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HYCU backup for Google Cloud adds SAP HANA support

HYCU dives deeper into the Google Cloud Platform with backup for SAP HANA. The backup vendor aims to keep costs down and provide a fully managed service.

By Paul Crocetti • Nov. 13, 2019

Commvault lays out Metallic and Hedvig roadmaps

Commvault is adding nonbackup capabilities to Metallic and integrating Hedvig with HyperScale. The vendor will roll out features for the two ventures over the course of next year.

By Johnny Yu • Nov. 11, 2019

What are 3 cloud backup security guidelines against cyberattacks?

Cloud security is a top concern for IT. As a result, keeping cloud backups secure should be a priority. Here are three straightforward guidelines to help.

By Brien Posey • Nov. 8, 2019

Select enterprise data backup software to fit data protection needs

While some backup and recovery software applies to the entire enterprise, other products address environment-specific data protection, virtualization and the public cloud.

By Chris Evans, George Crump • Nov. 8, 2019

Emerson Electric consolidates on Nutanix, Commvault

As part of a project to get its branch offices and business units on the same backup product, Emerson Electric used Commvault to simplify, save money and lower its RTO and RPO.

By Johnny Yu • Nov. 7, 2019

Important questions about DRaaS you’re not asking your vendor

Not all DRaaS vendors are created equal. Expose any weaknesses and shortcomings in your current or prospective providers by asking the following questions.

By George Crump • Nov. 6, 2019

Oaktree Capital Management invests in upgraded backup

Switching to Veritas NetBackup let Oaktree perform hourly backups instead of daily, greatly reducing risk of data loss during restores. Oaktree also uses Data Insight for audits.

By Johnny Yu • Nov. 6, 2019

Veeam cloud backup sells back N2WS, adding AWS and Azure products

Veeam cloud backup gets a shakeup. The company has sold off N2WS, an AWS data protection company, and has a number of cloud-focused product updates set to launch.

By Paul Crocetti • Nov. 1, 2019

Recovering from ransomware soars to the top of DR concerns

Ransomware recovery may not have always been a featured topic in TechTarget's 20 years of coverage, but it's certainly made an impression in the last few.

By Erin Sullivan • Oct. 31, 2019

Druva unveils Slack and Microsoft Teams backup

Druva's next update will include Slack and Microsoft Teams backup, on top of integrations with ServiceNow, Splunk and Okta. The company is capitalizing on increased SaaS adoption.

By Johnny Yu • Oct. 30, 2019

5 considerations before buying data center backup software

Backup and recovery software should support various OSes and environments such as VMware, as well as applications running in public cloud IaaS and SaaS platforms.

By Chris Evans, George Crump • Oct. 30, 2019

Druva CEO talks about cloud migration, Kubernetes and IoT

Helping customers overcome the hurdle of cloud migration is just the first step, Jaspreet Singh says. Companies must be ready for the next step: monetizing the data.

By Johnny Yu • Oct. 29, 2019

Data replication technologies: What they are and how to use them

Data replication can play a big role in a disaster recovery plan, so make sure you're familiar with the different types of replication and where they work best.

By Erin Sullivan, Dave Raffo • Oct. 29, 2019

IBM Spectrum Protect supports container backups

IBM focuses on data protection with backup support for container volumes in Kubernetes, Red Hat OpenShift environments, VMs in VMware Cloud on AWS; adds new Virtual Tape Library.

By Carol Sliwa • Oct. 28, 2019

Veritas Flex appliance line extends out to the edge

Veritas makes an edge play with a smaller Flex appliance running NetBackup, designed for remote offices to deduplicate data at the source before it is migrated to a data center.

By Johnny Yu • Oct. 25, 2019

Backblaze cloud backup extends version history

Backblaze gives users the ability to keep everything in the history of their backups. The cloud storage and backup vendor also enhanced upload performance.

By Paul Crocetti • Oct. 24, 2019

Commvault displays a new personality, experts say

In 2019, Commvault has hired a new CEO, made its first acquisition and launched its first subsidiary. At Commvault Go 2019, the company also reflected a new culture and attitude.

By Johnny Yu • Oct. 23, 2019

How to use multi-cloud data management and protection

Data protection vendors are continuing to add more data management features in their products. How does this convergence affect multi-cloud environments?

By Krista Case • Oct. 22, 2019

Commvault customers lukewarm on Metallic and Hedvig

Customers at Commvault Go said they were having trouble coming up with reasons for adopting Metallic SaaS backup or Hedvig software-defined storage until they hear more details.

By Johnny Yu • Oct. 21, 2019

Top 10 backup tips for your natural disaster recovery plan checklist

Your natural disaster recovery plan checklist needs the right data backup procedures. Here are 10 guidelines that can help save your data in the event of a disaster.

By Paul Kirvan • Oct. 14, 2019

Tips for obtaining BC/DR plan and resilience funding

Creating a comprehensive business continuity and disaster recovery plan is no joke, and funding those services can add another hurdle to your company's IT resilience strategy.

By Paul Kirvan • Oct. 14, 2019

Commvault adds SaaS backup subsidiary Metallic

Metallic is a Commvault brand focused on delivering cloud-based SaaS backup, with separate products protecting servers and VMs, Office 365 and endpoints.

By Johnny Yu • Oct. 14, 2019

Aparavi brings archive intelligence to backup

Aparavi's new File Protect & Insight is designed to clean up backup data by combining data protection with the classification and search capabilities of archiving software.

By Johnny Yu • Oct. 9, 2019

How to determine if your data backup strategy has the right resources

The volume of different data backup resources available can be overwhelming. Learn how to quantify what is appropriate for your organization's backup strategy.

By Paul Kirvan • Oct. 8, 2019

Enterprise backup software provides data protection foundation

Learn how backup and recovery software has evolved and what features it offers IT enterprises that need to protect cloud and virtual environments and other data sources.

By Chris Evans, George Crump • Oct. 8, 2019