Using a network attached disk storage appliance as a backup target is more appealing than ever to small and midsized businesses (SMBs). These appliances are economical. They are easy to buy and deploy. They have high storage capacities. They are available everywhere. (read more)

Flash memory is fundamentally changing the metrics around how performance on storage arrays is measured with IOPs reaching into the tens or hundreds of thousands - even over a million in some tests. Despite these results, many organizations remain reticent to use solid state drives (SSDs) because of persistent questions about their reliability, especially around eMLC drives. These concerns are largely put to rest as the inclusion of eMLC drives in the new Nexsan NST5000 unified hybrid storage array gives these drives the storage industry's equivalent of a seal of approval. (read more)

Optical media's 100 year life span earns it top marks among all media from a longevity perspective. But as optical media's cost per GB soars and manufacturing ranks thin, its future looks dismal at best. In its place, removable disk technology (RDX) makes a strong case for small and midsized businesses (SMB) to use it in lieu of optical. (read more)

There is a tendency to look at Big Data and private cloud storage strictly from the perspective of enterprises that need to manage petabytes (PBs) of data. But small and midsized enterprises (SMEs) have their own smaller Big Data and private cloud storage needs that require they manage and store tens or hundreds of terabytes (TBs) of data with just a few people. Imation's recent announcement that it is acquiring Nexsan Corporation gives SMEs a compelling new option to pursue to meet their specific Big Data and cloud storage requirements. (read more)

The introduction of disk as a backup target has finally resulted in what many small and midsize businesses (SMBs) have wanted for years: a good copy of their backup data. Yet having a good copy of backup data on disk does not automatically mean they have put in place a good backup process. The good news is that creating a good backup process is as simple as "3 - 2 - 1." (read more)

Most organizations already have more than enough on their plates in terms of simply trying to meet the day-to-day demands of their business. So the last thing many have time to deal with is the complex mix of both pre-existing and emerging regulations that govern how they access, maintain, retain and secure their records. Yet respond to these demands they must. Doing so begins by following four tips so they may address these concerns in an economical, efficient and effective fashion. (read more)

Large organizations are putting new demands on their IT departments to deliver IT infrastructures that are more agile, make data protection a snap and facilitate the adoption of private and/or public clouds. However many small and midsized businesses (SMBs) still feel like they are on the outside looking in when it comes to achieving these objectives. Changing that requires they identify a technology that enables them to accomplish these objectives that neither breaks their budgets nor overwhelms their IT staff. (read more)

Large or small, healthcare organizations recognize that the sooner they adopt and implement electronic medical records in their environment, the sooner they will realize its process efficiencies plus accelerate their ability to comply with a number of HIPAA regulations. However small and midsize healthcare organizations in particular first need to find room in their budget to pay for a back end storage solution before there is any chance electronic medical records becomes a reality for them. The Imation InfiniVault™ addresses their concerns as it provides them with a cost-effective solution for the long-term retention of their healthcare data while serving to simplify retention management and automating compliance, data protection and disaster recovery. (read more)

Imation tape media has protected the data of enterprises for decades. Now Imation is applying its enterprise data protection expertise to the SMB marketplace through its aptly named DataGuard line of purpose-built backup appliances available in both rack-mount and desktop packages. (read more)

Everyone talks about how Big Data is changing how data and storage is managed but what many forget is that Big Data also comes with "Big Costs" in terms of the hardware needed to store it and the software and people needed to manage it. Imation saw these three costs coming down the pike and now provides SMBs and SMEs a very affordable and practical solution to address all of these concerns (read more)