ScaleMatrix Blog for IT Professionals

When posting a photo on Facebook or Instagram, where is the photo saved? Have you thought about where all of that unstructured data lives?  Today, most of this data is stored on Object Storage platforms, which is an architecture that manages data as objects, instead of individual files. Object…

Do not be a part of this statistic, the unfortunate reality is that businesses can fall victim to the forces of nature. Whether it’s a blaze that burns through your office, or a flash flood that sends water coursing through your server room, disasters can hit at any time, and the most likely…

On Friday March 4th, as part 1 of a 3 part series, 451Research released an article regarding new government requirements for data center operators. Data center operators will be required to install DCIM (Data Center Infrastructure Management) software by 2018. The requirements are being driven by…

There are no insurance policies for data, but there are best practices your business can follow to ensure your data is backed up. Move to the Cloud – Cloud Backup is one of the best options because it’s cost effective and the data is always secure. Your company’s data will be on multiple servers…

  What would you do if your company’s data was hacked or compromised? Breaches by hackers or ransomware like the CryptoLocker virus target a company’s critical business data for exploitation or ransom.   These attacks, which sometimes stem from infected email attachments, malware, or Trojans, can …

File, image, client data, and critical business documentation all contribute to a company’s requirement around data storage. The need to access (directly or remotely), share, collaborate with, and/or retain these files has created demand for new and more cost effective ways of managing and storing…