Reading Time-approximately: 3 minutesAside from improvements to the Data Domain hardware, Dell also upgraded the PowerProtect software with a new air-gapped vault feature and improved integration with VMware vSphere. By Johnny Yu Dell EMC is integrating its PowerProtect data protection and management software with the next generation of its Data Domain hardware and changing the name of the series. The vendor’s next generation
Reading Time-approximately: 3 minutesDell EMC has expanded its PowerProtect portfolio with the launch of Backup Service, a cloud-based data protection product for SaaS applications, endpoints and hybrid workloads. By Johnny Yu Dell EMC has added a cloud-based backup service to its PowerProtect portfolio of data protection products. The new Dell EMC PowerProtect Backup Service protects SaaS applications, endpoints and hybrid workloads. Customers can
Reading Time-approximately: 5 minutesTape still has benefits, such as an ‘air gap’ that can insulate archives from threats to data integrity. But what are the opportunities for cloud in tape’s traditional use cases? By Stephen Pritchard Tape is the Mark Twain of data storage: reports of its death are certainly exaggerated. Tape continues to play a role in the enterprise, and not just because it is
Reading Time-approximately: 4 minutesThe 3-2-1 backup rule was made for small-scale use in the pre-cloud era when tape still ruled. Is it relevant in the 2020s, or can we repurpose its fundamental principles? By Antony Adshead A fundamental of backup is 3-2-1 – often referred to as “the 3-2-1 rule”. But what is the 3-2-1 rule? Is it still of value to all organisations, especially
Reading Time-approximately: 2 minutesIn a battle of RAID vs. backup, both could win. While RAID offers disk failure protection, it falls short in other areas where backup comes in handy. By Brien Posey RAID and backups are both useful — but different — tools for IT pros who protect their organization’s data. RAID cannot provide a suitable substitute for backup, but you can
Reading Time-approximately: 4 minutesRAID 50 combines striping with distributed parity for reduced data loss and better performance. By Rick Cook and Erin Sullivan Much as the name implies, RAID, or redundant array of independent disks, uses redundancy to reliably protect and store data on hard disks and SSDs. There are numerous RAID options out there, and the most common is RAID 5. If you’re looking
Reading Time-approximately: 2 minutesThis backup and recovery audit checklist offers a comprehensive group of controls and evidence examples to get you ready for the important process of IT auditing. By Paul Kirvan To ensure that data backup activities are consistent with good practice and relevant standards and regulations, periodic audits are important. Audits ensure you’re performing backups regularly using good backup practices, your
Reading Time-approximately: < 1 minuteiSER stands for “iSCSI Extensions for RDMA”. It is an extension of the data transfer model of iSCSI, a storage networking standard for TCP/IP. It uses the iSCSI components while taking the advantage of the RDMA protocol suite. By Tekmart Enterprise Support ISER is an RDMA transport for iSCSI, the link protocol could be either Ethernet or InfiniBand at any
Reading Time-approximately: 4 minutesOvercoming data protection challenges is no easy feat, but with a comprehensive understanding of the issues, you can develop a strategy for dealing with them. By Alan R. Earls The global COVID-19 pandemic brought no relief from the problems facing data protection efforts and data protection professionals. If anything, challenges multiplied, from a security and breach prevention perspective and a
Reading Time-approximately: 3 minutesIf we learned anything from 2020, it’s to expect the unexpected. Yet that doesn’t stop analysts from trying to predict what’s to come in the world of cloud computing this year. By Sara Grier At the end of every year, top IT analyst firms make cloud predictions for the 12 months ahead. Suffice it to say, no IT analysts predicted
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