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Cloud file storage pros and cons

Cloud storage appeals to small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) and larger enterprises as a less-expensive alternative to equipping and managing a full-blown storage system. Two possible uses for the technology are cloud file storage and cloud backup. Imagine being able to move years-old PowerPoint presentations and human resource manuals from your local file system into an inexpensive, cloud-based storage system that someone else manages and secures for you.

In this SearchStorage.com podcast, Jeff Boles, senior analyst and director, validation services at Hopkinton, Mass.-based Taneja Group, discusses the advantages and disadvantages of cloud storage, who the top vendors and cloud storage service providers are, and which environments shouldn't use cloud storage.

Read the Q&A transcript by clicking Event Website tab above or listen to the podcast on file storage in the cloud.

Not all scale-out NAS systems are created equal

You may already be sold on the concept of scale-out NAS, but scale-out systems vary widely and you’ll have plenty of decisions to make before buying one.

Meeting cloud service providers’ needs with flash storage technology

Data storage is a crucial part of a solution provider’s offering, whether they offer cloud services or are planning to. Regardless of whether you’re a large-scale cloud infrastructure as a service (IaaS) provider or a small regional managed service provider (MSP), a strong storage platform can push you ahead of the competition and help you quickly expand your business.

Symantec tackles Hadoop storage, 'big data' analytics

Symantec Corp. today announced an Apache Hadoop add-on capability for its Veritas Cluster File System to help run "big data" analytics on storage area networks instead of scale-out, commodity servers using local storage.