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Rubrik returns to data backups at Forward 2024
After going public in April, Rubrik is returning to its roots, saying additions to its Rubrik Security Cloud platform are all in service of backup technology.
By Tim McCarthy • June 5, 2024 -
differential backup
A differential backup is a data backup that copies all the files that have changed since the last full backup was performed.
By Sonia Lelii, Cameron Hashemi-Pour, Sarah Lewis • June 4, 2024 -
Agent vs. agentless backup: Which is the best option?
In the debate between agent-based and agentless backups, agentless tends to win out. However, factors such as environment and hypervisor capabilities can impact that decision.
By Stuart Burns • May 30, 2024 -
remote office/branch office (ROBO)
A remote office/branch office (ROBO) is a corporate business site located at some distance from the organization's headquarters or main office.
By Katie Terrell Hanna • May 28, 2024 -
Windows file share witness (FSW)
A Windows file share witness is a file share that is available to all nodes in a high-availability cluster.
By Nick Martin • May 22, 2024 -
Expert Advice
Disaster recovery in healthcare: Free plan template and overview
Healthcare organizations handle critical, sensitive data in their IT infrastructures. They must protect those infrastructures from disruptive events with a disaster recovery plan.
By Paul Kirvan • May 20, 2024 -
disaster recovery (DR) test
A disaster recovery test is the examination of each step in a disaster recovery plan to ensure that an organization can recover data, restore business critical applications and continue operations after an interruption of services.
By Ed Hannan, James Miller • May 14, 2024 -
ISO/TS 22317 (International Organization for Standardization Technical Standard 22317)
ISO/TS 22317 is the first formal standard to address the business impact analysis process.
By Paul Kirvan , Paul Crocetti • May 13, 2024 -
Druva
Druva is a cloud data protection and management software company based in Sunnyvale, Calif.
By Paul Crocetti • May 8, 2024 -
New Arcserve CEO aims to rebuild trust with customers
Outages, data loss and discontinued products have eroded trust in the Arcserve brand, but Arcserve's latest CEO, Chris Babel, wants to streamline its catalog and win back customers.
By Tim McCarthy • May 8, 2024 -
Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023
India's Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023 (DPDPA) is a comprehensive privacy and data protection law that recognizes the right of individuals, referred to as "data principals," to protect their personal data during the processing of that data for lawful purposes.
By George Lawton • May 8, 2024 -
data protection authorities
Data protection authorities (DPAs) are public authorities responsible for enforcing data protection laws and regulations within a specific jurisdiction.
By Sean Kerner • May 7, 2024 -
data anonymization
Data anonymization describes various techniques to remove or block data containing personally identifiable information (PII).
By Sean Kerner • May 3, 2024 -
Expert Advice // Overhaul a disaster recovery program, step by step
When is multi-cloud disaster recovery the right choice?
A multi-cloud disaster recovery strategy has numerous benefits, including enhanced resilience. It also brings in several technical and organizational hurdles for IT teams.
By Stuart Burns • May 2, 2024 -
Expert Advice
Develop a backup KPI to improve performance
Key performance indicators help ensure that IT teams meet the needs of the business. A backup KPI demonstrates effective data protection to both customers and management.
By Paul Kirvan • May 2, 2024 -
Commvault adds Cleanroom Recovery for ransomware attacks
A new Cleanroom Recovery service enables customers to spin up data center infrastructure within Commvault Cloud for continued enterprise operations after a cyberattack.
By Tim McCarthy • May 1, 2024 -
Backup vendors embrace GenAI, but features remain immature
Data backup and disaster recovery vendors are keeping up with the GenAI hype by quickly releasing new features -- but the use cases are limited, and their value remains unclear.
By Tim McCarthy • May 1, 2024 -
What is data protection and why is it important?
Data protection is the process of safeguarding data and restoring important information in the event the data is corrupted, compromised or lost due to cyberattacks, shutdowns, intentional harm or human error.
By Ron Karjian • April 30, 2024 -
Dell expands PowerProtect portfolio, adds GenAI to Apex
Dell adds to its data protection offerings in both backup hardware and snapshot software with a focus on performance. It also introduces AI features to Apex.
By Tim McCarthy, Adam Armstrong • April 30, 2024 -
Rubrik IPO to grow platform, reach
Rubrik goes public, becoming the first data backup vendor to do so in years. It plans to expand its security cloud software and customer base with an influx of funding.
By Tim McCarthy • April 25, 2024 -
disaster recovery (DR)
Disaster recovery (DR) is an organization's ability to respond to and recover from an event that negatively affects business operations.
By Kinza Yasar , Erin Sullivan , Paul Crocetti • April 25, 2024 -
Boost cyber resilience: Strategies and insights
Veeam acquires Coveware for incident response capabilities
Coveware will remain operationally independent with its cyberincident capabilities and ransomware research complementing the data backup vendor's recovery offerings.
By Tim McCarthy • April 23, 2024 -
Cohesity adds confidential computing to FortKnox
Cohesity is partnering with Intel to bring confidential computing technology to its FortKnox vault service -- a welcome, if limited, security addition, according to experts.
By Tim McCarthy • April 23, 2024 -
data processing
Data processing refers to essential operations executed on raw data to transform the information into a useful format or structure that provides valuable insights to a user or organization.
By Sean Kerner • April 19, 2024 -
disaster recovery (DR) site
A disaster recovery (DR) site is a facility an organization can use to recover and restore its technology infrastructure and operations when its primary data center becomes unavailable.
By Paul Crocetti, Gavin Wright • April 18, 2024