Crash Course in Virtualization: 4 tips from top vBlogs

4 tips from top vBlogs

Crash Coursein virtualization:

Where do you get your

TECH NEWS?

The best way to stay ahead of the technology curve is to get tips and tricks from sources on the

FRONT LINES.

Armed with the latest news and developments, storage admins can more effectively inform and

collaborate with colleagues.

DataGravity Systems Engineer Gabe Maentz recently shared his list of the

25 top influencers you should be following on Twitter for news and insights.

The following four takeaways from these blogging pros are great ways to start

getting educated on what your IT team and your data needs to be successful.

–Stephen Foskett, @sfoskett

Your data is not protected. It can be corrupted.

And you will never know until you need it.

You’re responsible for the integrity of your data.

You should be able to investigate its contents and work with a storage

provider you know you can trust.

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–Duncan Epping, @DuncanYB

Your data center should be controlled through

policies and defined by requirements.

IT pros and CIOs need to know the rules and compliance regulations that drive their industries, and back up this knowledge with employee guidelines to help secure data.

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–Michael Stump, @_stump

We’ve been conditioned toask only a few basic

questions from our storage:

How much space are we consuming? How many IOPS can it handle?

It’s your data – you deserve to know what’s in it.

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–Howard Marks, @DeepStorageNet

Face it – even with whiz-bang technology like flash caching

and data deduplication, today’s storage systems are pretty stupid.

To be a strategic business asset, companies must change the way they manage, protect and glean

insights from data.

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have any industry tips resonated with you lately, or have you discovered a great new source?

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