Managing Cloud Storage

Data has always been valuable, but the past decade has shown us how much value the data carries. Therefore, the data storage and management has become the focus of the enterprise. However, the data storage should also have proper protection, and provide reasonable access rights. The advent of cloud storage provides a very viable solution to the enterprise, ensuring that access is ensured while ensuring data security and adjusted to the user's needs. But this still does not completely replace the need for some internal information.

Using cloud storage

Some are still afraid of putting data in a cloud without security assurances, but a lot of people with this paranoia don't realize this: when you use a cloud storage provider, you are using a professional team that specializes in storing and protecting data, so it offers a safer choice than an in-house provider.

Cloud services also provide flexible services that allow users to adjust their memory capacity on demand, so you only have to pay on demand, and as capacity increases, the cost of storing in the cloud is kept to a minimum.

Combining cloud storage with physical storage

One problem with cloud storage is the possibility of downtime, when data in the cloud is unavailable. While this is a real problem, it also traps your own internal network, and cloud service vendors understand that uptime is an important aspect of their service, so it's also a priority.

Based on these considerations, some of the user's important data should be stored both locally and in the cloud, as redundancy is sometimes desirable. Whether you're worried about failure or crash recovery, cloud storage and some physical storage provide the best solution, but you do need to integrate.

Integration

Investing is essential when you start implementing cloud storage and incorporating it into today's physical data centers. Fortunately, shared infrastructure platforms, such as Dell's PowerEdge VRTX server, simplify this integration process and are easy to manage, as all systems can run the latest information seamlessly, regardless of whether your current system uses direct-attached storage (DAS), network-attached storage (NAS), Fibre Channel, or Internet SCSI.

In addition, these integrated server solutions allow you to upgrade to a level where you can use other services to make your business more efficient, such as desktop virtualization, which allows employees to work anywhere.

Launch implementation

Cloud service expansion has been on the rise because it is one of the few win-wins solutions. Compared with traditional services, the use of cloud storage, users can achieve better performance, but also at a lower price to get better flexibility. One of the obstacles to stopping companies from moving to cloud storage now is that they have invested in traditional storage solutions and have been investing in them. Now move quickly, companies can enter a new era of computing, because big data will bring you benefits.