ProActive Solutions has announced that CRN®, a brand of The Channel Company, has named Terryn Larosche, Director of Strategic Partnerships, to the highly respected Women of the Channel list for 2021.

Data management is the key to data storage retrieval. Storing data efficiently and quickly accessing it is essential because so many organizations use automation and advanced analytics, such as artificial intelligence, to make business decisions and perform critical operations. Working with complete, accurate, and current data keeps a business competitive.

Containers have become a popular way to run applications because their portability increases the flexibility and agility of the way companies use applications. With companies increasingly turning to the cloud, containers provide a way of developing and running cloud-native applications by providing an operating environment that supports microservices.   

No company is safe from natural disasters or data breaches. Unfortunately, many businesses don’t have business continuity or disaster recovery (DR) solutions in place. The massive power outages in Texas this winter are a case in point. The power utility was not expecting severe winter weather and had to resort to rolling blackouts to prevent a total system failure.

2021 may once again look different when it comes to annual conferences as many have opted to continue down the virtual path while others are offering a hybrid model. Here is an overview of this year’s impressive schedule where together we can learn, engage and explore the future of technology.

Using the cloud effectively requires developing a cloud strategy. Your company should be working to align cloud models and services with your business goals and planning for the long term. However, many organizations that adopt the cloud fail to get the maximum value out of their cloud investment. 

The cloud is only as good as its supporting network. Data needs to be transmitted from endpoints where it is generated to the cloud and to and from cloud environments and on-premises resources. In particular, hybrid cloud and multicloud environments benefit from a fast, responsive, and reliable network that connects different cloud instances.  

Meeting data storage capacity needs is only half the battle when working with data-intensive applications and workloads. Data management is necessary before companies can access the information needed for advanced analytics. Managing data is also the key to cost-efficient data storage.  

Never before has it been more necessary to be able to allocate storage quickly and efficiently. However, provisioning storage resources can be a guessing game. When a company uses physical storage, provisioning it takes time and planning. IT leaders must estimate how much storage they need based on projected data capacity needs, which tend to grow exponentially. Time needs to be allotted for requisitioning the storage resources and implementing them. 

The way companies use cloud has been evolving. Organizations are turning to new types of cloud services and branching out into hybrid cloud and multicloud environments. This transformation in the way the cloud is being leveraged puts greater demands on the supporting network infrastructure.