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• December 13, 2018 13 Dec'18

  Google Cloud disaster recovery helped save data after Maria

  In an area vulnerable to hurricanes, restaurant chain Grupo Colón Gerena turned to Scale Computing's HC3 Cloud Unity and Google Cloud DR to stay ahead of the storms.

• December 06, 2018 06 Dec'18

  Acronis updates Data Cloud with more ransomware protection

  Acronis Data Cloud 7.8 adds cloud-centric data protection features to grow the vendor's managed service provider customer base. The vendor also added a physical shipping service.

• November 30, 2018 30 Nov'18

  Amazon Timestream, QLDB aim to grab more DBMS users for AWS

  Built-for-purpose databases target general ones, especially in the cloud. At re:Invent 2018, AWS added time-series and transaction ledger databases to expand its line.

• November 29, 2018 29 Nov'18

  Studies find proliferation of data poses huge IT challenge

  The mass propagation of data across multiple storage silos is getting out of control in many organizations. IT administrators cite it as a top concern.

• November 29, 2018 29 Nov'18

  Deep learning in big data analytics with Sisense Hunch

  Sisense Hunch, a new Sisense BI tool, enables big data analytics for IoT devices by using deep learning to automatically extract insights from big data.

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• November 28, 2018 28 Nov'18

  FalconStor Software CEO talks rebuilding, rebranding

  FalconStor's CEO talks about saving the company by focusing on cloud, rebranding its FreeStor data protection and management platform, and keeping his finger off the panic button.

• November 27, 2018 27 Nov'18

  Igneous Systems strengthens public cloud integrations

  New public cloud enhancements give Igneous customers granular control of their data, letting them move individual data sets to any storage tier in public clouds.

• November 27, 2018 27 Nov'18

  Microsoft Azure SQL Database and Oracle 19c start to rev

  A new Microsoft Azure SQL Database Managed Instance service seeks to span the gap between cloud and on-premises systems. Meanwhile, Oracle also has cloud plans of the data kind.

• November 27, 2018 27 Nov'18

  HPE partnership with Cohesity blossoms to OEM deal

  The Cohesity data management platform will be delivered through HPE DL380 and Apollo servers, thanks to the strengthened HPE partnership, marking Cohesity's first OEM deal.

• November 19, 2018 19 Nov'18

  Druva CloudRanger launches automated disaster recovery

  Druva automates its disaster recovery for AWS workloads through its recent addition of CloudRanger. Updates to the product also include compliance-specific features.

• November 19, 2018 19 Nov'18

  Virtual machine replication simplifies healthcare firm's DR

  Because disaster recovery planning and testing were too complicated, a health provider turned to Zerto virtual replication to speed up the process without increasing costs.

• November 15, 2018 15 Nov'18

  Everbridge mass notification sparkles for Tiffany

  Tiffany & Co. uses the freshly updated Everbridge Critical Event Management Platform in a number of ways. It recently had to put the mass notification capability to swift use.

• November 15, 2018 15 Nov'18

  Veritas data management tool uses AI to tackle downtime

  Veritas' new Predictive Insights data management tool uses AI, machine learning and telemetry data to assign reliability scores to systems, guiding administrators' priorities.

• November 15, 2018 15 Nov'18

  ThoughtSpot SearchIQ enables voice analytics

  Part of the ThoughtSpot 5 update, which adds a number of upgrades to the BI platform, SearchIQ allows users to take advantage of conversational analytics.

• November 14, 2018 14 Nov'18

  Rubrik backup focus moves to enterprise apps

  Rubrik's Cloud Data Management Andes 5 release includes backup features aimed at apps that 'generate a lot of money for a company,' such as Oracle and SAP HANA.

• November 12, 2018 12 Nov'18

  American Pacific Mortgage banks on cloud, Commvault backup

  As American Pacific Mortgage grew into a large enterprise, its old backup system couldn't keep up with cloud demands. Scalable Commvault backup was the answer.

• November 06, 2018 06 Nov'18

  DH2i DxOdyssey adds a layer of protection to multi-cloud

  The new DH2i security software tackles the difficulty of setting up a secure perimeter in hybrid and multi-cloud environments by creating one that is software-defined.

• November 06, 2018 06 Nov'18

  IBM-Red Hat deal highlights changes due in data processing

  The IBM acquisition of Red Hat marks a watershed in computer architecture. The duo says it can rebuild data applications in new ways. This news analysis explores what's coming.

• November 05, 2018 05 Nov'18

  Former Veeam CEO looks back, company looks ahead

  Peter McKay, formerly president and co-CEO of Veeam, said a lot of factors went into his departure from the company, and he plans to become a CEO again soon.

• November 01, 2018 01 Nov'18

  Druva backup supports AWS Snowball Edge appliances

  Druva customers can perform cloud migration to Amazon Web Services more simply due to Druva Cloud Platform's integration with AWS Snowball Edge devices.

• October 30, 2018 30 Oct'18

  Data literacy training offerings key to BI vendors

  Tableau announced a basic certification training exam, adding to its roster of online data literacy courses. Self-service BI rival Qlik also has a big focus on data literacy.

• October 29, 2018 29 Oct'18

  Carbonite backup comes to virtual machines

  Now called Carbonite Server VM Edition, the latest expansion of Carbonite's backup capabilities signifies the vendor's strategic push into the midmarket.

• October 25, 2018 25 Oct'18

  Igneous Systems takes on unstructured data management

  With the addition of DataFlow and DataDiscover as-a-service offerings, Igneous is building out its portfolio of products to manage and protect unstructured data.

• October 24, 2018 24 Oct'18

  Tableau extensions get more dev tools for integrations

  With the Tableau Developer Program, developers will be able to use a Tableau Online development sandbox and sample codes, among other free resources.

• October 24, 2018 24 Oct'18

  Dell EMC Cyber Recovery isolates and protects data

  Cyber Recovery software from Dell EMC forms a last line of defense against malware by putting critical data in a secure vault, isolated from where data attacks occur.

• October 24, 2018 24 Oct'18

  Tableau new features include NLP, AI, machine learning

  Tableau unveiled AI and NLP tools intended to improve users' experience with its BI platform by adding smart capabilities to Tableau 2019, now out in a public beta.

• October 22, 2018 22 Oct'18

  Commvault web interface getting a major overhaul

  At Commvault Go, the data protection vendor introduced a revamped user interface with machine learning-powered analytics and smarter storage usage reporting.

• October 18, 2018 18 Oct'18

  Veritas appliances help Flex NetBackup muscle

  More than two years after escaping Symantec, Veritas fights off data protection newcomers by packaging NetBackup with an expanding appliance portfolio.

• October 17, 2018 17 Oct'18

  Commvault backup-as-a-service portfolio expands by 3 options

  Commvault enhances its cloud-based data protection suite by offering its flagship Complete Backup & Recovery software as a service, with new services for VMs and native cloud apps.

• October 17, 2018 17 Oct'18

  Nationwide sees ups, downs with self-service Tableau tools

  Tableau provides users at insurer Nationwide with a versatile, self-service analytics platform. But the IT team faces some challenges with the self-service software.

• October 15, 2018 15 Oct'18

  Commvault Activate package turns insight into action

  Commvault's Activate, consisting of data analysis tools announced earlier this year, now allows users to learn about their unstructured data and effectively take action with it.

• October 12, 2018 12 Oct'18

  Looker 6 update adds analytics applications to BI tool

  With Looker 6, users of the BI platform can now access packaged applications that are designed for uses such as web analytics and digital marketing analytics.

• October 12, 2018 12 Oct'18

  MarkLogic Data Hub Service aims to ease cloud use of NoSQL DBMS

  MarkLogic rolled out a cloud-service version of its NoSQL database management system, a move designed to make the technology more cost-effective for cloud users.

• October 09, 2018 09 Oct'18

  Arcserve cloud platform eyes comprehensive business continuity

  The Business Continuity Cloud brings together the spectrum of Arcserve's technologies. Through the web-based user interface, users can perform most jobs in a few clicks.

• October 04, 2018 04 Oct'18

  Cloudera-Hortonworks merger narrows Hadoop users' options

  Hadoop users will have fewer choices as big data rivals Cloudera and Hortonworks unite. But the new company may be more competitive with AWS and Google.

• October 04, 2018 04 Oct'18

  Micro Focus Data Protector gets Express, Premium treatment

  Version 10.10 of Data Protector marks a new chapter in the backup and recovery product's long history, which goes back to years under Hewlett-Packard.

• October 02, 2018 02 Oct'18

  HPE StoreOnce backup adds capacity, protection capabilities

  Hewlett Packard Enterprise spruces up StoreOnce secondary storage with federated management of up to 100 appliances. HPE also deepened the StoreOnce integration with Commvault.

• October 02, 2018 02 Oct'18

  Kaseya cloud backup expands with Spanning acquisition

  Kaseya's cloud backup capabilities now extend to Office 365, Salesforce and G Suite, thanks to the acquisition of cloud-to-cloud backup specialist Spanning Cloud Apps.

• October 01, 2018 01 Oct'18

  IBM pushes automation, NLP in Cognos Analytics 11.1 update

  Cognos Analytics' new features include an AI assistant that responds in natural language, predictive analytics capabilities and tools for better data storytelling.

• September 27, 2018 27 Sep'18

  CEO sees Druva backup as cloud management play

  Druva strategy includes first helping customers move backup data to the cloud over the short term, then managing it all after it's there a few years down the road.

• September 27, 2018 27 Sep'18

  Lenovo and Veeam integration teams storage with protection

  Thanks to a new integration, Veeam and Lenovo customers can purchase Veeam's data management and protection with Lenovo's software-defined infrastructure or SAN products.

• September 26, 2018 26 Sep'18

  Mining equipment maker uses BI on Hadoop to dig for data

  BI on Hadoop is still new, but moving BI to data is trending. A data scientist working with IoT data at Komatsu sees the importance of getting big data to the right people.

• September 26, 2018 26 Sep'18

  Cloud migration to AWS keeps GSM afloat during Hurricane Harvey

  Hurricane Harvey struck GS Marketing's office in 2017. Thanks to a migration to the AWS cloud, the company avoided going underwater, even if its data center was.

• September 25, 2018 25 Sep'18

  Cohesity backup further integrates with Azure and Office 365

  Cohesity cozies up to Microsoft with deeper support for Office 365 Exchange Online, the ability to protect data in Azure Data Box, and DR capabilities in Azure cloud.

• September 24, 2018 24 Sep'18

  Imanis Data 4.0 introduces autonomous backups, NoSQL support

  Imanis enables the protection of NoSQL databases with no human intervention through new SmartPolicies, along with automated RPO-based backup and improved ransomware detection.

• September 19, 2018 19 Sep'18

  BackupAssist software offers cloud-to-local backup

  BackupAssist 365 can be set to automatically download files and email mailboxes from the cloud to an on-premises device, creating local backups as a cloud-to-cloud alternative.

• September 17, 2018 17 Sep'18

  Tibco analytics capabilities get upgrade in Spotfire X

  New Tibco AI and natural language processing functions in the soon-to-be-released Spotfire X look to create a simpler and faster experience for self-service BI users.

• September 13, 2018 13 Sep'18

  CEO: Veeam database exposure fixed, investigation launched

  Veeam co-CEO Peter McKay said there's 'no excuse' for the exposure of a marketing database and millions of email addresses. He said the company is being proactive in its response.

• September 13, 2018 13 Sep'18

  Containers key for Hortonworks alliance on big data hybrid

  Hortonworks is joining with Red Hat and IBM to work together on a hybrid big data architecture format that will run using containers both in the cloud and on premises.

• September 12, 2018 12 Sep'18

  Using visualizations and analytics in media content

  By using the best mass media BI practices, from data visualization to measuring metrics, companies like Condé Nast and Comcast are attracting consumers and raising revenues.

• September 12, 2018 12 Sep'18

  Rubrik backup suite bolstered by new Datos IO release

  Seven months after acquiring Datos IO, Rubrik adds NoSQL data protection with the release of Rubrik Datos IO 3.0, addresses distributed database protection for the first time.

• September 07, 2018 07 Sep'18

  Big data tooling rolls with the changing seas of analytics

  Hadoop data tooling is expanding. A view holds that Hadoop is moving from alternate data warehousing to a full-fledged big data analytics offering.

• September 04, 2018 04 Sep'18

  Graph processing gives credit analysis firms an edge

  A graph database startup's parallel loading, processing and querying combine to deliver real-time data for fintech firms that offer fast credit evaluations online.

• August 30, 2018 30 Aug'18

  Alteryx 2018.3 gives users new data visualization options

  The latest version of Alteryx's data preparation and analytics software adds new visualization capabilities -- something that beta user Voxx Analytics says was needed.

• August 29, 2018 29 Aug'18

  New Asigra backup appliance targets ransomware

  The evolution of Asigra Cloud Backup Evolved results in an integrated appliance with partner iXsystems, called the Asigra TrueNAS Backup Appliance with ransomware detection.

• August 28, 2018 28 Aug'18

  JetStream Data Protection safeguards data on the cloud

  JetStream's Data Protection product uses continuous data capture technology to bring data resiliency to the cloud software company's data management platform.

• August 24, 2018 24 Aug'18

  Acronis True Image backup tackles cyber protection

  Acronis True Image 2019 takes on security issues, including still-prevalent ransomware attacks. The consumer and SMB software also adds backup cleanup and a recovery 'Survival Kit.'

• August 23, 2018 23 Aug'18

  StorageCraft update adds converged appliance, data protection

  StorageCraft’s new OneXafe converged primary, secondary and backup appliance and ShadowXafe data protection software replace the vendor's OneBlox and ShadowProtect products.

• August 21, 2018 21 Aug'18

  Veritas NetBackup upgrade includes facelift

  Veritas gives the grande dame of data protection a facelift, making NetBackup more intuitive and visually appealing to capture backup newbies, as well as the grizzled vets.

• August 21, 2018 21 Aug'18

  New Cohesity backup adds Helios SaaS management

  The new Cohesity SaaS app lets users view, manage and make changes to secondary data and applications across multiple clusters through a single dashboard.

• August 08, 2018 08 Aug'18

  Confluent Platform 5.0 aims to mainstream Kafka streaming

  Confluent Platform updates seek to bring data streaming with Apache Kafka to a wider audience. A new GUI and user-defined functions are part of the 5.0 release.

• August 06, 2018 06 Aug'18

  Quest launches QoreStor for appliance-free dedupe

  Quest strips the data deduplication software out of DR appliances, launching it as the independent QoreStor application, which supports any vendor's backup hardware.

• August 06, 2018 06 Aug'18

  New Nakivo update supports more platforms

  Light on new functions, Nakivo's new update focuses on playing nicely with others, adding software support for VMware vSphere 6.7, Netgear ReadyNAS and Dell EMC Data Domain Boost.

• July 31, 2018 31 Jul'18

  Software developer uses Flexential data center for DR

  Out of the cabinet and into the cloud, Virtual Resort Manager's disaster recovery journey started at colocation and ended up completely off premises in a cloud.

• July 31, 2018 31 Jul'18

  Tableau BI gets Extensions API in version 2018.2 update

  Tableau's BI software sees general release of a 2018.2 update with an API for dashboard extensions, while a 2018.3 beta adds more new analytics capabilities.

• July 30, 2018 30 Jul'18

  HYCU moves beyond Nutanix backup with Google Cloud support

  HYCU's first non-Nutanix-based product is backup for Google Cloud Platform, ahead of Nutanix's Xi Cloud Services partnership with Google due later this year.

• July 27, 2018 27 Jul'18

  BigQuery ML moves machine learning into Google BigQuery

  Google is enabling BigQuery users to build SQL-based machine learning models inside the cloud data warehouse via a BigQuery ML technology now out in beta.

• July 25, 2018 25 Jul'18

  Cloudian storage replaces tape at Vox Media

  When tape just wasn't cutting it, Vox Media turned to Cloudian object storage to handle the massive influx of rich media its publications were producing.

• July 25, 2018 25 Jul'18

  Qlik-Podium acquisition aims to boost BI data management

  With its acquisition of Podium Data, Qlik seeks to amplify its enterprise BI data management capabilities and raise the level of competition with Tableau and Power BI.

• July 24, 2018 24 Jul'18

  Gen 8 Unitrends appliances span SMB to enterprise

  Unitrends adds 12 TB hard disk drives and more models to cover a greater range of customer and workload sizes in its Gen 8 Recovery Series integrated appliances.

• July 24, 2018 24 Jul'18

  Druva CloudRanger finds home in Cloud Platform

  With the integration of CloudRanger, Druva's Cloud Platform now provides protection and management of data centers, software as a service, end-user devices and cloud workloads.

• July 19, 2018 19 Jul'18

  Data analytics in government efforts lack structure

  Data analytics in government agencies lack organization, focusing on immediate problems instead of attacking underlying causes without a unified strategy or system.

• July 19, 2018 19 Jul'18

  Focus, scope and spotting opportunity are key to role of CDO

  Chief data officers and experts see the CDO role as changing to a more strategic orientation -- especially finding key opportunities in vast troves of data.

• July 18, 2018 18 Jul'18

  StorageCraft backup and object storage packaged for schools

  As schools shift from textbooks to rich media, StorageCraft packages object storage with backup and recovery software in hard disk drives or all-flash appliances.

• July 16, 2018 16 Jul'18

  Chief data officer role: Searching for consensus

  The chief data officer role is about many things -- regulations, innovation, AI and more. Consultant Randy Bean discussed the matter ahead of an MIT symposium on the topic.

• July 16, 2018 16 Jul'18

  Notre Dame uses N2WS Cloud Protection Manager for backup

  The University of Notre Dame has moved 80% of its academic and administrative data to the AWS cloud, and relies on N2WS' Cloud Protection Manager to back up and protect it.

• July 09, 2018 09 Jul'18

  Imanis Data improves ransomware detection

  Imanis improves its machine learning-powered ransomware detection, introduces disaster recovery for Hadoop and unveils its new Recovery Sandbox feature.

• July 05, 2018 05 Jul'18

  Cloud Daddy enters AWS data protection fray

  Cloud Daddy's Secure Backup offers five levels of protection. The new company has jumped into a growing and necessary market of AWS data backup, recovery and security.

• July 02, 2018 02 Jul'18

  Airbnb, Univision highlight best practices in BI

  At the Real Business Intelligence conference, Airbnb and Univision execs presented some of the BI strategies their organizations use to help drive growth and cut costs.

• July 02, 2018 02 Jul'18

  Hadoop data governance services surface in wake of GDPR

  GDPR influence is touching a Hadoop big data world that was immune to many privacy considerations until now. This podcast features the rise of Hadoop data governance for data lakes.

• June 28, 2018 28 Jun'18

  The future of BI is bright, as experts note evolving trends

  Fast-evolving tech trends like machine learning and cloud storage management will have big roles in BI in the coming years, especially with the dominance of cloud computing, experts say.

• June 27, 2018 27 Jun'18

  MongoDB 4.0, Stitch aim to grow NoSQL apps in cloud, on-prem

  NoSQL vendor MongoDB upgraded its database software with ACID support, while also releasing a serverless platform intended to simplify application development.

• June 25, 2018 25 Jun'18

  Hadoop data lake architecture tests IT on data integration

  Hortonworks users talk about building Hadoop data lakes to support new applications -- and the challenges their teams face on ingesting and refining data for end users.

• June 18, 2018 18 Jun'18

  Hortonworks cloud options grow via Google, Microsoft, IBM

  Hortonworks now supports Google Cloud Storage and has also broadened cloud deals with Microsoft and IBM, aiming to increase cloud uses of its big data platform.

• June 14, 2018 14 Jun'18

  Iron Mountain data recovery adds ransomware protection

  The isolated nature of Iron Mountain's latest Iron Cloud offering is important to its battle against ransomware. The Virtual Cleanroom provides an offline recovery environment.

• June 13, 2018 13 Jun'18

  Tableau acquisition of MIT AI startup aims at smarter BI software

  Tableau acquires AI startup Empirical Systems in a plan to provide users with automated data modeling capabilities and enable broader BI and analytics applications.

• June 05, 2018 05 Jun'18

  Druva Cloud Platform enhanced with CloudRanger acquisition

  Druva will replace its Apollo product with the services of CloudRanger, following its acquisition of the AWS data protection vendor. Druva's Cloud Platform continues to evolve.

• June 04, 2018 04 Jun'18

  Catalogic Software teams up with Storware data protection

  Catalogic and Storware executives feel their companies complement each other. The two data protection vendors have a distribution agreement and are working in partnership.

• June 01, 2018 01 Jun'18

  BI vendors aim to ease visual data analysis by business users

  Despite the self-service BI push, enabling end users to take the lead on analyzing and visualizing data is often still a challenge -- one that vendors continue to address.

• May 31, 2018 31 May'18

  Veeam enterprise push embraces 'hyper-availability,' cloud

  Noting that 'data is the currency of the enterprise,' Veeam is taking its platform beyond protection and into more management. VeeamON 2018 laid the groundwork for its strategy.

• May 23, 2018 23 May'18

  Extended Zerto journaling highlights backup, resilience push

  Zerto 7 will feature a journaling capability that extends far beyond what the vendor previously offered. The vendor's IT Resilience Platform also includes automation and analytics.

• May 17, 2018 17 May'18

  Protection from ransomware requires layered backup, DR

  A strategy for protection and successful recovery from ransomware includes everything from monitoring tools to offline storage. Organizations should use multiple methods.

• May 15, 2018 15 May'18

  Asigra backup targets ransomware 'Attack-Loop'

  Version 14 of Asigra Cloud Backup features a partnership with security vendors to help find ransomware in backups. New variants can stay dormant until the data recovery process.

• May 09, 2018 09 May'18

  Commvault HyperScale appliance keeps county covered

  The Commvault HyperScale integrated appliance enables San Mateo County to back up more in less time. The appliance marks a new direction for Commvault.

• May 03, 2018 03 May'18

  Qlik readies new Qlik Sense features for cloud, AI, big data

  Self-service BI vendor Qlik is beginning to add a promised set of advanced functionality to its Qlik Sense software, but the features will be delivered in stages.

• May 03, 2018 03 May'18

  Kaseya acquisition leads to merger with Unitrends

  Kaseya's acquisition of Unitrends links remote monitoring and management, professional services automation, and backup and recovery services for midmarket enterprises and MSPs.

• May 02, 2018 02 May'18

  Hammer falls on Commvault CEO, company seeks 'Advance'

  Commvault has begun a search for a new CEO. Commvault Advance is also underway, as the data protection vendor seeks to cut costs and improve products.

• April 30, 2018 30 Apr'18

  Tableau Prep tool aims to ease Tableau data preparation work

  Tableau users who previously had to rely on software from other vendors to prepare data now have a new option: Tableau Prep, the BI vendor's own data preparation tool.

• April 19, 2018 19 Apr'18

  Actifio backup makes the grade for digital learning provider

  With cyberattacks a constant threat, Actifio provides protection through a data-centric approach and an air gap. Customers can recover to a safe point in time in minutes.

• April 11, 2018 11 Apr'18

  Kaseya backup takes on Office 365 with Spanning's help

  Kaseya Office 365 Backup is integrated deeply with the vendor's remote monitoring and management software. Spanning's cloud-to-cloud technology provides the muscle behind it.