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How to Develop a Holistic Cloud Data Management Strategy – Actifio Briefing Note

Posted on October 5, 2017 by George Crump

Many organizations have identified the public cloud as an important tool in their data protection and data management strategies. Vendors are quick to jump on this interest. The problem is most of the solutions vendors provide are fairly myopic and…

Tagged with: Actifio, Archive, Backup, Cloud, DRaaS, Object Storage, Redundancy, VM
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Minor Disasters Need Major Attention

Posted on October 3, 2017 by George Crump

The scope of a disaster is based on its sphere of influence. A major disaster impacts a wide region and causes hundreds of businesses to go into disaster recovery mode. A minor disaster impacts only a single organization and often…

Tagged with: Backup, Cloud, Deduplication, DRaaS, Encryption, Infrascale, Malware, Ransomware, Recovery
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The Importance of Cloud DRaaS Performance

Posted on September 19, 2017 by George Crump

Disaster Recovery as a Service (DRaaS) solves a lot of IT challenges, especially when trying to meet the organization’s need for a DR strategy. As a result, there is a glut of solutions in the market. Situations like Hurricane Harvey…

Tagged with: Backup, Cloud, Deduplication, dr, DRaaS, Migration, Quorum, Ransomware, Recovery, Replication, VM
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How Does DRaaS Protect End-Users?

Posted on September 14, 2017 by George Crump

Disaster Recovery as a Service (DRaaS) is becoming one of the most popular methods for data centers to not only solidify their disaster recovery strategies, it is all becoming a go to method for general data protection. It provides quick,…

Tagged with: Backup, Cloud, Deduplication, DRaaS, Encryption, Infrascale, Malware, Ransomware, Recovery
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StorageSwiss Podcast – The State of Data Center Threats

Posted on September 12, 2017 by George Crump

First it was Ransomware. Now it’s two epic Hurricanes. What’s Next? Listen to our Podcast as Infrascale’s Director of Marketing, Carla Fedrigo joins Storage Switzerland’s Founder and Lead Analyst George Crump on a new podcast, “The State of Data Center…

Tagged with: Backup, Cloud, Deduplication, DRaaS, Encryption, Infrascale, Malware, Ransomware, Recovery
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Preparing for Recovery

Posted on September 11, 2017 by George Crump

Most of the time IT spends focusing on disaster recovery planning is actually spent on protection, making sure data is being copied to a secondary storage system and a secondary site either by backup or replication. Some advanced recovery planners…

Tagged with: Backup, Carbonite, Cloud, Disaster, Disaster recovery, Disk, DRaaS, Infrascale, NAS, Protection, Quorum, Replication
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Webinar: 5 Keys for Next Generation DRaaS

Posted on September 5, 2017 by George Crump

DRaaS is entering its second phase. No longer is it good enough to simply be able to recover applications in the cloud. Next generation DRaaS has to be able to backup faster, recover faster, include ransomware protection and be able…

Tagged with: Backup, Cloud, Deduplication, DRaaS, Migration, Quorum, Ransomware, Recovery, Replication, VM
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How DRaaS Can Help Data Center Modernization

Posted on August 17, 2017 by George Crump

Disaster Recovery as a Service (DRaaS) solutions are an ideal way for organizations to address their need to recover from a disaster. But DRaaS solutions can also help organizations with data center modernization – efforts like storage refreshes, server upgrades,…

Tagged with: Backup, Cloud, Deduplication, DRaaS, Encryption, Flash, Infrascale, Malware, Ransomware, Recovery, Replication
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Webinar: DRaaS – It’s Not Just For Disasters Anymore

Posted on August 16, 2017 by George Crump

Disaster Recovery as a Service (DRaaS) solutions have vaulted to the top of the considerations list for organizations looking to improve their ability to recover from major disasters like hurricanes and floods. But DRaaS solutions are not just for recovery…

Tagged with: Backup, Cloud, Deduplication, DRaaS, Encryption, Infrascale, Malware, Ransomware, Recovery
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Solving Today’s Problems With A Cloud Future – Elastifile FMS Briefing Note

Posted on August 10, 2017 by George Crump

The term “cloud first” comes up often in IT circles these days. It’s a concept that calls for each new application an organization is bringing online, IT should consider the “cloud first” as a place to host that application. It…