Am kicking off some independent research and consulting topics, which will be covered under the banner of Data Protection Matters, starting July 2025.
Here is an archive of my blogs and articles related to Data Protection.
At a recent AMA, was asked what excites me most about Managed Services (MSPs) delivering Data Protection. I said there are three categories, each with disruptive innovation: There isn’t a single best scenario or vendor; what matters is zeroing in on what the customer needs, not only in resilience but in overall IT agility. This…
Congratulations to DRJ on a very successful 75th conference! Here are my three takeaways from their Fall 2026 event, with nods to those who added to the conversations: If you were at the event, what was your favorite takeaway?
It’s finally here! DPM’s AI-Enhanced Resilience research gets its first public look this week at Disaster Recovery Journal, before it’s seen anywhere else. To do some mythbusting, we asked IT leaders whether the AI in their backup, DR, and cyber tools is “mostly marketing” or “actually transformative” (or somewhere in between), and their answers could…
One year ago, Druva introduced Dru MetaGraph; and now we’re starting to see how it all comes together where governance and AI land within their Resilience Cloud. Here’s what happened in between and why it matters for Cyber Resilience.
IT folks will already want to download Cohesity’s new 2026 Report on Cyber Resilience, but here’s why Business Continuity and Risk Management folks ought to also. The report measured what those of us in resilience have known for a while: (1) the importance of building your plan around your MVC and (2) quantifying the gap…
“An ounce of resilience is as important as a pound of detection.” is my favorite line from the Cohesity Catalyst 2026 event, thanks to Sanjay Poonen and Ben Franklin. Beyond that and more GOAT videos that I inevitably play on repeat (kudos Carol Carpenter and team), here’s what stood out to me on the Cyber…