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Concurrent Robocopy Jobs

How to Reduce Robocopy Backup Time of SMB Volumes in the Cloud

Even though Microsoft’s Robocopy is multi-threaded, the utility inherently limits the number of outstanding I/Os which it can issue to your VPSA. This is simply due to the fact that it has to read and traverse your directory structure while collecting the data for backup. This causes delays in processing which are exacerbated by network latency.

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Large volumes AWS Zadara vs. EBS

Bigger, Faster Volumes at AWS

This week, AWS launched larger, faster EBS volumes. Large, fast volumes attached to EC2 instances are something Zadara has been offering since 2012. Now that AWS is starting to catch up, is Zadara still the right choice for data at rest in AWS? Let’s check four important dimensions; size, speed, value, and features.

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Zadara Storage at VMworld US 2014

We’re at VMworld this week in San Francisco – one of our favorite industry events! Here’s an overview of what you’ll find at our booth and some of the exciting product news we’re sharing at the event:

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