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Quantum puts Veeam backup software in tape appliance
Integrated disk backup appliances are now common, but Quantum and Veeam have taken the converged architecture to tape backups to eliminate the need for a dedicated external server.
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California school picks Rubrik, S3 backup
California school sees Rubrik converged data protection and AWS S3 as key building blocks for a multi-cloud strategy, with archiving as the first step.
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Quest adds QoreStor software-based secondary storage
Quest strips the data deduplication software out of DR appliances, launching it as the independent QoreStor application, which supports any vendor's backup hardware.
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Nakivo 7.5 release adds cross-platform recovery
Light on new functions, Nakivo's new update focuses on playing nicely with others, adding software support for VMware vSphere 6.7, Netgear ReadyNAS and Dell EMC Data Domain Boost.
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Nakivo 7.5 release adds cross-platform recovery
Light on new functions, Nakivo's new update focuses on playing nicely with others, adding software support for VMware vSphere 6.7, Netgear ReadyNAS and Dell EMC Data Domain Boost.
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Nutanix-friendly HYCU adds Google Cloud backup
HYCU's first non-Nutanix-based product is backup for Google Cloud Platform, ahead of Nutanix's Xi Cloud Services partnership with Google due later this year.
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Virtual server backup Manage
Take advantage of virtual backup security benefits
A virtual backup is not effective if it's not secure. Encryption, agentless backup and testing can all help. Explore the details of how to secure your backups.
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Quest adds QoreStor software-based secondary storage
Quest strips the data deduplication software out of DR appliances, launching it as the independent QoreStor application, which supports any vendor's backup hardware.
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Disk backup Evaluate
Disk-based backup makes impressive gains
Disk-based backup provides newer features that can speed and ease recovery. IT should take advantage of instant recovery and virtual lab capabilities.
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Content management pushes EFSS adoption
Most EFSS products unify communications, collaboration and content management tasks well beyond the technology's initial file sync-and-share functionality.
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A data protection and backup podcast primer: Tips, trends, products
Backup and recovery are important areas of focus. Take the time to peruse our collection of podcasts that detail key segments of the market and the big risks to your data.
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Tape storage systems enhanced with security, capacity
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Disk-based backup makes impressive gains
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Q&A: Cloud-to-cloud backup gains in importance
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Data breaches increase importance of backup security
Backup security varies across different storage media. What works for tape-based backup may not work for disk backups, so plan your data protection strategy accordingly.
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Containers need backup: Who knew?
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Make sure your backups are ready for restore
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New ransomware versions neutralize backup
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Take advantage of virtual backup security benefits
A virtual backup is not effective if it's not secure. Encryption, agentless backup and testing can all help. Explore the details of how to secure your backups.
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The new world of data protection technology
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Keys to backing up software as a service
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Bright side of European Union's data protection rules
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E-Handbook | February 2018
Implementing GDPR is within your organization's reach
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E-Handbook | November 2017
Flat backup technology changes rules and cost of backup
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E-Handbook | October 2017
Copy data management market tips, tricks and concerns
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E-Handbook | September 2017
Cloud-based backup services are a safety net in tricky times
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Druva is a cloud data protection and management software company based in Sunnyvale, Calif.
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A data protection and backup podcast primer: Tips, trends, products
Backup and recovery are important areas of focus. Take the time to peruse our collection of podcasts that detail key segments of the market and the big risks to your data.
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Cloud data archiving vs. other archival platforms
If you don't need to access old data much, cloud archiving could work out well. That's just one consideration, though, for deciding which archival platform to employ.
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Blog: Storage Soup
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DRaaS Magic Quadrant shrinks; Microsoft, iland lead the way
Gartner’s 2018 Magic Quadrant for disaster recovery as a service made 13 vendors disappear. Gartner also thoroughly shuffled the deck among the remaining DRaaS Magic Quadrant survivors. Besides shrinking from 23 entrees in 2017 to 10 in 2018, the leaders quadrant dropped from five last ...Continue Reading
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Revenue from NetApp all-flash spikes on strong demand
Demand for NetApp all-flash storage surged last quarter, part of strong growth across its cloud portfolio that helped it beat guidance on earnings, margins and revenue. And the storage vendor has plenty of room for continued growth in flash, CEO George Kurian told investors on Wednesday. “...Continue Reading
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Tape backup and tape libraries
Quantum puts Veeam backup software in tape appliance
Integrated disk backup appliances are now common, but Quantum and Veeam have taken the converged architecture to tape backups to eliminate the need for a dedicated external server.
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Archiving and backup
California school picks Rubrik, S3 backup
California school sees Rubrik converged data protection and AWS S3 as key building blocks for a multi-cloud strategy, with archiving as the first step.
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Data reduction and deduplication
Quest adds QoreStor software-based secondary storage
Quest strips the data deduplication software out of DR appliances, launching it as the independent QoreStor application, which supports any vendor's backup hardware.