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• 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

• GDPR requirements tackled by vendors in varied ways

  While vendors are aiding compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation, it's up to organizations to change the culture around protecting customer data.Continue Reading

• LTO-8 tape standard to provide insurance against disaster

  LTO-8 tape, the next-generation Linear Tape-Open standard, arrives at a fortuitous moment for organizations of all sizes looking to store and protect more data than ever.Continue Reading

• How providers can ease cloud backup security fears

  Cloud backup may be the talk of the town, but according to one recent survey, it still has some ground to cover before it can win over the masses. What can cloud service providers do?Continue Reading

• Copy data management market tips, tricks and concerns

  If you're looking for a copy data management product -- and who isn't? -- you'll need to know what to look for in a vendor and what capabilities to expect.Continue Reading

• Vendors of copy management systems tackle potential pitfalls

  If you're looking to reap the benefits of a copy data management product, it's important to keep in mind the limits and possible risks involved with the technology.Continue Reading

• When it comes to the role of tape, don't count it out just yet

  Tape data storage is very much alive as a means of seeding clouds with local data and as the main method for storing and archiving the tsunami of data facing all of us.Continue Reading

• How a backup data retention policy combats growing storage needs

  While a thorough backup system can protect your data, it can also lead to a rapid increase in the amount of data you have stored. A policy-based storage system may be able to help.Continue Reading