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How cloud backup can help remote workers

As a result of the coronavirus pandemic, some companies that were hesitant before may finally push the button for cloud backup. Remote data is a solid use case.

By Krista Case • May 7, 2020

How to understand DRaaS pricing and budgeting

Learn how to get the most value out of your disaster-recovery-as-a-service investment by conducting a thorough business impact analysis and following a few simple steps.

By John Edwards • May 5, 2020

DRaaS market faces multiple challenges in 2020

Difficult times are creating a strong DRaaS market, yet providers must still deal with many critical issues over the next several months, such as supporting growing customer base.

By John Edwards • May 5, 2020

Trilio’s Kubernetes data protection enters early access

TrilioVault for Kubernetes backs up and recovers applications within Kubernetes containers. It is one of the few third-party offerings for Kubernetes backup, but demand is growing.

By Johnny Yu • May 5, 2020

DRaaS vs. cloud DR: What are the differences?

Disaster recovery as a service and cloud DR have the same end goal, but there are pros and cons to each approach that admins must consider before going with one over the other.

By Brien Posey • May 1, 2020

12 steps for a successful DRaaS implementation

Thinking of activating disaster recovery as a service? As you start this important process, consider these best practices that will help protect your organization.

By Paul Kirvan • May 1, 2020

Iland vs. Recovery Point: Compare these DRaaS providers

Iland and Recovery Point Systems are two leading providers of managed DRaaS. Learn how each vendor's services compare and how they differentiate themselves.

By Nick Cavalancia • April 30, 2020

7 remote data backup terms for protection during a pandemic

In this glossary, you'll find important background information on remote backup. It's crucial to think about everything from network connections to backup devices and sites.

By Paul Crocetti • April 30, 2020

Clumio backup adds Microsoft 365 protection

Clumio takes aim at the 'vulnerable' area of software as a service. Its backup for Microsoft 365 includes security features and assorted restore options.

By Paul Crocetti • April 29, 2020

Rubrik ramps up backup speed and test/dev clones for Oracle

Rubrik Andes 5.2 doesn't add any groundbreaking features, but it focused on using backup capabilities to enhance test/dev and improving backup speed for large datasets.

By Johnny Yu • April 29, 2020

5 of the hottest backup and recovery software startups to watch

Several backup and recovery vendor startups have recently introduced products designed to address varied environments, including VMware, AWS, Nutanix, Kubernetes and Salesforce.

By Brien Posey • April 29, 2020

Rubrik Forward virtual show poses audience engagement test

Tech events such as Rubrik Forward have gone virtual due to COVID-19, and the challenge is to make them as engaging as live ones. Experts say they must be more than just webinars.

By Johnny Yu • April 28, 2020

Remote office backup best practices and options

How can organizations ensure backup of data generated from employees' remote offices? Explore two top options and guidance to help protect your critical data.

By Brien Posey • April 28, 2020

10 DRaaS vendors to vet before devising a data recovery plan

DRaaS enables organizations to leave the management of their DR plan to a third-party provider, saving time, money and resources. Learn what services these 10 DRaaS providers offer.

By Stuart Burns • April 27, 2020

Use and protect backup against COVID-19-related cybercrime

Be aware of innovative cyberattacks connected to the new coronavirus. Improve data safety with these backup best practices that can serve as a foundation of response preparation.

By Krista Case • April 23, 2020

5 hot disaster recovery-as-a-service providers

With more natural and man-made disasters, DRaaS providers are essential to helping organizations protect their mission-critical workloads while realizing potential cost savings.

By Brien Posey • April 23, 2020

Cohesity Helios gets a mobile app for on-the-go alerts

Cohesity launched a free mobile app version of Cohesity Helios. It delivers key features such as monitoring and ransomware alerts to users who are away from a workstation.

By Johnny Yu • April 20, 2020

Prepare for serious health threats with a pandemic recovery plan

COVID-19 has become a serious global threat and is rapidly becoming an issue for business continuity. Pandemic planning can help mitigate disruptive effects of disastrous events.

By Paul Kirvan • April 16, 2020

Small business cloud backup includes range of services

Cloud backup is a good option for small businesses, especially for a remote work environment. Choices range from file syncing to a more comprehensive feature set.

By Nick Cavalancia • April 15, 2020

Backup trends include security awareness, cloud protection

Data protection experts discuss important backup trends outlined in research, as well as customer tendencies in the age of the coronavirus. Security best practices are critical.

By Paul Crocetti • April 14, 2020

Cohesity funding nets $250M despite pandemic

After its latest funding round, Cohesity doubled its valuation in two years. It indicates how hot the backup market is as vendors add data reuse capabilities to their portfolios.

By Johnny Yu • April 14, 2020

5 steps to create a coronavirus crisis management response plan

The COVID-19 pandemic has thrown a wrench into many traditional BCDR plans. Here are five tips to update your crisis response plans and help your business weather the storm.

By Alan Earls • April 10, 2020

Commvault cloud coverage expands to Alibaba

With Alibaba cloud support in its latest features update, Commvault builds towards a platform for easy workload migration across on-premises clouds and multiple public clouds.

By Johnny Yu • April 9, 2020

Complete crisis management guide and free template

This guide to crisis management and free template can help your business respond to an unplanned emergency, such as the current COVID-19 pandemic.

By Paul Kirvan • April 8, 2020

Companies plan for alternatives to live tech conferences

The coronavirus has thrown tech conferences and vendors' product launch schedules into question. Some suggest live tech shows will be heavily scaled down even after the pandemic.

By Johnny Yu • April 8, 2020