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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The third annual Veeam Ransomware Trends Report is officially HERE !!! Each year, independent analysts survey unbiased and vetted organizations that experienced at least one cyberattack (breach/ransom/etc.) in the preceding 12 months. The resulting responses were analyzed to provide a comprehensive overview of the evolving threat landscape by surveying 1,200 unbiased IT leaders and implementers, with direct…
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In last week’s blog, we discussed why organizations of all sizes are embracing Backup as a Service (BaaS) and Disaster Recovery as a Service (DRaaS). This week we are going to dive into how to decide the best cloud service provider for your organization. Put another way, let’s say we discussed why so many folks are…
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The 2024 Data Protection Trends Report revealed that 88% of organizations intend to use Backup as a Service (BaaS) and Disaster Recovery as a Service (DRaaS) for at least some of their servers within the next two years. “Within the next two years” is a notable caveat, since many organizations are already using BaaS and DRaaS platforms. This industry shift is not a…
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As we continue into 2024 IT planning, organizations small, medium, and large would be well served to continually look at these macro data protection trends in order to assess how ready they are for their next disaster. These trends can also show organizations how to ensure that even foundational IT systems have the types of…
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For the sixth spotlight blog into key areas of the 2024 Data Protection Trends report, let’s look at some new insights related to business continuity and disaster recovery (BC/DR). As a reminder, the 2024 Data Protection Trends Report reflects the unbiased responses of 1,200 IT leaders and implementers who are responsible for the data protection strategies…
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I am admittedly biased in favor of the Kyndryl and Veeam Software partnership announced today: To be clear, I’m not referring to Kyndryl’s spinoff from IBM Cloud. Rather, to the 20+ year pedigree of IBM Business Continuity Resiliency Services (BCRS). More than two decades ago, I first learned what real disaster preparedness ought to look…
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