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    How retailers can manage data loss threats during remote work

    Mike Potter breaks down three of the largest data loss causes for e-commerce companies -- human error, cybercrime and third-party integrations -- and how to prevent them.

    Mike Potter • Jan. 30, 2021
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    Creating a data advantage by building a data ecosystem

    Developing a data ecosystem will improve personalization and customer retention. Find out how data mining across channels can build a data advantage for your organization.

    Sankul Seth • Jan. 29, 2021
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    How to implement asynchronous replication in Apache Pulsar

    David Kjerrumgaard explains how asynchronous replication works in Apache Pulsar for those still learning to use this platform as part of their data backup strategy.

    David Kjerrumgaard, Manning Publications • Dec. 18, 2020
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    Apache Pulsar vs. Kafka and other data processing technologies

    David Kjerrumgaard looks at how the distributed messaging platform Apache Pulsar handles storage compared to Apache Kafka and other data processing technologies.

    David Kjerrumgaard • Dec. 17, 2020
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    How predictive and prescriptive analytics impact the bottom line

    With all the data organizations collect now, they need a good way to analyze it, and that's where predictive and prescriptive analytics can be useful.

    Jaya Shankar Byrraju • Oct. 5, 2020
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    The 5-step process for finding data science leader unicorns

    Companies continue to struggle to effectively hire for their data science teams, but Gaurav Anand says that a hybrid solution that considers tech and business knowledge might work.

    Gaurav Anand • Aug. 24, 2020
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    Data backup strategies in 2020 vs. 2025: What’s going to change?

    Let's look to the future -- all the way to the year 2025. How will data backup evolve? How will sharp increases in data volume affect backup strategies?

    Nick Cavalancia • Jan. 14, 2020
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    2020 data backup trends aim for faster, cheaper

    These impending data backup trends will provide better peace of mind for the reliability of recovery and help your organization use backups more efficiently.

    Nick Cavalancia • Dec. 24, 2019
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    Important questions about DRaaS you’re not asking your vendor

    Not all DRaaS vendors are created equal. Expose any weaknesses and shortcomings in your current or prospective providers by asking the following questions.

    George Crump • Nov. 6, 2019
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    Addressing the rising legacy-to-cloud migration need

    Despite a clear DR need for methods of migrating data from legacy systems into the cloud, the complexities that come along with it can be tough to handle without the right help.

    Stuart Burns • Aug. 29, 2019
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    Governance, compliance, ethics in data mining: Separate but equal

    In the ethical mining and analysis of data, governance, compliance and ethics are mistakenly taken as one in the same. Data managers need to be aware of the critical differences.

    Donald Farmer • Aug. 27, 2019
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    Hypervisor vendors upset virtual disaster recovery market

    Zerto and Veeam have conquered the DR market, but hypervisor vendors such as VMware and Nutanix have emerged, offering services that look to lower costs and provide better performance.

    Stuart Burns • Aug. 1, 2019
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    GDPR privacy concerns still brewing on law’s first birthday

    The first year of the much-debated EU data protection rule was subdued. High-profile fines for privacy breaches have yet to come, but regulators are starting to take action.

    Jack Vaughan • May 24, 2019
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    Does multi-cloud backup have a future, or is it hype?

    Backing up to multiple clouds can benefit your backup and recovery in different ways. However, from other important data protection perspectives, it may not be as beneficial.

    Nick Cavalancia • April 4, 2019
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    Data protection systems must address GDPR, ransomware concerns

    Backup products don't have a granular enough understanding of data to scan or analyze it effectively and fully meet today's privacy and security requirements.

    George Crump • Feb. 11, 2019
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    Data backup security measures to take ahead of a hurricane

    In this firsthand look, IT and storage expert Brien Posey details how he secured data backup and other important system elements as Hurricane Florence approached.

    Brien Posey • Dec. 28, 2018
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    What-if business planning simulation at its predictive best

    Simulating timely and accurate business scenarios can be an essential competitive weapon for predicting the performance, pitfalls and benefits of strategic initiatives.

    Scott Robinson • Oct. 1, 2018
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    Augmented analytics reveals the hidden side of things

    The rise of augmented analytics empowers businesses to find correlations in data that might very well be the critical difference in operational efficiency and cost savings.

    Bridget Botelho • Oct. 1, 2018
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    5 trends driving the big data evolution

    The speedy evolution of big data technologies is connected to five trends, including practical applications of machine learning and cheap, abundantly available compute resources.

    Mike Matchett • Sept. 21, 2018
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    Preventing ransomware attacks is a top storage vendor claim

    Storage vendors advance silly and not-so-silly claims about how data backup and protection technologies are the answer to ransomware prevention and growing ransomware fatalism.

    Jon Toigo • Sept. 6, 2018
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    A data replication strategy for all your disaster recovery needs

    Know your IT environment inside and out to choose the right data replication product for your organization's current and future disaster recovery requirements.

    George Crump • June 6, 2018
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    Disaster avoidance requirements ensure business continuity

    Include disaster recovery and avoidance requirements as design goals when creating storage and production environments to ensure business continuity during weather events.

    Jon Toigo • June 6, 2018
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    What’s new with data protection systems? Everything

    The next backup hardware you purchase will likely come with integrated backup software. That changes the buying dynamic and complicates the decision-making process.

    Dave Raffo • June 6, 2018
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    GDPR compliance requirements drive new winds of data privacy

    Hello, GDPR. May 25 is the witching hour for enforcement of the EU's much-discussed GDPR compliance requirements -- and it's a harbinger of more changes to come.

    Jack Vaughan • May 24, 2018
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    U.S. data protection laws fall short in the age of big data

    Data breaches and a history of data abuse led the EU to adopt GDPR, but it might take massive scale data security crises for the U.S. to legislate similar data protection laws.

    Bridget Botelho • April 9, 2018