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Treat HIPAA backup rules as infrastructure, not decorations
Healthcare backup systems designed for recovery and retrofitted for HIPAA produce audit gaps. Encryption, access logging and retention belong in the architecture from the start.
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Geopolitics reshape data protection plans
Business and technology leaders are revising their data protection plans as global conflicts challenge current resilience and risk management plans.
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Continuous innovation keeps tape relevant
With each generation, tape gains density, stronger security and practical improvements to support long-term backup and archive strategies.
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What zero-trust data protection means for business
Implementing zero trust at the network level isn’t enough in today’s digital landscape, where critical business data is stored across platforms, applications and devices.
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Data fragmentation is a major hurdle to future-ready backups
Data fragmentation has largely been considered beneficial to a data protection strategy. Some IT leaders now view it as a business risk worthy of executive-level attention.
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RAID 1 vs. RAID 0: Which level is best for data protection?
RAID 1 and RAID 0 are two of the most basic RAID levels. While one offers better performance, backup admins might choose the level that provides redundancy to better protect data.
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How AI is changing data protection
There's no doubt that recent AI developments have affected data protection. IT leaders must not only stay on top of these changes but also prepare for what's next.
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Why backup alone doesn't guarantee cloud recovery readiness
Successful backup jobs can still leave dependency and configuration gaps, making orchestration and recovery testing critical for restoring cloud services and SaaS apps.
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Cloud vs. local backup: Which is right for your organization?
Cloud vs. local backup is an important discussion for IT leaders today. The cloud backup market is soaring, but traditional local backups also have much to offer.
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Continuous innovation keeps tape relevant
With each generation, tape gains density, stronger security and practical improvements to support long-term backup and archive strategies.
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AWS and AMD: Powerful processors to right size your workload
AWS and AMD have collaborated to give customers more choice and value in cloud computing, starting with the first generation AMD EPYC processors in 2018, expanding to the second generation AMD EPYC processors in 2020, and most recently with fifth generation AMD EPYC processors now available.
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How AI is changing data protection
There's no doubt that recent AI developments have affected data protection. IT leaders must not only stay on top of these changes but also prepare for what's next.
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Geopolitics reshape data protection plans
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Continuous innovation keeps tape relevant
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The benefits of tape vs. disk backup for enterprise storage
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Why backup alone doesn't guarantee cloud recovery readiness
Successful backup jobs can still leave dependency and configuration gaps, making orchestration and recovery testing critical for restoring cloud services and SaaS apps.
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Sorry, backups are just not enough to guarantee restoration
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Data fragmentation is a major hurdle to future-ready backups
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Treat HIPAA backup rules as infrastructure, not decorations
Healthcare backup systems designed for recovery and retrofitted for HIPAA produce audit gaps. Encryption, access logging and retention belong in the architecture from the start.
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Why leadership should be involved in data backup policies
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The new standards for cyber-resilient backup
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Magnetic tape backup eases storage cost and capacity concerns
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What zero-trust data protection means for business
Implementing zero trust at the network level isn’t enough in today’s digital landscape, where critical business data is stored across platforms, applications and devices.
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The benefits of tape vs. disk backup for enterprise storage
Data growth forces companies to find the right backup media. Tape and disk are reliable options, but there are many factors to consider when choosing between -- or combining -- them.
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7 data backup strategies and best practices you need to know
A strong data backup strategy is not an option; it is a requirement. Here are seven best practices organizations can implement to better protect and manage backups.
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HYCU releases aiR intelligence layer to interrogate backups
The vendor is harnessing the data already stored in HYCU R-Cloud backups to provide users with insights and protect against potential risks.
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VeeamON 2026 updates target AI trust, resilience
As agentic AI is on the rise, the vendor focused its flagship event on the convergence of AI, trust and data security.
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Veeam releases Agent Commander to combat agentic AI risk
Agent Commander is the first feature to come out of the vendor's acquisition of Securiti AI in December of last year.
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