Disaster Preparedness Is Not at Odds with New Technology

This was originally posted on Symantec. One of the great challenges businesses face today is enabling productivity by giving people access to the resources they need, without compromising the safety of that information. And while it’s not always easy to see the risks, recent events have made it obvious that disaster can strike at any ...

Virtualization for SMBs: A Mystery No More

This was posted originally on Symantec. Today’s small and medium-sized businesses are in a unique position. They can now do business globally thanks to online sales, and they can adopt new technologies once reserved for large enterprises due to cost and simplicity. Virtualization in particular is opening up new opportunities for SMBs. But while virtualization ...

Top Storage Predictions for 2013

This was originally posted on Symantec. By Dan Lamorena, Director, Product Marketing, Storage and Availability Management Group A couple of weeks ago, my colleague Kevin Haley posted theTop Five Security Predictions for 2013. Today we share with you the top storage predictions for 2013. As we share them, we realize that we don’t have solutions ...

Deep thinking on complex systems: A devops reading list

This was posted originally on Gigaom photo: Shutterstock / Linda Parton SUMMARY:GigaOM contributor James Urquhart shares some of the best books, blogs and other information on the concepts of devops and complex IT systems. As I wrap up my series digging into the relationship between complex systems, devops, anti-fragility and IT systems, I wanted to give ...