Storage Category

How to Create and Manage a Federated Repository with NAKIVO

February 6, 2025
Over time, backups consume more storage space and hence disk space as the amount of backed-up data continues to grow. You may be using incre...

The Different Methods to Back Up NAS Shares

January 29, 2025
NAS shares are convenient for storing large amounts of data and accessing shared data over the network. Given that NAS devices have their ow...

Private Cloud vs Public Cloud for Backups: Choosing the Right Platform for Your Business

January 27, 2025
In recent years, storing data in the cloud has proven reliable and efficient prompting most businesses to choose this type of storage. IT be...

Hyper-V Storage Migration Guide

December 23, 2024
Modern organizations are interested in being mobile, flexible, and efficient so as to remain competitive in the ever-changing market. Thus,...

What Is Immutable Data Storage for Backups?

February 14, 2024
Data backups can help recover data if a main production copy is corrupted or deleted. However, with the high risk of cyberattacks and other...

Tiered Storage Guide: Tiers Types and Solutions

February 6, 2024
Organizations today have to use storage rationally as large amounts of data can increase storage costs and lead to data proliferation. Data...

How to Mount Amazon S3 as a Drive for Cloud File Sharing

December 6, 2023
In Amazon S3, data is stored in “buckets”, the basic unit of data storage. You can configure permissions for users to access the buckets via...

Cloud Storage Security Best Practices

November 3, 2023
Cloud storage has brought numerous benefits for organizations, including easy accessibility, scalability and cost efficiency. Public cloud p...

Configuring ESXi Storage Networks in vSphere

September 22, 2023
ESXi hosts support storage connected via the network, such as NAS and SAN, as well as directly attached storage devices. Network-based stora...

Cloud Repatriation: Benefits and Challenges

September 1, 2023
In 2023, the number of organizations relying on public cloud storage and computing services is growing as the move to cloud trend continues....

Enterprise Data Storage and Management Trends

August 16, 2023
Basic storage devices, such as disk drives, and complex storage systems are evolving continuously as the volumes of data generated, processe...

QNAP-Based NAS Backup Appliance Configuration with NAKIVO

June 8, 2023
Network Attached Storage (NAS) servers have been growing in popularity as reliable and convenient data protection and storage devices. Rangi...

File Server vs NAS – Which One to Choose?

June 7, 2023
File servers and NAS devices are common solutions for storing and sharing files over a network. But the two differ in functionality. Choosin...

Tape Backup vs Disk Backup for VMs

June 1, 2023
In recent years, there has been a significant shift toward disk-based backup in terms of media used as targets by data protection solutions....

Tape Backup Advantages That Make It Still Relevant

June 1, 2023
Modern businesses are data-driven, meaning that data is a critical asset of any organization, and it should be protected at all costs. For t...

Synology NAS Devices: Which One to Choose?

June 1, 2023
When there is no free space left in the chassis of your server to install hard disk drives, yet you still require more storage capacity, a g...

How Amazon Storage Gateway Works: Complete Walkthrough

June 1, 2023
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is used by many users and organizations given its scalability, reliability, and other advantages. When migrating d...

How Tape Backup Software Works and Why You Need It

June 1, 2023
Tape may seem like an outdated media of data storage at this day and age, but for many reasons, it is an excellent means of backing up your...

How to Set Up an SMB Share as a Backup Repository in NAKIVO Backup & Replication

June 1, 2023
NAKIVO Backup & Replication is a universal data protection solution that can be installed on different devices and operating systems, in...

Hyper-V Storage Best Practices

June 1, 2023
Storage is one of the most important components involved with servers; this includes virtualization servers that have a hypervisor installed...