Hyperconverged infrastructure solutions are making substantial inroads into a broader set of use cases and deployment options, but limitations exist. I& leaders should view HCI solutions as tools in the toolbox, rather than panaceas for all IT infrastructure problems.

Backup is just backup. Some organizations still rely on purpose-built backup systems, but they are quickly falling out of favor because they’re insufficient for massive recovery needs. Also, they can’t fulfill the requirement for faster Recovery Time Objectives (RTO) to keep pace with the business. To learn more, read the tech brief, Backup Does Not Equal Disaster Recovery, including:

• How legacy backup and DR fall short
• The critical importance of planning your Recovery Time Objective (RTO) and Recovery Point Objective (RPO)
• Why manual DR processes leave you unprotected