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The winners of our 22nd annual TechTarget Storage Products of the Year contest have been announced! Congratulations to the companies that took Gold, Silver and Bronze in our 4 categories. Backup and Disaster Recovery 🥇 Gold: HYCU, Inc. R-Cloud 🥈 Silver: Commvault Data Protection Platform 🥉 Bronze: Zerto 10 Cloud Storage 🥇 Gold: Pure Storage Evergreen//One 🥈 Silver: CTERA Enterprise File Services Platform 7.5 🥉 Bronze: Portworx by Pure Storage Enterprise 3.0 Disk and Disk Subsystems 🥇 Gold: Infinidat InfiniBox SSA II F4316T 🥈 Silver: Dell Technologies PowerStore with PowerStoreOS 3.5 🥉 Bronze: Western Digital OpenFlex Data24 NVMe-oF Storage Platform 3200 Series Storage System and Application Software 🥇 Gold: Hammerspace Release 5 🥈 Silver: HPE GreenLake for Block Storage powered by HPE Alletra Storage MP 🥉 Bronze: Dell Technologies VxRail VD-4000 Learn more about the winners here: https://bit.ly/48yHGoX #StoragePOY #DataStorage #CloudStorage #DisasterRecovery

🛠️ Network management is crucial to networking, and the five foundational elements -- also known as FCAPS -- remain the same no matter what changes organizations make. Learn what the five different types of network management are and why they're important to network operations. 📰 Read more: https://bit.ly/3ZLaIzp By Amy Larsen DeCarlo #NetworkManagement #NetOps #FCAPS #Networking

Considering how ubiquitous data storage is, it's reasonable to think that challenges will come up. ⚠️Don't overlook or ignore these 10 data storage issues -- including those related to staff, security and cost -- as they could disrupt operations without the proper planning. Read: https://bit.ly/3ZFoWSn By Paul Kirvan #DataStorage #DataStorageChallenges

What is a metrics store and how would you use it? A metrics store is a central place where organizations keep definitions and calculations of their metrics. You might heard the terms headless business intelligence, a metrics layer or a metrics platform used. Metrics stores provide a consistent way for teams to use and share these definitions and calculations across different data tools. This technology bridges user data tools and a data warehouse, data lake, or data lakehouse. Learn more about the benefits of metric stores here: https://bit.ly/3OEYMJo

Network teams should regularly monitor their networks to ensure reliability and adequate performance. When monitoring network traffic, make sure to: 📈 Establish a baseline 🔎 Check configurations ⚠️ Create escalation procedures 🛠️ and more… 📰 Read more: https://bit.ly/3BfSxsm By Amy DeCarlo #NetworkMonitoring #NetworkTraffic

IAM best practices enable a security team to find good security habits that help provide access to applications and resources while safeguarding data and avoiding security failures. Learn how to manage access effectively with IAM. ⤵️ 📰 Read more: By Sean M. Kerner #IAM #Security #CyberSecurity #AccessManagement #DataProtection #BestPractices

Are you wondering if Microsoft Copilot 365 is a good fit for you organization? Microsoft promises to protect enterprise data by preventing the use of sensitive information in Copilot queries. But, it's critical to understand that not all copilots offer the same level of security. One potential risk in using an AI model is that a user's query could unintentionally expose confidential data. Learn more here: https://bit.ly/3OqneOB

In a digital world that faces increasing cyberthreats, immutable storage offers a strong defense mechanism. 🛡️ There's a lot more to it, though, with many uses, features, benefits, challenges and types for admins to consider. Read: https://bit.ly/4g6w7Zh By Julia B. #ImmutableStorage #DataProtection #Cyberthreats

Data storage technology can harm the environment. 🌎 To save energy and help reduce the environmental impact of data storage, choose efficient strategies and green-friendly cloud providers. Read: https://bit.ly/3VrcVOf By Paul Kirvan, Hon FBCI, CISA #DataStorage #GreenStorage #Sustainability

User provisioning and deprovisioning form an important lifecycle in identity management, as overprivileged and orphaned user identities pose risks. 👤⚠️ Set and terminate accounts as precisely as possible -- and only for as long as necessary. 📰 Read more: https://bit.ly/3OeWxwa By Dave Shackleford #IdentityManagement #AccountManagement #AccountProvisioning