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• 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.

• March 05, 2015 05 Mar'15

  Spanning Cloud Apps aids cloud-to-cloud backup for AMAG

  AMAG Pharmaceuticals moved its entire IT infrastructure to the cloud, but that didn't change its need for rock solid data protection.

• March 02, 2015 02 Mar'15

  ExaGrid expands in crowded backup appliance market

  ExaGrid CEO says the vendor's revenue grew in double digits last year and he expects to become a public company within a few years.

• February 18, 2015 18 Feb'15

  Infrascale launches integrated backup appliance for cloud

  Infrascale Cloud Backup Accelerator combines data protection software, WAN optimization and a gateway to replicate to public or private clouds.

• February 13, 2015 13 Feb'15

  Asigra Cloud Backup adds disaster recovery for VMs

  Asigra's Cloud Backup 13 gets new features for disaster recovery, endpoint data protection and support for data in Microsoft Office 365 cloud.

• February 11, 2015 11 Feb'15

  Unitrends Certified Recovery Suite

  This year, Unitrends announced UCRS, a new software bundle that offers backup for virtual and physical servers, as well as hybrid cloud DR.

• February 11, 2015 11 Feb'15

  Asigra Inc. Cloud Backup Version 13 Featuring Cloud-to-Cloud Backup and Recovery

  The latest version of Asigra Cloud Backup adds cloud-to-cloud backup for Salesforce.com, Google Apps and Office 365.

• February 11, 2015 11 Feb'15

  Dell DR6000 Disk Backup Appliance

  Dell's DR6000 disk backup appliance is enhanced with Rapid NFS and Rapid CIFS for source-side deduplication.

• February 11, 2015 11 Feb'15

  HP StoreOnce 6500

  The HP StoreOnce 6500 backup and deduplication appliance takes gold in Storage magazine's annual Products of the Year awards.

• February 11, 2015 11 Feb'15

  Quantum Corp. DXi6900 Deduplication Appliance

  Quantum's DXi6900 backup deduplication appliance grabs silver in the Storage magazine/ SearchStorage.com Products of the Year awards.

• February 05, 2015 05 Feb'15

  ExaBlox speeds up backups for the Hunger Task Force

  The Hunger Task Force was dealing with long backup windows and an archaic tape-based archiving solution. Exablox's OneBlox solved those problems for the non-profit.

• January 29, 2015 29 Jan'15

  Back[up] to the future: Veritas brand returns as Veritas Technologies

  Symantec paid $13.5 billion for storage software vendor Veritas Software in 2005; now it prepares to spin it out as Veritas Technologies Corp.

• January 23, 2015 23 Jan'15

  New Unitrends CEO Kevin Weiss: Our mantra is 'everything cloud'

  New Unitrends CEO Kevin Weiss says he needs to build the company's brand awareness and wants to grow through acquisition and organically.

• January 20, 2015 20 Jan'15

  Unitrends injects flash into Recovery Series backup appliances

  Unitrends isn't new to integrated backup appliances, but puts a new twist on their systems by adding up to 480 GB of flash to handle processing chores.

• January 16, 2015 16 Jan'15

  Sphere 3D adds 3 TB drives to Overland's RDX QuikStor backup appliance

  Sphere 3D promises 3 TB RDX removable drives in its new QuikStor backup appliance, acquired in its $81 million merger with Overland Storage.

• January 15, 2015 15 Jan'15

  CommVault, NetApp partner on integrated backup appliance

  CommVault Backup Appliance is sold on NetApp E-Series hardware; backup software vendor looks to take on Symantec, EMC appliances.

• January 14, 2015 14 Jan'15

  Asigra Cloud Backup will add Docker support in next version

  Asigra will add Docker support for its container backup and recovery in version 13. Although early adoption rates may be limited, the company preps for an expected uptick.

• January 09, 2015 09 Jan'15

  Backup and disaster recovery software: 2014 Products of the Year finalists

  This year's backup and DR software and services finalists illustrate the variety of products available for data protection.

• January 09, 2015 09 Jan'15

  Data backup hardware: 2014 Products of the Year finalists

  The finalists in the 2014 Products of the Year backup hardware category are competitive and feature-rich disk systems.

• January 08, 2015 08 Jan'15

  End of the year updates invigorate cloud backup and recovery market

  A busy year in the cloud backup and recovery services market ends with CloudBerry Lab, Axcient and iland making upgrades to their lineup.

• January 05, 2015 05 Jan'15

  Fund services bureau automates DR with Veeam Availability Suite

  Veeam Availability Suite proxy servers on Dell storage cluster create production replicas for restoring shared VMware storage.

• December 19, 2014 19 Dec'14

  Backup 2014: Acquisitions, spinoffs and cloud-to-cloud emerge

  Backup 2014 included breakups as Symantec divorced itself, acquisition as EMC picked up cloud-to-cloud backup and additions as Hitachi Data Systems got into disk backup.

• November 04, 2014 04 Nov'14

  Arcserve plans integrated appliances, offers free endpoint backup

  Months after spinning off from CA Technologies, SMB backup vendor Arcserve expands its product portfolio by selling backup software on integrated appliances.

• October 02, 2014 02 Oct'14

  Symantec adds NetBackup 5330, doubles 5230 appliance capacity

  Symantec's NetBackup 5330 scales to 228 TB, nearly double the maximum capacity of its 5230 appliances.

• September 16, 2014 16 Sep'14

  LTO tape vendors announce LTO-9 and LTO-10

  LTO tape vendors extend the LTO roadmap to include generations 9 and 10 with increasing capacity and transfer rates.

• August 20, 2014 20 Aug'14

  CommVault adds Simpana 10 bundles for VM and endpoint backup

  Rather than insist on customers buying its entire Simpana 10 R2 data protection package, CommVault is selling bundles for specific needs such as VM/cloud backup.

• July 21, 2014 21 Jul'14

  Quantum DXi6900 backup box includes StorNext, utility pricing

  StorNext 5 and pay-as-you-go pricing included in Quantum DXi6900 backup appliance; challenges four EMC Data Domain configurations.

• July 11, 2014 11 Jul'14

  New Catalogic CEO: Instant recovery is the new wave

  Catalogic CEO Ed Walsh says we're in a third wave of data protection, which requires instant recovery rather than slow tape or expensive disk backups.

• June 20, 2014 20 Jun'14

  Carbonite goes after SMBs with cloud backup appliance

  Carbonite, a cloud backup pioneer going back to the days when it was something done only by consumers, is moving deeper into the SMB market.  Carbonite is also changing its delivery method from ...

• April 18, 2014 18 Apr'14

  Unitrends digests PHD Virtual, plans cloud backup acquisition

  Unitrends CEO Mike Coney discusses product roadmap and integration of virtual backup vendor PHD Virtual, and says another acquisition is coming.

• January 30, 2014 30 Jan'14

  NetIQ aims PlateSpin Recon at backup, DR analysis

  NetIQ's latest version of PlateSpin Recon sizes up backups and disaster recovery needs to help customers plan and optimize those processes.

• January 21, 2014 21 Jan'14

  Quantum DXi refresh starts with pay-as-you-go, entry-level box

  Latest entry-level Quantum DXi deduplication backup target scales to higher capacity, but keeps the capacity pricing model of the previous version.

• January 21, 2014 21 Jan'14

  Tardy Symantec NetBackup 7.6 focuses on performance, feature parity

  Symantec NetBackup 7.6 arrived late, but the vendor said backup and recovery performance will stand out in lieu of groundbreaking features.

• December 19, 2013 19 Dec'13

  Data backup 2013 news dominated by cloud and modern data protection

  Data backup news in 2013 was filled with vendors taking their technology to the cloud and quests to fix 'broken backup' with modern data protection.

• December 16, 2013 16 Dec'13

  Unitrends buys PHD Virtual to move into virtual backup, cloud DR

  Integrated backup appliance vendor Unitrends and virtual machine backup specialist PHD Virtual will combine forces to compete with Veeam Software.