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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.

By Johnny Yu • July 20, 2021

Crisis communications training exercises to implement

A crisis communications team must be prepared to spring into action at a moment's notice. Here are three crisis communications training strategies to ensure a team is ready.

By John Edwards • July 12, 2021

Vendors push Kubernetes backup as a must for production

Vendors are making significant investments in Kubernetes backup as customers' containerized applications enter production and the demand for protection increases.

By Johnny Yu • July 12, 2021

Tips for backup compliance reporting and why it matters

Backup compliance reporting is crucial to keep data safe and keep organizations compliant with data regulations. Learn more about its importance and how to ensure compliance.

By Krista Case • July 7, 2021

Acronis CEO steps down, GoDaddy exec steps in

Acronis's previous CEO will lead product development while the new CEO focuses on go-to-market, partner program expansion and increasing company headcount.

By Johnny Yu • July 7, 2021

HPE fills in GreenLake with Zerto acquisition

HPE will buy Zerto for $374 million and use its continuous data protection capabilities to bring disaster recovery, backup and data migration offerings to the GreenLake portfolio.

By Johnny Yu • July 1, 2021

Challenges of NAS mirror backup: Cost, hardware constraints

NAS mirror backup is a useful way to back up data, but comes with challenges, such as cost and data replication frequency. Learn how to navigate the constraints of NAS mirror backup.

By Brien Posey • June 30, 2021

Business continuity interview questions for aspiring managers

Business continuity managers must be ready for anything, and that includes interviewing for the role. Here are some common business continuity interview questions to prepare for.

By Erin Sullivan • June 30, 2021

Build a BCDR employee training program for peak resilience

A BCDR training program teaches employees key skills, such as how to conduct risk assessments, coordinate emergency response with first responders and restore business processes.

By Paul Kirvan • June 29, 2021

Organizational resilience questionnaire for recovery teams

Following organizational resiliency standards such as ISO and BSI can prepare organizations for disaster. These questions provide a starting point to validate OR readiness.

By Paul Kirvan • June 28, 2021

12 skills business continuity managers need to succeed

Communication, collaboration, IT expertise and project management are key skills that business continuity managers must have to efficiently lead a BCDR team. Here's why.

By Paul Kirvan • June 24, 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.

By John Edwards • June 22, 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.

By Johnny Yu • June 22, 2021

Edge data protection tips and tricks

Edge computing is on the rise, and more IT teams are looking for ways to protect decentralized data. Our experts look at some ways to protect and store data generated at the edge.

By Ryan Arel • June 22, 2021

DxEnterprise brings SQL Server AGs to Kubernetes

DxEnterprise for Containers enables SQL Server availability groups to work in Kubernetes, solving a problem that prevented SQL Server users from moving into production.

By Johnny Yu • June 22, 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.

By Johnny Yu • June 16, 2021

Veeam Government Solutions subsidiary features federal focus

Following Veeam's acquisition by Insight Partners, the data protection vendor sought to make gains among U.S. government customers. The unveiling of a subsidiary is the next step.

By Paul Crocetti • June 16, 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.

By John Edwards • June 16, 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.

By Johnny Yu • June 15, 2021

How to build a strong crisis communications team

A crisis communications team works best when all members are fully aware of their responsibilities. Here are some tips on building a highly effective response team.

By John Edwards • June 14, 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.

By Johnny Yu • June 14, 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.

By Krista Case • June 8, 2021

What are some examples of organizational resilience?

Organizational resilience encompasses everything a company needs to run in times of crisis. These examples show how businesses handle tough situations.

By Brien Posey • June 8, 2021

Ensure HIPAA backup compliance with documentation, testing

With new storage tools and evolving backup practices, it is crucial covered entities remain HIPAA-compliant with their backups. Here are a few ways to ensure compliance.

By Brien Posey • June 8, 2021

Public sector IT execs detail ransomware backup, recovery tips

City governments are particularly vulnerable to ransomware. These city IT leaders discuss how organizations can improve data protection to be ready for the next attack.

By Paul Crocetti • June 3, 2021