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• 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.

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• 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.

• November 05, 2015 05 Nov'15

  Backup tech buyers want problems solved, data protected

  Making a backup purchase? You probably want to solve specific problems and build out your infrastructure, but cost, capacity and scaling matter.

• October 30, 2015 30 Oct'15

  Barracuda backup technology enhanced with Intronis purchase

  In buying Intronis, Barracuda gains access to the cloud backup and recovery provider's technology. Integration is expected to boost Barracuda backup technology.

• October 20, 2015 20 Oct'15

  Dell World 2015: Dell AppAssure gets a new name

  Dell upgrades and rebrands Dell AppAssure as Rapid Recovery and adds Endpoint Recovery. Where will they fit after EMC acquisition?

• October 19, 2015 19 Oct'15

  Cohesity founder: Secondary data needs a new approach

  Cohesity founder Mohit Aron claims the Cohesity Data Platform can consolidate all secondary data functions, similar to the way Nutanix hyper-converged primary storage.

• October 16, 2015 16 Oct'15

  Spectra Logic ArcticBlue released for cold storage

  Spectra Logic unveils ArcticBlue for cheap disk archiving. The system uses shingle drives and works with the company's BlackPearl storage gateway for on-premises storage.

• October 14, 2015 14 Oct'15

  Druva looks to enhance e-discovery jobs with Mobile Forensics

  Druva has released Mobile Forensics, which automatically collects data from an organization's Android devices. The new product aims to better facilitate mobile e-discovery jobs.

• October 06, 2015 06 Oct'15

  Tape update: LTO-7 bit error rate improves, LTFS use rises

  Linear Tape-Open (LTO) program leaders say latest LTO-7 bit error rate improvements are significant for reliability, see tape used with flash as "flape" system.

• September 25, 2015 25 Sep'15

  Veeam, Quantum backup protects VMs for Hawaii’s DOCD

  The Hawaii Disease Outbreak Control Division turned to a Veeam and Quantum backup service after a major expansion of its virtual infrastructure.

• September 22, 2015 22 Sep'15

  Backblaze backup offers cloud service to compete with Amazon S3

  Online backup provider Backblaze introduces its B2 Cloud Storage service that costs half a penny per gigabyte; looks to compete with major cloud service providers.

• September 03, 2015 03 Sep'15

  Hyper-converged vendors focus on data protection

  Hyper-convergence has impacted primary storage, but Arun Taneja says hyper-converged vendors are bringing the concept to data protection.

• September 03, 2015 03 Sep'15

  CEO: Datto backup roadmap emphasizes cloud

  Datto clarifies cloud backup storage strategy with Backupify integration and Microsoft 365 support, Linux Agent, Datto Networking Appliance.

• September 01, 2015 01 Sep'15

  ExaGrid-Veeam integration eases Jordan's backup move

  Jordan's Furniture expanded its use of ExaGrid backup and added Veeam Backup & Replication, citing the ExaGrid-Veeam integration as a major benefit.

• August 25, 2015 25 Aug'15

  Catalogic Software adds ECX copy data support to IBM storage

  Soon after adding VMware VADP support, Catalogic Software's ECX copy data management software will support IBM FlashSystem and Storwize arrays.

• August 21, 2015 21 Aug'15

  Spectra Logic Verde DPE archive houses shingled hard drive

  Spectra Logic's latest Verde DPE system for backup and archiving uses a shingled hard drive to pack 200 TB in a system and 7.4 PB into a single rack.

• August 17, 2015 17 Aug'15

  ExaGrid Systems upgrades include global dedupe, Oracle RMAN

  ExaGrid Systems adds global deduplication and better Oracle RMAN support for its disk-based backup hardware as it looks to become an enterprise player.

• August 13, 2015 13 Aug'15

  Barracuda unveils CudaDrive file sync-and-share platform

  Targeting midmarket consumers, Barracuda swaps Copy for Companies with CudaDrive for cloud file sync-and-share capabilities.

• August 07, 2015 07 Aug'15

  Quantum Scalar i6000 tape library expands for archiving

  Quantum beefs up Scalar i6000 LTO appliances to support twice as much drive density, adds RESTful management for automated management of tape libraries.

• July 30, 2015 30 Jul'15

  The bleeding edge of backup applications

  Today's backup software does more than just copy data. These platforms are evolving to support faster restores, disaster recovery, and even archiving.

• July 07, 2015 07 Jul'15

  Veritas launches NetBackup 7.7 with emphasis on cloud backup

  Veritas adds cloud backup features to NetBackup 7.7, streamlines and re-brands Storage Foundation and launches new information management apps.

• July 05, 2015 05 Jul'15

  Flat backup grows into viable tool for data protection

  Flat backups reduce license fees and improve recovery point objectives and recovery time objectives, making them useful for data protection.

• June 30, 2015 30 Jun'15

  Veritas Technologies focused on transition to hybrid cloud

  Veritas VP Matt Cain talks about the hybrid spinoff's plans for NetBackup, Backup Exec, appliances, the hybrid cloud and data information.

• June 29, 2015 29 Jun'15

  Ochsner healthcare leans on Seven10 for data migration software

  Ochsner Healthcare uses Seven10's Storfirst software to migrate multiple terabytes of data from EMC Centera to Isilon, and as file archive system.

• June 19, 2015 19 Jun'15

  Barracuda Backup upgrade adds cloud backup for Office 365

  Barracuda joins vendors such as EMC Spanning, Druva, and Asigra in protecting Microsoft Exchange, OneDrive apps with Barracuda Backup 6.1.

• June 19, 2015 19 Jun'15

  Cohesity aims to converge all secondary storage

  Cohesity rolls out early-access appliance that aims to remove the need for multiple storage products by converging secondary storage workflows.

• June 17, 2015 17 Jun'15

  Druva inSync adds cloud-to-cloud backup, Office 365 support

  Druva inSync backup software expands into cloud-to-cloud data protection and data governance for SaaS platforms by adding support for Microsoft Office 365.

• June 17, 2015 17 Jun'15

  Asigra Cloud Backup software pushes appliance option for SPs

  Asigra will ship backup appliances preconfigured with Asigra Cloud Backup software to make it easier for service providers to offer cloud-based backup.

• June 15, 2015 15 Jun'15

  Catalogic integrates VMware APIs in ECX 2.1, eyes IBM, EMC support

  Version 2.1 of Catalogic ECX copy data management software uses VADP to tell storage systems to move array-based snapshots to a supported Catalogic platform.

• June 08, 2015 08 Jun'15

  Unitrends backup goes to infinity with Forever Cloud

  The Unitrends Forever Cloud initiative lets customers back up offsite at a monthly cost of 10 cents per 500 GB increments, and retain annual backups longer than the standard 30 days.

• June 05, 2015 05 Jun'15

  Virtual machine backups remedy outdated legacy backups

  Virtual machine backups are widely available, but many shops are ignoring the technology until their application performance suffers.

• June 05, 2015 05 Jun'15

  Today's cloud-based backup strategies

  Cloud backup has evolved to protect data enterprise-wide -- on servers, laptops, desktops, smartphones and tablets. But it has limitations.

• May 22, 2015 22 May'15

  Updated Dell DL AppAssure appliance aimed at SMBs

  Dell DL AppAssure integrated backup and recovery appliances have been refreshed with two new systems that target entry-level customers.

• May 15, 2015 15 May'15

  Unitrends Free backup appliance revived, with limitations

  Unitrends Free lets users protect up to 1 TB of VMs and supports VMware vSphere, Microsoft Hyper-V, plus Google and Amazon public cloud storage.

• May 13, 2015 13 May'15

  Commvault Simpana software breaks into smaller cloud bundles

  The latest Commvault Simpana bundles are tailored for cloud deployments, and reduce complexity and cost.

• April 28, 2015 28 Apr'15

  Backup Exec 15 important for Symantec and long-time customers

  Symantec's release of Backup Exec 15 is the vendor's latest attempt to turn around the fortunes of its popular SMB backup software platform.

• April 23, 2015 23 Apr'15

  Spectra Logic Corp. upgrades BlackPearl with more cache, object support

  Spectra Logic has tweaked S3 commands on BlackPearl archiving gateway to enable bulk transfer of objects to backend LTFS libraries.

• April 09, 2015 09 Apr'15

  Rubrik launches 'cloud time machine,' backup appliance

  Rubrik takes a shot at managing and protecting data locally and in the cloud with integrated appliance and Amazon Web Services replication.

• April 06, 2015 06 Apr'15

  Symantec delivers Backup Exec 15 to support VMware releases

  Symantec, soon to be known as Veritas, brings out Backup Exec 15 on the heels of VMmare's vSphere 6 release to support the latest VMware technology.

• March 06, 2015 06 Mar'15

  Intronis adds rapid recovery for Hyper-V to ECHOplatform

  Intronis ECHOplatform, sold exclusively through service providers, can now instantly recover Microsoft Hyper-V and physical server images.