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Expert Advice
8 data protection challenges and how to prevent them
Businesses contend with a combination of issues spawned by data overload, privacy regulations, access rights, cyberattacks, cloud environments, generative AI and human error.
By Kathleen Richards • April 17, 2024 -
Commvault acquires Appranix for recovery automation
Appranix, Commvault's third acquisition, provides automated recovery services for cloud applications including configuration data and dependencies to reduce enterprise downtime.
By Tim McCarthy • April 16, 2024 -
business continuity
Business continuity is an organization's ability to maintain critical business functions during and after a disaster has occurred.
By Alexander Gillis • April 16, 2024 -
Expert Advice
Data protection vs. security vs. privacy: Key differences
Data protection, privacy and security might look alike but their differences can make or break a comprehensive compliance program to collect, manage, access, erase and secure data.
By Stephen Bigelow • April 15, 2024 -
7 principles of the GDPR explained
The GDPR's seven data protection principles on the lawful processing of data are directly influencing the way businesses collect, store, erase and monetize personal information.
By George Lawton • April 11, 2024 -
data protection as a service (DPaaS)
Data protection as a service (DPaaS) involves managed services that safeguard an organization's data.
By Dave Raffo • April 11, 2024 -
Data Protection Act 2018 (DPA 2018)
The Data Protection Act 2018 (DPA 2018) is a legislative framework in the United Kingdom governing the processing of personal data.
By Kaitlin Herbert • April 11, 2024 -
AI and GDPR: How is AI being regulated?
Amid data privacy issues spawned by proliferating AI and generative AI applications, GDPR provisions need some updating to provide businesses with more specific AI guidelines.
By George Lawton • April 11, 2024 -
Index Engines’ customized alerts aim at detecting bad actors
Index Engines' latest CyberSense observability software update features a new cloud console and user-controlled alerts to combat ransomware infections and cybercriminals.
By Tim McCarthy • April 10, 2024 -
Expert Advice
Data protection vs. data backup: How are they different?
They might be viewed as separate functions, but data backup should be part of an overall data protection strategy to thwart ransomware and comply with stringent privacy laws.
By Kathleen Richards • April 4, 2024 -
Expert Advice
How to conduct a data privacy audit, step by step
The vital importance of a data privacy audit can't be underestimated in today's climate of proliferating customer data, more stringent regulations and sophisticated cyber threats.
By Jerald Murphy • April 3, 2024 -
data minimization
Data minimization aims to reduce the amount of collected data to only include necessary information for a specific purpose.
By Sean Kerner • April 3, 2024 -
6 business benefits of data protection and GDPR compliance
Complying with GDPR and avoiding severe fines is a primary goal of businesses, but the data governing principles and security tools to achieve compliance yield systemic benefits.
By Chris Tozzi • April 1, 2024 -
warm site
A warm site is a type of facility an organization uses to recover its technology infrastructure when its primary data center goes down. A warm site features an equipped data center but no customer data.
By Paul Crocetti, Katie Terrell Hanna • April 1, 2024 -
11 core elements of a successful data protection strategy
Your organization's data protection strategy might not include all 11 core elements and associated activities, but the important thing is to have a comprehensive strategy in place.
By Paul Kirvan • March 28, 2024 -
New SIOS console enables high availability visualization
IT generalists on Linux systems can avoid the complexity of HA management for mission-critical apps or databases with a new management console in SIOS' LifeKeeper software.
By Tim McCarthy • March 26, 2024 -
Expert Advice
How to build a data protection policy, with template
Enterprises can't afford to operate without a sound data protection policy that specifies business goals, stakeholders, regulatory obligations, data classifications and access.
By Stephen Bigelow • March 22, 2024 -
Expert Advice // Overhaul a disaster recovery program, step by step
4 disaster recovery plan best practices for any business
Disaster recovery plans are unique, built around an organization's size, type and industry. However, there are some key best practices that all businesses can implement.
By Stuart Burns • March 20, 2024 -
Laminar security posture tech now part of Rubrik platform
Rubrik's acquisition of Laminar last year brings new data security posture management tools to its backup platform for better visibility of user identity and activity.
By Tim McCarthy • March 15, 2024 -
VergeIO’s IOguardian protects VM data loss with syncing tech
The IOguardian capability for VergeIO's OS enables virtual machine replication and data syncing without the continuity lag common with disaster recovery software.
By Tim McCarthy • March 12, 2024 -
asynchronous replication
Asynchronous replication is a store-and-forward approach to data backup and protection.
By Rahul Awati , Brien Posey • March 11, 2024 -
What is BCDR? Business continuity and disaster recovery guide
Business continuity (BC) and disaster recovery (DR) are closely related practices that support an organization's ability to remain operational after an adverse event.
By John Moore • March 1, 2024 -
Veeam adds to MS 365, Azure backup-as-a-service market
Veeam has added to its portfolio of Microsoft 365 and Azure backup and disaster recovery offerings with its new Veeam Data Cloud, a SaaS subscription based on acquired tech.
By Adam Armstrong • Feb. 29, 2024 -
Cohesity Gaia enables GenAI content creation using backups
A new generative AI capability in the Cohesity Data Cloud platform enables content creation from backup data and aims to eliminate data warehouses for common enterprise uses.
By Tim McCarthy • Feb. 28, 2024 -
Cohesity CEO on customer choice following Veritas merger
Sanjay Poonen, CEO of Cohesity, talks about his company's recent purchase of Veritas, what customers should expect in the year ahead and if other mergers are possible.
By Tim McCarthy • Feb. 27, 2024