They are counting on you. You can count on us. The unprecedented times we are living through have brought many realities into sharp focus. As our first responders and healthcare workers race to care for the people our communities, the other essential members of our society have also continued to face the challenges of this time. Delivering goods, serving customers at grocery stores and pharmacies, keeping our public infrastructure operating seamlessly, and supporting the other [...]

IT New Normal First and foremost - Cirrus Data and I join the chorus of people offering their deepest sympathy to those directly impacted by COVID-19. We are also extending our heartfelt thanks to the many folks on the frontline who are fearlessly and tirelessly working to keep our communities healthy, safe, and fed. That said, in IT, we often live in a world that is unique to us. We operate in the background keeping [...]

Recently one of the Cirrus Data Solutions early investors shared their opinion on the new Data Galaxy. Below is the blog published by Steve Pelletier, founder of SPELLNET Capital. A Star Trek fan, Steve relates the CDS Data Galaxy to missions on the starship USS Enterprise. To boldly go where nobody has gone before, you will need a transporter. SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has said that to survive long term we humans must become a [...]

Data Migration Strategy: Three Steps to Success How do organizations manage the maze of exceptions, delays, and additional tools required for data or cloud migration? The answer is to remove the exceptions. When you are no longer faced with a roadblock at every turn, the data migration process moves smoothly and quickly. To further accelerate the data migration, you can maximize your availability by using every minute of the day to its fullest potential. Below [...]

Data Migration Projects When your organization is ready to bring new storage online or to begin using the cloud, you will find yourself facing a data migration project. It seems like it should be straightforward to move any data or applications onto the new technology, but you'll quickly find any data migration project will be littered with exceptions. Exceptions come from every angle and can make planning a move to Azure or AWS, for example, [...]