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What are the dangers of BYOD for the enterprise?

Published in Storage + Servers Storage Technology

The trend of BYOD, or ‘bring you own device’ to work is ever-growing. In fact, 31% of organisations rely completely on these policies, according to research by Samsung and Oxford Economics. Allowing employees to bring their own devices into the workplace can bring a plethora of benefits, including improved productivity and a better work-life balance. In addition, people are using mobile phones and the internet more than ever before, so employees are seeking the same convenience and...

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Big data and analytics?

Published in Big Data/Analytics-as-a-Service Compliance/Security Data Analytics Infrastructure Software Storage + Servers Storage Technology

The Big data and analytics question is at the forefront of many business leaders thinking but it’s worth taking a step back and looking at some of the wider macro-economic trends. Since the post war era, UK productivity has risen steadily when averaged over the decades but dropped significantly following the 2008 financial crisis and is now only slowly reaching post crisis levels. In fact, the Office for National Statistics has stated that in the last quarter of 2017, productivity of British...

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Choosing the best enterprise storage solution

Published in BC/DR Flash Management Storage + Servers Storage Technology

There are a number of considerations and questions you should ask yourself as a business before making any decisions on storage solutions. Your individual business and specific data requirements will drive what choice you make. By Paul Timms, MD at MCSA.

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Three Mistakes Enterprises Make with Edge Storage

Published in BC/DR Flash Management Software Defined DC & Storage Storage + Servers Storage Technology Virtualisation

As the majority of data in modern enterprises is produced outside the data centre, the ability to access, collaborate, share, and protect file-based data relies on the ability to store it at the edge. Edge computing devices today are creating massive amounts of files and data that can drive significant cost increases when they are communicated or transferred to the cloud or data centre. By Sabo Taylor Diab, VP Global Marketing, CTERA.

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Hyper-Convergence delivers the best of Cloud and on-premises infrastructure

Published in Cloud + MS Platform Server Technology Storage + Servers Storage Technology

Although organizations are moving more applications and services into the cloud, certain workloads still require the control, reliability and security of on-premises infrastructure. Hyper-convergence has emerged as a key technology for effectively balancing cloud and on-premises resources. By Marcus Doran – VP & GM at Rahi Systems, Europe.

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