Build cloud and mobile apps on Atmos

EMC Mobile: The Business Case for building a mobile app using Atmos and AT&T Synaptic http://youtu.be/yA3UVLt8j8A Hear how Randy Ziegler, Director of EMC's Mobile Marketing Initiative leverages Atmos and AT&T Synaptic as the platform of choice for the EMC Mobile iPad App. Randy explains how cloud storage delivers an ideal platform for high performing, scalable … Continue reading Build cloud and mobile apps on Atmos →

Syncplicity and Atmos power "Sync and Share" file services without the risk

More and more users are adopting some type of cloud file service and there are options galore to be had. Each of these cloud options has one inherent flaw for the enterprise; your data lives outside of the control of the IT department. Imagine that intellectual property your employee generated and stored in their cloud file storage … Continue reading Syncplicity and Atmos power "Sync and Share" file services without the risk →

Data Protection Advisor 6.0 released – 60 Day Free Trial!

March 11th was a huge milestone for DPA as the engineering team announced the newest version 6.0 of the software. This is a huge change in the product as the backend has been overhauled and a new API interface added for infinite customization. See more details of the new features below and get your free … Continue reading Data Protection Advisor 6.0 released – 60 Day Free Trial! →

Free Atmos Training!

For a limited time, EMC is offering its “Build Cloud Scale Applications using the REST API” Online Instructor - Led Course at no charge. This hands-on course uses Visual Studio (C#) code examples where you’ll write to the REST Web Service APIs and the EMC Atmos Cloud Storage Environment. You’ll learn: How objects are created … Continue reading Free Atmos Training! →

Don't Converge without a Backup Plan

Today's cloud focused software defined data center is being powered by the latest converged infrastructure like VCE's vBlock. As we converge our hardware stack in the data center into a cohesive scalable stack, it's important that backup continue to be a part of they plan. EMC Avamar empowers IT with a powerful backup environment that … Continue reading Don't Converge without a Backup Plan →

Brand New Atmos Hardware and New Software Versions Available

EMC Atmos is a cloud storage platform that enables enterprises and service providers to store, manage, and protect globally distributed, unstructured content at scale. A key differentiator of Atmos is its management of data in a policy-driven, object-based way. Key to this functionality is the flexible user metadata. Coupling objects with metadata tags allows objects … Continue reading Brand New Atmos Hardware and New Software Versions Available →

F1 and the Formula – How EMC is like an F1 Team

I had the great thrill of attending the inaugural Formula One race at the new Circuit of the America's track in Austin a few weekends ago and it was amazing. The first thing that struck me was the sheer power of the cars on the track. As they came speeding by turn 9 and made … Continue reading F1 and the Formula – How EMC is like an F1 Team →

Avamar…Fun Facts

Avamar is an awesome product that combines the power of disk based deduplication and backup software in a single package. See the following fun facts about Avamar that you may not have known. The first to integrate to VMware’s vStorage API for Data Protection (VADP) and to vCenter in 2009. The first to leverage VMware’s … Continue reading Avamar…Fun Facts →

Why Data Domain and Avamar are not like Rock Band

I was walking through my house in the dark the other night and tripped over the Rock Band drum set and Guitars that I had stashed in the corner. After getting yelled at for still having that stuff in the house I exclaimed "Let's just sell them!" This garnered the standard, "I don't know...what if … Continue reading Why Data Domain and Avamar are not like Rock Band →

Older Avamar 5.0 software versions possibly impacted by upcoming DST change

If you are still running an older version of Avamar 5.0 software (specifically the versions listed below), the change to and from DST that occurs in the Spring and the Fall may cause maintenance activities to stop. The fix is simple...upgrade to the latest version of the GSAN software. If that is not possible, then … Continue reading Older Avamar 5.0 software versions possibly impacted by upcoming DST change →