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- April 04, 2019
04 Apr'19
Compute-heavy Unitrends appliances allow on-the-box recovery
Unitrends offers up extra compute and memory in low-capacity backup appliances as an alternative to using the public cloud for small companies and remote offices.
- March 29, 2019
29 Mar'19
Survey: Data protection challenges, costs keep growing
Despite a great deal of focus on security these days, data protection tools have not kept up with emerging technologies, according to a new Dell EMC data protection survey.
- March 28, 2019
28 Mar'19
Backblaze cloud backup pays off for financial software firm
Talisys IT staff finds Backblaze backup can reliably protect the financial software firm's data at work, but is simple enough to pay for to use at home for personal data.
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- March 27, 2019
27 Mar'19
Storware vProtect backup supports OpenShift and CloudForms
Storware updates its vProtect data protection software for open platforms, adding backup support for Red Hat OpenShift containers and the latest version of CloudForms.
- March 21, 2019
21 Mar'19
XenData backup packages Wasabi in new cloud product
A new cloud service lets customers put XenData backup on Wasabi's cloud, making a cheap option for active archiving by taking advantage of Wasabi's lack of egress fees.
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Sponsored News
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Scale-Out vs. Scale-Up: Why Backup Storage Architecture Matters
Sponsored by Exagrid - Is the world of IT drowning in data? Experts estimate that organizations this year are generating more than 2.5 exabytes (2,500,000,000,000,000,000 bytes) of new data—every day. With various experts predicting that the compound annual growth rate of data will increase from 33% to over 60%, one thing is clear: You’re going to need more storage and soon. See More
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4 Key Factors in Securing the Data-First Enterprise—From Edge to Cloud
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When Disaster Strikes, Backup Storage Matters
Sponsored by Exagrid - For data centers, uptime isn’t the most important thing—it’s the only thing that matters. According to Ponemon Institute, the cost of downtime now exceeds $9,000 a minute, putting the per-hour cost of downtime over a half-million dollars. Many organizations reported unplanned outages that soared into the millions of dollars until systems could be fully restored to operational status. See More
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Leveraging Edge-to-Cloud Analytics and AI to Promote Public Safety in Auckland, New Zealand
Sponsored by HPE - Auckland Transport is responsible for keeping the New Zealand city’s citizens and visitors moving safely on roads and in public places. Among other resources, AT collects data from the edge across a closed-circuit television (CCTV) network of more than 3,500 cameras. See More
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- March 20, 2019
20 Mar'19
Aparavi update adds better data classification, more clouds
Aparavi updates Active Archive with customizable data classification and tagging capabilities for easier future retrieval and improved metadata search.
- March 18, 2019
18 Mar'19
How is tape backup doing in 2019?
Industry experts say tape isn't going away and the technology is actually improving. The problem, they say, is vendors aren't talking enough about this 'old-school' backup method.
- March 13, 2019
13 Mar'19
Cohesity-Cisco partnership deepens into reseller deal
The partnership between vendors Cohesity and Cisco has blossomed into a reseller deal. Customers can now buy Cohesity software with Cisco HyperFlex hardware and architecture.
- March 12, 2019
12 Mar'19
Veeam roadmap includes NAS, CDP, acquisitions
In this Q&A, Veeam co-founder Ratmir Timashev details how close the well-funded company is to making an acquisition, and what's to come for its products in a competitive market.
- March 06, 2019
06 Mar'19
Veritas acquires Aptare for storage analytics
Veritas acquired storage monitoring software vendor Aptare on the advice of common customers and will integrate its features in NetBackup and other data protection applications.
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- March 06, 2019
06 Mar'19
N2WS Backup & Recovery adds power switch for AWS instances
If you don't like AWS Instance Scheduler, N2WS says its Backup & Recovery Resource Control console has a better way of turning AWS resources on and off to save money.
- March 04, 2019
04 Mar'19
Head Start provider achieves SaaS backup with Spanning
East Coast Migrant Head Start Project selected SaaS backup through Spanning in order to protect its Google Apps, Salesforce and Office 365 data.
- March 04, 2019
04 Mar'19
Jon Toigo, data storage analyst and author remembered
Editors and colleagues pay tribute to the respected data storage analyst, pundit and author, who was a longtime Storage magazine columnist and TechTarget contributor and speaker.
- February 27, 2019
27 Feb'19
Cohesity backup saves time and space for Nebraska hospital
Community Hospital switched to Cohesity backup after scrapping the Dell EMC Avamar software and fourth-generation hardware it was using since 2009, saving rack space and improving performance.
- February 26, 2019
26 Feb'19
Cohesity applications available through Cohesity MarketPlace
Cohesity MarketPlace includes Cohesity applications for secondary storage management, along with third-party choices, such as SentinelOne and Imanis Data.
- February 25, 2019
25 Feb'19
Synology Active Backup boosts recovery speeds for Shiseido
Worried about slow recovery times and the impact ransomware might cause endpoint devices, Shiseido swapped in Synology Active Backup to reduce recovery time to 30 minutes.
- February 20, 2019
20 Feb'19
StorageCraft backup and object storage focuses on healthcare
A new bundle of StorageCraft backup hardware, software and disaster recovery as a service targets healthcare organizations, which are particularly susceptible to ransomware.
- February 19, 2019
19 Feb'19
MDL AutoMation picks Imanis Data to protect MongoDB
MDL AutoMation purchased Imanis Data to gain hourly backups and nightly restores of its MongoDB database -- something that couldn't be done with MongoDB's native backup.
- February 14, 2019
14 Feb'19
Experts look for new Commvault CEO to automate, orchestrate
Experts say new Commvault CEO Sanjay Mirchandani is qualified for his new job, while the vendor still has some challenges to overcome in the face of a competitive, dynamic market.
- February 12, 2019
12 Feb'19
Actifio GO turns Sky into SaaS backup
With Actifio GO, multi-cloud backup doesn't require backup software or any on-premises appliances. The SaaS data protection is based on the Salesforce model.
- February 12, 2019
12 Feb'19
Carbonite acquisition of Webroot merges backup, cybersecurity
The Carbonite acquisition of Webroot is a big play in the SMB market. Carbonite's backup and recovery platform will combine with Webroot's cybersecurity.
- February 06, 2019
06 Feb'19
New Commvault CEO Mirchandani: We're ready for the next wave
The new Commvault boss says it's time for well-funded data management upstarts to 'take the training wheels off' if they want to compete in the enterprise.
- February 05, 2019
05 Feb'19
Dell EMC backup appliance lines support GCP, Alibaba Cloud
Dell EMC backup appliances get a software update that improves speed and expands public cloud support, showing a conscious push for multi-cloud and midsize customers.
- January 31, 2019
31 Jan'19
Data leak exposes list of Rubrik backup customers
A security snafu left a server containing Rubrik customer information -- including names and contact information -- exposed. Rubrik claims no customer-owned data was leaked.
- January 30, 2019
30 Jan'19
U.K. trade union fends off ransomware with Asigra backup
After moving off of tapes to Asigra software for disk and cloud backup, the Public and Commercial Services Union gained faster restores -- and foiled a ransomware attack.
- January 30, 2019
30 Jan'19
Commvault CEO Hammer says goodbye, prepares handoff
Bob Hammer is ready to pass the baton to a new CEO. He says Commvault is in good shape, but the data protection vendor still faces questions and challenges in a shifting market.
- January 29, 2019
29 Jan'19
Unlimited use licensing offered for Asigra backup customers
The 'all-you-can-eat' licensing model is meant to help Asigra backup customers by providing a predictable cost and potential savings. However, it is not the best fit for everyone.
- January 29, 2019
29 Jan'19
Vanderbilt books Spectra tape library for research data
Research data can accumulate fast. A Spectra Logic tape library stores petabytes for Vanderbilt's research center, and the university plans to use far more backup storage space.
- January 28, 2019
28 Jan'19
Veeam, Rubrik funding show interest in data protection
New rounds of Rubrik, Veeam, Actifio and Cohesity funding have given these vendors resources to challenge established backup vendors such as Veritas and Dell EMC.
- January 24, 2019
24 Jan'19
XenData introduces magnetic tape backup migration service
XenData now offers a service to move magnetic tape backup data to either a newer tape format or to cloud, allowing customers with old tapes to get rid of legacy systems.
- January 23, 2019
23 Jan'19
Cohesity backup gains ransomware detection, SAP HANA restores
Cohesity backup boosts its anti-ransomware capabilities with a new DataLock feature to prevent unauthorized backup deletion and releases a certified integration with SAP HANA.
- January 22, 2019
22 Jan'19
Veeam cloud backup gains tiering, mobility, AWS enhancements
The Veeam cloud backup platform becomes more comprehensive as backed up data continues to shift to the cloud. Updates allow users to move data around easier.
- January 14, 2019
14 Jan'19
Quantum backup appliance portfolio grows by two
The Quantum backup appliance lineup gets refreshed with the addition of the DXi4800 and DXi9000 series. But the vendor is staying away from integrated appliances at the moment.
- January 14, 2019
14 Jan'19
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.