If you are still backing up – you’re fired!
We take the concept of ‘backing up’ our data for granted. “Of course I back up, who does not protect their data.” Wrong! Backing up is the buying insurance equivalent of IT. Its passive, its reactive –...
View ArticleInfographic — Solving the cloud client computing puzzle with Dell
The new mobile work style changes everything for your customers, your users and you. You want the ability to work anywhere, anytime, from any device. Who doesn’t? Sure, there’s direct pressure from...
View ArticleOpenStack Board of Directors Talks: Episode 11 with Tristan Goode, founder...
Learn firsthand about OpenStack, its challenges, opportunities and market adoption. My goal is to interview all 24 members of the OpenStack board, and I will post these talks sequentially at Dell...
View ArticleMicrosoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) – Best Posts of the Week around...
"The Elway Gazette"Hi Community, here is my compilation of the most interesting technical blog posts written by members of the Microsoft MVP Community. The number of MVPs is growing well, I hope you...
View ArticleDell Driver CAB files for Enterprise Client OS Deployment now available for...
The Dell Client System Deployment CAB files offer new levels of ease and flexibility for creating and deploying customized OS images on Dell Enterprise Client systems (Latitude™, Optiplex™, Precision™,...
View ArticleThe truth about AppAssure
I did my personal performance review over the weekend. It’s always important to look back at what you’ve been able to accomplish, especially when you work in the fast-paced world of enterprise...
View ArticleSoftware Defined Data Centers and its Implications for Data Protection
To understand the implications of data protection and disaster recovery in a “software defined data center”, I need to first make sure we are on the same page as to what that term even means.Defining...
View ArticleWhy backup and recovery is being forced to change
In the last decade there has been an enormous amount of change that has broken traditional backup and recovery techniques. From the rapid growth of data to the ubiquitous adoption of virtualization and...
View ArticleGoing broke – why it’s costing you more than you think to backup
In my last post I introduced the concept of “Active” backup and why it matters for modern IT. I wanted to follow-up with a discussion on the costs (direct and hidden) that complacency around your...
View ArticleComing Soon: New TechCenter Solutions
Dell Software is Coming to TechCenter!Hello all. My name is Daryll Swager, and I'm the manager of the Customer Engagement team at Dell Software. I manage a team of folks who build our software...
View ArticleTechnical Differences in the Various Data Optimization Techniques
With the vast amounts of data growth, data optimization technology needs to be in place and integrated with all tiers of storage – primary, archive and backup. But there are the differences in dedupe...
View ArticleMicrosoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) – Best Posts of the Week around...
"The Elway Gazette"Hi Community, here is my compilation of the most interesting technical blog posts written by members of the Microsoft MVP Community. The number of MVPs is growing well, I hope you...
View ArticleIT Pros, do you want to be a Dell TechCenter Rockstar? Apply by Feb. 20th!
The Dell TechCenter Rockstars are an elite group of participants who are recognized for their participation in Dell related conversations on Dell TechCenter, other tech communities and through social...
View ArticleCompression and Dedupe Strategies for Online, Archival and Backup Tiers
In my last post, I discussed the differences in various dedupe and compression techniques. In this post, I'd like to talk about how a product should apply the correct technique in each data tier....
View ArticleHow to remove certificate warning message shown while launching iDRAC Virtual...
This blog post has been written by Shine KA and Hrushi Keshava HS Latest iDRAC7 firmware (1.50.50 onwards) now has a provision to store iDRAC SSL certificates while launching iDRAC Virtual...
View ArticleGoogle+ Hangout: Deployment Automation on OpenStack with TOSCA and Cloudify
Please register for our OpenStack Online Meetup February 6th, 9.00 - 10.00 am PST (UTC-8 hrs).TOSCA (Topology and Orchestration Specification for Cloud Applications) is an emerging standard for...
View ArticleCitrix's latest desktop virtualization software: XenDesktop 7.5
Citrix has just announced the release of the XenDesktop 7.5, the latest version of their desktop virtualization software. The release embodies several new features that we’re excited about which will...
View ArticleThere’s security, and then there’s compliance
Years ago, when I took the Pragmatic Marketing class taught by the great Steve Johnson, I learned what was to become one of my favorite “rules to live by.”“Your opinion, while interesting, is...
View ArticleSharePoint is transforming the way people work and so is Dell Software
While the calendar might say we’re already into February, we’re just beginning a new fiscal year at Dell Software. This is the perfect opportunity to look ahead at the great year we are planning for...
View ArticleMicrosoft Most Valuable Professional (MVP) – Best Posts of the Week around...
"The Elway Gazette"Hi Community, here is my compilation of the most interesting technical blog posts written by members of the Microsoft MVP Community. The number of MVPs is growing well, I hope you...
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