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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. 

  • You are the last line of defense

    An EMT is taught “You’re not studying to pass the exam, but to stand in the way of death“ … there’s a lesson in here for those that do Cyber Resilience, Data Resilience, or Disaster Recovery.

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  • Wrap-up on Backup = 11:11 Elite Event

    Thank you 11:11 Systems for inviting DPM to be part of your event this week; spending time with customers and partners and discussing recent trends and considerations for Private Clouds, Cyber Resilience, and Disaster Recovery.

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  • Cohesity’s Recovery Agent

    As part of its Catalyst 1 Data Summit, Cohesity announced their “Five Steps to Cyber Resilience” and specifically draws out the critical importance of “Practice“, which can’t be done without orchestrated workflows. Hence, the Cohesity Recovery Agent.

  • Cohesity’s Five Steps to Cyber Resilience

    Cohesity had a huge day of announcements as part of its Catalyst 1 Data Summit, with the foundation being built on its Five Steps of Cyber Resilience. While every vendor, including Cohesity, wants to talk about ‘resilience’, they haven’t lost sight of the reality that none of the aspirational resilience is achievable until you are…

  • Wrap-up on Backup : Disaster Recovery Journal Fall 2025

    One of my favorite conferences of the year is Disaster Recovery Journal. They do two per year in different parts of the US to enable Business Continuity, Disaster Recovery, and Crisis Management leaders to learn not just from experts, but from each other. This year, I had the honor of revealing the results of DPM’s…

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  • There is more than just People, Process, Technology

    If you’re focusing on “People Process Technology” in any IT modernization initiative then you’ve likely got two gaps in your plan.  For organizations looking to bolster their Business Continuity, and by extension their IT, Data, or Cyber Resilience, understanding where vision ends and culture begins is likely the difference between success or failure.

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