Kurt Hildebrand

Kurt is Director of the Data Center Practice at Connection with over 17 years of experience in storage, networking, virtualization, clustering, disaster recovery, and business consulting. He holds several professional certifications, including Citrix Certified Enterprise Administrator (CCEA), Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA), Certified Novell Engineer (CNE), EMC Certified Integration Engineer (EMCIE), Microsoft Certified System Engineer (MCSE), VMware Certified Professional (VCP). In his free time, Kurt enjoys strategy games, the outdoors, theater, and live music.

The Ingredients for a DR-Tuned Storage Strategy

December 23, 2014 | Kurt Hildebrand

Planning for disaster recovery (DR) and synchronizing this with your storage strategy can be a major challenge for IT organizations seeking to optimize budgets while ensuring business continuity (BC). Although…

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The ‘Other’ CIA – Part of Achieving a Secure Storage Infrastructure

October 1, 2014 | Kurt Hildebrand

In an era when data breeches can cost hundreds of millions of dollars, having a secure storage system is critical. But security isn’t just about protecting against breeches; it’s about…

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Automated Tiering

September 5, 2014 | Kurt Hildebrand

The prevalence of digital technology has triggered an explosion of data over the past decade. This has made the job of storing and managing data ever more formidable, especially as…

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The Complexities of Storage Compliance

June 6, 2014 | Kurt Hildebrand

We live in a hyper-connected world filled with business executives who are hyper-sensitive about data security. As they should be. The healthcare and retail industries seem to be the most…

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Why Sensible Storage Matters

April 14, 2014 | Kurt Hildebrand

There are two simple truths when it comes to storage: every organization has data they need to store, secure, and manage – and that amount of data is increasing every…

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