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Data Protection Matters .com

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. 

  • Cybersecurity Summit 2026

    The Official Cybersecurity Summit is one of my favorite single-stage conference series, especially this year with four Data Protection vendors showing on the expo floor – with special kudos to Rubrik and Commvault for some really interesting discussions on Cyber Resilience and more.

  • The fate of the wounded rests in your hands

    The fate of your organization rests in the hands of your technical ‘first responders’ for Cyber Resilience and Disaster Recovery. Do they all know the plan?

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  • Protection Storage

    Most resilience conversations focus on backup software. But what if the more consequential architectural decision is the storage layers beneath the software? In my next Forbes article, I examine the evolving role of protection storage — and why it may matter more than many organizations realize. If you’re considering how your resilience architecture — not…

  • Why I love DRaaS – and you should too

    There are several reasons that I love DRaaS for Disaster Recovery using Managed Services – especially when it’s part of your Cyber Resilience plan.  Let’s talk about a few of them and why you should love DRaaS too.

  • If you aren’t testing, then you don’t have a plan

    If you aren’t testing, then you don’t have a plan … you have a hope (and not much of one).  One of the most consistent complaints I hear among BC/DR professionals is the lack of support from senior leaders to enable more testing for Cyber Resilience or Disaster Recovery.  Here are some hard truths

  • IDC MarketScape for SaaS Protection

    IDC recently published its MarketScape on SaaS data protection for 2026. If you’re an IDC client, you’ll want to read the entire report. Else, there’s a lot that you can glean from their chart that ought to raise some hard questions and fresh ideas for your overall Data Protection strategy.