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• June 12, 2017 12 Jun'17

  Veritas Information Map peers into cloud data

  Veritas now has an Amazon S3 Connector that gives users visibility into their unstructured data residing in the cloud. Information Map can help identify risk.

• June 01, 2017 01 Jun'17

  Acronis Backup software adds ransomware protection, improved dedupe

  Acronis enhanced its business-level backup product with active protection against ransomware that recognizes 'whitelist' and 'blacklist' ransomware sources.

• June 01, 2017 01 Jun'17

  Veeam management changes accompany product transformation

  Veeam, once focused primarily on virtual machines, widens supports for other platforms as the company's revenue increases and management team transforms.

• May 30, 2017 30 May'17

  Former NSA chief wants private sector to take on cyberthreats

  Protection against WannaCry ransomware and other cybersecurity threats could benefit from better leadership in the business world, former CIA and NSA head Michael Hayden says.

• May 24, 2017 24 May'17

  VeeamON puts ransomware, cloud DR, CDP on stage

  Microsoft, Quantum and DataGravity were among the Veeam partners offering new backup and recovery services at VeeamON. The products include tape and cloud data protection.

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• May 18, 2017 18 May'17

  BackupAssist Software adds dedupe, multicloud support

  BackupAssist has rebuilt its data protection product with data deduplication, compression, multicloud support and AES encryption for the SMB Hyper-V market.

• May 18, 2017 18 May'17

  Protection against ransomware requires strong backup

  The WannaCry ransomware attack sent many organizations reeling. Practice good 'data protection hygiene' to fight ransomware and keep workloads safe overall.

• May 16, 2017 16 May'17

  WannaCry ransomware attack shows value of data backups

  WannaCry and other ransomware attacks can be thwarted, but it takes proper data protection practices beforehand, as well as close monitoring of your data.

• May 11, 2017 11 May'17

  Druva cloud expands to help Brexit, GDPR reg challenges

  Organizations have a 'heightened awareness' about increasingly prevalent data protection regulations, and Druva's three new cloud locations aim to aid compliance.

• May 08, 2017 08 May'17

  Code42 endpoint data protection now available with threat detection

  Code42 Software integrates threat detection tools into its data protection software. The backup and recovery product now monitors data movement to public clouds.

• May 08, 2017 08 May'17

  Dell EMC IDPA changes vendor's backup strategy

  The Dell EMC Integrated Data Protection Appliance is the vendor's first integrated enterprise backup target. What does this mean for physical Data Domain appliances?

• May 03, 2017 03 May'17

  Datos IO RecoverX supports 'traditional applications'

  Datos IO now offers data protection and recovery for Microsoft SQL in the cloud. The RecoverX 2.0 software also supports Cloudera and Hortonworks platforms.

• April 27, 2017 27 Apr'17

  Arcserve archive integrated into UDP to protect email

  An Arcserve archiving module under its UDP umbrella incorporates technology acquired from FastArchiver in early 2017 and provides granular email search of Outlook.

• April 26, 2017 26 Apr'17

  Rubrik Cloud Data Management adds replication between AWS, Azure

  Rubrik's cloud platform gets an upgrade with support for native cloud applications in AWS and Microsoft Azure for application-consistent snapshots and recovery.

• April 17, 2017 17 Apr'17

  CEO Sinha talks Rubrik Cloud Data Management, converged protection

  Rubrik CEO Bipul Sinha says cloud and virtualization were key pieces of his company's converged data protection platform from the start, but customers also want physical protection.

• April 13, 2017 13 Apr'17

  Altaro backup product steps 'inline' for VM protection

  Altaro VM Backup version 7 includes an augmented inline deduplication feature for the data protection software as it tries to cut backup size and costs.

• April 04, 2017 04 Apr'17

  Cohesity storage strategy embraces object, NAS backups

  Cohesity keeps extending its converged secondary storage platform, with object storage, NAS and erasure coding joining the lineup. The startup also completed another funding round.

• March 31, 2017 31 Mar'17

  Nakivo Backup & Replication v7 adds Hyper-V support

  While historically targeting SMBs, Nakivo is looking to move up the enterprise ladder with its backup software. Its new backup capabilities include Hyper-V and vSphere 6.5 support.

• March 15, 2017 15 Mar'17

  Unitrends backup and recovery attacks ransomware

  Unitrends' physical and virtual appliances can alert administrators if ransomware is detected. The updated products also feature simplified backup management.

• February 22, 2017 22 Feb'17

  Veritas lands Azure partnership for the hybrid cloud

  Veritas Technologies signed a joint-development agreement with Azure for hybrid cloud deployments. The Azure collaboration will help Veritas rebuild its brand.

• February 22, 2017 22 Feb'17

  Index Engines supports tape data migration to AWS

  For Index Engines' new feature, the information management and archiving provider remotely installs software, processes tapes and migrates data of value to Amazon Web Services.

• February 15, 2017 15 Feb'17

  Cohesity's converged data protection platform goes ROBO

  Cohesity upgraded its product line with a virtual edition appliance for converged protection in remote offices and branch offices. It also added a new hardware appliance.

• February 15, 2017 15 Feb'17

  Komprise Data Management Grid broadens file analytics

  The Komprise data plane sits out of band to return adaptive file analytics on data and metadata. The update supports unlimited linear scaling of Komprise VMs across a unified grid.

• February 13, 2017 13 Feb'17

  Rubrik software adds Windows Server support, encryption

  Rubrik plans a first-quarter software update to enable its Cloud Data Management platform to support physical Windows servers, software-based encryption and customized reports.

• February 09, 2017 09 Feb'17

  Actifio Virtual Data Pipeline (VDP) 7.0

  A pioneer in copy data management, Actifio beat out competitors in the 2016 Products of the Year competition to take silver for backup hardware with its Virtual Data Pipeline.

• February 09, 2017 09 Feb'17

  Druva software aims to get 'inSync' with ransomware

  Druva inSync software is upgraded with tools to detect ransomware attacks and helps recover clean data. The endpoint software detects strange data behavior patterns.

• February 09, 2017 09 Feb'17

  Unitrends Recovery Series

  Unitrends Recovery Series backup appliances ranked high in ease of use and manageability to take Products of the Year gold.

• February 09, 2017 09 Feb'17

  Barracuda Backup 6.3

  Barracuda Backup 6.3 introduces multi-streaming and cloud-to-cloud backups to take bronze for 2016 Products of the Year in the backup hardware category.

• February 09, 2017 09 Feb'17

  Zerto Virtual Replication 4.5

  Aimed at enterprises with large VMs, Zerto Virtual Replication version 4.5, aided by a new journaling feature, stresses RPOs of seconds and RTOs of minutes.

• February 09, 2017 09 Feb'17

  Veeam Software's Veeam Availability Suite v9

  Veeam Availability Suite v9 scored highly on functionality, offering Veeam Cloud Connect Replication and Veeam Explorer for Oracle databases among its more than 250 features.

• February 09, 2017 09 Feb'17

  Datos IO RecoverX

  The cornerstone of Datos IO RecoverX backup and recovery product is the vendor's patented Consistent Orchestrated Distributed Recovery architecture.

• February 06, 2017 06 Feb'17

  Arcserve UDP appliance goes deeper into Amazon cloud

  Arcserve enhances UDP version 6.5 to provide backup, disaster recovery and high availability in the Amazon public cloud as well as on premises.

• February 06, 2017 06 Feb'17

  Data protection company action: Carbonite, Datto make acquisitions

  Data protection companies Carbonite and Datto both made purchases to improve their standing in a needed area: high availability and networking, respectively.

• January 23, 2017 23 Jan'17

  Acronis adds blockchain to True Image 2017 for ransomware protection

  Acronis' new True Image combines backup with protection against ransomware. The software uses blockchain technology to authenticate and certify data to combat ransomware attacks.

• January 19, 2017 19 Jan'17

  StorageCraft backup diversifies, acquires Exablox object storage

  StorageCraft backup targets server-based storage. Exablox OneBlox is converged hardware, with an object-based file system and NAS front end. Product integration is a goal.

• January 09, 2017 09 Jan'17

  Demand grows for disk, cloud storage backup market

  The cloud and disk-based storage appliances are meeting backup market needs in this age of massive and faster data creation and risk.

• January 09, 2017 09 Jan'17

  Ransomware protection best served by backing up your data

  A recent survey illustrates how extensive ransomware threats have been, and Rich Castagna says backing up data remains your best defense

• January 06, 2017 06 Jan'17

  2016 data backup hardware Products of the Year finalists

  This year's seven data backup hardware finalists for Products of the Year feature built-in new software capabilities to improve backup and recovery and are becoming cloud-compatible.

• January 06, 2017 06 Jan'17

  Data backup and recovery software: 2016 Products of the Year finalists

  While the cloud is a steady presence, the backup and disaster recovery software finalists provide a variety of capabilities across technologies and platforms.

• December 30, 2016 30 Dec'16

  Backup 2017: Focus on ransomware protection, copy data management

  Backup and recovery trends for 2017 will focus on improved ransomware protection, integrated copy data management and more mature DraaS offerings.

• December 22, 2016 22 Dec'16

  Backup 2016: Emphasis shifts to data management platforms

  In 2016, backup vendors highlighted their intentions to evolve data protection technologies into a full data management platform.

• December 09, 2016 09 Dec'16

  Veritas turns NetBackup 8.0 into data management platform

  Veritas Technologies' latest version of its NetBackup product is integrated with copy data management, Veritas Resiliency Platform and Veritas Information Map.

• December 05, 2016 05 Dec'16

  Align data protection requirements and compliance

  While many compliance mandates discuss the importance of data protection guidelines, not all are as prescriptive as you'd think or like them to be.

• November 30, 2016 30 Nov'16

  Veeam backup software protects mental health facility's Hyper-V

  A mental health and addiction facility had an ongoing problem with its virtual machine backup and recovery until it was solved with Veeam's Backup & Replication.

• November 29, 2016 29 Nov'16

  U.S. court dismisses Symantec lawsuit against Veeam

  A U.S. district court ends the patent lawsuit that Symantec, now Veritas, brought against Veeam four years ago. The court dismissed the lawsuit with prejudice.

• November 23, 2016 23 Nov'16

  Cohesity storage adds Cloud Edition for AWS, Azure

  Startup Cohesity launches DataPlatform Cloud Edition, a version of its converged secondary storage software designed to run on Amazon Web Services and Microsoft Azure.

• November 11, 2016 11 Nov'16

  Veritas Backup Exec 16 backs up Microsoft Azure, Windows Server 2016

  Trying to rebuild the Backup Exec brand, Veritas adds support for Microsoft Azure, Windows Server 2016 and Hyper-V Server. The upgrade is part of the new Veritas' cloud focus.

• November 10, 2016 10 Nov'16

  With Microsoft Office 365 backup, Veeam breaks into new market

  Veeam's beta program for backing up Microsoft Office 365 pulls in 1,500 downloads within a few days of the offering's release. Customers want local protection for Exchange data.

• October 14, 2016 14 Oct'16

  Quantum Scalar platform grows with LTO libraries, StorNext appliance

  Quantum's unstructured data archiving platform consists of Scalar LTO tape libraries and StorNext data management. The vendor aims to make tape more efficient across multi-tiers.

• October 07, 2016 07 Oct'16

  Commvault CEO: We're ahead of Veritas in data management platform race

  Commvault CEO Bob Hammer talks about transforming his company into a full-scale data management vendor and how its technology is ahead of competitors.

• October 06, 2016 06 Oct'16

  Arcserve UDP appliance upgrades capacity, memory to go up market

  Data protection vendor moves up market with the 8000 Series Arcserve UDP appliance hardware. The 8000 models scale from 4 TB to 80 TB raw storage before source-side deduplication.

• October 06, 2016 06 Oct'16

  Commvault Go lays out new focus for data management vendor

  At Commvault's first user conference, the vendor revealed its roadmap to expand from data protection into full data management on premises and in the cloud.

• September 30, 2016 30 Sep'16

  Talena's big data analytics software tacks on Amazon S3 archive

  Talena backups are stored in a compressed and deduplicated format. Customers can now choose Amazon S3 as a backup target and run active big data analytics in AWS.

• September 20, 2016 20 Sep'16

  Veritas Technologies CEO: Vendor 'got lost' as part of Symantec

  Veritas CEO Bill Coleman talks about how he intends to reshape the company around data protection, data management and the cloud after splitting from Symantec.

• September 14, 2016 14 Sep'16

  Veritas Vision: Beyond backup to cloud, data management

  Newly independent vendor Veritas plans to evolve from selling more than data protection to targeting the data management market, while using the cloud.

• August 24, 2016 24 Aug'16

  Veeam availability expands in hybrid cloud platform

  Veeam's availability product vision aims to protect data regardless of the type of workload. The vendor is also planning upgrades to its Availability Suite.

• August 05, 2016 05 Aug'16

  Spectra tape library preserves history for NBC Olympics

  Spectra Logic tape libraries will serve as flag bearers for NBC's video archiving and disaster recovery services during its production of the Rio Olympic Games.

• July 19, 2016 19 Jul'16

  Acronis Backup 12 adds support for Microsoft Azure, Amazon EC2

  Acronis backup software has a new central console for data protection and recovery across servers and mobile devices, including Microsoft Azure and Amazon EC2.

• July 14, 2016 14 Jul'16

  Bar codes group uses Cohesity to converge DevOps storage

  Bar code standards firm GS1 wanted a simpler, faster way to back up storage for DevOps, and it added a Cohesity platform that hyper-converges data protection.

• July 12, 2016 12 Jul'16

  New CEO Barth says Catalogic ECX poised for rapid growth

  Investor-turned-CEO Ken Barth said Catalogic's ECX may support 12 additional storage platforms in 2017, adding to existing EMC, IBM, NetApp, Oracle and VMware storage.

• June 30, 2016 30 Jun'16

  Catalogic Software supports EMC Unity array, Oracle, AWS

  ECX 2.4 enables in-place copy data management for EMC Unity arrays and helps Oracle administrators manage RMAN backups attached to local storage.

• June 28, 2016 28 Jun'16

  Cohesity gets physical with converged data protection

  The latest version of Cohesity's data protection software adds physical machine support. Can the startup broaden its use cases beyond backup?

• June 14, 2016 14 Jun'16

  Catalogic Software teaches schools to manage copy sprawl

  Catalogic Software's ECX Instant Copy Data Management stabilizes NetApp backup and replication for Fairfax public schools, and offers better search for their 100 million files.

• May 20, 2016 20 May'16

  EMC Enterprise Copy Data Management sneak peek

  The eCDM product, announced at EMC World 2016, helps cut back on redundant data. It may also mean EMC breaks into the relatively new copy data management market.

• May 11, 2016 11 May'16

  Oil firm finds Druva inSync aids Windows 10 migration

  Endpoint backup specialist Druva's inSync software aids Windows 10 migrations, with its ability to import user files and settings.

• May 04, 2016 04 May'16

  EMC World 2016: With eCDM, vendor addresses copy sprawl

  With rollouts at EMC World 2016, Enterprise Copy Data Management and ViPR 3.0 extend EMC's software-defined storage push into copy sprawl and heterogeneous storage support.

• April 29, 2016 29 Apr'16

  IDrive unveils low-cost archival data product Nearline

  With its Nearline for data archiving, backup vendor IDrive touts a cost of 1 cent per gigabyte of storage per month, no data retrieval fee and quick access.

• April 22, 2016 22 Apr'16

  On-premises, Office 365 backup key for FDA-regulated firm

  Medical device manufacturer Millar has two-pronged data protection -- Barracuda Networks appliances and cloud for on-premises backups and EMC Spanning for Office 365 backups.

• April 19, 2016 19 Apr'16

  Asigra launches free AWS Snapshot Manager

  Backup vendor Asigra has launched a free software tool to smooth the management of Elastic Block Store snapshots in the Amazon Web Services platform.

• April 06, 2016 06 Apr'16

  Data backup options lag, yet CDP adoption still lacking

  Data backup options that call for protecting data created by 21^st century apps with 20^th century tools just won't work.

• April 05, 2016 05 Apr'16

  EMC launches DD VE, virtual edition of Data Domain

  EMC unveils the virtual edition of its Data Domain disk library, DD VE, allowing the Data Domain operating system to run inside a VMware hypervisor and back up to any hardware.

• March 29, 2016 29 Mar'16

  'Snow' day: CloudBerry Backup works with AWS appliance

  CloudBerry Lab's cloud backup service and AWS Snowball now work together to assist in large data transfers, including the initial backup to the cloud.

• March 22, 2016 22 Mar'16

  Talena storage software analyzes big data

  Talena claims big data fuels demand for predictable storage workloads and application usage. The vendor's new ActiveRx uses predictive intelligence on data availability.

• March 21, 2016 21 Mar'16

  Druva inSync expands cloud-to-cloud backup platform

  Druva adds backup for popular cloud applications to its inSync endpoint protection software, bringing governance features to services such as Office 365 and Box.

• March 04, 2016 04 Mar'16

  Data protection vendors fight for cloud storage title

  Though major cloud storage service providers like AWS, Azure and Google lead on price, they may be lacking for data protection services.

• March 02, 2016 02 Mar'16

  Oracle VSM brings cloud backup to the mainframe

  Oracle upgrades its virtual tape library for the cloud. The Virtual Storage Manager system helps connect traditional mainframe storage to the cloud through tiering.

• February 12, 2016 12 Feb'16

  NAS vendor ioSafe plunges into disk-based backup

  NAS vendor ioSafe puts together BDR 515 disk backup hardware using Western Digital drives and StorageCraft SPX software. The product is part of an appliance-based strategy.

• February 11, 2016 11 Feb'16

  Asigra Cloud Backup Version 13

  Asigra Cloud Backup Version 13 provides an AWS Elastic Block Store Snapshot Manager and the ability to support Docker container backup through an Asigra partner.

• February 11, 2016 11 Feb'16

  Veeam Availability Suite v8

  Veeam Availability Suite v8 offers several key backup software components in one package, including Veeam Cloud Connect, Snapshot Hunter and WAN acceleration for VM replication.

• February 11, 2016 11 Feb'16

  Druva inSync 5.5

  Druva inSync 5.5 endpoint backup software stands out with its proactive compliance, cloud app integration, full text search and cloud privacy framework.

• February 11, 2016 11 Feb'16

  NEC HYDRAstor v4.4

  The NEC HYDRAstor version 4.4 is viewed as the most scalable target dedupe appliance and its Universal Deduped Transfer offers source-side dedupe to reduce bandwidth usage.

• February 11, 2016 11 Feb'16

  ExaGrid Systems EX32000E version 4.9

  The ExaGrid EX32000E version 4.9 backup hardware appliance and its deduplication software offer capacity for 25 appliances and support 15 data centers for cross-site DR.

• February 11, 2016 11 Feb'16

  Oracle Zero Data Loss Recovery Appliance

  The Oracle Zero Data Loss Recovery Appliance is integrated with RMAN and Oracle Enterprise Manager and is designed to drastically reduce data-loss exposure.

• February 11, 2016 11 Feb'16

  Cohesity converged secondary storage adds automation

  Cohesity bolsters its data protection platform with automation for cloud archiving and off-site replication. The company's CEO says it helps manage and converge secondary storage.

• February 10, 2016 10 Feb'16

  Artisan Infrastructure adds HybriStor backup appliance

  Artisan's new HybriStor is a combined backup appliance and cloud gateway for backup and archiving. The company is offering 100 TB of free storage with its latest product.

• February 09, 2016 09 Feb'16

  Data protection technologies: Experts offer predictions

  Predictions for data protection in 2016 include the resurgence of tape, rise of copy data management, special optimized options and software-defined storage for backup data.

• February 05, 2016 05 Feb'16

  Veeam Availability Suite to get physical complement

  Veeam CEO Ratmir Timashev talks physical backup, the shifting enterprise competitive landscape and why he has no plans to take the backup company public.

• February 03, 2016 03 Feb'16

  Arcserve Unified Data Protection upgrade supports instant recovery

  The new version of Arcserve UDP provides 'near-zero' RTOs and RPOs. The upgrade also supports snapshots and extends the product's advanced Windows protection abilities to Linux.

• January 29, 2016 29 Jan'16

  Commvault support of Nutanix hypervisor boosts data protection

  Commvault and Nutanix collaborate on hyper-converged infrastructure through Commvault's support of Acropolis Hypervisor. Integration leverages the most appropriate hypervisor.

• January 18, 2016 18 Jan'16

  CloudBerry managed backup helps ITX reduce costs, gain capacity

  ITX experienced burgeoning costs with its backup process before switching to CloudBerry Lab and Amazon for its cloud backup. The move also provided extra disk I/O capacity.

• January 12, 2016 12 Jan'16

  Q-Cloud Protect for AWS expands Quantum's cloud services

  Quantum preannounced its cloud disaster recovery and cloud backup services last year. Q-Cloud Protect is now available, along with the Q-Cloud Archive and Q-Cloud Vault.

• January 11, 2016 11 Jan'16

  Backblaze B2 Cloud Storage, in public beta, touts lower cost

  Backblaze continues to tweak its B2 Cloud Storage product after jumping from private to public beta, stresses cheaper service compared to Amazon, Microsoft.

• January 08, 2016 08 Jan'16

  Data backup and recovery software: 2015 Products of the Year finalists

  Finalists in the data backup and recovery software category for Products of the Year include traditional backup software and point products that address data protection challenges.

• January 08, 2016 08 Jan'16

  Data backup hardware: 2015 Products of the Year finalists

  Data backup hardware finalists for Products of the Year range from traditional backup targets to hybrid cloud storage and object systems.

• December 28, 2015 28 Dec'15

  Commvault IntelliSnap partnerships eye more thorough backup

  Commvault partners with NetApp and Infinidat on IntelliSnap to simplify increasingly popular snapshot management and for a more inclusive backup offering.

• December 24, 2015 24 Dec'15

  Publisher, school switch to Veeam for Hyper-V protection

  Veeam Software has expanded its virtual machine backup from VMware-only to include Hyper-V backup, and customers would like to see its physical backup expand as well.

• December 16, 2015 16 Dec'15

  Carbonite buys Seagate EVault cloud backup, DR for $14M

  Carbonite finds a way to move up into midsize market by purchasing Seagate EVault cloud backup and disaster recovery as a service business for $14 million.

• December 14, 2015 14 Dec'15

  Top data backup plan tips of 2015 emphasize cloud, mobile

  It was another big year in backup for the cloud, but tape held strong as well. The following tips featuring these elements and more will help your organization's data backup plan.

• November 24, 2015 24 Nov'15

  Law firm makes a case for Actifio copy data virtualization

  Atlanta-based Sutherland Asbill & Brennan chose Actifio for a specific task, but extended its copy data virtualization for all of its data protection needs.

• November 11, 2015 11 Nov'15

  Code42's endpoint data protection update streamlines interface

  Code42 released the 5.0 version of its endpoint data protection software, which features a redesigned user interface, and improved legal hold and data migration capabilities.