Between 2020 and today, we have seen a tumultuous and transformative shift in the technological world. Of particular concern among organizations was a growing interest in new ways to manage invaluable data. Traditionally, data was stored in legacy backup services, including physical data centers, so when digital transformation accelerated, ensuring data remain secure and accessible became a […]
Lessons from a Real Disaster Recovery: Preparing Your Backup and DR Systems (Part III)
Click to learn more about author W. Curtis Preston. A system administrator who has actually been through a real disaster told me in a recent podcast interview that most of the challenges he had were more about basic infrastructure like internet, lodging, and food. In this final article in the series, I want to focus […]
Lessons from a Real Disaster Recovery: Plan for Basic Infrastructure (Part II)
Click to learn more about author W. Curtis Preston. You might think that restoring the operating system and data for hundreds of computers would be your primary challenge in a disaster recovery; however, a recent podcast interview with someone who went through an actual disaster recovery says otherwise. This is the second in a series […]
Avoid Headaches This Year by Ensuring You Have a Backup Strategy in Place
Click to learn more about author JG Heithcock. At the start of every year, many businesses will dedicate time to comb through budgets, procedures, and quarterly plans in an effort to organize themselves for the year ahead. While some budgets account for antivirus software and other cybersecurity resources, many fail to calculate the costs of […]
Lessons from a Real Disaster Recovery: You’ve got to Recover the Network First
Click to learn more about author W. Curtis Preston. Being forced to perform a complete disaster recovery under duress is an incredibly difficult thing; it’s also a great way to learn. On my Restore it All podcast, I recently interviewed an IT professional who was the man on the ground after a hurricane took out […]
Case Study: Data Protection and HCI for Carrs Tool Data Architecture Upgrade
“Existing conditions” is a term for conditions that don’t last very long. Amazon changed the face of retail. Google democratized access to information. Facebook and pretty much every social media site has changed the way we interact with each other. Change came to Carrs Tool Steels, too. The U.K. supplier of tool steel and high-strength […]
It’s Time to Admit It: Backup is Your Job
Click to learn more about author W. Curtis Preston. Salesforce finally made it official: Backup is the customer’s responsibility. To be clear, it always was the customer’s responsibility, but Salesforce used to provide a safety net that some used as an excuse not to back up their Salesforce account. As of July 31, 2020, that […]
Acronis Empowers Service Providers with Acronis Cyber Protect
According to a recent press release, “Acronis, a global leader in cyber protection, announced today the availability of Acronis Cyber Protect, an innovative new cyber protection solution that integrates backup, disaster recovery, next-gen anti-malware, cybersecurity, and endpoint management tools into one service. Acronis Cyber Protect eliminates complexity, improves productivity, and enables managed service providers (MSP) […]
KIOXIA Adds Snapshots and Clones to KumoScale Software Suite
A new press release reports, “KIOXIA America, Inc. (formerly Toshiba Memory America, Inc.), the U.S.-based subsidiary of KIOXIA Corporation, has enhanced its KumoScale™ storage software based on NVM Express™ over Fabrics (NVMe-oF™) to include Kubernetes® CSI-compliant snapshots and clones. The addition of these advanced storage functions enables KumoScale software to reduce the time pressures associated […]
Steps to Protect Your Most Critical Business Assets on World Backup Day
Click to learn more about author Jamie Zajac. Have you ever thought of what you would do if your computer crashed or died? You may have hundreds of files on it ranging from the family vacation photos to taxes files to work documents. In an instant, it could be gone forever – unless you have […]