First mind the data then look at performance

Reviewing your data storage starts with the audit

Joe Brady, chief technical officer of Evros Gavin Lockhart, solutions architect with the Ergo Group

THere is always going to be hype, not to mention genuine business concern, about the sheer growth of data and the consequent need for investment in more and more storage capacity. But as David Kinsella, chief technical officer of Datapac, said: “The first responsibility is the safety of your data, how you are going to protect and retain it.

In almost every sense, your data is your business. On the other hand, that ...