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• A data protection system plus management creates value, risk

  As new data protection products enable more frequent backups, they are also veering into production elements. Be careful, though, with how you use these management capabilities. Continue Reading

• Advantages of secondary storage include efficiency, simplicity

  As your data storage environment increases in size, use the benefits of secondary storage to increase backup efficiencies, and implement quick and easy restores. Continue Reading

• What are 4 tips for backup infrastructure maintenance?

  Like a car or any other important machine or device, backup architecture should have a maintenance plan. This process will help ensure the health and integrity of your backups. Continue Reading

• How do I keep my virtualized backup secure?

  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. Continue Reading

• What's new with data protection systems? Everything

  The next backup hardware you purchase will likely come with integrated backup software. That changes the buying dynamic and complicates the decision-making process. Continue Reading

• Container backup follows data persistence to these ephemeral apps

  The advent of data persistence in containers necessitates having data backup in containers. Here's how this is being done and which vendors are leading the way.Continue Reading

• What are nine SaaS backup best practices?

  Software-as-a-service backup is an important, but sometimes overlooked, aspect of data protection. It's also complex, so planning, documentation and testing are key.Continue Reading

• The EU's GDPR will make us better storage managers

  The European Union's General Data Protection Regulation has organizations worldwide rethinking storage management to their and their customers' benefit.Continue Reading

• GDPR personal data requirements mark key business actions

  Implementing GDPR is not a choice for organizations holding EU citizens' data. These organizations must know their data, identify individuals involved and review data management.Continue Reading

• Build data storage reliability into a backup infrastructure

  In today's market, there are a variety of data backup options. Here's how to make sure your organization's essential data will always be there when it is needed.Continue Reading

• Why is a cloud backup strategy necessary?

  When backing up to the cloud, it's important to take precautions against data loss. See how approaches like redundancy can bolster your backup strategy.Continue Reading

• How can I encrypt backups for better data protection?

  Don't let backup data encryption fall through the cracks. When encrypting backups, key management and compression are just two of the best practices for optimum security.Continue Reading

• Which data protection methods are here to stay?

  Despite a changing market, disk-based approaches like continuous backup and snapshots might still have a place in your backup and archiving strategy.Continue Reading

• Modern data backup trends include cloud archiving, analytics

  While technologies like snapshots may need some tweaking before becoming a widely used backup tool, the cloud will have a big year in the backup and data protection sphere.Continue Reading

• Three ransomware backup best practices to implement

  Data backups are not invincible to threats, and ransomware is no exception to that rule. Backups may help to reverse the damage done by an attack, but that's not their only use.Continue Reading