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• May 09, 2019 09 May'19

  Unitrends Cloud Backup protects remote endpoints

  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.

• May 09, 2019 09 May'19

  AvePoint Cloud Backup protects Office 365 for telecom group

  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.'

• May 08, 2019 08 May'19

  Cohesity backup expands with Imanis Data acquisition

  Cohesity bought Imanis Data to integrate its NoSQL database protection into Cohesity's products. Cohesity plans to tackle other modern workloads like containers and SaaS apps next.

• May 06, 2019 06 May'19

  Odaseva introduces Vault for long-term Salesforce backup

  Odaseva launched Vault, a Salesforce backup product that lets customers store their sensitive data in an encrypted long-term retention layer that's still readily accessible.

• May 01, 2019 01 May'19

  Arcserve UDP update supports Nutanix AHV, Office 365

  The Arcserve UDP update extends the backup software's support to Nutanix AHV and Office 365, with the promise of other hypervisors and SaaS applications to come.

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• April 30, 2019 30 Apr'19

  Dell EMC PowerProtect aims to go beyond data protection

  Dell EMC hopes PowerProtect will modernize its data protection for customers, but what will it mean for its legacy backup products, such as Data Domain, Avamar and NetWorker?

• April 29, 2019 29 Apr'19

  Storware vProtect update brings EC2, Google Cloud support

  Storware's latest release, vProtect 3.8, provides support for Amazon EC2 backup and Google Cloud Storage, among other updates.

• April 25, 2019 25 Apr'19

  Digilink launches new Microsoft Office 365 backup software

  Digilink Limited has released Easier Backup, a program that provides both on-premises and alternative cloud options for Microsoft Office 365 data and file storage.

• April 25, 2019 25 Apr'19

  How EHT's black hole image data is stored and protected

  The Event Horizon Telescope team had to find a way to capture, store, process and back up petabytes of radio signal data to create the world's first black hole image.

• April 22, 2019 22 Apr'19

  Cloud-first strategy brings pharma firm to cloud-first backup

  With no physical data center at launch, pharma spinout firm Bioverativ went to the cloud first and learned valuable lessons about storage protection and management.

• April 17, 2019 17 Apr'19

  Druva Office 365 backup adds restore options, snaps

  Druva sets out to fill in data protection gaps in Microsoft Office 365, providing an independent backup source for the popular software-as-a-service application.

• April 16, 2019 16 Apr'19

  SaaS backup remains confusing to many

  SaaS providers aren't backing up your data for you, and that creates confusion among many IT pros who assume their data is automatically protected in the cloud.

• April 15, 2019 15 Apr'19

  NetBackup backup as a service now available on IBM Cloud

  Veritas sells NetBackup as a service through the IBM Marketplace, following the industry trend of pushing as-a-service-type offerings. But not everyone thinks it's a good idea for enterprises.

• April 11, 2019 11 Apr'19

  Dell EMC data protection engineers firm's backup, DR

  Engineering and environmental consulting business GEI needed quicker backup and had to keep an eye on DR cost. It found an answer in Dell EMC data protection software and hardware.

• April 09, 2019 09 Apr'19

  Cohesity backup available as a service on Google Cloud

  Cohesity backup software is available as a service on Google Cloud Platform. The partnership simplifies purchasing and implementing backup for workloads in Google Cloud.

• April 05, 2019 05 Apr'19

  Veeam Backup for Microsoft Office 365 software gets update

  Veeam Software's updated Microsoft Office 365 backup program is said to be faster and more secure than previous versions when it comes to backing up the cloud.

• April 04, 2019 04 Apr'19

  Compute-heavy Unitrends appliances allow on-the-box recovery

  Unitrends offers up extra compute and memory in low-capacity backup appliances as an alternative to using the public cloud for small companies and remote offices.

• March 29, 2019 29 Mar'19

  Survey: Data protection challenges, costs keep growing

  Despite a great deal of focus on security these days, data protection tools have not kept up with emerging technologies, according to a new Dell EMC data protection survey.

• March 28, 2019 28 Mar'19

  Backblaze cloud backup pays off for financial software firm

  Talisys IT staff finds Backblaze backup can reliably protect the financial software firm's data at work, but is simple enough to pay for to use at home for personal data.

• March 27, 2019 27 Mar'19

  Storware vProtect backup supports OpenShift and CloudForms

  Storware updates its vProtect data protection software for open platforms, adding backup support for Red Hat OpenShift containers and the latest version of CloudForms.

• March 21, 2019 21 Mar'19

  XenData backup packages Wasabi in new cloud product

  A new cloud service lets customers put XenData backup on Wasabi's cloud, making a cheap option for active archiving by taking advantage of Wasabi's lack of egress fees.

• March 20, 2019 20 Mar'19

  Aparavi update adds better data classification, more clouds

  Aparavi updates Active Archive with customizable data classification and tagging capabilities for easier future retrieval and improved metadata search.

• March 18, 2019 18 Mar'19

  How is tape backup doing in 2019?

  Industry experts say tape isn't going away and the technology is actually improving. The problem, they say, is vendors aren't talking enough about this 'old-school' backup method.

• March 13, 2019 13 Mar'19

  Cohesity-Cisco partnership deepens into reseller deal

  The partnership between vendors Cohesity and Cisco has blossomed into a reseller deal. Customers can now buy Cohesity software with Cisco HyperFlex hardware and architecture.

• March 12, 2019 12 Mar'19

  Veeam roadmap includes NAS, CDP, acquisitions

  In this Q&A, Veeam co-founder Ratmir Timashev details how close the well-funded company is to making an acquisition, and what's to come for its products in a competitive market.

• March 06, 2019 06 Mar'19

  Veritas acquires Aptare for storage analytics

  Veritas acquired storage monitoring software vendor Aptare on the advice of common customers and will integrate its features in NetBackup and other data protection applications.

• March 06, 2019 06 Mar'19

  N2WS Backup & Recovery adds power switch for AWS instances

  If you don't like AWS Instance Scheduler, N2WS says its Backup & Recovery Resource Control console has a better way of turning AWS resources on and off to save money.

• March 04, 2019 04 Mar'19

  Head Start provider achieves SaaS backup with Spanning

  East Coast Migrant Head Start Project selected SaaS backup through Spanning in order to protect its Google Apps, Salesforce and Office 365 data.

• March 04, 2019 04 Mar'19

  Jon Toigo, data storage analyst and author remembered

  Editors and colleagues pay tribute to the respected data storage analyst, pundit and author, who was a longtime Storage magazine columnist and TechTarget contributor and speaker.

• February 27, 2019 27 Feb'19

  Cohesity backup saves time and space for Nebraska hospital

  Community Hospital switched to Cohesity backup after scrapping the Dell EMC Avamar software and fourth-generation hardware it was using since 2009, saving rack space and improving performance.

• February 26, 2019 26 Feb'19

  Cohesity applications available through Cohesity MarketPlace

  Cohesity MarketPlace includes Cohesity applications for secondary storage management, along with third-party choices, such as SentinelOne and Imanis Data.

• February 25, 2019 25 Feb'19

  Synology Active Backup boosts recovery speeds for Shiseido

  Worried about slow recovery times and the impact ransomware might cause endpoint devices, Shiseido swapped in Synology Active Backup to reduce recovery time to 30 minutes.

• February 20, 2019 20 Feb'19

  StorageCraft backup and object storage focuses on healthcare

  A new bundle of StorageCraft backup hardware, software and disaster recovery as a service targets healthcare organizations, which are particularly susceptible to ransomware.

• February 19, 2019 19 Feb'19

  MDL AutoMation picks Imanis Data to protect MongoDB

  MDL AutoMation purchased Imanis Data to gain hourly backups and nightly restores of its MongoDB database -- something that couldn't be done with MongoDB's native backup.

• February 14, 2019 14 Feb'19

  Experts look for new Commvault CEO to automate, orchestrate

  Experts say new Commvault CEO Sanjay Mirchandani is qualified for his new job, while the vendor still has some challenges to overcome in the face of a competitive, dynamic market.

• February 12, 2019 12 Feb'19

  Actifio GO turns Sky into SaaS backup

  With Actifio GO, multi-cloud backup doesn't require backup software or any on-premises appliances. The SaaS data protection is based on the Salesforce model.

• February 12, 2019 12 Feb'19

  Carbonite acquisition of Webroot merges backup, cybersecurity

  The Carbonite acquisition of Webroot is a big play in the SMB market. Carbonite's backup and recovery platform will combine with Webroot's cybersecurity.

• February 06, 2019 06 Feb'19

  New Commvault CEO Mirchandani: We're ready for the next wave

  The new Commvault boss says it's time for well-funded data management upstarts to 'take the training wheels off' if they want to compete in the enterprise.

• February 05, 2019 05 Feb'19

  Dell EMC backup appliance lines support GCP, Alibaba Cloud

  Dell EMC backup appliances get a software update that improves speed and expands public cloud support, showing a conscious push for multi-cloud and midsize customers.

• January 31, 2019 31 Jan'19

  Data leak exposes list of Rubrik backup customers

  A security snafu left a server containing Rubrik customer information -- including names and contact information -- exposed. Rubrik claims no customer-owned data was leaked.

• January 30, 2019 30 Jan'19

  U.K. trade union fends off ransomware with Asigra backup

  After moving off of tapes to Asigra software for disk and cloud backup, the Public and Commercial Services Union gained faster restores -- and foiled a ransomware attack.

• January 30, 2019 30 Jan'19

  Commvault CEO Hammer says goodbye, prepares handoff

  Bob Hammer is ready to pass the baton to a new CEO. He says Commvault is in good shape, but the data protection vendor still faces questions and challenges in a shifting market.

• January 29, 2019 29 Jan'19

  Unlimited use licensing offered for Asigra backup customers

  The 'all-you-can-eat' licensing model is meant to help Asigra backup customers by providing a predictable cost and potential savings. However, it is not the best fit for everyone.

• January 29, 2019 29 Jan'19

  Vanderbilt books Spectra tape library for research data

  Research data can accumulate fast. A Spectra Logic tape library stores petabytes for Vanderbilt's research center, and the university plans to use far more backup storage space.

• January 28, 2019 28 Jan'19

  Veeam, Rubrik funding show interest in data protection

  New rounds of Rubrik, Veeam, Actifio and Cohesity funding have given these vendors resources to challenge established backup vendors such as Veritas and Dell EMC.

• January 24, 2019 24 Jan'19

  XenData introduces magnetic tape backup migration service

  XenData now offers a service to move magnetic tape backup data to either a newer tape format or to cloud, allowing customers with old tapes to get rid of legacy systems.

• January 23, 2019 23 Jan'19

  Cohesity backup gains ransomware detection, SAP HANA restores

  Cohesity backup boosts its anti-ransomware capabilities with a new DataLock feature to prevent unauthorized backup deletion and releases a certified integration with SAP HANA.

• January 22, 2019 22 Jan'19

  Veeam cloud backup gains tiering, mobility, AWS enhancements

  The Veeam cloud backup platform becomes more comprehensive as backed up data continues to shift to the cloud. Updates allow users to move data around easier.

• January 14, 2019 14 Jan'19

  Quantum backup appliance portfolio grows by two

  The Quantum backup appliance lineup gets refreshed with the addition of the DXi4800 and DXi9000 series. But the vendor is staying away from integrated appliances at the moment.

• January 14, 2019 14 Jan'19

  Data backup and recovery tools: 2018 Products of the Year finalists

  The 2018 backup and disaster recovery software finalists feature new vendors in the competition along with established players. Many products offer comprehensive data protection.

• January 14, 2019 14 Jan'19

  Backup hardware devices: 2018 Products of the Year finalists

  Some finalists in the 2018 Products of the Year backup hardware category aim to entice data-rich SMBs, or carve their niche by branching out beyond backup and recovery.

• January 10, 2019 10 Jan'19

  Veritas NetBackup provides Docker container backup

  A new NetBackup client enables users to back up application data on Docker containers, becoming one of the few products to offer data backup and recovery in the container space.

• December 28, 2018 28 Dec'18

  Veeam backup software just 'Right' for background check provider

  HireRight likes the simplicity of the Veeam Availability Suite and its use in complying with GDPR. Testing has proven the backup software meets HireRight's needs.

• December 21, 2018 21 Dec'18

  Top data backup news of 2018: Ransomware, multi-cloud, CEO shifts

  There's a lot to back up these days. Data backup vendors in 2018 enhanced products to protect many different types of data and tackle some of the top security issues of the day.

• December 20, 2018 20 Dec'18

  Carbonite backup integrates with Iron Cloud

  An expanded strategic partnership will bring Carbonite data protection products to Iron Cloud customers. Both vendors are confident the move will prove mutually beneficial.

• December 06, 2018 06 Dec'18

  Acronis updates Data Cloud with more ransomware protection

  Acronis Data Cloud 7.8 adds cloud-centric data protection features to grow the vendor's managed service provider customer base. The vendor also added a physical shipping service.

• November 29, 2018 29 Nov'18

  Studies find proliferation of data poses huge IT challenge

  The mass propagation of data across multiple storage silos is getting out of control in many organizations. IT administrators cite it as a top concern.

• November 28, 2018 28 Nov'18

  FalconStor Software CEO talks rebuilding, rebranding

  FalconStor's CEO talks about saving the company by focusing on cloud, rebranding its FreeStor data protection and management platform, and keeping his finger off the panic button.

• November 27, 2018 27 Nov'18

  Igneous Systems strengthens public cloud integrations

  New public cloud enhancements give Igneous customers granular control of their data, letting them move individual data sets to any storage tier in public clouds.

• November 27, 2018 27 Nov'18

  HPE partnership with Cohesity blossoms to OEM deal

  The Cohesity data management platform will be delivered through HPE DL380 and Apollo servers, thanks to the strengthened HPE partnership, marking Cohesity's first OEM deal.

• November 15, 2018 15 Nov'18

  Veritas data management tool uses AI to tackle downtime

  Veritas' new Predictive Insights data management tool uses AI, machine learning and telemetry data to assign reliability scores to systems, guiding administrators' priorities.

• November 14, 2018 14 Nov'18

  Rubrik backup focus moves to enterprise apps

  Rubrik's Cloud Data Management Andes 5 release includes backup features aimed at apps that 'generate a lot of money for a company,' such as Oracle and SAP HANA.

• November 12, 2018 12 Nov'18

  American Pacific Mortgage banks on cloud, Commvault backup

  As American Pacific Mortgage grew into a large enterprise, its old backup system couldn't keep up with cloud demands. Scalable Commvault backup was the answer.

• November 05, 2018 05 Nov'18

  Former Veeam CEO looks back, company looks ahead

  Peter McKay, formerly president and co-CEO of Veeam, said a lot of factors went into his departure from the company, and he plans to become a CEO again soon.

• November 01, 2018 01 Nov'18

  Druva backup supports AWS Snowball Edge appliances

  Druva customers can perform cloud migration to Amazon Web Services more simply due to Druva Cloud Platform's integration with AWS Snowball Edge devices.

• October 29, 2018 29 Oct'18

  Carbonite backup comes to virtual machines

  Now called Carbonite Server VM Edition, the latest expansion of Carbonite's backup capabilities signifies the vendor's strategic push into the midmarket.

• October 25, 2018 25 Oct'18

  Igneous Systems takes on unstructured data management

  With the addition of DataFlow and DataDiscover as-a-service offerings, Igneous is building out its portfolio of products to manage and protect unstructured data.

• October 22, 2018 22 Oct'18

  Commvault web interface getting a major overhaul

  At Commvault Go, the data protection vendor introduced a revamped user interface with machine learning-powered analytics and smarter storage usage reporting.

• October 18, 2018 18 Oct'18

  Veritas appliances help Flex NetBackup muscle

  More than two years after escaping Symantec, Veritas fights off data protection newcomers by packaging NetBackup with an expanding appliance portfolio.

• October 17, 2018 17 Oct'18

  Commvault backup-as-a-service portfolio expands by 3 options

  Commvault enhances its cloud-based data protection suite by offering its flagship Complete Backup & Recovery software as a service, with new services for VMs and native cloud apps.

• October 15, 2018 15 Oct'18

  Commvault Activate package turns insight into action

  Commvault's Activate, consisting of data analysis tools announced earlier this year, now allows users to learn about their unstructured data and effectively take action with it.

• October 11, 2018 11 Oct'18

  Commvault appliance lineup expands by two

  Commvault moves its HyperScale appliance platform into the enterprise with the HS3300 and into remote and branch offices with the Remote Office Appliance.

• October 04, 2018 04 Oct'18

  Micro Focus Data Protector gets Express, Premium treatment

  Version 10.10 of Data Protector marks a new chapter in the backup and recovery product's long history, which goes back to years under Hewlett-Packard.

• October 02, 2018 02 Oct'18

  HPE StoreOnce backup adds capacity, protection capabilities

  Hewlett Packard Enterprise spruces up StoreOnce secondary storage with federated management of up to 100 appliances. HPE also deepened the StoreOnce integration with Commvault.

• October 02, 2018 02 Oct'18

  Kaseya cloud backup expands with Spanning acquisition

  Kaseya's cloud backup capabilities now extend to Office 365, Salesforce and G Suite, thanks to the acquisition of cloud-to-cloud backup specialist Spanning Cloud Apps.

• September 27, 2018 27 Sep'18

  CEO sees Druva backup as cloud management play

  Druva strategy includes first helping customers move backup data to the cloud over the short term, then managing it all after it's there a few years down the road.

• September 27, 2018 27 Sep'18

  Lenovo and Veeam integration teams storage with protection

  Thanks to a new integration, Veeam and Lenovo customers can purchase Veeam's data management and protection with Lenovo's software-defined infrastructure or SAN products.

• September 26, 2018 26 Sep'18

  OwnBackup Salesforce tools include archive and blockchain

  OwnBackup's fall release includes a new data archiving product, a blockchain-powered compliance component and improved capabilities for its Salesforce protection app.

• September 25, 2018 25 Sep'18

  Cohesity backup further integrates with Azure and Office 365

  Cohesity cozies up to Microsoft with deeper support for Office 365 Exchange Online, the ability to protect data in Azure Data Box, and DR capabilities in Azure cloud.

• September 24, 2018 24 Sep'18

  Imanis Data 4.0 introduces autonomous backups, NoSQL support

  Imanis enables the protection of NoSQL databases with no human intervention through new SmartPolicies, along with automated RPO-based backup and improved ransomware detection.

• September 19, 2018 19 Sep'18

  BackupAssist software offers cloud-to-local backup

  BackupAssist 365 can be set to automatically download files and email mailboxes from the cloud to an on-premises device, creating local backups as a cloud-to-cloud alternative.

• September 13, 2018 13 Sep'18

  CEO: Veeam database exposure fixed, investigation launched

  Veeam co-CEO Peter McKay said there's 'no excuse' for the exposure of a marketing database and millions of email addresses. He said the company is being proactive in its response.

• September 12, 2018 12 Sep'18

  Rubrik backup suite bolstered by new Datos IO release

  Seven months after acquiring Datos IO, Rubrik adds NoSQL data protection with the release of Rubrik Datos IO 3.0, addresses distributed database protection for the first time.

• August 29, 2018 29 Aug'18

  New Asigra backup appliance targets ransomware

  The evolution of Asigra Cloud Backup Evolved results in an integrated appliance with partner iXsystems, called the Asigra TrueNAS Backup Appliance with ransomware detection.

• August 28, 2018 28 Aug'18

  JetStream Data Protection safeguards data on the cloud

  JetStream's Data Protection product uses continuous data capture technology to bring data resiliency to the cloud software company's data management platform.

• August 24, 2018 24 Aug'18

  Acronis True Image backup tackles cyber protection

  Acronis True Image 2019 takes on security issues, including still-prevalent ransomware attacks. The consumer and SMB software also adds backup cleanup and a recovery 'Survival Kit.'

• August 23, 2018 23 Aug'18

  StorageCraft update adds converged appliance, data protection

  StorageCraft’s new OneXafe converged primary, secondary and backup appliance and ShadowXafe data protection software replace the vendor's OneBlox and ShadowProtect products.

• August 22, 2018 22 Aug'18

  Igneous Systems rocks unstructured data protection for NAS

  Igneous expands its integrations with network-attached storage, aiming to offer easier, unified backup of unstructured data. Volume and complexity of that data can be challenging.

• August 21, 2018 21 Aug'18

  Veritas NetBackup upgrade includes facelift

  Veritas gives the grande dame of data protection a facelift, making NetBackup more intuitive and visually appealing to capture backup newbies, as well as the grizzled vets.

• August 21, 2018 21 Aug'18

  New Cohesity backup adds Helios SaaS management

  The new Cohesity SaaS app lets users view, manage and make changes to secondary data and applications across multiple clusters through a single dashboard.

• August 14, 2018 14 Aug'18

  New Quantum backup appliance brings Veeam to tape

  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.

• August 13, 2018 13 Aug'18

  Rubrik backup helps Castilleja School move to cloud

  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.

• August 06, 2018 06 Aug'18

  Quest launches QoreStor for appliance-free dedupe

  Quest strips the data deduplication software out of DR appliances, launching it as the independent QoreStor application, which supports any vendor's backup hardware.

• August 06, 2018 06 Aug'18

  New Nakivo update supports more platforms

  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.

• July 30, 2018 30 Jul'18

  HYCU moves beyond Nutanix backup with Google Cloud support

  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.

• July 24, 2018 24 Jul'18

  Druva CloudRanger finds home in Cloud Platform

  With the integration of CloudRanger, Druva's Cloud Platform now provides protection and management of data centers, software as a service, end-user devices and cloud workloads.

• July 19, 2018 19 Jul'18

  Commvault architecture overhaul reduces product count

  By consolidating more than 20 offerings into four repackaged product sets, Commvault moves to simplify the purchasing process and eliminate its architecture's 'features sprawl.'

• July 18, 2018 18 Jul'18

  StorageCraft backup and object storage packaged for schools

  As schools shift from textbooks to rich media, StorageCraft packages object storage with backup and recovery software in hard disk drives or all-flash appliances.

• July 16, 2018 16 Jul'18

  Notre Dame uses N2WS Cloud Protection Manager for backup

  The University of Notre Dame has moved 80% of its academic and administrative data to the AWS cloud, and relies on N2WS' Cloud Protection Manager to back up and protect it.

• July 12, 2018 12 Jul'18

  Tape storage capacity plays important role as data increases

  There's a long runway for tape, with hundreds of terabytes of storage capacity soon available on a single cartridge. Flash, disk, the cloud and tape will all be key for storage.