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Lauren Whitehouse, Senior Analyst
Lauren is a senior analyst covering data protection technologies, including backup and replication software and services, disk-based backup targets, deduplication and backup reporting.
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NetApp and Syncsort are joining forces to deliver an integrated data protection solution that takes aim at EMC. NetApp Syncsort Integrated Backup (NSB) delivers backup and recovery targeting midmarket companies with heterogeneous secondary storage environments. The solution is differentiated by low-impact virtual machine data protection that reduces backup ...
Veeam and Vizioncore (Quest Software) seem intent on one-upmanship, especially when it comes to first-mover status for rapid recovery capabilities in VMware environments. Veeam has Instant VM Recovery while Vizioncore has FlashRestore; end-users just care that vendors are focused on rapid recovery techniques.
Veeam is taking advantage of VMware snaps ...
Medium-sized enterprises, between 100 and 1,000 employees, may have the most to gain from the integrated product, according to Enterprise Strategy Group analyst Lauren Whitehouse.
via NetApp, Syncsort Team up on Data Protection - PCWorld Business Center.
Virtualization turns physical devices into a set of resource pools that are independent of the physical asset they run on. This abstraction makes it easier to implement standardized measurement, monitoring, and management of resources. It also eliminates the economic and operational issues of infrastructure silos. All told, virtualization delivers compelling ...
If you’re like the “mad prophet” Howard Beale from the film Network (of the “I’m mad as hell and not going to take it anymore” fame), when it comes to managing data availability and recovery, maybe it’s time for a change. That’s what a few vendors, including upstart Actifio, ...
The company entered a market crowded with various data-center management platforms. However, the package of capabilities in Actifio is fairly new, said Enterprise Strategy Group analyst Lauren Whitehouse.
via Actifio Aims to Create Order in Data Management - PCWorld Business Center.
Chris Mellor at the Channel Register posted an article suggesting that Symantec is delivering its NetBackup PureDisk on an appliance. This got me thinking about the different delivery models vendors choose and what buyers prefer. Does it matter if deduplication is delivered in software or a hardware ...
It was only last week that I posted news about the Dell-Ocarina deal and now IBM has announced its intention to acquire data reduction vendor StorWize. The music is still playing, but there is one less chair.
StorWize provides real-time data compression technology to help clients reduce physical storage ...
"Nimble Storage's approach of utilizing flash and SATA in a way that combines primary storage and snapshot-based backup in a single solution dramatically lowers equipment costs, reduces backup and restore times from hours to seconds, and streamlines processes," said Lauren Whitehouse, senior analyst with analyst firm Enterprise Strategy Group.
via Newcomer ...
Data deduplication, data reduction, capacity optimization ... call it what you will, but the end game is to optimize data transfer and storage. The impact on backup/secondary storage has been significant—both for the vendors with the technology and those IT organizations that have deployed it. While the excitement ...
