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I served as the Principal Analyst covering the Data Protection market and its vendors from 2011 to 2017. Here is an archive of my blogs, articles, and projects as part of my role at ESG. 

  • Most common topics include BaaS & DRaaS, BC/DR, Cloud-Powered IT, Hybrid-Clouds, Storage, and Virtualization.
  • Vendors covered include Commvault, Dell-EMC, HPE, IBM, Veeam, Veritas, VMware, etc.
  • I published several articles throughout my industry coverage.
  • I also did several ‘Wrap-up on Backup‘ event retrospectives.

  • Do you still need a VM-specific backup solution?

    August 22, 2017

    Probably not … but not for the reasons that you think. As most folks are getting ready for VMworld next week, ESG has published a brief, Is a VM-specific Approach to Backup & Recovery Still Necessary in 2017?

    Virtualization

  • Midyear Check-in on Data Protection Initiatives in 2017 (Animated Infographic)

    July 17, 2017

    At the halfway point in 2017, it seems appropriate to revisit the continued momentum around investing in better, more agile, more reliable, likely cloud-enhanced data protection. Early each year, ESG publishes its IT Spending Intentions report, where we look at where organizations are intending to invest their budgets. In each of the six years that…

    Cloud-powered, Copy Data Management, Predictions-and-Trends

  • Long Term Data Retention is Evolving – Are You? (Video)

    July 10, 2017

    It seems like every few months, a new regulation or mandate pops up to remind people to 1) keep their data longer and/or 2) delete it as soon as necessary. Those two edicts are not contrary to each other as long as you do them in that sequence; first, understand your retention requirements and then…

    Archive, Tape

  • WHAT Products or Services Might you Consider when Using Clouds Within your Data Protection Strategy – Part 4 in Series

    June 28, 2017

    Each Wednesday in June, I explored an aspect of utilizing cloud services as part of your data protection strategy through a series of videos and blogs – based on ESG’s Data Protection Cloud Strategies research report. Part 1 – WHY use clouds as part of your data protection strategy … June 7 Part 2 –…

    Cloud-powered

  • HOW to Ensure Security when Using Clouds Within your Data Protection Strategy – Part 3 in Series (Video)

    June 21, 2017

    Each Wednesday in June, I’ll be exploring an aspect of this through a series of videos and blogs – based on ESG’s Data Protection Cloud Strategies research report. Part 1 – WHY use clouds as part of your data protection strategy … June 7  Part 2 – WHICH clouds to use within your data protection…

    Cloud-powered

  • WHICH Clouds to Use Within your Data Protection Strategy – Part 2 in Series

    June 14, 2017

    Each Wednesday in June, I’ll be exploring an aspect of this through a series of videos and blogs – based on ESG’s Data Protection Cloud Strategies research report. Part 1 – WHY use clouds as part of your data protection strategy … June 7   Part 2 – WHICH clouds to use within your data…

    Cloud-powered

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These blog posts and tweets are my own opinions and do not necessarily represent the views of my current employer, previous employers, clients, or any other party.

Many of these articles were originally posted elsewhere on public websites, but have been re-posted here with attributions to the original location — as a centralized archive of my perspectives.

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