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- April 04, 2018
04 Apr'18
Rubrik Polaris SaaS app targets multi-cloud data
Rubrik takes another step toward cloud data management with Polaris GPS, a SaaS app that brings together secondary data stored in on-premises appliances and across clouds.
- March 26, 2018
26 Mar'18
Rubrik backup for Nutanix HCI makes hospitals' IT healthy
Hospitals' IT team liked Nutanix hyper-converged infrastructure for primary storage so much, it went with converged backup vendor Rubrik for data protection.
- March 14, 2018
14 Mar'18
Spanning Backup for Salesforce enhances metadata restore
Spanning Backup makes it easier for Salesforce administrators who deal with metadata. Direct restore improves self-service of important Salesforce work.
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- March 07, 2018
07 Mar'18
Spectra tape library line grows with Stack, T950v
Spectra Logic tape library choices now include the scalable Stack and a cheaper version of its previous T950 line. Tape can be a key storage element, as data sets continue to grow.
- February 15, 2018
15 Feb'18
Cohesity DataPlatform now spans file, object storage
Cohesity's DataPlatform tackles unstructured data through SpanFS, which manages file and object storage and expands the vendor's converged secondary storage platform.
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Sponsored News
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Scale-Out vs. Scale-Up: Why Backup Storage Architecture Matters
Sponsored by Exagrid - Is the world of IT drowning in data? Experts estimate that organizations this year are generating more than 2.5 exabytes (2,500,000,000,000,000,000 bytes) of new data—every day. With various experts predicting that the compound annual growth rate of data will increase from 33% to over 60%, one thing is clear: You’re going to need more storage and soon. See More
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4 Key Factors in Securing the Data-First Enterprise—From Edge to Cloud
Sponsored by HPE - With the rate of cyberattacks at an all-time high—and no signs of abating—protecting your enterprise requires constant vigilance. Security done right can help your business manage organizational risk by empowering your teams to proactively understand and address any potential weaknesses in enterprise operations. See More
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When Disaster Strikes, Backup Storage Matters
Sponsored by Exagrid - For data centers, uptime isn’t the most important thing—it’s the only thing that matters. According to Ponemon Institute, the cost of downtime now exceeds $9,000 a minute, putting the per-hour cost of downtime over a half-million dollars. Many organizations reported unplanned outages that soared into the millions of dollars until systems could be fully restored to operational status. See More
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Leveraging Edge-to-Cloud Analytics and AI to Promote Public Safety in Auckland, New Zealand
Sponsored by HPE - Auckland Transport is responsible for keeping the New Zealand city’s citizens and visitors moving safely on roads and in public places. Among other resources, AT collects data from the edge across a closed-circuit television (CCTV) network of more than 3,500 cameras. See More
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- February 15, 2018
15 Feb'18
Veritas CloudPoint aims for multi-cloud data protection
CloudPoint 2.0 now includes built-in content indexing from snapshots, application persistent snapshots and auto discovery of new cloud instances in Microsoft and Google clouds.
- February 15, 2018
15 Feb'18
Latest Carbonite acquisition adds Mozy backup
Carbonite stays busy with its pending acquisition of Mozy and a forthcoming DRaaS product. The data protection vendor also announced its revenue results.
- February 06, 2018
06 Feb'18
Datos IO gobbled up by Rubrik
Datos IO's ability to protect applications built on NoSQL databases caught the attention of Rubrik, which strives to protect all data stored on premises and in the cloud.
- February 05, 2018
05 Feb'18
Dell EMC unveils the DD3300, its latest Data Domain appliance
Dell EMC's latest addition to the Data Domain line targets SMBs and enterprises with remote offices. The system includes Data Domain Boost technology and cloud tiering software.
- January 16, 2018
16 Jan'18
Veeam acquisition of N2WS enhances cloud protection
Veeam will integrate N2WS technology into the Availability Platform. The companies' research and development teams will work together following Veeam's acquisition of N2WS.
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- January 15, 2018
15 Jan'18
Data backup and recovery software: 2017 Products of the Year finalists
The backup and disaster recovery software and services finalists include established vendors and newer entrants, offering a wide range of protection across platforms.
- January 15, 2018
15 Jan'18
Backup hardware devices: 2017 Products of the Year finalists
Backup and disaster recovery hardware products that made the initial cut extend into the cloud and have more support for software-defined storage, data analytics and even tape.
- May 08, 2017
08 May'17
Dell EMC IDPA changes vendor's backup strategy
The Dell EMC Integrated Data Protection Appliance is the vendor's first integrated enterprise backup target. What does this mean for physical Data Domain appliances?
- February 15, 2017
15 Feb'17
Cohesity's converged data protection platform goes ROBO
Cohesity upgraded its product line with a virtual edition appliance for converged protection in remote offices and branch offices. It also added a new hardware appliance.
- April 05, 2016
05 Apr'16
EMC launches DD VE, virtual edition of Data Domain
EMC unveils the virtual edition of its Data Domain disk library, DD VE, allowing the Data Domain operating system to run inside a VMware hypervisor and back up to any hardware.
- February 11, 2016
11 Feb'16
Oracle Zero Data Loss Recovery Appliance
The Oracle Zero Data Loss Recovery Appliance is integrated with RMAN and Oracle Enterprise Manager and is designed to drastically reduce data-loss exposure.
- September 16, 2014
16 Sep'14
LTO tape vendors announce LTO-9 and LTO-10
LTO tape vendors extend the LTO roadmap to include generations 9 and 10 with increasing capacity and transfer rates.
- April 30, 2014
30 Apr'14
Security, management remain challenges in laptop, mobile backups
Security and management are the top IT priorities for mobile devices. Mobile backups tag along for the ride.
- June 04, 2012
04 Jun'12
HP StoreOnce Catalyst accelerates dedupe
HP StoreOnce Catalyst speeds the dedupe process by deduping at the application and backup servers before moving data to the B6200 backup target.
- March 14, 2011
14 Mar'11
Data dedupe software comes of age
Dedupe appliances were the big dog for a long time, but software-based products have come on strong more recently, offering many useful capabilities, often at a lower cost than an appliance.
- February 28, 2011
28 Feb'11
Remote backups are becoming more manageable with cloud-based backup
Remote backups -- or ROBO backups -- have long been a challenge because of tape. Now, cloud-based backups are making remote office backup projects more manageable.
- January 24, 2011
24 Jan'11
Sepaton delivers faster deduplication VTL with OST support
Sepaton gives its virtual tape libraries a hardware and software makeover, with faster processors, support for Symantec OpenStorage (OST) and better integration with IBM TSM backup software.
- January 13, 2011
13 Jan'11
JFK library digital archive project goes live, requires data protection
The JFK presidential library's four-year digital archive project has placed hundreds of thousands of documents, and multimedia files from President Kennedy's term in office online.
- December 16, 2010
16 Dec'10
LTO-5 tape can't stop backup hardware trend toward disk
Faster, denser LTO-5 tape can't stop backup hardware trend toward disk backup and data deduplication devices; leading backup software vendors partner for new disk backup appliances.
- June 28, 2010
28 Jun'10
As the WORM turns: The pros and cons of WORM disk vs. tape
Learn about how WORM disk is still an important option for data retention, and about the pros and cons of using WORM disk vs. tape.
- March 31, 2010
31 Mar'10
Choosing a data archiving strategy: Disk archiving vs. tape archiving
Data archiving is vital for most companies, but which is best for you, archiving to disk, tape or both?
- August 18, 2009
18 Aug'09
Data deduplication technology primer: Top 10 dedupe and backup tips
We've collected our best data deduplication technology tips in our primer on data dedupe. Whether you want to know about inline vs. post-processing deduplication, are buying your first dedupe product, or want to keep track of which data backup ...
- June 25, 2009
25 Jun'09
Does data deduplication to tape storage make sense?
Tools now exist to deduplicate data to tape, but the concept still has a way to go before it catches on because of potential costs and management issues.
- March 26, 2009
26 Mar'09
Oracle backup and recovery best practices
Backing up Oracle is one of the most important tasks a backup/storage administrator can do today. Learn about backup best practices with Recovery Manager and Automatic Storage Manager.
- August 04, 2008
04 Aug'08
The true role of a backup administrator
When asked what they do on a daily basis, some data backup administrators often opt for the short answer and reply, "I look after data backups." While this is not necessarily the wrong answer, it is not the full answer.