Month: January 2026

Right, let’s get straight to it. Enterprises today, they’re not running on some idyllic single-vendor setup. It’s a patchwork quilt of technologies, and backing that up? Well, that’s where the fun really begins. I recently sat down with Holly, a seasoned data architect with years of experience wrestling with this very problem, to get her…

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Right, let’s talk about something near and dear to my heart: securing the perimeter, specifically using Network Traffic Analysis and Deep Packet Inspection (DPI). As network defenders, we’re constantly in a cat-and-mouse game, and understanding how adversaries attempt data exfiltration is crucial. I’ve recently spent a fair bit of time dissecting various techniques, and I…

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I was catching up with Cerys the other day – she’s a VP of Infrastructure at a pretty large SaaS company – and our conversation veered, as it often does, into the fascinating, and sometimes frustrating, world of enterprise storage. We were talking about how, for years, companies were almost forced down the one-vendor route,…

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I recently had a fascinating chat with Caitlin, a seasoned storage architect, about the ever-present headache of managing storage in large enterprises. The topic? The pivotal role of automation and orchestration in simplifying a multi-vendor storage landscape – a challenge most businesses face these days. “It’s like herding cats,” Caitlin chuckled, setting the tone for…

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Right, let’s talk database backups. It sounds dry, I know, but trust me, as someone who’s had to recover a critical database at 3 AM on a Sunday, it’s anything but boring. This isn’t just about ticking a box; it’s about business continuity, regulatory compliance, and potentially saving your bacon. I’m going to guide you…

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Right, so I recently had a proper natter with Isabella, a data recovery whizz, about something that keeps many business owners up at night: data backups. We’re not just talking about a quick copy-paste job here. We delved deep into the world of full, incremental, and differential backups, and how they impact your recovery speed…

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I recently had a fascinating chat with Sienna, a seasoned infrastructure architect, about the challenges enterprises face in ensuring their various storage technologies play nicely together. The conversation really highlighted how Software-Defined Storage (SDS) is emerging as a crucial integration layer. It’s not a silver bullet, but it offers some compelling solutions to a very…

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Right, so I was just chewing the fat with Bradley the other day – you know Bradley, been around the storage block a few times. We were diving deep into the absolute mess that is legacy storage and how enterprises are grappling with keeping their systems playing nicely together. Specifically, we were talking about the…

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Right, let’s dive into a topic that’s close to my heart – and probably a headache for many of you: multi-vendor storage. For years, I’ve seen enterprises grapple with the complexities of managing storage from different vendors, each with their own APIs, interfaces, and idiosyncrasies. It’s a far cry from the (often illusory) simplicity of…

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Right, let’s dive straight in. I was chatting with Finley the other day – you know Finley, architect down at GlobalMegaCorp – about the absolute headache that edge storage has become for enterprises. The core problem, as we saw it, revolves around integration and management. It’s a bit like trying to herd cats, isn’t it?…

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