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Quantum: The “Chill Factor” in a Secured Backup and Archive Solution

MEC Digital — Thu, 15 Aug 2019 08:55:41 +0000

The topic of data growth and security continues to be a challenge for several organizations. The question to “air-gap” or not to “air-gap” is systematically being posed across all industries as they think about a solid backup and archive strategy. Once it involves how and where to invest, air-gapping becomes the last item on the checklist, and understandably so. Data keeps growing and whereas budgets might increase slightly, IT resources are forecasted to remain flat, according to IDC. With such a big amount of avant-garde technologies out there, it appears tape is shrinking in its usage. However, tape’s distinctive ability (despite its advanced age) to morph into a sustainably green, secure, and extremely cost-efficient alternative to different backup and archive solutions permits it to remain relevant – even over cloud alternatives. I’d say a rebound may be on the horizon…

So what’s the chill factor?

As in weather, the wind chill will verify how cold it feels on your skin once the wind is factored in. Likewise, organizations nowadays should perceive their data to see how hot or cold it’s to leverage the acceptable storage solution that’s efficient yet price effective. Much of the data in additional expensive primary storage is cold. Cold data is just sometimes used data. IDC estimates that about 400th of the 7.5 ZB of data are commercially connected and of that, about 60 minutes are cold data or data with expected retrieval of larger than thirty days. This data may be a good candidate for tape storage in your data center or within the cloud. And hey, cold storage doesn’t need a great deal of power and cooling.

Security

Tape continues to be the de facto to secure your cold storage/long-term data. Fact is, the physical air-gap between tapes and the network merely doesn’t allow malware/ransomware or hackers to break through to reach offline data. The goal of these evil agents is to destabilize and destroy the ability to self-recover and then demand a ransom. We’ve heard several stories and firms withdrawing from business because of the vulnerability of keeping all data online. Whereas any online data is destroyed by an eventual hacker, the data stored firmly on tape is untouched with its integrity intact.

Considering each cost and damage created by these attacks, and the astronomical hit on your resources and valuable time that would be spent on managing important data, there are quite enough reasons to make the best protection of your crucial data on tape. Sure, you’ll keep cold data on hot disk, however, the simplest approach is to tier it off to the foremost cost-efficient alternative – tape. That’s why we extremely suggest the 3-2-1-1 approach to protection. At the end of the day, what matters is “are you able to recover?”. If your data is chilled, there’s no reason to tremble.

Economics

Determining the worth of your data can assist you to perceive the ultimate storage solution needed. Never underestimate the worth of your historical data. We live in a world where our “always online” approach to life opens the door to a barrage of threats. The great news is, economics is on your facet. Tape remains the cheapest price for storage on the market nowadays, and the predictable future. At less than $50/TB, as long as data is preserved on tape, it’ll provide you with a very cheap total cost of ownership (TCO).

Taking these factors into consideration can bring a tiering approach to your backup and archive strategy and enable the right protection approach for the kind of data in need of saving, cooling, and securing.

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Cloud-based Internet Access in the Philippines by Ruckus

MEC Digital — Wed, 08 May 2019 23:26:14 +0000

Ruckus Networks announced that Ruckus Cloud Wi-Fi, a cloud-managed Enterprise Wi-Fi solution is now available in the Philippines and in the remainder of the Asia Pacific region.

Ruckus Cloud Wi-Fi allows network administrators to manage multiple locations through a single web- or mobile app-based dashboard. This solution is designed to help ‘Lean IT’ staff at schools, retail, professional services, warehouses, and hotels effectively manage a multi-site network while delivering exceptional connectivity for students, guests, and customers.

Additionally, it allows organizations to lessen their total cost of ownership (TCO) compared to other solutions by matching cloud efficiency with high-performance access points (APs) that serve more users over a wider area.

The Ruckus Cloud Wi-Fi solution offers short videos to show its new features. It also has a network to auto-update and remain secure, informing them through text messages and push notifications through a mobile app of any outages.

Designed to be simple and scalable, Ruckus Cloud Wi-Fi allows businesses of all sizes to deploy and remotely oversee Wi-Fi networks across multiple sites. With just a single interface to create new Wi-Fi networks, add access points, and manage network performance and activity, the solution lets administrators manage from anywhere via a simple and intuitive, web-based interface or the Ruckus Cloud mobile app.

“As organizations in the Asia Pacific region undergo digital transformation, reliable and high-performance Wi-Fi is a must to accelerate growth and improve operational efficiencies,” said Kho Teck Meng, regional sales director, Asean, for Ruckus Networks. “By using the same enterprise-grade technology present in all of our installations, customers now have access to a combination of simplicity and performance that wasn’t previously available. We look forward to helping our partners across the region drive greater value for their customers with a solution that is easy to deploy and manage,” added Meng.

The solution is the first foundational service of the many software-as-service offerings by Ruckus Network.

Ruckus Cloud-Wifi is now available in the Asia Pacific Region.

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5 Main Reasons To Embrace Cloud Computing In Your Enterprise

MEC Digital — Wed, 24 Apr 2019 01:57:31 +0000

Digital Transformation trends are empowering organizations of all sizes to improve and innovate their businesses. Some of these trends are completely changing the game including Cloud Computing.

Cloud Computing is the practice of storing, managing, and processing data using a network of remote servers that are hosted on the Internet. Cloud computing allows organizations to access their information and data virtually anytime, anywhere.

A recent survey done by Logic Monitor suggests that 83% of Enterprise Workloads will be in the cloud by 2020. On-premise workloads are predicted to shrink from 37% today to 27% of all workloads by 2020.

Percentage of Where Will Workloads Run (Today versus 2020)

Source: LogicMonitor’s Cloud Vision 2020: The Future of Cloud Study

What could be the reasons why enterprises are leaning on to the cloud? In this article, we will help you gain a better understanding of the cloud and its potential benefits to your organization.

1.) Low Cost

Being virtually available, enterprises (especially SMEs and start-ups) can save substantial capital and operational costs through a reduction in spending on equipment, infrastructure, maintenance, and software.

2.) Accessibility

The cloud allows access to information and data through wireless devices, whenever and wherever, as long as you’re connected to the Internet thus increasing the organizations’ agility.

3.) Scalability

Organizations can easily scale up or scale down operations together with the storage needs to suit variations based on the business’ demands. Most cloud service providers can increase or decrease their packages within minutes as well.

4.) Improved Collaboration

A cloud computing model can give your organization the ability to communicate and share with ease. Employees can easily share data and collaborate to complete tasks even from different locations. It also allows multiple users to share and work on data at the same time.

5.) Business Continuity

In the event of a disaster, be it natural or technical, organizations must be confident that their data are protected. Thanks to the cloud’s backup mechanism, the data will always be available and it can be restored in a timely manner as long as users have an Internet connection.

The cloud presents limitless benefits and opportunities for enterprises. However, migrating to the cloud requires a well-planned strategy and a future-proof scalable and secure network infrastructure. At MEC, we offer products and solutions that support and protect organizations of any size as they transition to the cloud.

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