BackupAssist offering cheaper, slower path to DRaaS; Plus, a look at Portworx's recent storage update

Modern Infrastructure Digest: News and advice for creating tomorrow's data centers

Modern Infrastructure Digest News and advice for creating tomorrow's data center | August 27, 2020 FEATURED STORY BackupAssist ER offers a cheaper, slower path to DRaaS By Johnny Yu, News Writer BackupAssist ER offers disk-to-disk-to-cloud replication as a low-cost alternative to DRaaS, but lacks the recovery speed of DRaaS. It is suited for small enterprises willing to make that tradeoff.   Advertisement NEWS   Portworx storage update offers backup, provisioning modules The Portworx storage platform enables data persistence in large Kubernetes clusters. Data backup, automated capacity planning modules are generally available.   Veeam backup software helps California city streamline IT Rancho Cucamonga, a city in Southern California, moved from tape backup to Veeam software. Amid the pandemic and new protection needs, it's looking at other ways Veeam can help. EXPERT ADVICE   A beginner's guide to hosted and bare-metal virtualization Choosing a virtualization approach isn't a matter of competition. Admins must consider their personal use cases to determine which hypervisor type suits their needs.   Explore the best free cloud backup services on the market There are free cloud backup options for businesses, not just consumers. Discover some of the top choices, plus the limitations of free vs. paid versions.   Terms to aid your pandemic recovery planning process When updating your organization's pandemic plan, it can help to have these terms handy. These tools, processes and standards are key to a solid recovery plan.   VMware general support for vSphere 6 ended; know your options VMware ended general support for vSphere 6.0 in March 2020. If you still use this version of vSphere, you should know your options moving forward.   WVD vs. RDS vs. VDI: Which should you choose? Application and desktop virtualization delivered by Windows Server continues to do the job, but is it time to give Microsoft's new cloud-based desktop service a look?   Cloud VDI storage: Nasuni vs. Panzura and other competitors Data storage for distributed VDIs can be a challenge. Find out how Nasuni, Panzura and other vendors are overcoming obstacles with new approaches to cloud virtual desktop systems. About This E-Newsletter The Modern Infrastructure Digest is published by TechTarget, Inc., 275 Grove Street, Newton, Massachusetts, 02466 US. Click to: Unsubscribe. You are receiving this email because you are a member of TechTarget. When you access content from this email, your information may be shared with the sponsors or future sponsors of that content and with our Partners, see up-to-date Partners List, as described in our Privacy Policy. For additional information, please contact: webmaster@techtarget.com. © 2020 TechTarget, Inc. all rights reserved. Designated trademarks, brands, logos, and service marks are the property of their respective owners. Privacy Policy | Partners List