Cloud backup
Cloud backup is a popular alternative to traditional data backup and recovery storage media, such as tape and disk. Learn about whether cloud backup is the best data protection method for your enterprise, what to look for in a cloud storage or online data backup service, and cloud backup security best practices.
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News
30 Nov 2022
AWS expands backup, disaster recovery services
AWS adds new features and capabilities to its backup and disaster recovery services as third-party vendors look to secure hybrid and multi-cloud customers. Continue Reading
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01 Nov 2022
Veritas Alta brings enterprise backup management to cloud
Veritas Alta looks to bring the full suite of Veritas Technologies backup products into the cloud with SaaS purchasing options and a new suite of management tools. Continue Reading
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Tip
23 Sep 2022
How to get the most out of cloud database backups
When backing up databases, the cloud can provide a secure, easily scalable target. However, don't forget important features like immutability and encryption when getting started. Continue Reading
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19 Jul 2022
Calamu Protect defends data through sharding, encryption
Calamu Protect 1.2 expands data protection capabilities for its data harbor through multi-tenancy features and support for protecting Microsoft 365 data. Continue Reading
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21 Jun 2022
New Retrospect Backup storage, ransomware services aid SMBs
A new cloud storage soon available for Retrospect Backup customers through a partnership with Wasabi headlines the feature list in its latest software release. Continue Reading
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02 Jun 2022
Clumio selling cheaper AWS protection with SecureVault Lite
The new Clumio SecureVault Lite provides backup and protection of Amazon EC2 and EBS data at a lower price point, but offers fewer granular recovery features. Continue Reading
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26 May 2022
N2WS expands AWS backup service with OnTap and HANA targets
N2WS adds to its AWS backup capabilities in the latest 4.1 update with support for NetApp OnTap and SAP HANA workloads, along with a handful of new features. Continue Reading
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19 May 2022
Rubrik expands protection for Microsoft 365 backups
Microsoft 365 users can tap Rubrik to secure their backups in an air-gapped vault with multi-user authentication for security, but experts warn a more proactive approach is needed. Continue Reading
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17 May 2022
Catalogic updates CloudCasa for Azure Kubernetes Service
Catalogic's CloudCasa software now includes backups for Azure Kubernetes Service along with other enterprise functionality such as role-based access control and multi-tenancy. Continue Reading
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12 May 2022
Zerto 9.5 update adds Linux support and multi-cloud storage
Zerto's biannual update to its disaster recovery and data backup platform expands data protection features into Linux environments and adds features for Azure and GCP users. Continue Reading
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11 May 2022
Cohesity protects user data with FortKnox vault service
FortKnox offers a managed, air-gapped data vault service in AWS to help protect data from ransomware and other digital disasters. Continue Reading
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Conference Coverage
11 May 2022
Rubrik Forward 2022 conference and news coverage
In-person and virtual options for Rubrik Forward 2022 include keynotes, as well as conference sessions on cloud and SaaS data protection, ransomware resilience and cybersecurity. Continue Reading
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19 Apr 2022
Aparavi update focuses on managing, eliminating PII
Aparavi Platform's new capabilities include automation tools to isolate personally identifiable information and other sensitive unstructured data. Continue Reading
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12 Apr 2022
Clumio adds DynamoDB to backup-as-a-service portfolio
The number of AWS databases protected by Clumio grows with the addition of Amazon DynamoDB, providing air-gapped backups and more granular restorations for users. Continue Reading
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31 Mar 2022
Rewind adds Atlassian Jira backups to supported services
Rewind's Backups for Jira expands its portfolio of supported SaaS platforms with Jira Software Cloud. New Rewind technology will add new SaaS requests faster. Continue Reading
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24 Feb 2022
OwnBackup SaaS data protection expansion includes ServiceNow
Following major funding rounds and acquisitions, SaaS data protection vendor OwnBackup has made its move into new territory. Further SaaS support is on the horizon. Continue Reading
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23 Feb 2022
Veritas NetBackup 10 promises multi-cloud data automation
The latest release of Veritas NetBackup refocuses its data protection and management capabilities on Kubernetes containers, SaaS tools and more frequent updates. Continue Reading
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15 Feb 2022
Retrospect Backup adds anomaly detection, Azure immutability
In its latest software update, Retrospect Backup updates with more precise capabilities, including cyber-attack visibility features and enhancements for Azure Blob storage. Continue Reading
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Feature
14 Feb 2022
The top backup and disaster recovery services of 2021
Products of the Year winners in the backup and disaster recovery services category wowed judges with their innovation, ransomware protection and scalability. Continue Reading
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News
08 Feb 2022
CloudCasa offers bring-your-own storage for Kubernetes backup
The latest update for Catalogic's CloudCasa Kubernetes backup service offers new features to improve cloud security and enables users to bring their own choice of storage. Continue Reading
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01 Feb 2022
At Asigra, father-son team replaced by newly hired execs
After running the private company for more than 30 years, David and Eran Farajun will turn day-to-day leadership of Asigra over to a newly hired team of executives. Continue Reading
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Tip
22 Dec 2021
Box backup tips, options and considerations
Backing up Box data? Look at your organization's retention policies, compliance requirements and complementary tools to form a solid Box backup strategy. Continue Reading
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News
08 Dec 2021
HYCU Protégé adds AWS protection for outages, cyber attacks
When cloud providers like AWS go down, business apps go down with them. Data protection tools from Cohesity, Rubrik, Veeam and now HYCU Protégé for AWS prevent downtime. Continue Reading
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03 Dec 2021
AWS Snowball Edge adds offline tape migration capabilities
With AWS Snowball Edge, users can now migrate tape libraries to the cloud, even doing so offline to save on bandwidth. Continue Reading
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10 Nov 2021
Clumio extends protection to SQL Server on Amazon EC2
Clumio Protect now covers Microsoft SQL Server on Amazon EC2, enabling customers to protect SQL Server data in the cloud instead of manual scripts or on-premises backup. Continue Reading
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28 Oct 2021
Commvault Metallic launches backup security dashboard
Commvault's Metallic Security IQ provides visibility into potential security vulnerabilities in Metallic environments and calculates a security posture score for admins to beat. Continue Reading
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19 Oct 2021
Backup vendors aid ransomware recovery with data vaults
Veritas and Cohesity introduced offerings that enable customers to put their data in air-gapped, vendor-managed storage vaults, providing an extra layer of ransomware defense. Continue Reading
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Feature
15 Oct 2021
Rubrik delivers faster backup for Sunrise Express
Sunrise Express switched from running Veritas Backup Exec and tape-based backup to cloud-based backup through Rubrik, where it achieved faster backup and recovery times. Continue Reading
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13 Oct 2021
Veeam Backup for Salesforce seeks to protect user data
Veeam's Backup for Salesforce enters a market that has become busier in the last couple of years. Its features include comparison of data and metadata. Continue Reading
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30 Sep 2021
Clumio extends backup as a service to Amazon S3
Clumio Protect for Amazon S3 provides point-in-time recovery and anti-ransomware features to a storage environment that is increasingly becoming mission-critical. Continue Reading
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28 Sep 2021
Catalogic CloudCasa charges for Kubernetes backup storage
Catalogic introduced paid subscription tiers for customers using its CloudCasa Kubernetes backup-as-a-service platform to store persistent volume backups. Continue Reading
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23 Sep 2021
New Salesforce native backup may not be enterprise ready
Salesforce unveiled a new way to natively back up and recover data within the platform, but it doesn't compare to the enterprise-grade features backup vendors offer. Continue Reading
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23 Sep 2021
Qumulo consolidates data protection features into Recover Q
Qumulo Core's snapshotting, replication, recovery and access control have been packed into Recover Q to give customers a one-stop shop for anti-ransomware capabilities. Continue Reading
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21 Sep 2021
Druva hastens ransomware recovery with curated snapshots
Druva's new Curated Recovery feature creates a recovery-ready snapshot containing the latest untampered data from previous snapshots, reducing recovery time. Continue Reading
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16 Sep 2021
Backup startup Rewind raises $65M in Series B funding
Rewind closed a $65 million funding round led by Insight Partners. The investment will be used to grow employee headcount and expand the backup platform to cover more SaaS applications. Continue Reading
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09 Sep 2021
Dell EMC tunes PowerProtect for data protection at scale
Dell EMC updated PowerProtect with faster snapshots, new software to manage multiple appliances and a managed service for recovery to help scale data protection functions. Continue Reading
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Tip
31 Aug 2021
Backup management software roundup: What's on the market?
Organizations in search of a backup management tool may find what they're looking for in one of these products. Check out tools from vendors including Veeam, Veritas and Rubrik. Continue Reading
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25 Aug 2021
AWS launches Backup Audit Manager compliance tool
A new AWS Backup feature, the Audit Manager, tracks backup activities to help customers determine if they are meeting business and regulatory compliance requirements. Continue Reading
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Opinion
16 Aug 2021
SaaS data protection is a challenging but critical task
Don't fall victim to a SaaS backup gap. Ensure critical data in cloud-based SaaS applications has proper protection, especially with increased cloud use. Continue Reading
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04 Aug 2021
Druva CEO talks COVID-19 cloud rush, data protection, roadmap
Druva CEO Jaspreet Singh discusses the challenges posed by the recent uptick in cloud adoption, the company's product plans for Kubernetes on AWS and its backup security measures. Continue Reading
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29 Jul 2021
Zerto update adds ransomware defense and simplifies backup
Zerto 9 rolls out immutability for Amazon S3 and rapid VM recovery as anti-ransomware measures, and expands the platform's automation and long-term retention capabilities. Continue Reading
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20 Jul 2021
N2WS introduces Azure backup in 4.0 update
N2WS expands its backup and recovery capabilities beyond AWS with new automated protection for Azure VMs. The vendor plans to build this feature out more fully in future updates. Continue Reading
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20 Jul 2021
Backup vendors target a growing MSP market
MSPs aren't just a way for backup vendors to reach SMB customers, as enterprises are finding good reasons to outsource IT functions to third-party providers. Continue Reading
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Tip
22 Jun 2021
NAS backups to cloud: Tips, tricks and market options
Cloud providers now offer NAS compatibility, which gives another option for NAS backup. Know what to expect when exploring NAS backup for cloud options. Continue Reading
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22 Jun 2021
Catalogic CloudCasa makes room for persistent volume backup
Catalogic CloudCasa can now do backups instead of just snapshots, opening the door to better ransomware recoverability and meeting data governance and sovereignty requirements. Continue Reading
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16 Jun 2021
Grax History Stream feeds Salesforce data to analytics tools
Grax History Stream simplifies the process of pulling Salesforce data, converting it to Parquet format, then feeding it to Amazon Redshift or other analytics tools. Continue Reading
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Feature
16 Jun 2021
Cloud-native backup benefits and use cases explained
Affordable and scalable data protection is only a cloud away. Learn why cloud-native services are emerging as essential data backup and recovery technology for many organizations. Continue Reading
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15 Jun 2021
Veritas NetBackup sets up ransomware defenses in new update
Veritas NetBackup is combating ransomware with data immutability for AWS S3 environments, anomaly detection, container backup and a next-gen Flex appliance. Continue Reading
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Feature
14 Jun 2021
Businesses still lax about SaaS backup
An ESG survey finds customers can't reliably recover Office 365 and Salesforce data, despite the criticality of these SaaS applications and the availability of third-party tools. Continue Reading
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Feature
08 Jun 2021
Decode the backup-as-a-service market
The rapidly growing BaaS market has gained steam in the past year. See why organizations are adopting BaaS and which providers they use. Continue Reading
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27 May 2021
Clumio Discover gives customers full view of AWS snapshots
With the consolidated and contextualized information that Clumio Discover provides, customers with large, sprawling AWS environments can make better snapshot policy decisions. Continue Reading
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25 May 2021
Retrospect locks down backup data against ransomware
Retrospect Backup 18 focuses on anti-ransomware with the ability to make backups stored in public clouds immutable and an updated management console with security features. Continue Reading
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24 May 2021
Catalogic sells ECX copy data management software to IBM
Catalogic Software has divested its ECX product to long-time storage hardware partner IBM and will now focus on its CloudCasa Kubernetes data protection service. Continue Reading
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17 May 2021
Cohesity BaaS offers Microsoft 365 protection
Cohesity's as-a-service version of DataProtect now supports Microsoft 365, covering what one study found to be a large SaaS application data protection gap. Continue Reading
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29 Apr 2021
HYCU Protégé integrates Kubernetes data protection
Backup and recovery vendor HYCU has added Kubernetes protection, an increasingly popular trend. The first release targets Google Kubernetes Engine users, with more support to come. Continue Reading
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27 Apr 2021
Rewind pins down cloud backup for Trello boards
Rewind's Backups for Trello provides an automated method to restore Trello boards. The vendor continues to target SaaS applications outside of Salesforce and Office 365. Continue Reading
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20 Apr 2021
Zerto targets cloud data protection at ZertoCon 2021
Zerto rolled out three products to protect SaaS, Kubernetes and AWS at its ZertoCon virtual event and gave a preview of new features added to Zerto 9.0. Continue Reading
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06 Apr 2021
Dell EMC adds cloud-based backup to PowerProtect lineup
Dell EMC has expanded its PowerProtect portfolio with the launch of Backup Service, a cloud-based data protection product for SaaS applications, endpoints and hybrid workloads. Continue Reading
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30 Mar 2021
What are the common Microsoft 365 backup challenges?
Microsoft 365 is a widely used service, but its many different applications make backup complicated. Watch out for these common roadblocks. Continue Reading
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30 Mar 2021
HYCU backup closes first funding round, eyes IPO
The HYCU backup and recovery platform gained a boost with a major funding haul. HYCU seeks to stand out in a competitive data protection market. Continue Reading
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16 Mar 2021
Datadobi adds Azure Blob as unstructured data storage target
Datadobi DobiProtect has gained support for Azure Blob, extending its cross-protocol replication capabilities between NAS and cloud object storage beyond S3-compatible targets. Continue Reading
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11 Mar 2021
NetApp Astra goes GA, adds Kubernetes data protection
NetApp Astra, a data management service for Kubernetes workloads, gained snapshotting, application-level backups and cloning and became generally available this week. Continue Reading
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09 Mar 2021
Catalogic builds out CloudCasa with cloud database support
Catalogic has added support for AWS RDS to its CloudCasa Kubernetes backup-as-a-service platform, citing overlap between customers who need container backup and cloud database backup. Continue Reading
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02 Mar 2021
Nexsan launches cloud edition of Assureon immutable vault
Nexsan Assureon can now be deployed on Azure and private clouds, no longer tying its immutable storage and active archive capabilities to Unity appliances. Continue Reading
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Answer
23 Feb 2021
Build a Microsoft 365 backup policy with these 4 components
Like other major SaaS applications, Microsoft 365 requires proper data backup. Use these four elements to develop a formal Microsoft 365 backup policy. Continue Reading
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11 Feb 2021
Rewind backup moves forward with BackHub acquisition
With the acquisition of BackHub, Rewind's SaaS data protection extends to GitHub, helping customers protect their code without having to cobble together backup themselves. Continue Reading
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10 Feb 2021
HYCU backup enters SaaS territory with Office 365 support
HYCU backup and recovery for Microsoft Office 365 marks the vendor's first protection for software as a service, with further expansion expected soon. Continue Reading
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04 Feb 2021
OwnBackup CEO: Funding will support M&A, products, IPO plans
In this Q&A, OwnBackup CEO Sam Gutmann discusses how the company is working towards going public as well as his near-term product and staffing plans. Continue Reading
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25 Jan 2021
Commvault CEO says we won't go back to pre-COVID-19 ways
Commvault CEO Sanjay Mirchandani says cloud adoption and remote collaboration will stay after the pandemic, but in-person events and physical data centers will be scaled back. Continue Reading
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Tip
14 Jan 2021
Evaluate cloud-based object storage for backup
Explore the benefits of backing up to object storage in the cloud and why it's important to consider providers' pricing, connectivity options and features. Continue Reading
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14 Jan 2021
Veritas acquires HubStor for SaaS data protection
The HubStor product will continue to be offered, but Veritas intends to integrate its technology and capabilities into its Enterprise Data Services Platform in the future. Continue Reading
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Feature
13 Jan 2021
6 data backup service providers to watch
Evaluate how offerings from six prominent BaaS providers differ when it comes to considerations such as pricing, scope of coverage and the amount of data they can back up. Continue Reading
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Feature
13 Jan 2021
Indiana hospital hops on cloud data protection with Clumio
Rush Memorial Hospital switched from on-premises backup and disaster recovery to cloud data protection through Clumio, significantly reducing its costs and backup management burden. Continue Reading
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Feature
11 Jan 2021
Dell data protection products portfolio keeps evolving
Follow the rebranding and renaming transitions of the multitude of Dell data protection products acquired and cultivated over the past 30 years. Continue Reading
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28 Dec 2020
Zix acquires CloudAlly backup for SaaS data protection
Zix plans to integrate CloudAlly backup and recovery with its Secure Cloud email security and compliance platform. Backup was a technology that Zix needed. Continue Reading
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28 Dec 2020
COVID-19 impact on data backup will continue in 2021
COVID-19 accelerated certain data backup trends throughout 2020. Now, with vaccines available, experts share what they believe 2021 has in store for backup and recovery. Continue Reading
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17 Dec 2020
Clumio launches air-gapped data protection service
Intended as an add-on to non-Clumio data protection, RansomProtect SaaS provides an additional bunker for data through an isolated recovery environment. Continue Reading
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08 Dec 2020
Veeam cloud backup updates target Teams, Amazon RDS
Veeam Software boosted its backup for AWS and Microsoft Office 365 data. Both of the cloud-based platforms are trending up in the data protection market. Continue Reading
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03 Dec 2020
Rubrik's latest update goes faster, covers more clouds
Rubrik's update focuses on backup speed and cloud workload support, but the industry is trending away from traditional databases and toward cloud-hosted databases and containers. Continue Reading
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Answer
30 Nov 2020
Backing up Exchange: Best practices for protection
Your organization could accomplish Microsoft Exchange backup with native protection or through third-party offerings. It all depends on what you are trying to protect. Continue Reading
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News
23 Nov 2020
AvePoint enters $2B initial public merger with Apex SPAC
AvePoint wants to use funds to invest in MSPs and push into the SMB market, and CEO Tianyi Jiang said a merger with Apex would be faster and easier than a regular IPO. Continue Reading
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Feature
20 Nov 2020
Backupify vs. Spanning: Data protection beyond SaaS backup
Learn how comprehensive cloud-based data protection and recovery services from Backupify and Spanning Cloud Apps compare, as well as which unique features set them apart. Continue Reading
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19 Nov 2020
Druva acquisition of sfApex 'completes' Salesforce protection
In acquiring sfApex, Druva gains key Salesforce data protection capabilities for its overall Cloud Platform. Competition includes mostly point products. Continue Reading
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19 Nov 2020
Zerto unveils Kubernetes support at ZertoCon 2020
Zerto talked about its future releases during its ZertoCon 2020 virtual event. Next year, Zerto plans to release Kubernetes support and workflows for operational backup. Continue Reading
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16 Nov 2020
Examine these 21 top cloud backup services for business
Before selecting a service from a cloud backup provider, identify your organization's specific needs, including which features are important for security and data management. Continue Reading
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05 Nov 2020
Enterprise backup as a service explained
Enterprise BaaS is a software as a service that delivers backup and recovery services that connect systems to the cloud. Learn how BaaS works, pros and cons, and best practices. Continue Reading
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News
26 Oct 2020
Cloud adoption helped university prepare for COVID-19, fires
Increased cloud adoption and expanded data protection helped the University of the Pacific deal with a rough stretch of 2020 that included a pandemic and regional wildfires. Continue Reading
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Feature
21 Oct 2020
6 Kubernetes backup tools to address container app protection
Organizations that need to ensure they have a Kubernetes data protection strategy in place should examine how products from these six vendors could help address their needs. Continue Reading
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20 Oct 2020
Clumio CEO says COVID-19 has driven more people to SaaS
Driven by factors ranging from COVID-19 to Kubernetes, Clumio CEO Poojan Kumar said his enterprise customers want to simplify backup and are readily adopting cloud and SaaS. Continue Reading
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15 Oct 2020
Zerto launches separate backup product alongside 8.5 update
Zerto Data Protection uses the same CDP tech found in Zerto Enterprise Cloud Edition to deliver low-RTO backups. Zerto 8.5 also added backup-related features. Continue Reading
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15 Oct 2020
Druva NAS backup aims for cheaper, smarter protection
The Druva Cloud Platform now features NAS support that can automatically tier to cold storage and exclude data that doesn't need protection, cutting down on costs. Continue Reading
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14 Oct 2020
Cohesity plans to launch entire suite as a service on AWS
Cohesity has chosen AWS as its preferred cloud provider and plans to launch all its data protection and management products on the cloud platform, starting with DataProtect. Continue Reading
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12 Oct 2020
Commvault serves up a slice of cloud for backup storage
Metallic Cloud Storage Service lets customers use Azure cloud as a backup target for Commvault backup software and HyperScale X, but as a fully managed service through Commvault. Continue Reading
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28 Sep 2020
A Florida law firm raises defense with Clumio cloud backup
With aging backup storage hardware and most employees on virtual desktops, Morgan & Morgan found it made more sense to switch to Clumio cloud backup when renewal time came. Continue Reading
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25 Sep 2020
Druva dives into SaaS-based Kubernetes backup
Druva beta support for Kubernetes allows customers to recover, migrate and clone Kubernetes workloads from Druva CloudRanger using the backup vendor's stored snapshots. Continue Reading
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23 Sep 2020
Backup vendors ready for AWS Outposts
Commvault, Veritas, Cohesity, Clumio and Rubrik are certified as AWS Outposts Ready, ensuring their data protection products are supported on the Amazon-owned on-premises platform. Continue Reading
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Tip
15 Sep 2020
Back up Hyper-V: Native limitations and other methods
Microsoft offers native protection to back up Hyper-V workloads, but is it enough for your organization? Find out what third-party vendors offer that Microsoft doesn't. Continue Reading
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Tip
26 Aug 2020
Explore the best free cloud backup services on the market
There are free cloud backup options for businesses, not just consumers. Discover some of the top choices, plus the limitations of free vs. paid versions. Continue Reading
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News
25 Aug 2020
BackupAssist ER offers a cheaper, slower path to DRaaS
BackupAssist ER offers disk-to-disk-to-cloud replication as a low-cost alternative to DRaaS, but lacks the recovery speed of DRaaS. It is suited for small enterprises willing to make that tradeoff. Continue Reading
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Tip
06 Aug 2020
Overcome common cloud backup security issues in remote work
Your cloud backup and storage usage may be on the rise. Make sure you take the necessary security precautions detailed here to keep your data protected. Continue Reading
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Tip
31 Jul 2020
What are Microsoft Teams backup and recovery best practices?
Backup and recovery of Microsoft Teams is often a complex process. Explore these guidelines to help simplify the important protection of your Teams data. Continue Reading
