Enterprise Storage

How to pick an off-site data-backup method

Figuring out how to move data to a backup facility, in what form and deciding where that facility should be means balancing cost, risk level, how fast you want to recover lost data and how much data you can afford to lose.

Tape vs. disk storage: Why isn’t tape dead yet?

Despite the many advantages of disk storage for backing up data, shipments of tape storage keep growing because for some jobs, tape is best.

Google test finds all SSDs are created equal, in some ways

Tests puncture the myth of SLC durability.

10 use cases where NoSQL will outperform SQL

Many industries are now adopting NoSQL database technology for crucial business applications, replacing their relational database deployments to gain flexibility and scalability.

Before adding solid-state drives, right-size your infrastructure using workload profiling

5 reasons you should move your video to specialty storage

Segregating video storage can deliver a host of benefits, from increasing performance to decreasing costs

Cisco, EMC joint venture charts growth

But VCE still losing money for both companies

Cisco CTO Warrior joins Box board

Cloud storage company seeks experience as it prepares for IPO

Cisco leads cloud infrastructure again

Third straight quarter at top of $40 billion market

Cisco wraps Insieme, works on UCS 2.0

Potential $863M payout won't happen until FY 2016 and 2017; WHIPTAIL offered as "happy meal" to storage partners