 29, 2011

Andrew Baker and 5 other people answered this question

While it's abundantly apparent that cloud tech is making headway, how long before it's mainstream?

Interesting curveball, JP.
I consider DropBox "replication as a service" as it allows you flexibility over how you replicate your data among x number of systems.
While I do get -- and mostly accept -- your point about elasticity, I don't think that only items that are ... more

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March 14, 2011

Brielle Nikaido asked a question

What are the top 3 pros and cons of block level storage?

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Jan. 11, 2011

Elijah Ezendu answered this question

What are the biggest values gained from performing a business impact analysis?

The biggest values gained from performing business impact analysis are as follows:
1. Identification of major vulnerable components and characteristics of the threat.
2. Identification of complete profile of loss that can be incurred on occurence of failure and how to effect mitigation.
3. A ... more

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Dec. 17, 2010

Dennis Figueroa answered this question

How important is "memory" for storage servers?

Memory in a storage unit servers several purposes. From a purchase perspective IMHO the two primary objectives are speed and data integrity.
Speed - Even when you are using solid state drives ($$$$'s) the memory in a storage array acts as a cache thus enabling ... more

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Dec. 9, 2010

Kendra Von Achen and 1 other person answered this question

What are some good online backup services?

I use iDrive and LOVE it! I can access my files anytime I want through a web browser, my files are constantly updated and backed up based on the folder structure I've asked it to pull from. They have redundant backups, continuous backups, and are ... more

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Nov. 17, 2010

Ron Dimon and 1 other person answered this question

What is a good argument for investing my IT budget in cloud computing?

The tactical arguments usually center around TCO - Total Cost of Ownership - of your systems (hardware, software, middle-ware, support, administration, and so on). The TCO for cloud solutions is generally lower than for on-premise software + server solutions.
The strategic arguments usually come back to ... more

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Oct. 27, 2010

Eric Lilleness answered this question

What should my disaster recovery plan address?

Hi Chris.
You need a separate plan for each disaster you want protection from. You may have regulatory requirements dictating what types of failures you need protection from. Otherwise perform due diligence and implement protections appropriate for your business. A VAR dealing in data protection can ... more

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Oct. 23, 2010

Mike Vizard and 1 other person answered this question

What is the difference between Network Attached Storage and Storage Area Network?

We can only hope that the day when this question will not matter as much as it does today is fast approaching
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Oct. 22, 2010

Steve Heusser answered this question

Is it worth it to upgrade my data center from Tier 1 to 2?

Mike,
To justify the cost you would have to have a need for the additional redundancies. Do you have an SLA to meet to your end users that requires more potential up time than you can reasonably expect from your current deployment? Can the business ... more

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Oct. 20, 2010

Dan Waldschmidt answered this question

How can I partner with a parent company to grow my business?

Partnering is all about a relationship.
Think about it like a marriage except with more to lose. :-)
There are two general rules:
1. What you put into it, you get out of it.
2. There is no easy way to generate lots of revenue
What does that ... more

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Oct. 20, 2010

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Carbonite vs. Mozy: Which is better?

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