PolyBase, a data virtualization feature for SQL Server, allows users to seamlessly query data from various external sources directly using T-SQL (Transact-SQL) without the need for separate client ...

Carbonite Migrate is a tool that enables its users to migrate their workloads to and from any environment by tackling two notorious pain points for users when it comes to data migrations: downtime and ...

As an IT professional working for a small to mid-sized organization you are not only in charge of the servers, desktops, firewalls, routers, switches and mobile devices… you’re the chief, cook and ...

Application-based, file-based, and block-based migration all have their own merits and use cases. Choosing the right solution starts with understanding their differences. Data migration is a critical ...

It’s a rare individual who truly relishes taking on a big, difficult challenge. This is especially true of challenges filled with overwhelming risk and complexity—the kind of challenge that can stall ...

Expertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. Let’s go way back to 1956, when IBM introduced the first hard drive, a revolution in data ...