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Jan. 3, 2012

Lok Ngo asked a question

What are some big web hosting companies that can support a large amount of online traffic?

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Dec. 31, 2011

greg schulz answered this question

How much disk storage is ideal for backing up your server?

Scott the answer is it depends!
Building off the previous responses, it depends on your retention requirements, frequency of backups, and how many copies of each backup and in how many different locations. Your data footprint reduction (DFR) ratio from compression and dedupe can have ... more

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Dec. 30, 2011

salviya judi and 1 other person answered this question

Windows server web hosting?

I suggest www.xnynz.com .
Here i found a best hosting plans & also flexible.
It provides three plans which has more features.You can choose any of them. more

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Dec. 16, 2011

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What considerations should be made when selecting a site for a data center?

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June 23, 2011

Albert Lyngzeidetson and 3 other people answered this question

What are the implications of the FBI raids on data centers? Implications for cloud?

Interesting article, but as Andrew points out, cloud architectures, due to their data storage malleability, are somewhat less exposed than traditional setups. This notwithstanding, what ought to be of concern is that in the cloud you're more likely to be sharing a server with potentially ... more

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May 30, 2011

Steven Versa and 3 other people answered this question

Should virtual servers be backed-up the same way as physical servers?

I like Andrew's answer because it really covers all aspects of what is necessary to implement an appropriate backup system for a virtualized environment. As well A lot of organization do implement an off site back up system and plan for data that is considered ... more

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May 24, 2011

Robert Keahey and 1 other person answered this question

Do you think cloud computing will change vendor relationships? If so, how?

Interesting article - thanks Brielle. Not sure I agree with all the points though. I find it hard to believe that we will ever be to a point where we no longer care what operating system or virtualization platform our apps are running on. Hardware, ... more

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March 23, 2011

Andrew Rice and 2 other people commented on a brief

25 Cloud Computing Experts, Blogs and Influencers to Track in 2011

There are a lot of other cloud specialist who should be on the list and a number are Focus experts. It would be interesting to know how it was derived. more

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March 22, 2011

InfoSight, Inc. and 1 other person answered this question

What are your preferred methods for storing inactive data and why?

In my opinion, if your information-based business operates under the assumption that “inactive data” exists, then you’re doing it wrong. Data was made to be mined, and none of your data should ever be inactive.
This is the whole point of data warehousing analytics: you’re ... more

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March 15, 2011

Ken Baudry answered this question

How do third-party converged data center infrastructures work?

What is third-party converged infrrastructure? Where does it fit in the scheme of things; enterprise data center - colocation - managed services - infrastructure as a service - cloud computing? more

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March 14, 2011

Andrew Baker answered this question

Is it good practice to use multiple vendor products at each level (desktop, gateway, server, etc.)?

Until about 2 or 3 years ago, most auditors would insist that you had to have a separate product at the gateway vs server/desktop, or on the server vs the desktop.
There are certainly advantages to making use of multiple products across the different layers of ... more

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