Updates and insights about network infrastructure, servers, and IT hardware management.
Over the past 30 days, there has been noticeable tightening in enterprise storage availability as hyperscaler's sign long term contracts for almost all the HDD production available.
When Dataforge removes old server and storage equipment from a client site, all drives are securely sanitized. This is standard practice for us — not a billable service.
Managed Ceph private cloud vs bare metal and public cloud in the GTA. Compare real pricing, performance, and operational risk.
Tape storage never disappeared — it got better. With modern LTO technology delivering massive capacity, high streaming speeds, built-in encryption, and true offline protection, tape has become a powerful companion to disk-based backups. For organizations facing explosive data growth, tape offers a reliable and cost-effective path to long-term retention.
Thinking about virtualizing your servers or upgrading old hardware? Proxmox is one of the most flexible and cost-effective virtualization platforms available—and Dataforge is Burlington’s local Proxmox MSP.
A hybrid IT model gives businesses the freedom to run workloads where they make the most financial and operational sense.