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Backup Software vs. Backup as a Service (BaaS): The Key Differences

Network World

Backups continue to serve as the backbone of any data protection solution. While traditional backup software is well-proven, Backup as a Service (BaaS) solutions are rapidly becoming the cross-industry standard. What is Backup Software? However, managing backup software can be complex and resource intensive.

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How cybersecurity red teams can boost backup protections

Network World

Let’s look at the tactics, strategies, and importance of red teams and the role they can play in enhancing the security of your backup system. Exploiting technical vulnerabilities: Red teams search for and exploit technical vulnerabilities in systems, applications, and networks. Nowhere is this more true than inside the backup system.

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ControlMonkey aims to bring order to cloud disaster recovery chaos

Network World

Today the company launched its automated disaster recovery technology specifically engineered for cloud infrastructure configurations, addressing a common blind spot in enterprise disaster recovery strategies that typically focus primarily on data or application protection.

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Gallery: 10 free backup applications to help you prevent disaster

Tech Republic Security

Don't be caught without the ability to restore a computer: Use one of these 10 free backup programs instead. Hardware can fail and malware happens to the best of us.

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CIOs eye SaaS backup plans post-CrowdStrike

CIO Business Intelligence

One such area that’s getting more thought today is SaaS backup and recovery, something many CIOs have to date taken for granted, leaving it to their SaaS vendors to not only deliver better than five-nines uptime but also be the sole entities backing up and recovering SaaS-siloed data that is increasingly vital to companies’ data-driven operations.

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Enhancing data backup and recovery with AI and ML

CIO Business Intelligence

In todays digital age, the need for reliable data backup and recovery solutions has never been more critical. The role of AI and ML in modern data protection AI and ML transform data backup and recovery by analyzing vast amounts of data to identify patterns and anomalies, enabling proactive threat detection and response.

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A strategic approach to legacy platform modernization: Minimizing risk while maximizing value

CIO Business Intelligence

Legacy platforms meaning IT applications and platforms that businesses implemented decades ago, and which still power production workloads are what you might call the third rail of IT estates. Compatibility issues : Migrating to a newer platform could break compatibility between legacy technologies and other applications or services.

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