Can SMEs afford and manage backup services?
Data can really rattle someone's risk cage. Just bring up ransomware. Far from being a minor concern, ransomware payments exceeded $1-billion in 2023, excluding other costs such as recovery and stalled operations. MGM Resorts refused to pay a ransomware demand, but...
Veeam announces updates to Backup for Salesforce
Veeam Software has launched Veeam Backup for Salesforce v2, available on Salesforce AppExchange. Veeam Backup for Salesforce eliminates the risks of Salesforce data and metadata loss from human, integration, and corruption errors. The newest version from Veeam extends...
Protect your data efficiently, no matter where it lives
Protecting your critical business data has never been more important, but for South Africans this can prove challenging in the face of an ever-evolving environment including digital transformation, cyber threats, and national disasters. By Aslam Tajbhai, head of...
Veeam adds security, malware detection to Veeam Data Platform
Veeam Software has announced the New Veeam Data Platform 23H2 update, including the New Veeam Backup & Replication v12.1 release, with more advanced data security, malware detection, automated recovery, and hybrid cloud capabilities to keep businesses running even...
Do backups belong in the cloud or on-premise?
Give a nod to marketers. When it comes to the cloud, they have helped shape how we think of this technology, almost as a magic solution to any server or data hosting scenario. Of course, the cloud often delivers on such claims. In many cases, it does provide a better...
Never skip ‘backup day’ …
In the midst of uncertain power schedules, interest hikes, and currency woes, business executives have their hands full. However, a strong data protection strategy - supported by regular and efficient backup systems - should be a priority. By Ant da Silva, country...
Customer savings with Commvault and Microsoft
Commvault and Microsoft have announced the results of an independent study from Enterprise Strategy Group (ESG) showing real world cost savings driven by Commvault and Microsoft's joint solutions for securing and protecting over 1-million terabytes - or 1 Exabyte - of...
AI data environments have different storage requirements
Enterprises are fast embracing more data-centric business models, and as a result, so is the need for big data and analytics workloads that use artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML) and deep learning (DL). By Daniel Thenga, NetApp and SolarWinds...
The pros and cons of storing data in the cloud
Storing data in the cloud is generally smart, and many organisations are already doing so, often without realising it. Enormous amounts of information reside in cloud-powered services such as Office365, Google Workspace, Dropbox, OneDrive, Slack. And, if a business...
New Dell storage software bolsters resilience, efficiency
Dell Technologies has added software-driven features across its industry-leading3 storage portfolio, driving increased cyber resiliency, energy efficiency and automation to power customers' multicloud journeys. Dell's commitment to software development has resulted in...
Commvault named leader by KuppingerCole
Commvault, an enterprise data protection leader for the complex and mission critical hybrid environments of today's global businesses, announced that KuppingerCole Analysts has positioned Commvault as an Overall Leader in its Leadership Compass on Cloud Backup for...
Anywhere, anytime storage and backup with Dell Technologies
Digitalisation is driving a continued data explosion as organisations generate, store, and access more data than ever before. This, in turn, is leading to new challenges as they grapple with how to store that data, keep it safe, and ensure it is available when...