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Downfall of the cloud

Published in Cloud + MS Storage

There’s no denying that there are potential advantages to choosing cloud storage for your business. However, not every cloud has a silver lining. In this article, Stephen Parker, founder and CEO of live chat provider Parker Software, dispels some common misconceptions about cloud-based storage and what disadvantages it poses when compared to a traditional on-premises model.

Published in Cloud + MS Colocation/Hosting DC Facilities + Colo Design + Optimisation

Following the signing of a landmark cooperation agreement on 25 April 2017, China Telecom Global (CTG), a subsidiary of China Telecom Corporation Limited ? one of the world’s largest providers of integrated telecommunication services; and Daily-Tech, a developer and operator of data centre infrastructure across China, have partnered with Global Switch, the leading owner, developer and operator of large-scale, carrier and cloud neutral data centres in Europe and Asia Pacific, to launch...

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Cloud data protection 'problems'

Published in BC/DR Cloud + MS Storage Storage + Servers

Druva has published the results of its Druva 2017 AWS Cloud Data Protection Survey, which reveals a disconnect between the perceptions of cloud data protection and its reality. The survey solicited insights from IT professionals across 20 industries, including technology, energy, financial and healthcare, regarding the state of Amazon Web Services (AWS) cloud adoption, enterprise secondary storage, data protection and archiving needs.