For businesses everywhere, 2024 was a wake-up call – and not the gentle kind. Major data breaches and catastrophic outages made headlines, reminding us all that data backup isn’t a “nice-to-have” but rather a mission-critical strategy. Let’s recap the year: These high-profile failures weren’t just cautionary tales; they were full-blown cautionary sagas. The key takeaway? […]
Data Backup Essentials: Zero Trust Strategies for System Administrators
Time is always of the essence in the case of system administration and IT operations teams. They address the countless issues coming in from other departments: “My network is acting funky, and I’m about to go on a meeting with an important client,” “I accidentally deleted every important email I have ever received from the […]
Invest in Geo-Redundancy Before It’s Too Late
The summer of 2023 was marked by one extreme climate crisis after another: sweltering heat waves, catastrophic flash floods, wildfires blowing smoke all across the country, and some of the worst air quality in recent history. Furthermore, unpredictable weather patterns have been extending into the colder months, causing states like Texas to endure severe freezes, power […]
How Kubernetes Can Help You Weather Regional Disaster Recovery
If you’re lucky, you’ve only had to worry about managing a data disaster recovery effort once or twice in your career, if at all. However, as the rate and number of natural disasters have increased, the chances of needing to navigate through a worst-case scenario have risen. As of April 11, 2023, the U.S. had […]
Don’t Be Held Hostage by Legacy Data Backup
Today is World Backup Day, our annual reminder of the importance of being diligent about backing up data to prevent data loss. But the fact is, the rate at which data levels are exploding in size is far outpacing what legacy data backup systems can achieve. The way we have done backup for the past 20 […]
Move Over, Backup: It’s Time to Talk Data Resiliency
Your data is under attack more than ever before. The onslaught of cyber attacks around the world is unrelenting, and organizations of all sizes have found themselves on the other end of the ransom demand. As hard as it is to imagine, organizations like the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency are warning us that things could get […]
Understanding Data Management Tools
Data Management tools are used to develop and monitor practices, as well as organize, process, and analyze an organization’s data. These tools are designed to arrange and harmonize data, and should provide a high degree of efficiency and effectiveness. Data Management tools also support privacy, security, and the elimination of data redundancy. Effective Data Management […]
How to Survive a Ransomware Attack: Five Backup Best Practices
No matter what your business or industry is, data is a critical asset to your business. Without secure and dependable backup for data protection, you’re at the mercy of life’s many “what ifs,” whether the data loss comes from spilling a drink on your keyboard or a ransomware attack. In order to ensure that your business won’t […]
Three Best Practices to Neutralize Ransomware Attacks
Click to learn more about author Ken Steinhardt. The question about whether your organization will be hit with a ransomware attack is not “if” but “when.” As the world has seen recently, ransomware attacks are on the rise, and they can hit anything ranging from critical infrastructure to smaller enterprises that try to stay under […]
The Three Big Post-Pandemic Challenges Facing IT Pros
Click to learn more about author Candid Wüest We’re now one year into work in the time of COVID-19. While many businesses have adapted impressively, given the sudden shift, IT professionals are still adjusting to the challenges that come along with such an upheaval. Last year, our company expanded World Backup Day – celebrated on […]