Immutable Storage for Ransomware Protection and Recovery

August 19, 2021

All organizations need to face an unpleasant truth: It is not a question of “If” they will experience a ransomware attack; it is a matter of “When.” While cybersecurity software serves as a first-line defense against ransomware, IT leaders recognize cybersecurity software alone does not thwart all ransomware attacks. And as an assumption an attack may succeed, these leaders also recognize they must protect their production and backup data. Immutable storage can help.

Backup Software Licensing Moves from Pounding Headache to a Dull Throb

August 12, 2021

If your head starts to hurt anytime you think about backup software licensing, join the crowd. Backup software licensing must rank as one of the most unpleasant topics to discuss in all of IT. Anytime any conversation turns to backup software licensing, one can almost see people’s heads start to hurt.

SDS Object Storage – 7 Key Data Security and Protection Features

August 5, 2021

Object storage used to be just the slow final resting place for archive data. That is no longer true. As enterprises shift to cloud-native technologies, object storage is often used for active data. With the growing importance of object storage in the enterprise, and the trend toward software-defined storage solutions, organizations would do well to pay special attention to the data security and data protection features of SDS object storage solutions.

Four Cloud-to-Cloud Data Migration Options

July 29, 2021

If you already use cloud storage to store some or all your archival or backup data, you are in good company. A recent survey of nearly 600 companies found that over 80 percent of them already use the cloud. This potentially creates a new challenge. They find their cloud storage needs change and they must migrate their data from one cloud to another. When this infrequent situation arises, they will find four cloud-to-cloud data migration options available to them.

Five Challenges of Kubernetes Backup

July 22, 2021

Almost every enterprise in the next few years expects to introduce and adopt Kubernetes in their production environment. These same enterprises also recognize moving Kubernetes into production requires it meet the same standards as their other production platforms. Among these requirements, they must have a means to backup and recover the containerized applications they host in Kubernetes. This presents five specific backup challenges organizations should prepare to address as they host applications and data on Kubernetes.

Immutable Storage Options in a Ransomware World

July 15, 2021

Many organizations likely breathed out a small sigh of relief when REvil suddenly disappeared from the world’s ransomware stage. Allegedly responsible for attacks on Apple, meatpacker JBS SA and, most recently, Kaseya, few shed any tears over its disappearance.

Kaseya’s CEO Response to Its Current Ransomware Attack

July 8, 2021

As many are aware, Kaseya’s Virtual System Administrator (VSA) was the target of a ransomware attack over the Independence Day weekend. Two days ago, on July 6, 2021, Kaseya’s CEO, Fred Voccola, posted a video on YouTube that summarized Kaseya’s response to this attack. This blog entry contains a summary of his comments from that video. You may access the full video available through this link.

Upcoming Webinar: 3 Ways Nasuni Meets Enterprise File Collaboration Challenges

July 8, 2021

Join Nasuni and storage industry analysts Ken Clipperton and Todd Dorsey of the Data Center Intelligence Group (DCIG) on Thursday, July 29th, 2021, at 11:00 AM Eastern Time, to discuss ‘3 Ways Nasuni Meets Enterprise File Collaboration Challenges’ with Nasuni’s Senior Director of Product and Customer Marketing, Anne Blanchard.

Four Critical Components of a Microsoft 365 Backup Solution

July 1, 2021

More enterprises than ever anticipate adopting Microsoft 365 online now and in the years to come. However, moving the burden of hosting Microsoft Exchange, OneDrive, SharePoint, and Teams to the Microsoft cloud can be deceiving. Microsoft still leaves the responsibility of protecting Microsoft 365 data with enterprises. In a new Competitive Intelligence report, DCIG examines four critical components a Microsoft 365 enterprise backup solution should possess. It then discusses how well the Afi SaaS Platform and Backupify deliver on them.

Four New Requirements for Modern Backup Software Solutions

June 24, 2021

All enterprises contain multiple applications, databases, operating systems, hypervisors, and data types in their data centers. As such, enterprises minimally expect any modern backup software solution to protect those items. However, protecting them only scratches the surface of the needs that enterprises expect modern backup software solutions to meet.

Immutable Storage for Ransomware Protection and Recovery

Backup Software Licensing Moves from Pounding Headache to a Dull Throb

SDS Object Storage – 7 Key Data Security and Protection Features

Five Challenges of Kubernetes Backup

Immutable Storage Options in a Ransomware World

Kaseya’s CEO Response to Its Current Ransomware Attack

Upcoming Webinar: 3 Ways Nasuni Meets Enterprise File Collaboration Challenges

Four Critical Components of a Microsoft 365 Backup Solution

Four New Requirements for Modern Backup Software Solutions

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