Joe Austin

Nexsan has published a new paper from virtualization and storage industry analyst, George Crump, Senior Analyst at Storage Switzerland. Titled, "Architecting a Scale-Out Design for Scale-Up Storage," the commissioned paper discusses how scale-up storage has some distinct advantages over scale-out storage. According to the analyst, "Scaling later has some distinct advantages over scale-out storage. First, you get to start with scale-up storage, which is typically a smaller upfront investment and often easier to implement, especially from a networking perspective." The paper goes on to say that one of a number of scale-out methods can be added to the scale-up system to provide much the same benefits of an array-based, scale-out storage system. In model presented by Storage Switzerland, users avoid vendor lock-in because "storage systems can be selected based on the ta... (more)

Asigra to Present on Cloud-Based Virtual Disaster Recovery

Asigra Inc., a leading Cloud Backup, Recovery and Restore (BURR) software provider since 1986, will present at the DatacenterDynamics (DCD) 2011 Toronto conference on the topic of cloud-based virtual disaster recovery (VDR). Asigra's executive vice president, Eran Farajun, will recount approaches and key advantages of cloud-based disaster recovery when deployed in an enterprise environment. Interested attendees should go to Hall 2 at the Mariott Eaton Center in Toronto on Monday, December 12, 2011 at 9:55 a.m. As a growing number of organizations restructure their IT environments ... (more)

CDW Moves to the Cloud

Asigra announced that CDW has selected Asigra Televaulting as its online backup platform. Chosen for its unmatched service-oriented architecture, powerful data de-duplication and broad interoperability, Asigra Televaulting will be the technology platform behind CDW’s Remote Backup Service. “Online backup is emerging as one of the top growth opportunities in the IT industry,” said Clint Harder, Sales and Product Development Manager of Hosting and Managed Services for CDW. “As a provider of enterprise-ready products and services, we are pleased to build our backup service offering o... (more)

SANpulse Publishes 10-Step Guide to a Successful Data Migration

  Paving the path to the next generation data center through people, process and technology, SANpulse Technologies, Inc. today announced the publication of a free white paper that provides best practices for successfully transitioning data to new storage platforms. While upgrading and/or expanding storage can deliver a number of benefits, it can also result in stalled applications, lost data, business disruptions, and immobilized end users. Understanding the challenges in advance can ensure a smooth migration process for better performance, utilization & cost-savings. The whi... (more)

LA Law Firm Selects Redact-It Desktop Electronic Redaction

Founded in 1972, Kegel, Tobin and Truce has an established and unprecedented record of success before the Workers’ Compensation Appeals Board. The company’s expertise extends to subrogation as well as highly controversial cases involving complex medical issues such as toxic exposure and infectious diseases. The firm places the highest premium on integrity and maintaining its competitive edge to continue earning the trust and protecting the interests of its clients. With the evolution of litigation-related documents going from print to digital, the firm is mastering the use of ele... (more)