Object Storage
Digital Transformation and the State of Object Storage
By 2021, more than 80% of enterprise data will be stored in scale-out storage systems. Here's how companies are contending with digital transformation and the state of object storage in the market today.
February 23, 2018 • 3 min read Data
Western Digital Media & Entertainment Executive Council
Sunday night wrapped up this year’s Sundance Festival in Utah, and we were there talking with key executives and IT stakeholders behind the scenes of the media & entertainment industry. It’s not by chance we chose Sundance as the location for the first meeting of our Media & Entertainment Executive Council. We have been working […]
January 31, 2018 • 3 min read Data
Backup to Object Storage? It’s faster (and cheaper) than you think
To compete in today’s market, the TCO of an object storage system for long term data retention needs to be in the same ballpark OR LESS than tape. See how you can build a backup to object storage private cloud solution that's 52% lower TCO!
January 29, 2018 • 4 min read Data
Digital Preservation 2020 – Start Your Metadata Thinking
There are new economics for digital preservation, and new opportunities for data. Here's what studios, creative houses, and archives need to know.
December 18, 2017 • 5 min read Data
Time To Bring Disaster Recovery Into The Cloud Era
Data center infrastructure is transforming now faster than it ever has before. Yet many IT organizations still rely on antiquated single-purpose technology to protect their most valuable resource. Disaster Recovery in the cloud era may not be what you thought it was.
November 16, 2017 • 7 min read Data
Why Hybrid Cloud is Taking the Enterprise by Storm
Pop Quiz: Question: What do these numbers have in common? 3,770; 2,885; 1,210; 1,084; 820 Answer: The number of times that “hybrid cloud” is referenced on the websites of VMware, Dell/EMC, HPE, Microsoft Azure®, and AWS™ respectively. By the way, if you search Bing® for “hybrid cloud” you’ll get over 37.6 million results in about […]
November 1, 2017 • 6 min read Data
8 Essential Guidelines to Cloud Workflows in Media & Entertainment
Cloud workflows in media & entertainment are no longer a question of if, but rather how. Here are eight essential guidelines for studios and media companies looking to leverage the cloud.
June 21, 2017 • 4 min read Data
Don’t Get Left Behind! Top Reasons You Need Object Storage
Object storage is a relatively new way to store data, but why should you care? Here are five reasons data is moving to object storage, and why you should not get left behind.
June 5, 2017 • 5 min read Data
It’s Time to Take the Object Storage Quiz.
In the previous weeks, Clay Ryder has provided you with the most important Object Storage terms and acronyms in our Object Storage guide. Now it’s time to put your knowledge to the test with our Object Storage quiz! It’s Time to Take the Object Storage Quiz! See if you can answer these 9 questions and […]
February 22, 2017 • 1 min read Data
Data Availability vs. Durability – An Important Difference You Should Know
Data availability and durability are two very different aspects of data accessibility, that serve different objectives. Here are the key differences you should know.
November 9, 2016 • 5 min read Data