The threat of ransomware has put IT on its toes. The pressure is on to backup everything more frequently and to make sure that recoveries happen faster than a BitCoin transaction. Backup software manufacturers need to up their capabilities too.…
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Ransomware Changes Backup Software
Tagged with: Big data, Cloud, Encryption, Hybrid, Hybrid IT, IoT, Micro Focus, Ransomware
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Performance vs. Security vs. Management – How to Solve the Primary Storage Paradox
Applications and users demand unprecedented levels of performance, cyber-threats like ransomware require new levels of security and access control, and organizations are intolerant of any form of downtime or data loss. At the same time, they need to manage data…
Tagged with: Cloud, Cyber Security, dr, Encryption, Flash, Fragmentation, Migration, RackTop, Ransomware, Replication, Retention
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Securing Backups from Ransomware
Ransomware “developers” know that organizations are likely to count on their backups as a primary point of recovery if they are infected. As a result, these malware programs attempt to encrypt or disrupt backup operations. Other cyber attacks may even…
Tagged with: Backup, Big data, Cloud, Cyber Attack, Encryption, Hybrid, Hybrid IT, IoT, Micro Focus, Ransomware, Replication
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True WAN Optimization is not Deduplication – Bridgeworks Briefing Note
The four walls of the data center no longer confine users, applications, and data. Organizations are multi-site, and users want to work from anywhere. Making “work from anywhere” a reality still requires data and data still has gravity. Data has…
Tagged with: Bridgeworks, Cloud, Compression, Deduplication, Encryption, Latency, Redundancy, WAN
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Cyber-Secure Storage Requires More Than Encryption
Encryption is a fundamental element of building a secure storage system, but organizations need more than just encryption. Encryption works when the outside attacker can’t authenticate themselves, but if the outside attacker can compromise a user or admin account, then…
Tagged with: Archive, Cloud, Cyber Security, Encryption, RackTop, Replication, Retention, Snapshot
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Current Data Protection Infrastructure Is Broken
Some of the more sizeable shifts in the data center include the move from Mainframes to Open Systems and network computing, the move to client-server computing, and the move to a virtualized server infrastructure. Each of these shifts spawned several…
Tagged with: Cloud, dr, Encryption, Ransomware, Replication, Rubrik, SaaS, SLA, Virtualization
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SlideShare: Moving the Enterprise Backup to the Cloud – A Step-By-Step Guide
Making sure everything in the data center is properly protected is a common struggle that all data centers face. The cloud, cloud backup, seems like an answer to all those struggles. But, how exactly does IT make the conversion from…
Tagged with: Baas, Cloud, Disaster recovery, DRaaS, Encryption, KeepItSafe, Migration, Ransomware, Replication, SaaS, Veeam
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Refining Your GDPR Strategy – Addressing User Data
The European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) deadline for implementation has come and gone. Many organizations have achieved a basic level of compliance, so now is the time to dig deeper, tie up loose ends and try to simplify…
Tagged with: Backup, Cloud, Cloudian, Collaboration, Cyber Attack, EFSS, Encryption, File Sharing, GDPR, Malware, Ransomware, SME
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What’s the Right Cloud for Enterprise Backup
Selecting a cloud backup solution also means selecting a cloud provider. For enterprises, cloud provider options range from the megacloud providers like Amazon AWS, Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud to small regional providers. Another decision for enterprises is in selecting…
Tagged with: Cloud, Disaster recovery, DRaaS, Encryption, KeepItSafe, Migration, Ransomware, Replication, Veeam
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Dramatic Improvements in Analytics Performance by Using Computational Storage – NGD System Briefing Note
The first step in providing an answer to any question is to narrow down the choices. Analytics applications, both modern and legacy, are no different. In response to a query, they must scan massive amounts of data to select the…
Tagged with: Computational Storage, DAS, Data Analytics, Encryption, IoT, NGD Systems, Shared Storage, SSD
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