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Backup lessons from a cloud-storage disaster

Network World

APRIL 23, 2021

European’s largest cloud provider, OVHcloud, suffered a catastrophic fire last month that destroyed one of its data centers and smoke-damaged a neighboring one. Those who did not lost data that will never come back.

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Backup Disaster Recovery Storage Cloud

Backblaze Completes 500 Petabyte Data Center

Data Center Knowledge

FEBRUARY 5, 2014

Online backup provider Backblaze has a blog post announcing that they have completed a 500 petabyte data center, at the Sungard facility just outside of Sacramento, California. Storage backblaze'

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Data Center Data Backup Storage

Data Tape: Dying a Slow Death or Already Dead? » Data Center.

Data Center Knowledge

JULY 18, 2013

Yet in 2013, many data centers are still using tape. I’ve been in the data storage industry for years, and our customers STILL have some sort of tape storage lingering around. Data tape is not dead; however, its purpose has changed. Yet today, there are few backup administrators using this technique.

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Data Center Data Backup Storage

EMC Refreshes Data Protection Portfolio » Data Center Knowledge

Data Center Knowledge

JULY 11, 2013

Cloud Computing » Services » Storage. EMC Refreshes Data Protection Portfolio. EMC Refreshes Data Protection Portfolio. At a Backup to the Future event this week EMC announced a broad array of new hardware and software products that enable customers to deploy new Protection Storage Architectures.

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Data Center Data Backup Storage

Backup lessons learned from 10 major cloud outages

Network World

JUNE 12, 2024

I’ve always called for independent backups of everything. Whether it’s in your data center, an IaaS vendor like AWS, or a SaaS vendor like Microsoft 365, it needs independent backup. Fifteen years of cloud data-loss incidents gives a pretty good idea of how bad a cloud outage can be.

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Disaster Recovery & Backup Are Part of Cloud Storage, Not Stand-alone Apps

Data Center Knowledge

MARCH 19, 2014

It’s time to give up on incrementally improving a broken backup system, and instead move forward toward a new model for data protection. The cloud holds much more potential than a cheap dumping ground for backup and archive data, writes Andres Rodriguez of Nasuni. Industry Perspectives'

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'Catastrophic' Storage Failure Slows Oregon Jobless Checks » Data.

Data Center Knowledge

JULY 16, 2013

‘Catastrophic’ Storage Failure Slows Oregon Jobless Checks. ‘Catastrophic’ Storage Failure Slows Oregon Jobless Checks. A “catastrophic failure” in the state of Oregon’s government data center has delayed unemployment payments to residents, the state said Tuesday. White Papers.

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Storage Data Center Data Disaster Recovery

HP Refreshes 3PAR Storage Line

Data Center Knowledge

DECEMBER 5, 2014

Gives users ability to mix flash and hard disk drives in one array, improves management and backup software Read More. Hewlett-Packard Storage'

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

Network World

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

As data volumes increase exponentially, the threat of data loss from cyberattacks, human error, or system failure has never been greater — which is why, in 2025, fortifying a data protection strategy has never made more sense. Backups continue to serve as the backbone of any data protection solution.

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New Tools Are Simplifying Backup and Replication

Data Center Knowledge

AUGUST 14, 2013

Featured backup Cloud Computing Disaster Recovery replication Storage Virtualization' Fortunately, increased hardware performance and more bandwidth availability make creating such an environment a clear possibility. Bill Kleyman looks at the tools and strategies you''ll need to make it work.

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The Hybrid Approach: Rewriting the Rules for Backup Storage

Data Center Knowledge

SEPTEMBER 30, 2014

Learn how new data types drive requirements around every IT infrastructure, and the ability to support SAN & NAS in a single unified hybrid backup solution! White Papers Imation Nexsan'

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Backup Storage Data

NetApp Acquires Riverbed’s Backup Appliance Line for $80M

Data Center Knowledge

OCTOBER 30, 2014

NetApp says appliance will help enterprises leverage cloud for backup and recovery Read More. Storage netapp riverbed'

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Backup Storage Enterprise Enterprise

Folio Photonics innovates in optical data storage for enterprise data centers

Tech Republic Data Center

DECEMBER 30, 2022

At CES 2023, Folio Photonics will reveal an enterprise-grade optical data storage solution. The post Folio Photonics innovates in optical data storage for enterprise data centers appeared first on TechRepublic. Here's what we know about it so far.

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Data Center Storage Enterprise Enterprise

Backup, Replication and Disaster Recovery : spf13.com

SPF13

JANUARY 11, 2012

Backup, Replication and Disaster Recovery. Data center failure. Configuration 4 : 4 nodes + 1 arbiter in 3 different data centers. Protects against all the above + data center failure. A backup consists of a dump of the data ideally stored in a remote secure location. StumbleUpon.

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Google Cloud Strengthens Backup Service With Untouchable Vaults

Tech Republic Data Center

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

The backup and data recovery service adds an extra layer of protection in case a business encounters an attack or another major problem with Google Cloud storage.

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Backup Google Cloud Storage

When Using Cloud Computing to Replicate is the Right Idea

Data Center Knowledge

JULY 23, 2013

Cloud Computing » Storage. One cloud computing solution is to deploy the platform as a means for disaster recovery, business continuity, and extending the data center. One cloud computing solution is to deploy the platform as a means for disaster recovery, business continuity, and extending the data center.

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CIOs Start To Deal With The Problem Of Big Data Backup

The Accidental Successful CIO

AUGUST 14, 2013

Back in the old days, when the size of the data that your CIO job required you to manage was still something that could be dealt with, whenever the IT department received new data it just got added to your existing backup plan. However, that’s all changed now that we’re living in the era of big data.

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How cybersecurity red teams can boost backup protections

Network World

SEPTEMBER 18, 2024

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. Red teams may attempt to compromise backup systems to demonstrate the potential impact of such an attack. Nowhere is this more true than inside the backup system.

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Backup Disaster Recovery Authentication Security

Backup and Recovery Startup Rubrik Raises Funds at $1.3B Valuation

Data Center Knowledge

MAY 1, 2017

Newly minted unicorn hopes new-gen cloud-compatible backup/recovery software will replace legacy tech by Dell, Veritas Read More.

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Scality Gets $22 Million for Scale-Out Storage » Data Center.

Data Center Knowledge

JULY 12, 2013

Big Data » Storage. Scality Gets $22 Million for Scale-Out Storage. Scality Gets $22 Million for Scale-Out Storage. Storage provider Scality announced it has closed its series C funding round for $22 million, bringing the total invested capital since company inception to $35 million. Customer wins for Avere.

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Data center design in the age of AI: Integrating AI with legacy Infrastructure

CIO Business Intelligence

JUNE 24, 2024

In the age of artificial intelligence (AI), how can enterprises evaluate whether their existing data center design can fully employ the modern requirements needed to run AI? Evaluating data center design and legacy infrastructure. The art of the data center retrofit. Digital Realty alone supports around 2.4

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Data Center Data Artificial Intelligence Network

Hitachi Data Systems Acquires Backup Appliance Heavyweight Sepaton

Data Center Knowledge

AUGUST 19, 2014

Hitachi Data Systems (HDS) boosted its data protection strategy recently by acquiring long time storage partner Sepaton. Enterprise Storage hitachi data systems sepaton HDS'

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System Backup Data Storage

In Disaster Recovery Planning, Don't Neglect Home Site Restoration.

Data Center Knowledge

JULY 25, 2013

Michelle Ziperstein is the Marketing Communications Specialist at Cervalis LLC , which provides data backup and disaster recovery solutions for mission-critical data. In Disaster Recovery Planning, Don’t Neglect Home Site Restoration. By: Industry Perspectives July 25th, 2013. MICHELLE ZIPERSTEIN Cervalis.

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Disaster Recovery Data Center Backup Business Continuity

Veeam Quietly Builds ‘$1B Unicorn’ in Backup and Recovery

Data Center Knowledge

APRIL 6, 2015

Attention continues to flood the software-defined storage space, where backup is a latecomer to data center modernization. Disaster Recovery Storage Virtualization'

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Backup Disaster Recovery Storage Data Center

Riverbed Releases Enterprise-Class Server Consolidation Solution.

Data Center Knowledge

JULY 17, 2013

Riverbed (RVBD) has introduced a new release of its Granite product family, delivering an enterprise-class solution for server and data consolidation. software that adds support for Fibre Channel to its existing iSCSI support, enabling Granite solutions to now support over 90 percent of the current enterprise-class storage array market.

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Enterprise Enterprise Data Center Storage

BENNY Awards 2024: Share your picks for the best enterprise networking products

Network World

MAY 29, 2024

The Best of Enterprise Networking (BENNY) Awards recognize the most innovative products in enterprise networking and the enterprise data center, including the latest wired and wireless networking technologies, network security products, management tools, storage, servers, and virtualization technologies.

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Network Enterprise Enterprise Data Center

5 Insights Into the Data Center Industry » Data Center Knowledge

Data Center Knowledge

JULY 21, 2013

5 Insights Into the Data Center Industry. 5 Insights Into the Data Center Industry. This week’s Industry Perspectives represented an intersection of top-of-mind topics for data center professionals and executives. Sign up for the Data Center Knowledge Newsletter. Modular Data Centers.

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Data Center Industry Data Disaster Recovery

Simplify your storage management by leveraging a universal storage layer

CIO Business Intelligence

AUGUST 26, 2024

In a 2023 survey by Enterprise Strategy Group , IT professionals identified their top application deployment issues: 81% face challenges with data and application mobility across on-premises data centers, public clouds, and edge. 82% have difficulty sizing workloads for the optimal on- or off-premises environment.

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Storage Dell Cloud Agile

5 Must-Have Features of Backup as a Service For Hybrid Environments

CIO Business Intelligence

APRIL 28, 2022

As the value and business criticality of data increases, so do the challenges of backup, recovery, and data management. These challenges are exacerbated by exploding data growth, increasing SLA requirements, and an evolving threat and compliance landscape. Backup as a service for hybrid cloud.

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Backup Storage Cloud Vmware

Cloud Roundup: VMware, IBM, Oracle

Data Center Knowledge

APRIL 18, 2014

VMware launches vCloud Hybrid service for disaster recovery, The Hartford selects IBM to build private cloud infrastructure, and Oracle adds database backup and storage cloud services to its portfolio of Platform and Infrastructure services. Cloud Computing IBM Oracle VMware'

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SolidFire Introduces New Features To Target Enterprise

Data Center Knowledge

MARCH 13, 2014

SolidFire has introduced new features to entice the enterprise, including native real-time replication, integrated backup and restore, and the ability to mix clusters.

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Enterprise Enterprise Backup Storage

Resilient data backup and recovery is critical to enterprise success

CIO Business Intelligence

JUNE 1, 2023

And in a troubling new trend, backup repositories have become the primary target for ransomware attacks, with backups targeted in 94% of attacks, and at least a portion of backup repositories impacted in 68% of cyber events, according to the 2022 Veeam Ransomware Report.

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Backup Enterprise Enterprise Data

Symantec Adds AWS Hybrid Storage Support to Backup Software

Data Center Knowledge

APRIL 30, 2015

Latest update includes support for AWS Storage Gateway, latest vSphere Read More.

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Storage Symantec Backup Software

Steve Duplessie on information infrastructure and shifts in data storage

Trends in the Living Networks

AUGUST 1, 2011

Having metadata allows you to take different approaches to how you store and backup data depending on its value. For IBM and HP, while storage is important, it will never dominate. Dell is now serious about storage. Disruptive trends in storage include flash (solid-state) memory. Backup is broken.

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Storage Backup Data HP

Data backup request form

Tech Republic Data Center

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Data without an associated backup is only as reliable as the system upon which it is stored — and every system has a finite life span or may be susceptible to malware or hacking efforts. This form from TechRepublic Premium provides a simple method for end users to submit data backup requests. Backup basics: There.

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Backup Data Malware System

If You Love Backup, Don’t Hate Object Storage

Data Center Knowledge

JULY 7, 2015

Today, though, object storage gives enterprises the desired cost savings and scale-out architecture needed to add more capacity. It used to be that tape, disk, then deduplication solutions best fit your customers. Read More.

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Storage Backup Architecture Enterprise

EMC and Iron Mountain Take Data Backup Underground

Data Center Knowledge

APRIL 22, 2015

Joint solution will include off-site backup in a former Pennsylvania limestone mine Read More. Data Bunkers Disaster Recovery Iron Mountain Storage'

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Backup Disaster Recovery Data Storage

How to reduce backup costs with energy-smart storage

Data Center Knowledge

JUNE 16, 2015

With such a big boom in data and storage - learn some best practices around controlling the data, making it much more resilient, and deploying it on disks capable of good energy utilization and high-capacity. Read More.

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Energy Storage Backup How To

The Tale of the Tape

Eric D. Brown

JULY 11, 2013

One of the projects that consumed about a year of my life was a backup and recovery project. We were tasked with selecting a new backup and recovery platform and building a new process that would take advantage of the new system. It was one of the top-tier backup and recovery solutions at the time.

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Backup Storage Data Cloud

Troubleshooting Backup Routines

Tech Republic Data Center

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Backup routines are the lifeblood of information technology. Protecting an organization’s data is a computer professional’s highest priority.

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Backup Hardware Data Data Center

Fountainhead: The Growth of Data Growth: My Digital Contrail

Fountainhead

FEBRUARY 5, 2012

Insights into Data Center Infrastructure, Virtualization, and Cloud Computing. The Growth of Data Growth: My Digital Contrail. Although Im not a Big Data aficionado, Id recently been struck by a few statistics from the IDC Digital Universe study: It is estimated that in 2011, 1.8 Big Data. (6). Fountainhead.

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Data Data Center Big Data Airlines

The Data Storage Explosion

Cloud Musings

NOVEMBER 24, 2017

Cloud growth is also driving a rapid rise in the storage market, exacerbating the enterprise challenge around storage cost and complexity. The business reason behind this marketplace reality is the proliferation of real-time data from the web, mobile devices, social media, sensors, log files, and transactional applications.

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Storage Data Big Data Cloud

Cloud, Virtual, Server, Storage I/O and other technology tiering

Storage IO Blog

JULY 29, 2013

Tiering technology and the right data center tool for a given task Depending on who or what is your sphere of influence, or your sources of information and insight are, there will be different views of tiering, particular when it comes to tiered storage and storage tiering for cloud, virtual and traditional environments.

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Storage Virtualization Cloud Backup

Troubleshooting Backup Routines

Tech Republic Data Center

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Backup routines are the lifeblood of information technology. Protecting an organization’s data is a computer professional’s highest priority.

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Backup Hardware Data Data Center

Backup lessons from a cloud-storage disaster

Backblaze Completes 500 Petabyte Data Center

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Data Tape: Dying a Slow Death or Already Dead? » Data Center.

EMC Refreshes Data Protection Portfolio » Data Center Knowledge

Backup lessons learned from 10 major cloud outages

Disaster Recovery & Backup Are Part of Cloud Storage, Not Stand-alone Apps

'Catastrophic' Storage Failure Slows Oregon Jobless Checks » Data.

HP Refreshes 3PAR Storage Line

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

New Tools Are Simplifying Backup and Replication

The Hybrid Approach: Rewriting the Rules for Backup Storage

NetApp Acquires Riverbed’s Backup Appliance Line for $80M

Folio Photonics innovates in optical data storage for enterprise data centers

Backup, Replication and Disaster Recovery : spf13.com

Google Cloud Strengthens Backup Service With Untouchable Vaults

When Using Cloud Computing to Replicate is the Right Idea

CIOs Start To Deal With The Problem Of Big Data Backup

How cybersecurity red teams can boost backup protections

Backup and Recovery Startup Rubrik Raises Funds at $1.3B Valuation

Scality Gets $22 Million for Scale-Out Storage » Data Center.

Data center design in the age of AI: Integrating AI with legacy Infrastructure

Hitachi Data Systems Acquires Backup Appliance Heavyweight Sepaton

In Disaster Recovery Planning, Don't Neglect Home Site Restoration.

Veeam Quietly Builds ‘$1B Unicorn’ in Backup and Recovery

Riverbed Releases Enterprise-Class Server Consolidation Solution.

BENNY Awards 2024: Share your picks for the best enterprise networking products

5 Insights Into the Data Center Industry » Data Center Knowledge

Simplify your storage management by leveraging a universal storage layer

5 Must-Have Features of Backup as a Service For Hybrid Environments

Cloud Roundup: VMware, IBM, Oracle

SolidFire Introduces New Features To Target Enterprise

Resilient data backup and recovery is critical to enterprise success

Symantec Adds AWS Hybrid Storage Support to Backup Software

Steve Duplessie on information infrastructure and shifts in data storage

Data backup request form

If You Love Backup, Don’t Hate Object Storage

EMC and Iron Mountain Take Data Backup Underground

How to reduce backup costs with energy-smart storage

The Tale of the Tape

Troubleshooting Backup Routines

Fountainhead: The Growth of Data Growth: My Digital Contrail

The Data Storage Explosion

Cloud, Virtual, Server, Storage I/O and other technology tiering

Troubleshooting Backup Routines

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