Wouldn't it be nice not to duplicate data in a multicloud world? Storage supplier Dell certainly thinks so

As Dell launches its latest self-commissioned study, UK senior veep and GM Dayne Turbitt is highlighting storage as one of the challenges faced by an increasingly multicloud world. In a briefing with The Reg, Turbitt talked about the state of the local tech landscape, notably cybersecurity and the skills gap, before moving on …

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How hard can it be

"Have you backed up your data?"

"You mean duplicated it in a safe place? Check!"

"Have you de-duped the cloud and rewired the service topology?"

"You mean one database to rule them all? Check!"

...

Three hours and one service failure later:

"Erm, you didn't back up to the cloud did you?"