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Expert Advice
Secure disaster recovery will be a priority in 2019
Along with weather events and IT outages, data security has become a major concern in DR. With cyberattacks on the rise, strategists are placing higher importance on resilience.
By Nick Cavalancia • Feb. 27, 2019 -
Cohesity backup saves time and space for Nebraska hospital
Community Hospital switched to Cohesity backup after scrapping the Dell EMC Avamar software and fourth-generation hardware it was using since 2009, saving rack space and improving performance.
By Johnny Yu • Feb. 27, 2019 -
Cohesity applications available through Cohesity MarketPlace
Cohesity MarketPlace includes Cohesity applications for secondary storage management, along with third-party choices, such as SentinelOne and Imanis Data.
By Johnny Yu • Feb. 26, 2019 -
Expert Advice
What to do if an internal notification system fails
Having an emergency notification system in place can help maintain contact with staff during a crisis, but make sure that your company has a plan in place in case it malfunctions.
By Brien Posey • Feb. 26, 2019 -
Synology Active Backup boosts recovery speeds for Shiseido
Worried about slow recovery times and the impact ransomware might cause endpoint devices, Shiseido swapped in Synology Active Backup to reduce recovery time to 30 minutes.
By Johnny Yu • Feb. 25, 2019 -
Expert Advice
How do I decide when to deduplicate data and where?
On its surface, data deduplication is a positive because it deletes redundant data. Use the technology carefully, but at the right moment for the best results.
By Brien Posey • Feb. 25, 2019 -
StorageCraft backup and object storage focuses on healthcare
A new bundle of StorageCraft backup hardware, software and disaster recovery as a service targets healthcare organizations, which are particularly susceptible to ransomware.
By Johnny Yu • Feb. 20, 2019 -
Expert Advice // Determine recovery objectives for DR teams
How to determine your disaster recovery objectives
Ideal recovery objectives are different for every business. Luckily, there are four basic steps you can follow to ensure you set the right RTO and RPO.
By Nick Cavalancia • Feb. 20, 2019 -
Experts look for new Commvault CEO to automate, orchestrate
Experts say new Commvault CEO Sanjay Mirchandani is qualified for his new job, while the vendor still has some challenges to overcome in the face of a competitive, dynamic market.
By Johnny Yu • Feb. 14, 2019 -
Actifio GO turns Sky into SaaS backup
With Actifio GO, multi-cloud backup doesn't require backup software or any on-premises appliances. The SaaS data protection is based on the Salesforce model.
By Johnny Yu • Feb. 12, 2019 -
Carbonite acquisition of Webroot merges backup, cybersecurity
The Carbonite acquisition of Webroot is a big play in the SMB market. Carbonite's backup and recovery platform will combine with Webroot's cybersecurity.
By Paul Crocetti • Feb. 12, 2019 -
Opinion
Data protection systems must address GDPR, ransomware concerns
Backup products don't have a granular enough understanding of data to scan or analyze it effectively and fully meet today's privacy and security requirements.
By George Crump • Feb. 11, 2019 -
Asigra Cloud Backup Evolved 14
Veteran data protection vendor Asigra beat out new and older competition with its Cloud Backup Evolved product, highlighted by its ability to shield backups from ransomware.
By Paul Crocetti • Feb. 10, 2019 -
Zerto IT Resilience Platform 6.0
Zerto's rebranded IT Resilience Platform provides many cloud choices for recovery, as well as automation and orchestration. Its innovation impressed our judges.
By Paul Crocetti • Feb. 10, 2019 -
IBM Spectrum Protect Plus 10.1.2
IBM's Spectrum Protect Plus focuses on virtual data protection. Judges praised its VMware backup, instant recovery and potential for being part of overall data management strategy.
By Paul Crocetti • Feb. 10, 2019 -
Cohesity DataPlatform
Cohesity's converged data management product gets updated with machine-driven capacity planning and case management alongside a centralized, simplified dashboard.
By Johnny Yu • Feb. 10, 2019 -
Asigra TrueNAS Backup Appliance
Asigra's integrated backup appliance combines its Cloud Backup Evolved V14 antiransomware software with iXsystems' TrueNAS hardware featuring the OpenZFS file system.
By Johnny Yu • Feb. 10, 2019 -
Expert Advice
DRaaS benefits that make ditching traditional DR worth it
The benefits of disaster recovery as a service include lower cost, enhanced reliability and streamlined administration. It's no wonder that more organizations are being drawn to it.
By John Edwards • Feb. 7, 2019 -
New Arcserve appliances tightly integrate DR capabilities
The third generation of appliances from Arcserve combines backup workloads with disaster recovery with the ability to spin up copies directly on an appliance or to the cloud.
By Johnny Yu • Feb. 6, 2019 -
Expert Advice
How to protect backups from ransomware infiltration
Your ransomware backup protection strategy needs to address advanced persistent threats that encrypt files over time. Learn how to restore backups to avoid a payout.
By Alastair Cooke • Feb. 6, 2019 -
New Commvault CEO Mirchandani: We’re ready for the next wave
The new Commvault boss says it's time for well-funded data management upstarts to 'take the training wheels off' if they want to compete in the enterprise.
By Dave Raffo • Feb. 6, 2019 -
Dell EMC backup appliance lines support GCP, Alibaba Cloud
Dell EMC backup appliances get a software update that improves speed and expands public cloud support, showing a conscious push for multi-cloud and midsize customers.
By Johnny Yu • Feb. 5, 2019 -
WANdisco ships blockchain-driven LiveData for MultiCloud DR
WANdisco slips patented blockchain DConE technology into LiveData for MultiCloud, promising to deliver LAN-like speeds across clouds to improve disaster recovery.
By Johnny Yu • Feb. 4, 2019 -
Data leak exposes list of Rubrik backup customers
A security snafu left a server containing Rubrik customer information -- including names and contact information -- exposed. Rubrik claims no customer-owned data was leaked.
By Johnny Yu • Jan. 31, 2019 -
Expert Advice
Top 8 VMware vSphere backup best practices
The architecture and operation of a virtual environment is different than a traditional backup environment and demands specific techniques. Learn top tips for backing up vSphere.
By Eric Siebert, Paul Crocetti • Jan. 31, 2019