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- January 30, 2020
30 Jan'20
How will Veeam customers be affected by vendor's sale?
As Veeam takes aim at the U.S. market and the world of hybrid cloud, users could see enhanced products and technology now that it's under the ownership of Insight Partners.
- January 27, 2020
27 Jan'20
Quantum tape gets repackaged into turnkey ransomware defense
Quantum says tape's main perk is as an air-gapped defense against ransomware. Its new Ransomware Protection Packs combine tape libraries with a built-in, off-network vault.
- January 23, 2020
23 Jan'20
Veeam acquisition puts heat on rivals
Backup vendors Druva and Commvault say the multi-billion-dollar Veeam acquisition validates the strategies they've been executing and proves the importance of the backup market.
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- January 21, 2020
21 Jan'20
Nakivo update supports tape, physical servers
Nakivo now supports tape and physical servers, a departure from its initial focus on cloud and VMs. Demand and expert opinion suggest there will always be need for physical backup.
- January 20, 2020
20 Jan'20
Catalogic launches KubeDR to protect etcd data
Catalogic's new KubeDR tool protects cluster configurations, metadata and certificates, which is data often overlooked by Kubernetes protection tools.
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- January 17, 2020
17 Jan'20
Veeam's Timashev discusses selling company, next steps
Veeam co-founder Ratmir Timashev discusses why now is the right time to sell the data protection company, which shifts its focus to hybrid cloud after it 'won the VMware market.'
- January 14, 2020
14 Jan'20
Backup focus in 2020: Data at the edge and in containers
Storage and backup industry analysts say as data grows at the edge and inside containers, those areas will require more attention from backup products in 2020.
- January 09, 2020
09 Jan'20
Veeam Software bought by private equity firm at $5B valuation
Veeam is under new ownership. Insight Partners acquired the data protection company for an undisclosed sum. With the acquisition comes a modified leadership team.
- December 30, 2019
30 Dec'19
Vendors detail cloud-based backup past, present, future
As part of TechTarget's 20th anniversary, we're looking at some of the top trends and technologies over those years. Here, vendors that offer cloud backup discuss this newer trend.
- December 19, 2019
19 Dec'19
Actifio 10c adds container support and DR orchestration
Actifio's 10c update added some significant new capabilities that further take advantage of the cloud. Backup, disaster recovery, migration all got a boost in this update.
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- December 16, 2019
16 Dec'19
XenData launches plug-and-play archive appliance
XenData's X1 appliance makes archiving by tape, Sony Optical Disc Archive and cloud object storage simpler and more network-friendly. It connects archives for multiple users.
- December 12, 2019
12 Dec'19
Major funding, SaaS trends top data backup news in 2019
Several data backup vendors, including Carbonite, Commvault and Clumio, had a bustling 2019. The backup market continues to develop with acquisitions and more cloud-based products.
- December 04, 2019
04 Dec'19
Druva expands on AWS backup, moves S3 snaps across regions
In response to customers' expanding AWS footprint, Druva added new backup features to CloudRanger, which it acquired in 2018 for protection of data stored in AWS.
- November 27, 2019
27 Nov'19
Container backup grows, following container adoption
Although demand for container backup remains low, vendors anticipate growth in this area. Containers have shifted from being lightweight throwaways to persistent mini-VMs.
- November 26, 2019
26 Nov'19
Kasten backup aims for secure Kubernetes protection
Container storage backup is an emerging trend. Kasten K10, which launched in 2017 and provides backup for Kubernetes, takes on security in its major 2.0 update.
- November 25, 2019
25 Nov'19
Insurance company uses Cohesity backup to wean off tape
Illinois Mutual wanted to switch from tape backup to something cloud-based. It needed a vendor that integrated with Hyper-V but could also support tape during the transition.
- November 25, 2019
25 Nov'19
With Time on its hands, Meredith drives storage consolidation
Following an acquisition of Time Inc., Meredith Corp. dumped most of its traditional IT gear and added newer technology developed around virtualization, convergence and the cloud.
- November 21, 2019
21 Nov'19
Clumio extends support to AWS EBS with $135M funding bump
Clumio plans to use its funds to expand its data protection to data sources including more public clouds, SaaS applications and containers. It's starting with Amazon EBS support.
- November 20, 2019
20 Nov'19
Odaseva introduces high availability for Salesforce
Odaseva is rolling out a feature that can provide Salesforce with high availability, letting them work with Salesforce data even when the SaaS application is down.
- November 18, 2019
18 Nov'19
Guarding the shop: Rewind backup protects e-commerce data
E-commerce sites need backup in the event of data loss situations, especially during the holidays. Rewind gives merchants the chance to go back to a safe point in time.
- November 13, 2019
13 Nov'19
Vancouver Canucks defend data with Veeam backup
To prepare for the 2010 Winter Olympics, the Vancouver Canucks used Veeam to protect against point-of-sale system failures -- a major upgrade over its previous tape backup.
- November 13, 2019
13 Nov'19
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.
- November 11, 2019
11 Nov'19
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.
- November 07, 2019
07 Nov'19
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.
- November 06, 2019
06 Nov'19
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.
- November 01, 2019
01 Nov'19
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.
- October 30, 2019
30 Oct'19
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.
- October 29, 2019
29 Oct'19
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.
- October 28, 2019
28 Oct'19
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.
- October 25, 2019
25 Oct'19
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.
- October 24, 2019
24 Oct'19
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.
- October 23, 2019
23 Oct'19
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.
- October 21, 2019
21 Oct'19
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.
- October 14, 2019
14 Oct'19
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.
- October 09, 2019
09 Oct'19
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.
- October 03, 2019
03 Oct'19
Rubrik denies claims of possible sale
Rubrik's CEO shot down a recent article claiming he was looking for buyers. Experts say unless there's a buyer making a massive offer, there's no good reason for Rubrik to sell.
- October 01, 2019
01 Oct'19
Zerto 7.5 focuses on security, backup integration
Through deeper integrations with partners, Zerto 7.5 continues its convergence of DR and backup by enhancing security and shoring up its long-term retention capabilities.
- September 27, 2019
27 Sep'19
Forrester Wave shows newcomers edging out legacy vendors
Well-funded startups moved up in the 2019 Forrester Wave, while most legacy vendors dropped. Cyberattack recoverability and single-pane-of-glass management were leading factors.
- September 26, 2019
26 Sep'19
Experts detail cloud backup market evolution, where it's headed
As part of TechTarget's 20th anniversary, we're taking a look at some of the top trends and technologies in IT over those years. Here, experts discuss the newer cloud backup trend.
- September 26, 2019
26 Sep'19
Rubrik customers get validated NetApp StorageGrid target
Rubrik's Cloud Data Management is now tested and validated to work with NetApp's StorageGrid, giving customers a new target option for backup and archiving across hybrid clouds.
- September 25, 2019
25 Sep'19
Igneous Systems DataProtect gets software-only release
Igneous DataProtect's software-only version is aimed at cloud-first customers. It has the same capabilities as the NAS appliance version, including integration with DataDiscover.
- September 23, 2019
23 Sep'19
Dell PowerProtect comes to new Data Domain series
Aside from improvements to the Data Domain hardware, Dell also upgraded the PowerProtect software with a new air-gapped vault feature and improved integration with VMware vSphere.
- September 23, 2019
23 Sep'19
Quest Software updates NetVault Backup capabilities
Quest Software has added backup and restoration of user mailboxes and OneDrive user and group files. SAP HANA and Nutanix AHV plug-ins have also been added.
- September 13, 2019
13 Sep'19
Cobalt Iron extends data protection SaaS tool's capabilities
Cyber Shield, an extension of Cobalt Iron's Adaptive Data Protection SaaS, uses automation and analytics to identify and contain cyberattacks.
- September 12, 2019
12 Sep'19
Cohesity Agile Dev and Test quickly delivers clean test data
Cohesity's new feature lets test/dev teams access fresh, accurate and compliant data directly through Cohesity DataPlatform, without going through backup admins.
- September 06, 2019
06 Sep'19
KCF Technologies taps Rubrik for Cassandra backup
KCF Technologies decided getting Cassandra backup through a vendor like Rubrik would be less work and more reassuring than putting it together from open source tools and scripting.
- September 05, 2019
05 Sep'19
Commvault acquires Hedvig storage for $225M, moves beyond backup
Commvault makes its first acquisition: software-defined storage vendor Hedvig, with plans of converging primary and secondary storage to serve data management needs.
- August 29, 2019
29 Aug'19
Clumio backup seeks to simplify with SaaS
Clumio has come out of stealth to try to make its mark in a crowded backup market. The cloud-based vendor claims to make it easier to install and manage backups.
- August 29, 2019
29 Aug'19
Druva backup user highlights importance of data searchability
Regeneron saved money by switching from on-premises Data Domain to cloud-based Druva backup. But the real value came from creating a searchable data lake for all its research data.
- August 28, 2019
28 Aug'19
Cohesity backup users share cloud data protection stories
Cohesity backup customers told tales both good and bad while offering advice about their journey to cloud-based data protection during a panel at VMworld 2019.
- August 26, 2019
26 Aug'19
Smart cloud storage tier management added to Druva cloud
The new Druva cloud tiering capability saves customers money by automatically optimizing data stored in Glacier Deep Archive, Glacier and S3 based on usage patterns.
- August 23, 2019
23 Aug'19
Acronis automates '3-2-1' rule for small business backup
Acronis True Image 2020 improved its small business backup capabilities with simultaneous replication to local storage and the cloud, automating the '3-2-1' backup rule.
- August 16, 2019
16 Aug'19
Actifio GO 'SaaSifies' copy data management in GCP
The new Actifio GO for GCP has expanded from backup as a service to include copy data management and disaster recovery, putting it on par with the vendor's on-premises product.
- August 14, 2019
14 Aug'19
Rubrik adds data governance tool in Andes 5.1 update
With capabilities providing data governance, automated disaster recovery failover and failback and continuous data protection, Rubrik Andes 5.1 seeks to consolidate tools and silos.
- August 12, 2019
12 Aug'19
TACC updates archive with Quantum tape technology
TACC added a Quantum tape library to its Ranch long-term storage system for better space allocation control and to replace an aging Oracle HSM-based archive system.
- August 02, 2019
02 Aug'19
Cohesity CyberScan scans backup copies for security risks
Cohesity CyberScan uses Tenable.io to find security vulnerabilities in backup copies. Because the app is scanning backups, it doesn't affect performance of production environments.
- August 01, 2019
01 Aug'19
Asigra appliance uses Zadara technology
Asigra partnered with Zadara to release a purpose-built backup appliance with a subscription-based pricing model. It's aimed at service providers who would rather rent than buy.
- July 31, 2019
31 Jul'19
Backup trends of 2019: Acquisitions, funding and CEO changes
The acquisitions, funding rounds and CEO changes among backup vendors so far this year hint that even more changes are coming. Experts weigh in on the trends in backup we've already seen in 2019.
- July 30, 2019
30 Jul'19
Carbonite CEO joins IDG, interim CEO steps in
Former Carbonite CEO Mohamad Ali joined tech media company International Data Group as Steve Munford stepped in to become interim CEO.
- July 29, 2019
29 Jul'19
Quantum CEO looks to modernize data storage platforms
Quantum continues support of legacy tape, NAS and disk, but its products are now 'software-defined and hyper-converged.' CEO Jamie Lerner says its SEC probe is winding down.
- July 24, 2019
24 Jul'19
Acronis CEO: 'Backup is dead'
Backup alone is not enough, according to Acronis CEO Serguei Beloussov. True data protection involves a combination of security, privacy and accessibility on top of backup.
- July 16, 2019
16 Jul'19
Carbonite Endpoint 360 protects and backs up Office 365 apps
Carbonite Endpoint 360 brings data protection to Microsoft Office 365 applications and emphasizes the need to protect SaaS applications and cloud-stored data.
- July 16, 2019
16 Jul'19
Druva cloud migration enhanced by CloudLanes acquisition
Druva plans to add CloudLanes' data ingestion technology to Druva Cloud Platform. Unlike with the 2018 CloudRanger purchase, CloudLanes will not be its own business.
- July 10, 2019
10 Jul'19
As public cloud adoption grows, new drawbacks discovered
Public cloud adoption has grown, but some companies find benefits are offset by high egress charges, hidden and complicated bills and added IT complexity.
- July 08, 2019
08 Jul'19
Cohesity CEO: We're more than a backup company
Cohesity CEO Mohit Aron says the company is focused on secondary storage and becoming software-only, relying on strategic partnerships for covering hardware and technology gaps.
- June 27, 2019
27 Jun'19
Cloud data management finding its place as volumes soar sky high
Is a cloud data management platform right for your organization? Experts discuss its benefits and drawbacks as more data moves to the cloud for a variety of uses.
- June 26, 2019
26 Jun'19
Blacktip uses AvePoint for Office 365 backup
Serving users who are mobile and not highly technical, MSP Blacktip turns to SaaS apps such as Microsoft Office 365 and Google G Suite. But those apps need protection.
- June 25, 2019
25 Jun'19
Storage startup StorCentric takes flier on Retrospect backup
Retrospect backup software has survived a series of owners ranging from EMC to Dantz, and now is part of StorCentric's plan of acquiring storage vendors for midsize enterprises.
- June 24, 2019
24 Jun'19
NetBackup at core of Veritas services platform
The Veritas services platform addresses protection, availability and data intelligence by unifying multiple products around NetBackup and its metadata catalog.
- June 20, 2019
20 Jun'19
Intelligent data management drives smarter use of copy data
Intelligent data management has turned copies of backup data into tools for analytics, test/dev and other use cases. But company culture prevents some organizations from adoption.
- June 20, 2019
20 Jun'19
Sunny skies for Druva cloud plans: $130M in new investment
Druva's cloud backup and disaster recovery are built natively for Amazon Web Services. A big cash infusion from investors has the startup contemplating a possible IPO.
- June 13, 2019
13 Jun'19
Solix archiving takes files, databases, email to the cloud
The new Solix archiving product is the result of close development work with Microsoft. SolixCloud Enterprise Archiving features a focus on unstructured data.
- June 12, 2019
12 Jun'19
Asigra FreeNAS plugin brings open source data protection
The Asigra FreeNAS plugin covers up to ten physical machines, ten virtual machines and ten cloud accounts for free. Customers wanting more must get Asigra on TrueNAS.
- June 10, 2019
10 Jun'19
Rubrik backup, Compellent SAN power MoA data center
Mall of America IT director says she'd rather have her staff working on other things -- such as data analytics -- than managing storage and data backup.
- June 06, 2019
06 Jun'19
Veeam roadmap features cloud focus, possible IPO
Analysts noted more of a backup emphasis at VeeamON 2019, as Veeam plans to tackle the hybrid cloud market. Will acquisitions be part of the Veeam strategy?
- June 04, 2019
04 Jun'19
Penn State Health seeks centralized backup, picks Commvault
As Penn State Health's data grew across its vast network of hospitals and practices, it turned to Commvault for centralized backup and a way to archive petabytes of research data.
- May 31, 2019
31 May'19
ShadowXafe 2 supports Hyper-V, network tunneling
StorageCraft wants to bring its ShadowXafe data protection software to midsize enterprises and managed service providers, rather than only small and medium-sized businesses.
- May 28, 2019
28 May'19
What's coming to Zerto backup in 2019
ZertoCon 2019 revealed tidbits about Zerto backup's roadmap, including a new pricing option, further integration with technology partners and upcoming product features.
- May 23, 2019
23 May'19
Ransomware protection tips include offline storage, user education
Ransomware resilience continues to be important because the problem isn't going away. Explore these backup and education tips to help stay out in front of the issue.
- May 22, 2019
22 May'19
VeeamON 2019: Veeam enhances orchestrator, promises NAS support
Veeam has hit its long-term $1 billion revenue goal. The vendor updated its DR orchestration and now aims to finish off the awaited Availability Suite v10, with NAS backup.
- May 15, 2019
15 May'19
Kaseya acquisition trail continues with ID Agent -- is DR next?
ID Agent, the latest Kaseya acquisition, adds its identity protection capabilities to IT Complete and will be integrating with Spanning and Unitrends products.
- May 13, 2019
13 May'19
Nakivo backup supports Nutanix AHV in latest update
In its quest to reach feature parity with Veeam, backup software vendor Nakivo adds support for the Nutanix AHV hypervisor and the ability to replicate VMs from backup sets.
- May 13, 2019
13 May'19
Acronis data protection gives Red Sox an edge in backup
Acronis has stepped up to the plate for the Boston Red Sox. The 2018 World Series champions will use Acronis products for backup, recovery, transfer and remote data accessibility.
- May 09, 2019
09 May'19
Storware offers Microsoft Office 365 backup with Kodo for Cloud
Storware's Kodo for Cloud release brings cloud backup capabilities for Microsoft Office 365. Kodo for Cloud is the vendor's first software dedicated to cloud backup.
- May 09, 2019
09 May'19
Unitrends Cloud Backup protects remote endpoints
Unitrends Cloud Backup protects data on workstations through direct replication of endpoint devices to the cloud. UCB also enables direct restores from the Unitrends Cloud.
- May 09, 2019
09 May'19
AvePoint Cloud Backup protects Office 365 for telecom group
AvePoint Cloud Backup protects about 200 GB of Office 365 data for a national telecommunications group. IT likes being able to run the product 'from anywhere.'
- May 08, 2019
08 May'19
Cohesity backup expands with Imanis Data acquisition
Cohesity bought Imanis Data to integrate its NoSQL database protection into Cohesity's products. Cohesity plans to tackle other modern workloads like containers and SaaS apps next.
- May 06, 2019
06 May'19
Odaseva introduces Vault for long-term Salesforce backup
Odaseva launched Vault, a Salesforce backup product that lets customers store their sensitive data in an encrypted long-term retention layer that's still readily accessible.
- May 01, 2019
01 May'19
Arcserve UDP update supports Nutanix AHV, Office 365
The Arcserve UDP update extends the backup software's support to Nutanix AHV and Office 365, with the promise of other hypervisors and SaaS applications to come.
- April 30, 2019
30 Apr'19
Dell EMC PowerProtect aims to go beyond data protection
Dell EMC hopes PowerProtect will modernize its data protection for customers, but what will it mean for its legacy backup products, such as Data Domain, Avamar and NetWorker?
- April 29, 2019
29 Apr'19
Storware vProtect update brings EC2, Google Cloud support
Storware's latest release, vProtect 3.8, provides support for Amazon EC2 backup and Google Cloud Storage, among other updates.
- April 25, 2019
25 Apr'19
Digilink launches new Microsoft Office 365 backup software
Digilink Limited has released Easier Backup, a program that provides both on-premises and alternative cloud options for Microsoft Office 365 data and file storage.
- April 25, 2019
25 Apr'19
How EHT's black hole image data is stored and protected
The Event Horizon Telescope team had to find a way to capture, store, process and back up petabytes of radio signal data to create the world's first black hole image.
- April 22, 2019
22 Apr'19
Cloud-first strategy brings pharma firm to cloud-first backup
With no physical data center at launch, pharma spinout firm Bioverativ went to the cloud first and learned valuable lessons about storage protection and management.
- April 17, 2019
17 Apr'19
Druva Office 365 backup adds restore options, snaps
Druva sets out to fill in data protection gaps in Microsoft Office 365, providing an independent backup source for the popular software-as-a-service application.
- April 16, 2019
16 Apr'19
SaaS backup remains confusing to many
SaaS providers aren't backing up your data for you, and that creates confusion among many IT pros who assume their data is automatically protected in the cloud.
- April 15, 2019
15 Apr'19
NetBackup backup as a service now available on IBM Cloud
Veritas sells NetBackup as a service through the IBM Marketplace, following the industry trend of pushing as-a-service-type offerings. But not everyone thinks it's a good idea for enterprises.
- April 11, 2019
11 Apr'19
Dell EMC data protection engineers firm's backup, DR
Engineering and environmental consulting business GEI needed quicker backup and had to keep an eye on DR cost. It found an answer in Dell EMC data protection software and hardware.
- April 09, 2019
09 Apr'19
Cohesity backup available as a service on Google Cloud
Cohesity backup software is available as a service on Google Cloud Platform. The partnership simplifies purchasing and implementing backup for workloads in Google Cloud.
- April 05, 2019
05 Apr'19
Veeam Backup for Microsoft Office 365 software gets update
Veeam Software's updated Microsoft Office 365 backup program is said to be faster and more secure than previous versions when it comes to backing up the cloud.