The Challenges and Benefits of Virtualization-Protection

Last week, my article in Windows IT Pro on “Virtualize Everything” stimulated a rather wide range of banter: · A few folks pointed out that some servers should not be virtualized, such as some DNS, Active Directory domain controllers and perhaps the management system that controls your hypervisor infrastructure. Those folks are correct – there … Read more

The economics of enterprise data protection

Organizations of all sizes have been looking for better ways to protect their data. In some cases, they do so because existing backup solutions are broken, antiquated, cumbersome or not scaling to support the production environment adequately. In other cases, an organization is simply trying to improve what it’s doing incrementally, based on economic considerations … Read more

Dealing with endpoint data protection issues

Perhaps one of the least-expected IT revolutions is the decentralization of data among endpoint devices. After decades of IT delivering consolidated infrastructure platforms (servers), data is becoming increasingly distributed as end users demand increasing flexibility in the devices that they use in their workplace. “Endpoint” should not be confused with “BYOD,” as today’s endpoint devices … Read more

How cloud and virtualization are changing disaster recovery

It is impossible to have an IT modernization discussion that doesn’t include the cloud, but the details beyond that will vary greatly: Some will replace their legacy backup product with a backup service. Some should supplement their current backup product with cloud storage. Some ought to add a cloud-based DR capability to their on-premises backup … Read more