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What is Software-defined Storage? A Beginner’s Guide

Discover what software-defined storage (SDS) is and get a comprehensive summary of software-defined storage solutions.
March 4, 2025

What is High Availability? A Beginner’s Guide

High availability, or HA, is a system’s ability to ensure uninterrupted operation and accessibility, measured in a percentage of uptime.
October 16, 2024

What is Hyperconverged Infrastructure? A Beginner’s Guide

Hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI) is a type of IT infrastructure that combines computing, networking, & storage resources into a single & streamlined architecture
July 26, 2024

Encryption – A Beginner’s Guide

Encryption is a fundamental tool for ensuring the confidentiality, integrity, and privacy of sensitive information, playing a crucial role in protecting data
December 7, 2023

Virtualized Storage – A Beginner’s Guide

Virtualized storage, or storage virtualization, is a technological concept developed within the past few decades. It enables organizations to remove the...
August 2, 2023

Edge Computing – A Beginner’s Guide

Edge computing is a term used to describe decentralized IT infrastructure, where operations & applications are carried out near the source of the data
July 26, 2023

Virtual SAN (VSAN) – A Beginner’s Guide

A virtual storage area network (VSAN) is software that provides a virtualized ‘pool’ of storage to multiple virtual machines (VMs) & applications
July 20, 2023

Data Compliance – A Beginner’s Guide

Data compliance is a term used to describe formal standards & practices for ensuring sensitive data is protected from loss, theft, corruption, & misuse.
April 27, 2021

BYOK – A Beginner’s Guide

Bring Your Own Key (BYOK) is a model of encryption key management that enables customers to take full control of their encryption keys...
March 25, 2021

Cybersecurity – A Beginner’s Guide

Cybersecurity is the practice of defending networks, devices, applications, & data from unauthorized access, hacking, malware, & other forms of cyber threats
March 5, 2021

KMIP – A Beginner’s Guide

KMIP is a universal language for secure data management across platforms. Find out how edge computing organizations benefit from KMIP.
December 16, 2020

Cyber Resilience – A Beginner’s Guide

Security incidents are not a matter of "if" but "when." Cyber resilience seeks to minimize their impact while maintaining the organization's ability to function
November 26, 2020

Encryption Key Management – A Beginner’s Guide

Encryption key management refers to the process of creating, using, storing, exchanging, archiving, discarding, & replacing cryptographic keys in encryption systems
June 5, 2020