How often do you have to upgrade your storage?
We are constantly having to upgrade and add to our storage capacity. One of these days, when virtual storage is more ubiquitous, we might even utilize a significant portion of the capacity we have, but...
View ArticleRE: Reasons to keep data in your own data center
The spring cleaning is a great idea, and one I had thought of last spring, but never implemented. Even in a small company (less than 100) employees, my latest file server report shows about 57 GB in...
View ArticleMy organization...
...has over 5005 users, some of whom are working with massive AutoCAD files, video editing, and other applications that store massive amounts of data. My last job, the entire full time staff and...
View ArticleSimply put, cloud computing is a solution to a problem that doesn't exist.
Cloud Computing = Clown ComputingMost serious businesses will not leverage cloud computing for the long haul. Most companies will fall back to more traditional data center solutions (if they haven't...
View ArticleReasons to keep data in your own data center
Great point - now how do we get that message out to 'Joe-user'? In another article from TR today, they alluded to BB's and a renaissance - I vote NO to "cloud" when it comes to phones and my data. Keep...
View ArticleLegal/Business requirements prevent file deletes?
I'm not an expert on legal, but saving storage space by deleting files may not be an option for everyone due to either legal or in-house policy requirements.I know one place I worked had to regularly...
View ArticleLegal (contract) requirements
In our case, the data we store almost always belongs to our clients. The contracts we agree to with our clients almost always force us to be responsible and accountable for the security of the data...
View ArticleCost per MB
Another thing, about Australia, besides the lag, is that connections, to the net, are usually changed per MB, (or you get an allowance, per month - then you pay per MB).
View ArticleYes, it is true, but it depends on the data
Deleting "old" files is not always an "across the board" scenario, especially for companies that must adhere to strict HIPAA requirements. One of the previous companies I worked for was a healthcare...
View ArticleI hadn?t considered because I live in the United States
Sound like 90% of other blogs around here.Mind you, I have a 50Mb line to my house.
View ArticleRe:I have a 50Mb line to my house
Ummm, I pretty sure that is not what he was referring to.The bandwidth available to you at your house is only one piece of the equation.The real speed at which you can access and transfer data is also...
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