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Am kicking off some independent research and consulting topics, which will be covered under the banner of Data Protection Matters, starting July 2025.

  • Unbiased industry research and analysis
  • Consulting and speaking sessions
  • Content development

Here is an archive of my blogs and articles related to Data Protection. 

  • What is PowerProtect’s Superpower?

    What’s #PowerProtect’s Superpower? I went to #DellTechnologiesWorld expecting to hear about what’s new in #DataDomain and to dig into PP DM and PP1 as a backup or #DataProtection solution — that was the wrong lens. Usually, a vendor’s #CyberResilience superpower is wrapped around its backup software. That’s not entirely the case for Dell; here’s why…

  • Dell Technologies World 2026

    The average org uses 2.8 backup products — which is one of many reasons why centralized purpose-built Protection Storage is critical to many Cyber Resilience strategies. Headed to Dell Tech World next week to hear the latest about Dell Technologies’ Power Protect portfolio and to engage the ecosystem built around Data Domain, including Commvault, Druva,…

  • HYCU’s aiR Announcement

    Every ten years, the #DataProtection industry (what we’re mostly calling #CyberResilience these days) rediscovers two truths and asks the same question: what else can I do with my backup data? HYCU, Inc. aiR might finally give us an answer — here’s why. press release: https://lnkd.in/ghJ-HJcU Congrats to Simon Taylor, Andy Fernandez, and the HYCU, Inc.…

  • Single Control Plane: Innovation or Illusion?

    “Single control plane” — real differentiator or marketecture? The answer determines whether your vendor stays relevant as AI and Cyber Resilience reshapes the market. Here’s how’s to tell the difference.

  • What if your backup solution understood the rest of your IT?

    What if your backup software understood your business organization and what data mattered to your employees before it ever did a backup? Most cyber resilience solutions don’t. Most are grounded in the foundational backups of your data, but they’re limited by the administrator who points them at the workloads and the policies that that instruct…

  • Kaseya Connect 2026 – Day 2

    As Kaseya Connect 26 winds down, here are some of my favorite takeaway quotes from Kaseya’s attendees and senior leadership. DPM’s coverage of Connect 2026 includes:Day 1: What I am listening for: https://lnkd.in/gFKSi2HYDay 2: Announcements in Cyber Resilience: https://lnkd.in/gPfidYg8Day 3: Favorite takeaway quotes: https://lnkd.in/gFnvyk3q