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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.
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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
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 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 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.
July 09, 2018 09 Jul'18
Imanis Data improves ransomware detection

Imanis improves its machine learning-powered ransomware detection, introduces disaster recovery for Hadoop and unveils its new Recovery Sandbox feature.
July 05, 2018 05 Jul'18
Cohesity backup replaces legacy EMC at Piedmont HealthCare

A healthcare firm doesn't take full advantage of Cohesity secondary storage capabilities, but finds its backup and recovery features simpler and faster.
July 05, 2018 05 Jul'18
Cloud Daddy enters AWS data protection fray

Cloud Daddy's Secure Backup offers five levels of protection. The new company has jumped into a growing and necessary market of AWS data backup, recovery and security.
July 05, 2018 05 Jul'18
New Quantum CEO Lerner sees a future in rich media

The former Cisco exec hopes to use Quantum's high-ingest technology and tape storage to serve a growing need in the surveillance, medical and entertainment markets.
June 20, 2018 20 Jun'18
Archive360 mixes and matches cloud data archiving elements

Archive360's Archive2Azure previously supported file and message archiving. Now, users can archive Salesforce and healthcare data, among other elements, to the Azure cloud.
June 05, 2018 05 Jun'18
Druva Cloud Platform enhanced with CloudRanger acquisition

Druva will replace its Apollo product with the services of CloudRanger, following its acquisition of the AWS data protection vendor. Druva's Cloud Platform continues to evolve.
June 04, 2018 04 Jun'18
Catalogic Software teams up with Storware data protection

Catalogic and Storware executives feel their companies complement each other. The two data protection vendors have a distribution agreement and are working in partnership.
May 31, 2018 31 May'18
Veeam enterprise push embraces 'hyper-availability,' cloud

Noting that 'data is the currency of the enterprise,' Veeam is taking its platform beyond protection and into more management. VeeamON 2018 laid the groundwork for its strategy.
May 23, 2018 23 May'18
Extended Zerto journaling highlights backup, resilience push

Zerto 7 will feature a journaling capability that extends far beyond what the vendor previously offered. The vendor's IT Resilience Platform also includes automation and analytics.
May 15, 2018 15 May'18
Asigra backup targets ransomware 'Attack-Loop'

Version 14 of Asigra Cloud Backup features a partnership with security vendors to help find ransomware in backups. New variants can stay dormant until the data recovery process.
May 09, 2018 09 May'18
Commvault HyperScale appliance keeps county covered

The Commvault HyperScale integrated appliance enables San Mateo County to back up more in less time. The appliance marks a new direction for Commvault.
May 03, 2018 03 May'18
Kaseya acquisition leads to merger with Unitrends

Kaseya's acquisition of Unitrends links remote monitoring and management, professional services automation, and backup and recovery services for midmarket enterprises and MSPs.
May 02, 2018 02 May'18
Hammer falls on Commvault CEO, company seeks 'Advance'

Commvault has begun a search for a new CEO. Commvault Advance is also underway, as the data protection vendor seeks to cut costs and improve products.
April 25, 2018 25 Apr'18
Cohesity CloudSpin serves up test/dev data

Converged secondary storage vendor Cohesity brings copy data management into the cloud for DevOps with CloudSpin and public cloud snapshot API integration.
April 19, 2018 19 Apr'18
Actifio backup makes the grade for digital learning provider

With cyberattacks a constant threat, Actifio provides protection through a data-centric approach and an air gap. Customers can recover to a safe point in time in minutes.
April 11, 2018 11 Apr'18
Kaseya backup takes on Office 365 with Spanning's help

Kaseya Office 365 Backup is integrated deeply with the vendor's remote monitoring and management software. Spanning's cloud-to-cloud technology provides the muscle behind it.
April 04, 2018 04 Apr'18
Rubrik Polaris SaaS app targets multi-cloud data

Rubrik takes another step toward cloud data management with Polaris GPS, a SaaS app that brings together secondary data stored in on-premises appliances and across clouds.
March 26, 2018 26 Mar'18
Rubrik backup for Nutanix HCI makes hospitals' IT healthy

Hospitals' IT team liked Nutanix hyper-converged infrastructure for primary storage so much, it went with converged backup vendor Rubrik for data protection.
March 14, 2018 14 Mar'18
Spanning Backup for Salesforce enhances metadata restore

Spanning Backup makes it easier for Salesforce administrators who deal with metadata. Direct restore improves self-service of important Salesforce work.
March 07, 2018 07 Mar'18
Spectra tape library line grows with Stack, T950v

Spectra Logic tape library choices now include the scalable Stack and a cheaper version of its previous T950 line. Tape can be a key storage element, as data sets continue to grow.
February 15, 2018 15 Feb'18
Cohesity DataPlatform now spans file, object storage

Cohesity's DataPlatform tackles unstructured data through SpanFS, which manages file and object storage and expands the vendor's converged secondary storage platform.
February 15, 2018 15 Feb'18
Veritas CloudPoint aims for multi-cloud data protection

CloudPoint 2.0 now includes built-in content indexing from snapshots, application persistent snapshots and auto discovery of new cloud instances in Microsoft and Google clouds.
February 15, 2018 15 Feb'18
Latest Carbonite acquisition adds Mozy backup

Carbonite stays busy with its pending acquisition of Mozy and a forthcoming DRaaS product. The data protection vendor also announced its revenue results.
February 06, 2018 06 Feb'18
Datos IO gobbled up by Rubrik

Datos IO's ability to protect applications built on NoSQL databases caught the attention of Rubrik, which strives to protect all data stored on premises and in the cloud.
February 05, 2018 05 Feb'18
Dell EMC unveils the DD3300, its latest Data Domain appliance

Dell EMC's latest addition to the Data Domain line targets SMBs and enterprises with remote offices. The system includes Data Domain Boost technology and cloud tiering software.
January 16, 2018 16 Jan'18
Veeam acquisition of N2WS enhances cloud protection

Veeam will integrate N2WS technology into the Availability Platform. The companies' research and development teams will work together following Veeam's acquisition of N2WS.
January 15, 2018 15 Jan'18
Backup hardware devices: 2017 Products of the Year finalists

Backup and disaster recovery hardware products that made the initial cut extend into the cloud and have more support for software-defined storage, data analytics and even tape.
January 15, 2018 15 Jan'18
Data backup and recovery software: 2017 Products of the Year finalists

The backup and disaster recovery software and services finalists include established vendors and newer entrants, offering a wide range of protection across platforms.
December 28, 2017 28 Dec'17
Data protection news 2017: Security issues make headlines

WannaCry and Amazon S3 buckets put greater focus on data protection security in 2017. Converged appliances, a Veeam CEO shift and private equity deals also made news.
December 20, 2017 20 Dec'17
Veeam Availability Suite 9.5 targets complete management

Veeam adds physical and cloud capabilities in its Availability Suite update. The backup and recovery vendor is also accelerating its research and development.
December 19, 2017 19 Dec'17
Spanning Backup survives series of ownership spins

Spanning cloud-to-cloud backup spins its way out of Dell EMC, embraces Amazon Web Services and protects data that lives in Microsoft Office 365, Salesforce and Google apps.
December 14, 2017 14 Dec'17
CloudBerry backups feature protection from ransomware

CloudBerry Backup 5.8 detects possible cases of ransomware in backups. In the event of an attack, users can go back to the most recent good backup and then restore.
December 06, 2017 06 Dec'17
Data protection trends: Ransomware, M&A deals dominate news

Ransomware made international headlines in backup 2017 news, and vendors looked to mitigate its effects. Vendors were also busy with acquisitions and hyper-converged backup.
November 27, 2017 27 Nov'17
Veeam enterprise customers gain enhanced physical protection

Veeam's push for additional and deeper enterprise bookings gets a bump with AIX and Solaris protection. The support is based on Cristie Software technology.
November 21, 2017 21 Nov'17
Datos IO RecoverX backup gets table-specific

Datos IO's RecoverX includes advanced database recovery functionality that restores specific tables, columns and rows. The software also now supports Kerberos authentication.
November 20, 2017 20 Nov'17
Commvault GO: Vendor 'HyperScales' data management strategy

Commvault's strategy of sticking to software has given way to an integrated HyperScale appliance, which was front and center at its GO user conference.
November 16, 2017 16 Nov'17
Druva Cloud Platform expands with Apollo

Endpoint backup specialist Druva's Apollo service for its cloud platform provides a management plane for IaaS and PaaS workloads. Features include snapshot management.
November 08, 2017 08 Nov'17
Cloud backup strategy tips: Prepare for two-way traffic

When using the public cloud, your storage strategy should take into account getting data in and out, and involving all of your IT and business teams before taking the plunge.

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