Auto-stor's pricing is complicated. Prices start at about $6,000 per terabyte, but decline by 15 percent for every 10 TB added. You'll need Arkivio Central Server, as well as the support options appropriate for the file-system protocols you'll be using. Count on spending between $10,000 and $15,000 for the additional software.
Avamar Technologies
Avamar Technologies' Axion solution has been available for several years. Using a "commonality factoring" algorithm, the technology eliminates duplication to squeeze more data into a smaller space.
Axion doesn't support the characterization of back-end hardware in terms of capability or cost. This partly reflects the fact that until recently, the technology was a "hardware stovepipe"--meaning it worked only with Avamar RAINs (redundant arrays of independent nodes). However, the vendor plans to support heterogeneous back-end storage, and is building an API to let Axion interoperate with storage-management framework products.
To realize the benefits of cloud-native software, an application must actually be cloud-native—designed to run in the cloud, interacting with disaggregated cloud services, fully manageable as code—to deliver the expected benefits.
By combining resources and expertise, the AI-Enabled ICT Workforce Consortium will offer a blueprint for how industries can adapt to an AI-dominated future.
IT leaders should heed the guidance of cybersecurity insurance providers who think businesses should prioritize security education, incident preparedness, regular internal audits, and ongoing vulnerability scanning and patching.
