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It depends on the existing IT infrastructure setup, what to restore (file, db, application, virtual, physical, etc.), the size of the backup, the backup/restore media, and the link between the backup source and restore destination. Instant restore might not be possible if…
5 months ago
I will recommend NetApp AFF as they claim and prove unmatched storage efficiency, security protection and the best business value. It is very simple to deploy and maintain.Data Security: Autonomous Ransomware ProtectionNetApp Volume EncryptionTrusted Platform Module…
5 months ago
It depends on the remaining storage space and how much disk space you need to add your new application. Generally, at least you should have 20% of disk space available as of overall storage disk space utilization for smooth storage operations with seamless performance and…
5 months ago
Data backup and Disaster Recovery solutions (DRS) work differently. Vendors provide two different products/solutions, one for data backup and the other for DRS. I will also recommend using a separate product. In most of customer use cases, this will effectively provide…
10 months ago
Contributed a review of NetApp FAS Series: Provides good scalability and has an easy initial setup process
12 months ago
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Almost 2 years ago
Contributed a review of NetApp StorageGRID: Great at meeting object storage challenges, very cost-effective
Over 2 years ago
Well, need more details, however... If you're only concerned about a Server-based Virtualization selection then VMware is recommended For VMware Lic selection & count, make a right-sized hardware selection. This is very critical to get a collectively cost-effective…
Over 2 years ago
In basics, Object Storage is used for a massively scalable and flexible infrastructure, where a single very large storage name-space is required. Traditional storage may not work for you in that scenario; on the other hand, object storage is not fit for the transactional…
Over 2 years ago
Traditional Storage systems have limitations to create a larger namespace;  NetApp StorageGRID is a good fit for that use.
Over 2 years ago
The best benefit what I think is the step towards "Green-IT", as All-Flash has less weight, consumes low power, needs less conditioning/cooling and you can get more performance in a small foot-print (saves rack space) It's still on the expensive side (referring to SAS-based…
Over 2 years ago
For most of the customers looking for any public cloud service provider; as per my understandings, public cloud services should be acquired based on two basic going forward blocks/zero points/starting points to understand your needs 1) The scale of business requirements and…
Over 2 years ago
Q1. What is the most important first step for a company to take when moving towards mainframe migration Ans>  The central approving/regulatory authorities (like a State Bank). Q2. Where should evaluation of potential solutions begin in a large financial organization? Ans>…
Over 2 years ago
This question requires more information to respond effectively However, the response, for now, would be that you should use/buy/ storage solution from that vendor who has their SDS (Software-Defined Storage facility) with built-in an efficient data de-duplication feature…
Over 2 years ago
Enterprise 450 is a too old system; either you can buy another one and migrate the data, or use the path to go to the new hardware would be that you need to migrate your App/DB to the O/S compatible with newer hardware.  The nearest SPARC-based system to E450 is the Ultra…
Over 2 years ago
What I would like to say here that thin provisioning in All-flash arrays should not be used because these boxes come with far better features regarding space usage; One of the relevant is built-in compression Almost all storage manufacturers provide guaranteed compression…
About 3 years ago
I would like to advise in general 1). Make your choice/selection based on your requirements; not based on product. 2). Find product(s) that best fit those requirements. 3). There are lot of features which are selling points for All-Flash Storage manufacturers; you will find…
About 3 years ago
Answered a question: Is all flash storage SSD?
Flash drives may be made of SSDs/Solid state drives but All SSDs may not be Flash SSDs: Solid State Drives No seek time=Higher permanence than SAS/SATA Not Fragile as SAS or SATA Also offered in servers and some of storage systems as: Read Optimized Write Optimized Mix…
About 3 years ago
Option 1). Thick provisioning is "provisioning storage space(100GB) now" Option 2). Thin provisioning is" provisioning storage space(100GB) on demand" For 1). Disk space of 100GB will be immediately reduced from storage/back-end disk If your data now is 1 GB and you can go…
About 3 years ago
Answered a question: What is VDI?
If a customer needs to eliminate physical desktops and their maintenance with a requirement of not less than 40-50 desktops then Virtual desktops would be a good option collectively VDI is also being used where clients need to access their "application any where" or…
About 3 years ago
The selection of All-Flash Storage Solutions depends on requirements and the goal any customer is looking to achieve at the end All-Flash is not a fit for all requirements...... "If a customer needs a storage solution with high to extreme performance, Rack-space efficient,…
Over 3 years ago
Contributed a review of SolidFire: Simple to deploy and has good stability

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5 months ago
NetApp Data Availability Solution
Business Requirements The basic purpose and use of the proposed solution is to provide a storage data availability solution. Followings are the key business requirements accordingly listed as per discussion with customer's personals. >>Customer is already using NetApp…

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Over 2 years ago
Infrastructure as a Service Clouds (IaaS)
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All-Flash Storage
About 3 years ago
All-Flash Storage

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IT Technical Professional with 20+ years of work experience in challenging and business-critical data systems onsite support, running against time situations.
I like to share knowledge with team members, customers, and peers. Almost doing something like that every day during support activities in Banking, Telco, Oil&Gas sectors, NGOs, and Universities.;
IT verticals are Servers, Storage System Hardware Setup, Staging O/S, and Virtualization.
IT Solution designing and Technical Support; Managing the IT department at SynergyComputers (Pvt) Ltd . Islamabad Pakistan.

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