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Major research universities face a dilemma: they have tons of data that needs to be stored, and are creating more data all the time. Simultaneously, they have notoriously tight budgets that are often set in concrete. What do do? The solution may lie in public cloud storage, which can provide predictable costs and protected, yet easily-accessible, data. Beware, though, because the big dogs of the public cloud come with strings attached. In this episode, Marty Falaro, Wasabi SVP for Global Sales & Alliances, chats with ActualTech Media’s James Green about the special needs and pressures faced by research scientists at universities and elsewhere, and how Wasabi can meet those needs and ease those pressures. Show highlights include: How military and scientific research helped birth the Internet How Internet 2.0 differs from 1.0, and what it means for research scenarios The coming revolution of 5G The problems scientific researchers face with fixed budgets and massive data storage needs The hidden fe

Think you know backup? Think again. Backup isn’t what it was even five years ago. There are new technologies, including the cloud, that can unburden you from the chore of backing up your data. So if you’re doing things the old-fashioned way, this “10 on Tech” episode is for you. Dan Keldsen, Director Of Customer Innovation for Wasabi, chats with ActualTech Media’s James Green about how backup used to be done, and compares it with how backup is done by forward-thinking companies nowadays. He also goes into detail on some specific methods organizations can use to transition from undependable and slow backup systems to modern backup systems that can save you time and money. Show highlights include: The good and bad of traditional backup systems Why your current backup solution might be a “ticking time bomb” Scary examples of recent backup failures The shortcomings of tape backup A surprising tape shortage, which is starting to impact many companies’ backup strategy Tips for moving from on-premise

In the IT world, tape has been around for almost as long as storage itself. It’s proven itself to be cheap and reliable; because of that, it still has significant market share. But is it still a viable solution for today’s enterprises? That’s the question ActualTech Media’s James Green puts to Dan Keldsen, Director Of Customer Innovation for Wasabi. Keldsen applauds tape’s past, but he believes that cloud storage is the future, and explains why. He also compares the “big guns” in public cloud with Wasabi’s offering, and how companies with open minds can save a bundle in terms of both cost and speed. Show highlights include: A brief history of tape storage How tape has evolved as a storage medium Why tape has remained a legitimate solution for decades Is tape dead now? Should it be? The rise of cloud storage Differentiating storage in Cloud 1.0 from Cloud 2.0 Comparing Amazon Web Services (AWS) storage with Wasabi Hot Cloud Storage The advantages of eliminating storage tiers What “slingsh

Securing remote IT sites is orders of magnitude more difficult than it was just a few short years ago. In addition to the traditional remote/branch office (ROBO) network, we’re now in the Internet of Things (IoT) and edge computing age. With the number of connected devices exploding, getting a handle on securing it all is daunting. But Cybera has come up with an innovative solution. Using their software-defined WAN (SD-WAN) technology, they break the problem down into smaller bits; rather than securing “the network,” they secure the single user; the single device; the single app; and so on. Doing it that way enables their solutions to scale in a way not previously possible, says Cybera President and Founder Cliff Duffey. He chats with ActualTech Partner James Green about how Cybera is redefining SD-WAN for the modern challenge of remote computing. Highlights of the show include: A short history of Cybera Cybera’s unique approach to securing SD-WAN How SD-WAN solutions have changed over time Fuel p

"Things that can be automated, should be automated.” That’s Sinequa’s philosophy as described by Scott Parker, director of product marketing. Sinequa specializes in “information-driven” data, as opposed to “data driven.” It’s the difference, Parker tells ActualTech Media’s James Green, behind Warren Buffet’s famous quote that he “eats like a 6-year-old” because he saw data that showed that those children have the lowest death rate. In other words, making your data useful is all about context. Information-driven data is supplied with context to make better decisions, and it’s done in an automated fashion rather than a wasteful manual fashion. What does that mean? Parker lays it all out in this edition of “10 on Tech.” Highlights of the show include: An exploration of the “cognitive burden” for companies Data-driven vs. information-driven: what’s the difference? The benefits—and limitations—of artificial intelligence Artificial intelligence’s “last mile” problem How an organization becomes informa

The media and entertainment industries are one of the fields seeing the most rapid growth of data. High-resolution video is the standard now, and that resolution is getting higher and higher all the time, including 4k and 8k and even higher resolution. And all that data needs to be stored somewhere. But not only stored; it needs to be available for quick, even immediate, access. That’s one reason that tape as a storage medium is falling out of favor. What do those companies do now? In this episode of “10 on Tech,” Whit Jackson, VP Media & Entertainment for Wasabi, discusses the special challenges media and entertainment companies face with ActualTech Media’s James Green. Show highlights include: What the 5g rollout will mean to media consumption, and therefore storage systems Why traditional, on-premises storage is becoming overwhelmed How cloud competes with tape as a storage medium today Your options for moving on-premises storage to the public cloud The special challenges media and entertainm

You know the cloud isn’t going anywhere, right? And you know that your company needs to develop a cloud strategy sooner rather than later. Despite that knowledge, many, many companies are still reluctant to get started. A big reason why is that it can be intimidating to even know where to start. What’s the simplest, least risky, and most cost-effective way to kick off your cloud adventure? That’s the topic discussed on this episode of “10 on Tech”, which features Wasabi’s Jim Donovan. Jim talks with ActualTech Media’s James Green on how to grease your company’s wheels to provide a smooth onramp to the public cloud. He also shows you how to minimize classic cloud risks of cost and efficiency. Show highlights include: Why storage is a good entry point to the cloud The economics of cloud backup/disaster recovery Compatibility of object storage with the public cloud The feasibility of moving data between public clouds The hidden impact of data egress fees Concrete steps organizations can take to g

Cloud storage is typically defined in three tiers – hot, warm, and cold. Those tiers also affect how much you pay for them, and how quickly you can retrieve your data. It’s a system that many organizations accept and use without thinking. But Wasabi believes that it doesn’t have to be that way. They’ve come up with what they believe is a far superior system of having one hot tier for all your data. Dan Keldsen, Director Of Customer Innovation for Wasabi, explains to ActualTech Media Partner James Green why the idea of separate storage tiers is old-school thinking. Show highlights include: A quick history of storage tiers A definition of the three primary tiers: hot, warm, and cold Why these tiers are a trap How the exploding number of data sources complicates tiering Why having one tier makes Wasabi much cheaper and faster than AWS The danger of clinging too tightly to “best practices” Resource Links: Wasabi - https://wasabi.com/ Wasabi Pricing - https://wasabi.com/pricing/ Free Trial - htt

When software was decoupled from the underlying hardware – a process known as “virtualization” -- a revolution followed. Multiple applications could exist on one server; it was the first step in the transformation of the data center. Illumio has a similar idea for security in the data center. As Faraz Aladin, head of Technical Product Marketing at Illumio, discusses with ActualTech Media Partner James Green, the key to proper microsegmentation – which Illumio calls “security segmentation” – is breaking the dependency between existing security mechanisms and the network itself. Once that’s done, Aladin says, security segmentation can be implemented without network disruption. Highlights of the show include: What security segmentation is Security segmentation in practice The importance of properly defining workload labels Compelling use cases for microsegmentation, including compliance issues Resource links from the show: Illumio -- https://www.illumio.com/ Try Illumio for free -- https://www.illu

Zero trust. It sounds harsh, doesn’t it? But when it comes to your network, it’s the best way to handle security. Zero trust means assuming that anyone on your network, whether inside or outside, has harmful intentions. If you think about it that way, you’re more likely to lock your network down properly. That’s what Don Boxley believes. Boxley, CEO/Co-founder of security company DH2i, discusses the idea of zero trust with ActualTech Media’s James Green. He also announces a new network security product: DxConnect. He explains what DxConnect does, and why it matters. Show highlights include: What “zero trust” means in practice How to control privileged user access The ways in which your network is like a castle with a moat (and why the moat may not be enough to protect you anymore) The advantages of DxConnect The crucial importance of securing edge communications DxConnect licensing details Resource links from the show: DH2i – http://dh2i.com DxConnect - http://dh2i.com/dxconnect Get fre

It’s not just about keeping the lights on anymore. IT today must create value for the business, and that means changing how you see your data center, including storage. Ellen Rubin, CEO & Co-founder of ClearSky Data, expounds on those themes in this “10 on Tech” podcast with ActualTech Media’s James Green. She says that those companies that don’t make the move to digital transformation risk being left behind in this ever-more-competitive environment. Ellen also provides an overview of ClearSky and how their pay-as-you-go cloud storage model works. Highlights of the show include: The changing nature of storage through the cloud era and into the edge era The major current concerns that CIOs have about their data and storage How ClearSky upends the traditional storage paradigm How you can get low-latency and high-performance storage, even at the network edge Resource links from the show: ClearSky Data -- https://www.clearskydata.com/ Free ClearSky Data Trial -- https://www.clearskydata.com/pro

Tom Koulopoulos believes it’s time to change your thinking about the value and role of data in the enterprise. Data is driving the revolution in Artificial Intelligence (AI), and the more data you have, the better your AI is going to be. But what is the “bottomless cloud?” That’s what Tom dives into with ActualTech Media’s James Green in this episode of “10 on Tech.” Among the things they discuss is how the idea of the bottomless cloud is helping drive the AI revolution. Show highlights include: The reason AI is so hot right now The importance to business of getting a handle on AI and machine learning How to store the expanding amount of data economically. Is it even possible? Next steps for leveraging AI for your company Resource Links: The Bottomless Cloud—Free ebook -- https://wasabi.com/bottomless-cloud/ The Bottomless Cloud—Audiobook -- https://www.audible.com/pd/The-Bottomless-Cloud-Audiobook/B07MQS18GL Wasabi -- https://wasabi.com/ Free Trial -- https://wasabi.com/sign-up/ We hope you

There’s a belief that everyone’s moving to the public cloud these days. The reality, though, is different, as studies show that few enterprises have made the leap. It doesn’t have to be scary, though. There are many concerns companies have, but the public cloud has so many advantages that every responsible business needs to be exploring its options. That’s where this episode of “10 on Tech” comes in. Wasabi SVP, Global Sales & Alliances Marty Falaro chats with ActualTech Media’s James Green about those benefits, and how your company can save a ton of money over partnering up with the brand-name could providers—up to 80 percent in some cases. Sound too good to be true? Listen in and find out. Show highlights include: Why so few enterprise companies have moved data to the cloud Easy ways to start moving to the cloud Top use cases for the cloud, including backup/disaster recovery Whether it makes sense to move your entire data center to the cloud The “sticker shock” of cloud egress charges Resourc

Chances are, when you think of public cloud storage, you think of the “big dogs” like Amazon Web Services (AWS), Microsoft Azure and Google Public Cloud. It’s Wasabi’s mission to get you to break out of that narrow mindset and think of them as well. Those providers have drawbacks—serious ones—for organizations. You need to understand, going in, what you're getting yourself into. But there are alternatives, and one of those is Wasabi, which calls itself the “Hot Cloud Storage” company. They claim to be up to six times faster and 80 percent cheaper than AWS. Those are bold claims. In this episode, Wasabi CEO and Co-Founder David Friend unpacks those claims and explains why you could be saving huge amounts of time and money by expanding your choices. Show highlights include: What cloud backup used to be like How Wasabi got its start The company’s explosive growth curve What makes Wasabi different How Wasabi manages to keep prices so much lower than the public cloud storage giants How unlimited fr

If you’re like most companies, you still probably keep the majority of your data on-premises. But that’s changing rapidly, as more and more data is breaking out of the traditional boundaries and moving to the cloud. What do you do then? How do you corral that data, keep an eye on it, make sure it’s safe and, if the worst should happen, make sure you can restore it? Those are the topics ActualTech Media’s James Green discusses with Michael Cade, Global Technologist for Veeam Software. Show highlights include: The 3 pillars of cloud data management: Criticality of data – keeping it secure and safe Growth of data – the amount of data being produced is skyrocketing, leading to new storage methodologies Data sprawl - data can literally be anywhere these days. How do you control and manage it? The importance of data visibility Leveraging data in the cloud, including Software-as-a-Service and multi-cloud environments How Veeam is tackling these challenges Resource links from the show: Veeam -

“Risk Management” needs to be more than a slogan, if you want to protect your most valuable assets: it needs to be a mindset. It needs to be a way of life for your organization. To that end, consider the warning of Vijay Chauhan, Sr. Director of Product Marketing for Illumio, that a risk-free environment doesn’t exist. The conversation then becomes about managing that risk, Chauhan tells ActualTech Media’s James Green in this episode of “10 on Tech.” The nature of risk is also changing in the cloud era, as digital footprints expand. Keeping up is harder than ever, but it can be done. Find out how. Highlights of the show include: The “three buckets” you need to identify to keep your environment safe The importance of understanding your adversary Why you need to build a “visibility map” Practical examples of financial crown jewels that need to be protected Growing digital footprints, and how that increases security concerns Resource links from the show: Illumio – https://www.illumio.com/ Forbes

IT moves fast. That’s not news. But these days, it seems to be moving faster than ever. Where it’s going, and what it means for your career, is a question that needs answers. That’s why this episode of “10 on Tech” features one of the industry’s most knowledgeable analysts, Wikibon’s Stu Miniman. Stu chats with ActualTech Media Partner James Green about the natural fear that IT employees have when it comes to new technologies possibly obsoleting their jobs. Stu discusses how to make sure that doesn’t happen to you, among other topics. Highlights of the show include: The changing role of IT workers How digital transformation will transform jobs The importance of getting re-skilled to stay relevant Ways that the cloud is changing The rise of edge computing Resource links from the show: Wikibon – https://wikibon.com/ Stu Miniman bio -- https://wikibon.com/author/stu/ Silicon Angle -- https://siliconangle.com/ Managing the Multicloud -- https://siliconangle.com/tag/multicloud-special-report/ We

The central idea behind DevOps is speed: the speed of development, and the speed of delivering and integrating that software into the organization’s operations. This is a good thing. But of course, it’s not all good. As Joseph Feiman of WhiteHat Security says, “With DevOps, developers are introducing even more vulnerabilities than before.” He says the application security posture isn’t improving, and this calls for action. Feiman dives into this topic with ActualTech Media’s James Green on this episode of “10 on Tech. ” Find out why Feiman says “We’re not getting better,” and that what’s needed now is “DevSecOps.” Highlights of the show include: The top application vulnerabilities, and why they haven’t changed since 2010 How long it takes companies to fix critical vulnerabilities like SQL injection attacks What DevSecOps means in practice The right time in the development cycle to start applying security measures What businesses should be focusing on going forward in application security Resour

You probably realize that moving part or all of your IT operations to the public cloud isn’t easy. But even with that understanding, it’s still harder than you think. That’s why Root Level Technology exists, and they’re our guests on this edition of “10 on Tech.” Root Level Technology CTO Eric Fouarge talks with ActualTech Media’s James Green about the advantages of public cloud, including the reasons you may – or may not, in some cases – make the leap. He also discusses the importance of understanding your infrastructure and applications before making that leap, so you don’t make it into the dark. Highlights of the show include: Some of the reasons companies want to incorporate public cloud The specific phases necessary to move applications and infrastructure to public cloud The best applications for re-platforming to the cloud Trends in security and automation, including Kubernetes and containers Resource links from the show: Root Level Technology -- https://rootleveltech.com/ Risc Networks --

IT infrastructure has changed dramatically over the years. Data centers are no longer castles surrounded by moats that are entirely self-contained and shut off from the outside world. And that means the ways of securing the castle have to change, too. Faraz Aladin, Head of Technical Product Marketing at Illumio, talks with ActualTech Media Partner James Green about those changes in this episode of “10 on Tech.” Servers and data is no longer contained – clouds, edge computing, and the Internet of Things have made sure of that. In this new world, can all your stuff even be made safe? The answer might surprise you. Highlights of the show include: Why we’re still experiencing so many massive security breaches The reason huge, complex firewalls aren’t enough anymore How to get control of your network security by getting down to the workload level The security breakthrough powered by adaptive micro-segmentation Resource links from the show: Illumio -- https://www.illumio.com/ Take an Illumio test driv