“The computing edge” is a sexy buzzword right now. But is that really what you want as an IT admin? No—what you want, what you need, is infrastructure that just works, whether it’s on-premises or at the edge. That means your edge infrastructure needs to be reliable, especially in areas where it can be notoriously unreliable, and it needs to be run with as little administrative overhead as possible. Even if that means almost no overhead at all. In other words, the edge needs to be so boring that you don’t stay up nights worrying about whether it’ll suddenly go down. Scale Computing understands that, and CEO/Co-Founder Jeff Ready discusses how to make edge computing boring with ActualTech Media Partner James Green on this episode of “10 on Tech.” They chat about how computing is changing, and what you can do to stay on top of those changes, keeping your company competitive in the new computing era. Highlights of the show include: * Scale Computing history * What exactly is “edge computing” anyway? * The importance of “blue collar” IT * Identifying the most unreliable part of the infrastructure * Top considerations for doing edge computing right * Why hyperconverged infrastructure and edge computing are a natural fit * Security concerns for edge deployments * Extreme edge use cases and how to minimize (or eliminate) downtime * Scale’s No. 1 lesson for doing edge computing right Resource links from the show: Scale computing homepage -- https://www.scalecomputing.com/ Get a free trial -- https://www.scalecomputing.com/landing-pages/hc3-edge-computing-trial Contact Scale for more information -- https://www.scalecomputing.com/contact Scale’s Edge Computing solutions -- https://www.scalecomputing.com/hc3-edge We hope you enjoy this episode; and don’t forget to subscribe to the show on iTunes, Google Play, or Stitcher.­

If there’s one word that describes the modern IT era, that word is “complexity.” Applications, data, and its associated infrastructure has broken through its on-premises boundaries and moved to the cloud and the edge. This has massive implications for things like software development and storage. Apps are increasingly born in the cloud and housed in containers, using microservices and APIs. This ramps up complexity in a big way. These apps are consuming huge amounts of data, and the storage needs to keep up. Since object storage is incredibly scalable, it’s more important than ever. And making sure that object storage is fast and efficient enough to be used by these apps is the core of what Scality does. In this episode of “10 on Tech,” Scality Chief Product Officer Paul Speciale joins ActualTech Media Partners Scott Lowe and James Green to talk about the past, present, and future of object storage. If you’re using containers and Kubernetes in production, or are considering a move into cloud-native development in the near future, this is an episode you don’t want to miss. Highlights of the show include: * The emergence of “big data” applications * The shift toward cloud native computing and how it impacts storage * How storage is evolving in the direction of DevOps * The unique storage needs of containerized apps * The necessity of API-driven access and provisioning for storage in the cloud * The changing consumption patterns of storage * What’s behind the rise of object storage in the last decade * Looking ahead to the future of storage * Scality’s new object storage offering Resource links from the show: Scality homepage -- https://www.scality.com/ Schedule a Scality demo -- https://www.scality.com/contact Why object storage is the new primary data storage -- https://www.scality.com/solved/object-storage-is-the-new-primary-data-storage/ Webinar: How to build a scalable and versatile data platform to unlock your data’s potential -- https://www.brighttalk.com/webcast/12517/443123 We hope you enjoy this episode; and don’t forget to subscribe to the show on iTunes, Google Play, or Stitcher.­

IT infrastructure has broken through. It’s no longer in an on-premises walled garden—data, applications, and hardware can live anywhere. That means new opportunities for business, but it also brings new challenges, especially when it comes to tying all these newly-disparate pieces together. That’s where edge networking comes in, and that’s the topic of this “10 on Tech” episode with ZPE Systems. John Paul Kang, ZPE Solutions Architect, joins ActualTech Media Partner James Green for an eye-opening discussion of how edge networking can transform your IT operations. Edge networking ensures that all your various systems can quickly and reliably communicate with each other, even if they’re thousands of miles away. It also allows you to update, manage, and maintain your network with minimal or even no staff onsite. It’s an episode you don’t want to miss. Highlights of the show include: * Edge computing vs. edge networking * Why businesses are moving to edge networking * Challenges in building and maintaining edge networks * Defining zero-touch provisioning, and its importance * Real-world examples of customers who have saved time and money by implementing ZPE edge networking solutions Resource links from the show: ZPE Systems homepage -- https://www.zpesystems.com/ What is zero-touch provisioning? -- https://www.zpesystems.com/what-is-zero-touch-provisioning/ ROI calculator -- https://www.zpesystems.com/roi-calculator/ Enterprise networking survival guide -- https://www.zpesystems.com/resources/media-library/ebooks-whitepapers/enterprise-networking-survival-guide/ We hope you enjoy this episode; and don’t forget to subscribe to the show on iTunes, Google Play, or Stitcher.­

Ionir CEO Jacob Cherian calls his company a “container-native, enterprise software-defined storage and data management platform for Kubernetes.” That’s a mouthful! And it might be hard to even grasp what all that means. That’s why Cherian had a talk with ActualTech Media Partner James Green. In this episode of “10 on Tech,” they discuss how Ionir’s product overcomes the traditional limitation of running stateful applications across containerized/Kubernetes environments. Stateless apps have always been easier to use with containers, but the necessity of persistent data for some apps has made architecture much more complicated. Using Ionir, that’s no longer the case. Listen in to find out more. Highlights of the show include: * The changing nature of data * The problems of data portability and persistent volumes * How Data Teleport handles Reads and Writes * The importance of minimizing Reads on demand * Improving the Continuous Integration/Continuous Delivery (CI/CD) development model * The breakthrough of converting a storage stack into a microservices architecture Resource links from the show: Ionir homepage -- https://ionir.com/ Get early access to Ionir -- https://ionir.com/early-access-program/ About Data Teleport -- https://ionir.com/blog/introducing-data-teleport-instant-data-mobility/ Why tightly-coupled containers and microservices are a must in achieving cloud-native storage -- https://ionir.com/blog/why-tightly-coupled-containers-and-microservices-are-a-must-in-achieving-cloud-native-storage/ We hope you enjoy this episode; and don’t forget to subscribe to the show on iTunes, Google Play, or Stitcher.­

You’re an IT admin. You’ve been tasked with expanding your storage infrastructure. You know that the cloud is the way to go. But there’s a big question facing you: what data do you have, and how do you sort out the most important data from the less important data? And then, how do you move it into (and out of) the cloud without breaking the bank? These are critical questions for data management, and they’re the focus of this episode of ActualTech Media’s “10 on Tech” podcast. Joining ActualTech Media Partner James Green is Krishna Subramanian, President & COO of data management vendor Komprise. They discuss the best ways to get a handle on the data explosion happening in most companies, and the best ways to increase efficiency and save money when migrating data to, and managing that data in, the cloud. If you’re looking to do this now, it’s an episode you don’t want to miss. Highlights of the show include: * Why companies are moving to a cloud-first strategy for data storage * Structured vs. unstructured data * How to properly migrate data to the cloud * Why manual processes for data migration are doomed to fail * The Komprise solution for data management Resource links from the show: Komprise homepage -- https://www.komprise.com/ Try Komprise for free -- https://www.komprise.com/free-trial/ Data management TCO calculator -- https://www.komprise.com/resources/tco-calculator/ Komprise FAQs -- https://www.komprise.com/resources/faqs/ We hope you enjoy this episode; and don’t forget to subscribe to the show on iTunes, Google Play, or Stitcher.­

Phishing is evolving. The bad guys are getting better at tricking end users and getting their information, and they’re starting to use more sophisticated techniques, including Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML), to find and exploit more targets. The way to fight back, according to Patrick Harr, CEO of SlashNext, is to employ the same techniques to defeat them. Harr talks with ActualTech Media Partner James Green about how to do that on this episode of “10 on Tech.” They take a deep dive into the next wave of phishing, and how to protect yourself and your company against the newly emerging threats. Highlights of the show include: * How phishing is moving beyond simple email attacks * The dramatic increase in phishing attacks since the start of the pandemic * The reason ransomware often starts out as phishing * How SlashNext uses big data to spot new attack vectors Resource links from the show: SlashNext homepage -- https://www.slashnext.com/ Try SlashNext for free -- https://www.slashnext.com/free-trial-request/ Request a SlashNext demo -- https://www.slashnext.com/request-a-demo/ Phishing 2.0 is Here: Make Sure You’re Prepared -- https://www.slashnext.com/blog/phishing-2-0-is-here-make-sure-youre-prepared/ We hope you enjoy this episode; and don’t forget to subscribe to the show on iTunes, Google Play, or Stitcher.­  

It’s becoming an increasingly common story: a company moves some operations and data to the cloud, figuring all its problems will be solved. Then the bill comes. Heart attacks ensue. And just as swiftly, the company pulls back from the cloud. It doesn’t have to be that way, according to Dave Birmingham, Senior Technical Evangelist, SIOS Technology Corp. He chats with ActualTech Media Partner James Green about the proper way to move to the cloud on this episode of “10 on Tech.” They discuss how to not get burned financially, as well as advice on choosing the right cloud deployment and management options. Highlights of the show include: * The reasons companies fail in cloud deployments * Reserved and spot instances in the cloud, and how they can save you money * Cloud Availability Zones, what they are, and how they impact your operations * The hidden danger of cloud egress fees and how to avoid them * Backup and recovery in the cloud Resource links from the show: SIOS homepage -- https://us.sios.com/ Try SIOS for free -- https://us.sios.com/san-sanless-clusters/free-trial-evaluation-san-sanless-clusters/ Schedule a SIOS demo -- https://us.sios.com/demo-request/ SIOS DataKeeper -- https://us.sios.com/products/windows/datakeeper-standard/ SIOS Case Studies -- https://us.sios.com/sios-resources/?_sfm_item_category=Case%20Study We hope you enjoy this episode; and don’t forget to subscribe to the show on iTunes, Google Play, or Stitcher.­  

It’s the age-old IT tradeoff: the speed of memory, with its lack of persistence, vs. storage, which is slower but persistent. More and more, however, this tradeoff is being minimized, with new technologies offering the promise of both speed and persistence. MemVerge is one of the companies at the leading edge of this revolution, and they join ActualTech Media Partner James Green to discuss this growing trend on “10 on Tech.” MemVerge CEO Charles Fan and James pick apart the concept of “persistent memory,” what it looks like today, and where it’s going in the future. Highlights of the show include: * Distinguishing between storage, memory, and persistent memory * Why persistent memory is such a breakthrough for application performance * Intel Optane’s three “modes” of operation, and why they all have shortcomings * Top MemVerge use cases, including financial services and entertainment Resource links from the show: MemVerge homepage -- https://www.memverge.com/ MemVerge Introduces Big Memory Computing -- https://www.memverge.com/press-releases/memverge-introduces-big-memory-computing/ MemVerge blog -- https://www.memverge.com/blog/ Try a MemVerge demo -- https://www.memverge.com/#beta We hope you enjoy this episode; and don’t forget to subscribe to the show on iTunes, Google Play, or Stitcher.­

Coronavirus has taken a terrible toll on the world, and changed everything. On the IT side, one of the most obvious ways things have changed is the “new normal” of cloud computing moving to the center of operations. Even when business starts to return, there will be more remote work than ever being done, and it’s likely to be a permanent situation. That means a need for cloud solutions that foster remote collaboration. That’s the topic under discussion on this episode of “10 on Tech” with ActualTech Media Partner James Green. Joining James are two Panzura executives: Jill Stelfox, Executive Chairwoman & CEO, and Rich Weber, President & Chief Product Officer. They chat about what this new world will look like, and how to make sure that your users can effectively work together, no matter where they are. Highlights of the show include: * How the novel coronavirus has upended traditional ways of doing IT * Why things will never completely return to the way they were * Common myths about workloads that can’t be moved to the cloud * The necessity of making sure remote workers can be just as efficient and productive as those at headquarters * The solutions Panzura offers to get remote work done better Resource links from the show: Panzura homepage -- https://panzura.com/ Schedule a Panzura demo -- https://panzura.com/demo/ Panzura industry solutions and use cases -- https://panzura.com/solutions-now/ Panzura resource page -- https://panzura.com/resources/ We hope you enjoy this episode; and don’t forget to subscribe to the show on iTunes, Google Play, or Stitcher.­

Moore’s Law, which held that processor speeds would double every 18 months to 2 years, is dead, according to Pliops President/CBO Steve Fingerhut. Because of that, the burden now falls on storage to provide the kind of performance that the current IT environment demands. Fingerhut discusses these issues on this episode of “10 on Tech” with ActualTech Media Partner James Green. What’s needed, Fingerhut argues, is a way to speed up storage and make it more efficient. He believes the answer is storage acceleration, which offloads the burden from the processor. Highlights of the show include: * How the cloud has changed computing and application development * Why processors can’t keep up anymore * Where the bottlenecks really are now * Why storage hardware acceleration is the answer to current challenges * An overview of Pliops, and how its product works Resource links from the show: Pliops homepage -- https://pliops.com/ Blog -- https://pliops.com/unlock-the-full-potential-of-ssds/ Redis solution brief -- https://pliops.com/redis/ Pliops storage processor solution brief -- https://pliops.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Pliops-Storage-Processor-%E2%80%93-Solution-Brief.pdf Pliops storage accelerator overview -- https://pliops.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/PLIOPS-Infographics-Overview.pdf Pliops whitepaper -- https://pliops.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Pliops-Storage-Processor-Overview-2.pdf We hope you enjoy this episode; and don’t forget to subscribe to the show on iTunes, Google Play, or Stitcher.­