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How to back up your SMB on-site or in the cloud
Many on-site and cloud-based services are available for small to medium-sized business backup. Pay particular attention to the deciding factors for cloud SMB backups.
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Tips for using your secondary storage effectively
You get more out of your data when you use secondary storage effectively. Taking advantage of disk-based and hyper-converged backups -- and copy data management -- will help.
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Acquisition-hungry Kaseya secures ID Agent
ID Agent, the latest Kaseya acquisition, adds its identity protection capabilities to IT Complete and will be integrating with Spanning and Unitrends products.
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Nakivo update brings AHV support and other features
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.
Which backup software is right for your business?
“Do I still need an enterprise-level backup software app? How can I prepare for the top challenges I may encounter when buying restore software? Which products should be on my radar?” You’ll find the answers to these queries and more, in this free, downloadable PDF.
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Tape backup and tape libraries
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Backup software News
Veeam hits major revenue goal, boosts DR testing
Veeam said it hit its $1 billion revenue goal a few months late. The backup vendor now aims to finish off Availability Suite v10, which it promised at VeeamON two years ago, with NAS support.
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Cloud backup News
AvePoint backup safeguards telecom group's cloud data
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.'
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Virtual server backup News
Storware vProtect covers Red Hat containers
Storware updates its vProtect data protection software for open platforms, adding backup support for Red Hat OpenShift containers and the latest version of CloudForms.
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Data reduction Get Started
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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Disk backup Manage
Tips for using your secondary storage effectively
You get more out of your data when you use secondary storage effectively. Taking advantage of disk-based and hyper-converged backups -- and copy data management -- will help.
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Remote backup News
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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Evaluate
How to back up your SMB on-site or in the cloud
Many on-site and cloud-based services are available for small to medium-sized business backup. Pay particular attention to the deciding factors for cloud SMB backups.
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Why a tape backup system is still a good storage option
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Cloud-based backup: Best strategies and practices
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Multi-cloud data backup: Nice-to-have or must-have?
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Problem Solve
Why SaaS data and cloud-to-cloud backup are a good pair
Your cloud-based data isn't as safe as you would think. Learn why and find out what you need to know to select the best cloud-based backup service for your SaaS applications.
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Don't make these common backup blunders
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Network-attached storage backup strategies
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Should you replace your backup system with snapshots?
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Tips for using your secondary storage effectively
You get more out of your data when you use secondary storage effectively. Taking advantage of disk-based and hyper-converged backups -- and copy data management -- will help.
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Best backup tips for your data migration project
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Plan the right backup schedule to protect your data
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Backups and California Consumer Privacy Act compliance
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E-Handbook | February 2019
Ransomware backup protection requires comprehensive approach
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E-Handbook | September 2018
Converge data protection and management successfully
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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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Data Backup Basics
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How to start backing up across multiple clouds
Multi-cloud data backup is taking off as organizations seek ways to further protect their workloads. With many threats out there, it's important to have data backed up off-site.
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Cloud-based backup: Best strategies and practices
Cloud-based backups offer opportunities and present some challenges. Develop the right strategy for your cloud data protection platform and implement best practices.
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flat backup
Flat backup uses snapshots to protect data without traditional backup software. Storage snapshots are replicated to another location, where they are a backup to the originals. Flat backup can be cheaper than a traditional backup, but not all storage...
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Blog: Storage Soup
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DDN storage acquisitions continue with Nexenta pickup
DataDirect Networks keeps expanding by acquisition. The high-performance computing storage specialist this week made its third acquisition in the past year, picking up software-defined storage vendor Nexenta. DDN bought hybrid flash vendor Tintri out of bankruptcy last summer. The Tintri deal ...Continue Reading
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Cisco, Dell Technologies renew VxBlock dalliance
Cisco and Dell Technologies may be rivals in the server business, but when it comes to converged infrastructure, the two vendors remain strong partners. Cisco, EMC and VMware in 2009 formed VCE, a joint venture that ushered in Vblock era of converged infrastructure. A lot has changed since in ...Continue Reading
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Veeam hits major revenue goal, boosts DR testing
Veeam said it hit its $1 billion revenue goal a few months late. The backup vendor now aims to finish off Availability Suite v10, which it promised at VeeamON two years ago, with NAS support.
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Data storage backup tools
Acquisition-hungry Kaseya secures ID Agent
ID Agent, the latest Kaseya acquisition, adds its identity protection capabilities to IT Complete and will be integrating with Spanning and Unitrends products.
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Backup and recovery software
Nakivo update brings AHV support and other features
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.