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Tips to prevent backup failure
What can you do to prevent data backup failure? Learn how using the 3-2-1 rule, turning to cloud backup and following other practical steps can help protect your data.
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Druva acquires CloudLanes for secure cloud migration
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.
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Cloud backup, cloud storage and FSS explained
The cloud backup vs. cloud storage differences are often confused. Understanding how file sync and share relates complicates the issues further. Here's what you should know.
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Cloud data protection 101
Take a look at three backup methods -- on premises, cloud to local and cloud to cloud -- and find out the pros, cons and cost of each.
7 Hyper-Converged Secondary Storage Questions Answered
In this expert guide, receive answers to 7 fundamental questions, an analysis of Asigra, Cohesity, HPE and Rubrik hyper-converged secondary storage products, key benefits of converged secondary storage and cautions, and much more.
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Best practices for your backup and recovery platform
While backup and recovery products are important to have, organizations should be looking to go steps further to stay safe in the face of cyberthreats.
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Carbonite upgrade emphasizes importance of SaaS backup
Carbonite Endpoint 360 brings data protection to Microsoft Office 365 applications and emphasizes the need to protect SaaS applications and cloud-stored data.
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Free plugin brings Asigra to FreeNAS, with limits
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.
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Benefits and drawbacks of deduplication types
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.
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Proper data backup procedure enhances consistency
If you're responsible for data backups on multiple systems, strong policies are highly recommended. This tip gives you seven rules to follow for effective data backup procedures.
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Unitrends launches direct-to-cloud backup
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.
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Cloud backup, cloud storage and FSS explained
The cloud backup vs. cloud storage differences are often confused. Understanding how file sync and share relates complicates the issues further. Here's what you should know.
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Cloud data protection 101
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Tips to prevent backup failure
What can you do to prevent data backup failure? Learn how using the 3-2-1 rule, turning to cloud backup and following other practical steps can help protect your data.
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How to transition to a different data backup platform
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How to evaluate cloud backup services
Learn six criteria for choosing the best cloud backup vendor for your organization. Key among these is knowing your unique needs.
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Five choices for backing up public cloud resources
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Implement Salesforce backup for data protection
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Tips for using your secondary storage effectively
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Ransomware backup protection requires comprehensive approach
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Implementing GDPR is within your organization's reach
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Flat backup technology changes rules and cost of backup
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Cloud data protection 101
Take a look at three backup methods -- on premises, cloud to local and cloud to cloud -- and find out the pros, cons and cost of each.
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How to evaluate cloud backup services
Learn six criteria for choosing the best cloud backup vendor for your organization. Key among these is knowing your unique needs.
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How to choose the backup method that's right for you
Evaluate full vs. incremental vs. differential backup, as well as newer types of backup, in synthetic and incremental-forever, to determine what's best for your organization.
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New Cloud Daddy CEO aims to ‘tell the world’ about AWS protection
The new CEO of AWS data protection provider Cloud Daddy is looking to tell his company’s story and drastically increase its customer count. “We’ve got to get people to know about Cloud Daddy,” said Spencer Kupferman, the former president and CEO of reporting and ...Continue Reading
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Pure Storage up, IBM down in external storage systems revs
Despite a recent earnings miss, Pure Storage has cracked the IDC enterprise storage tracker for the first time to grab a share of fifth place in external storage systems revenue to tie IBM Storage. Although well behind storage leaders Dell EMC, NetApp and Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Pure Storage...Continue Reading
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