I served as a VP of Strategy within the Office of the CTO at Veeam Software from 2018 to 2025.
- Primary responsibilies included leading our Strategic Research (unbiased market insights) for product strategy, go-to-market fortification, field enablement, and thought leadership/evangelism.
- Was also the exec sponsor for the Veeam Innovation Awards and led several vTeams for special projects.
Here is an archive of my blogs, articles, and projects as part of my role at Veeam. Most common topics include Research reports and insights, Innovation Awards, BaaS & DRaaS, BC/DR, Hybrid-Clouds, and Cyber Resiliency.
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Congrats to Veeam – and more importantly to Veeam Cloud Service Providers (VCSPs) who can now leverage Veeam Data Cloud for their VCSP service delivery when protecting Microsoft 365 and Entra ID.
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Recently, I had the chance to visit with an IT pro who had experienced a ransomware encryption attack, and he told me about the scariest words he heard during those first several minutes. Upon receiving the ransom demand, the first thing they did was check their backups — only to discover that the backups were…
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For the third year in a row, an independent research firm surveyed IT leaders and implementers whose organizations suffered at least one ransomware attack in 2023. This year’s report surveyed 1,200 respondents — comprised of CISOs (or executives with similar responsibility), security professionals, and backup administrators — to assess different perspectives in the united fight…
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According to the 2024 Data Protection Trends Report, only one in four organizations (25%) believe they have not been hit by ransomware. Believe is the key word here, because history shows that many bad actors are often in their victim’s environment for up to 200 days before an attack, gathering information, moving laterally across the environment, and elevating themselves to…
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Cybersecurity threats are becoming increasingly complex and sophisticated and pose significant risks to organizations of all sizes. This evolving threat landscape includes a range of challenges such as advanced persistent threats (APTs), ransomware, phishing attacks, and zero-day vulnerabilities. These threats are often orchestrated by well-funded and highly skilled adversaries who employ sophisticated techniques to breach…
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I’ll always be a ‘channel guy’ — because backup has always been a channel-led discussion. I actually started out as a systems engineer at a value-added reseller (VAR). I recently wrapped up a webinar with two other folks that started in the channel: Mark Ehr, principal research analyst for the S&P Global 451 Research Analyst…
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