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Hunger Games: Cloud Infrastructure Edition
Welcome to Hunger Games 2026 Edition! Each decade, there are new Data Protection problems that are often first addressed by startups. Established vendors face the build-or-buy (or partner) choices of grabbing from the cornucopia or developing their own. 20yrs ago,… Read more
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Cloud-Powered Resilience is exciting, and not just for the tech stacks
At a recent AMA, was asked what excites me most about Managed Services (MSPs) delivering Data Protection. I said there are three categories, each with disruptive innovation: There isn’t a single best scenario or vendor; what matters is zeroing in… Read more
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Veeam introduces VDC for VCSPs
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. Read more
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Ransomware Trends Report 2024: Where to Recover & How to Ensure Cleanliness
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… Read more
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Ransomware Encryption: Prevention and Response
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… Read more
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The Secret Ingredient to Cyber Resilient Data Protection
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… Read more