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Small business pandemic plan should cover supply chain, staff

COVID-19 has many organizations shifting gears when it comes to pandemic planning, and SMBs are no exception. For small companies, adaptability is the key to recovery.

By Paul Kirvan • July 22, 2020

Commvault unveils Hyperscale X, Hedvig container support

Revealed during the keynote of Commvault's FutureReady virtual event, Hyperscale X marks the first time a Commvault product has integrated Hedvig technology.

By Johnny Yu • July 22, 2020

Catalogic copy data management supports HPE Nimble Storage

Catalogic is reacting to market appetite for putting copy data management on primary storage. Flash customers want to get more out of their arrays, and the hardware can handle it.

By Johnny Yu • July 16, 2020

CEO: OwnBackup funding will power more SaaS platform support

The latest OwnBackup funding round is the SaaS backup vendor's largest. While Salesforce backup remains important, other top SaaS platforms are on the roadmap.

By Paul Crocetti • July 16, 2020

Datto quietly files for IPO

Industry analysts say despite economic uncertainty, the data protection market seems unfazed by the COVID-19 pandemic. Datto offered no comment on the IPO matter.

By Johnny Yu • July 15, 2020

Remote backup and recovery, protection changes that will stick

Your organization likely saw big changes in IT processes as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. Explore the backup and recovery shifts you should expect to remain.

By Krista Case • July 15, 2020

Backup, security join forces for ransomware protection

Ransomware can take out backup systems, which are the last line of defense against data loss. To defend backups, data protection vendors are partnering with security companies.

By Johnny Yu • July 13, 2020

10 guidelines to secure your data backup

Data backups are essential to effective security, but backup mismanagement can often increase security woes. Luckily, there are some best practices that can help.

By Kevin Beaver • July 10, 2020

HubStor takes on Veeam, goes virtual with backup service

The HubStor backup and archive platform offers two types of models for its vSphere support. One customer called the platform an 'incredibly valuable' collection of functions.

By Paul Crocetti • July 9, 2020

Commvault partners with Microsoft for joint engineering

Chart Industries, which manufactures highly engineered cryogenic equipment, is early beneficiary of joint engineering partnership between Azure and Commvault's Metallic SaaS backup.

By Johnny Yu • July 8, 2020

Actifio sues Rubrik for patent infringement

Actifio's complaint alleges Rubrik's products, including its 'Brik' appliances and Cloud Data Management software, infringes on four of Actifio's patents.

By Johnny Yu • July 6, 2020

Veeam hybrid cloud, virtual VeeamON reflect tech changes

While Veeam is planning on a physical user conference next year, its virtual event in June drew tens of thousands. The company highlighted its advancements in cloud and CDP.

By Paul Crocetti • July 2, 2020

Use disaster recovery standards to guide pandemic planning

International quality management and compliance standards can help an organization kick off a disaster recovery plan for unprecedented scenarios, such as the COVID-19 pandemic.

By Alan Earls • July 2, 2020

VMware reaches agreement to acquire Datrium DRaaS

Datrium will continue to operate independently post-acquisition, and the product will remain separate from VMware Site Recovery, but there is no word on any staff changes.

By Johnny Yu • July 2, 2020

Hardware replication vs. software replication: The differences

Hardware replication and software replication have different use cases and pros and cons, so it's important to do your research before choosing one over the other.

By Brien Posey • July 1, 2020

End of Salesforce Recovery highlights need for SaaS backup

Experts say this retirement means little change for customers, because they should have been relying on third parties for Salesforce backup in the first place.

By Johnny Yu • June 30, 2020

Choose the right remote site backup approach

Remote office backup is mission-critical for organizations that have employees working outside of the main office. Explore options for this type of data protection.

By Megan Kellett, Paul Crocetti • June 30, 2020

Backup training for general IT admins in the wake of COVID-19

In addition to the resources already available within a typical IT department, many external resources are available for all kinds of IT training requirements.

By Paul Kirvan • June 24, 2020

HPE Cloud Volumes Backup consolidates data formats

HPE Cloud Volumes Backup provides common data format for Commvault, TrendMicro, Veeam and Veritas backups to serve secondary workloads in the public cloud.

By Garry Kranz • June 24, 2020

Ransomware resilience starts before cyberattacks hit

Ransomware is still common, especially in the coronavirus age, so you need to be ready. Explore ransomware recovery tips from an IT manager who dealt firsthand with an attack.

By Paul Crocetti • June 23, 2020

Zerto pockets $53M funding round to prove ‘self-sufficiency’

Zerto CEO Ziv Kedem said the company is focused more on profit and self-sustainability than growth. The funding will go toward improving products, marketing and partnerships.

By Johnny Yu • June 23, 2020

Veeam CEO talks IPO, M&A, going virtual for VeeamON 2020

William Largent became Veeam CEO in January after a multibillion-dollar acquisition and before a pandemic. Here's his take on 2020 so far, and what lies ahead following VeeamON.

By Dave Raffo, Paul Crocetti • June 22, 2020

Private cloud backup vs. public cloud vs. service providers

Whether you choose public or private cloud or a cloud service provider for backup, it comes down to your needs in such areas as cost and security. Explore how each one differs.

By Nick Cavalancia • June 19, 2020

Remote data protection and DR in the work-from-home boom

Building a data protection strategy around remote working requires companies to enable employee access to data while ensuring that it is protected from threats such as shadow IT.

By Alan Earls • June 18, 2020

Veeam enhances Microsoft Teams backup, AWS protection

The latest update to Veeam's popular Microsoft 365 data protection product features native Teams backup and recovery. Veeam also launched other product updates at VeeamON 2020.

By Paul Crocetti • June 18, 2020