Opinion

SaaS data protection is a challenging but critical task

Don't fall victim to a SaaS backup gap. Ensure critical data in cloud-based SaaS applications has proper protection, especially with increased cloud use. Continue Reading
Add tape backup in 2020 to boost a data protection strategy

Tape has never really gone away. But it can be useful beyond long-term archiving. Learn why IT professionals may want to consider reintroducing tape backup into their data centers. Continue Reading
Data backup strategies in 2020 vs. 2025: What's going to change?

Let's look to the future -- all the way to the year 2025. How will data backup evolve? How will sharp increases in data volume affect backup strategies? Continue Reading
2020 data backup trends aim for faster, cheaper

These impending data backup trends will provide better peace of mind for the reliability of recovery and help your organization use backups more efficiently. Continue Reading
Does multi-cloud backup have a future, or is it hype?

Backing up to multiple clouds can benefit your backup and recovery in different ways. However, from other important data protection perspectives, it may not be as beneficial. Continue Reading

Data protection systems must address GDPR, ransomware concerns

Backup products don't have a granular enough understanding of data to scan or analyze it effectively and fully meet today's privacy and security requirements. Continue Reading
Data backup security measures to take ahead of a hurricane

In this firsthand look, IT and storage expert Brien Posey details how he secured data backup and other important system elements as Hurricane Florence approached. Continue Reading
Preventing ransomware attacks is a top storage vendor claim

Storage vendors advance silly and not-so-silly claims about how data backup and protection technologies are the answer to ransomware prevention and growing ransomware fatalism. Continue Reading
What's new with data protection systems? Everything

The next backup hardware you purchase will likely come with integrated backup software. That changes the buying dynamic and complicates the decision-making process. Continue Reading
Modern data backup technologies afford merging opportunities

Through technologies such as copy data management, vendors are merging primary and secondary storage. There's more convergence ahead, within the likes of solid-state drives. Continue Reading
The EU's GDPR will make us better storage managers

The European Union's General Data Protection Regulation has organizations worldwide rethinking storage management to their and their customers' benefit. Continue Reading