Backup stories

Most of us live with our heads (and devices) in the cloud – without much thought about the potential risks. >>

Enterprises recognised the need to protect themselves against a ransomware-related class action lawsuit, and began preparations for a worst-case scenario. >>

Datto has announced the availability of Datto Continuity for Microsoft Azure.>>

The flaw means attackers could disrupt the operation of enterprise IT systems by deleting backups. >>

The company says that with this new Backup and Disaster Recovery offering, NOC services can save up to 90% of partners’ time per month managing backups.>>

By taking the time to review how data is being stored and protected, organisations can take advantage of these tools while maintaining effective data security.>>

Commvault has launched Managed Service Provder (MSP) and Aggregator Partner Advantage Programmes designed to support partners to achieve sustained success.>>

“Customers need the simplicity and flexibility that SaaS enables,” says president and CEO Sanjay Mirchandani.>>

Data management company StorageCraft has released major updates to its flagship backup and recovery platforms.>>

The BaaS platform allows users to back up their data on-premises or in the cloud, while Cohesity maintains and operates the underlying infrastructure.>>

The product adds to the AvePoint suite of trusted Cloud Backup for Microsoft 365 and Dynamics 365 to provide managed service providers with backup and restore capabilities across multiple, popular SaaS providers.>>

The Dell EMC PowerProtect Backup Service, powered by Druva, is designed to deliver SaaS app protection without increasing IT complexity.>>

If you’ve never backed up your data, you are not alone - 30% of people have never backed up their stuff. >>

If an organisation has a hybrid IT strategy, a hybrid data protection strategy is required, writes Cohesity managing director for ANZ Brad Newton.>>

“Even with the unforeseen challenges and circumstances that began in early 2020, Veeam continued its rapid growth with its second consecutive year of bookings over $1 billion.">>

"As the workforce becomes increasingly dispersed, adopting cloud-based apps like Microsoft Teams for productivity and communication is an obvious move.">>

“As we now expand public cloud support even further with the general availability of Veeam Backup for Google Cloud Platform, we have simultaneously expanded our partnership with Google Cloud, enabling Veeam to jointly engage customers through the Google Cloud Marketplace.”>>

"Customers around the world are immediately grasping the value and inherent simplicity that cloud-native, as-a-service data protection can bring to their environments.">>

"Protecting data in Microsoft Teams has been a challenge historically.">>

Veeam Backup for AWS v3 now delivers AWS-native backup and recovery of Amazon RDS databases.>>

“By using our data effectively, the possibilities are endless — we can improve internal efficiency, deliver strategic benefits, or drive greater economic, community, and environmental value.">>

Techday spoke to StorageCraft international product marketing senior director Florian Malecki, who discusses the importance of backup and recovery, the products and solutions that StorageCraft offers in this field, and the revenue opportunities partners can capitalise on. >>

In this video, Techday speaks to StorageCraft international product marketing director Florian Malecki, who discusses the fundamentals of the company's solutions, some updates on its channel partner ecosystem, and the increasing importance of backup and recovery to organisations in 2020.>>

Malware can incrementally overwrite and encrypt backups, rendering them inadequate as an insurance policy against ransomware.>>