In today’s digital landscape, data is one of the most valuable assets for any organization. Ensuring its security is paramount, especially in the face of increasing cyber threats and stringent regulatory requirements. Implementing technologies such as data immutability can help address those needs. Why is Data Immutability Important? Data immutability is a critical component for […]
In my Q4 2023 updates blog post in December, I talked about some of the exciting new data protection updates from HPE and Zerto, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise company. Now it’s time to fill you in on what is new for Q1 2024. I’m pleased to share some exciting updates to Zerto, HPE GreenLake for […]
Cybersecurity has evolved far beyond protecting passwords and preventing intrusions. Cyber resiliency builds on cybersecurity with measures to not only prevent and detect attacks but also recover from them effectively. Are your disaster recovery and backup solutions up to the task of cyber resilience? Consider these five ways they may be deficient. 1. Not Following […]
Data is at the center of business. For many organizations, digital adoption drives strategy. Data is essential to meeting customer needs, responding to sudden market shifts and unforeseen events. That’s why data protection should be on your mind. What Is Data Protection? Data protection is the process of safeguarding important information from corruption, compromise, or […]
The Nightmare of No Backup Today’s CIOs, CISOs, and other IT leaders wear many hats. With the global surge in cybercrime—particularly ransomware attacks—and occasional outages of cloud services, enterprise risk management is just the latest initiative that needs attention. What would happen to your organization’s day-to-day operations if your Microsoft Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) […]
Zerto Backup for SaaS, powered by Keepit, introduces a monitoring dashboard for your SaaS backups. Why Monitoring and Analyzing your SaaS Backup Data is important? Despite basic out-of-the-box protection from SaaS vendors, data residing in SaaS applications is your responsibility, not the vendor’s. This data is exposed to potential risks like outages, accidental deletion, and […]
I have been working on replication and disaster recovery solutions for over 20 years, and this has been a common question throughout. One of my colleagues used to reply with another question: “How long is a piece of string?”. The truth is that you can only know by measuring it. I once created a handy […]
There are many types of replication solutions for data protection, but today I want to focus on two of the most common types: hypervisor-based and storage. Both replication types can come in the form of snapshot replication or real-time replication with variations between asynchronous, synchronous, and near-synchronous. They both may also be included as features […]
Why Securing SaaS Data for Google Workspace is a Must While Google Workspace is an exceptionally secure SaaS application platform, it cannot protect your workloads from data loss or corruption. There is no guaranteed method to recover data lost because of human error, malware, sync errors, and/or insiders with malicious intent. This issue is prominent […]
The need to protect sensitive data has never been greater. Organizations continue to migrate to virtual data centers and cloud environments while dealing with the persistent threat of data breaches. Regulatory demands, such as PCI/DSS, HIPAA/HITECH, GDPR, GLBA, and SOX, will continue to proliferate. Thales, with its CipherTrust Data Security Platform and Luna Hardware Security […]
Get ready, AWS re:Invent! Join Zerto, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise company, on November 27th through December 1st in Las Vegas, Nevada, in attending this year’s conference with the rest of the Hewlett Packard Enterprise team! Adopting hybrid cloud does not need to be complex—and, if leveraged correctly, it can catapult your business forward. HPE and […]
Zerto, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise company, has once again asserted its position as a leader in the technology industry, earning recognition in three categories of PeerSpot’s 2023 Tech Leader Awards: Backup and Recovery Software, Cloud Backup, and Disaster Recovery (DR) Software. But what sets Zerto apart and makes users consistently choose it as their preferred […]
Earlier this year, Zerto, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise company, released Zerto 10 with some exciting new features, enhancing how it protects VMs to, from, and within Microsoft Azure. Azure is a powerful cloud platform for running VMs, their data, and their applications, making it a popular choice in cloud and multi-cloud strategies around the world. […]
Congress passed the Federal Information Technology Acquisition Reform Act (FITARA) in 2014. The act was meant to improve technology implementations in federal agencies with the following core objectives: Decrease costs Improve efficiencies by streamlining purchasing Reduce duplicative spending and unused capacity The law has produced positive results, with some agencies achieving improved measurable outcomes. The […]
Guest Blog Post by Daniel Hereford, Executive Vice President, Chief Information Officer at SmartBank SmartBank is a full-service commercial bank which opened its first office in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee in January 2007. Exceeding $3 billion in assets, SmartBank has grown organically and through multiple acquisitions, including Progressive Savings Bank (2020), Foothills Bank (2018), Southern Community […]
Given everything that has unfolded this past year, predicting what’s next carries a lot of uncertainty. It’s clear that the pandemic and its impact on our workplaces accelerated the adoption of technologies and digital transformation in ways we couldn’t have predicted a year ago. However, we can’t stop looking ahead. With that in mind, members […]
