In his latest blog post, Michael Hay of Hitachi Data Systems points out that expensive tiers of storage ought to be reserved for business data that generates positive cash flow . By extension, he suggests, non cash-generating applications should be restricted to lower tiers of storage. The logic here...

The current economic climate is pushing many to look for current-year budget savings. This is one of the major reasons that cloud computing in general, and cloud storage specifically, has become so attractive. Moving data into the cloud doesn't just get it out of the data center, it converts a capital...

We hear it every day: Do more with less. But what does that really mean? Can we move forward and expand our capabilities without investment? How much will our resources be cut back? Whether we are talking about what we have or what we do, "do more with less" sends a clear message: The status...