Day Two Cloud 038: Making The Case For Third-Party Cloud Storage

Today’s Day Two Cloud podcast focuses on third-party cloud storage. While the big cloud providers have native storage offerings, there may be times when you want an alternative.
Our guest is Stephen Foskett, a longtime storage analyst and founder of Tech Field Day and Gestalt IT. He discusses why third-party storage in the cloud is viable, describes common enterprise use cases, and examines key issues including performance, data management, and operations.
We talk about:

* What third-party means in context of the cloud
* Why a cloud provider’s offering may not meet your needs
* Pros and cons of both cloud-native and third-party storage options
* The essential role of data management
* Cloud gateways
* Performance and administration challenges
* More

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Show Links:
Tech Field Day
Gestalt IT
Stephen Foskett on Twitter