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Don’t Get Left Behind – Transform Your Data Protection With Machine Learning and AI

Posted 01/16/2019 by Don Foster

If you ventured in the North Hall of the recent Consumer Electronic Show (CES) in Las Vegas, you would be mistaken for stepping into a car show. AI was literally everywhere with innovators showcasing how the technology would make everyone’s life easier and how it would give us back that most valuable gift – time.
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How To Accelerate Your Digital Transformation With Commvault And Cisco

Posted 01/16/2019 by Wenceslao Lada

Commvault’s enhanced integration with Cisco HyperFlex™ provides three layers of confidence, extending the HyperFlex promise of “Any App - Any Cloud - Any Scale” by ensuring you can migrate efficiently while protecting your mission critical applications - and all your data - within HyperFlex.
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Holiday Hacking: Beware the New Year ‘Flash Sales’

Posted 01/08/2019 by James Canham Ash

The end of November marked just the beginning of the "flash sale" festive period, with sales and discounted offers often running right up to Christmas, and culminating in the New Year sales at the start of January. With cybercrime and global regulatory environments evolving at such a fast pace, organisations of today can ill afford to rest on their laurels when it comes to the ways they use and secure the data they own and work with on a daily basis.
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You Say You Want a Resolution?

Posted 01/07/2019 by Chris Powell

So last week we turned the calendar to January. A New Year, a new start – filled with resolutions and promises to improve ourselves – filled with visions of healthy meal preps and hours logged at the gym! If you’re responsible for your company’s data, perhaps you should also start thinking about New Year’s Data Resolutions.
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Answer the Phone Like Buddy the Elf (Are you Talking to your Data Elf?)

Posted 12/18/2018 by Chris Powell

Today is "Answer the Phone Like Buddy the Elf Day" (yes, it’s a thing). So, instead of asking, “What’s your favorite color?” maybe Buddy should the answer the phone with: “Buddy the Elf, what’s your favorite data management issue?”
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The Top Five Data Stories of 2018

Posted 12/16/2018 by Nigel Tozer

Following hot on the heels of 2017, it was a case of "another day, another data breach" in 2018.
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7 Data Protection Predictions for 2019

Posted 12/13/2018 by Don Foster

Here are seven predictions for 2019.......
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National App Day: The App (on the Enterprise) You Can’t Live Without

Posted 12/11/2018 by Chris Powell

Dec. 11 (today!) is National App Day. The App - short for Software Application – has infiltrated our daily lives in ways no one would have expected when Apple introduced OS 2.0 in 2008.
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Commvault Continues Cloud Integration Innovation, Adds Support for Amazon S3 Intelligent Tiering

Posted 12/10/2018 by John Stockard

Commvault Systems is proud to announce support for Amazon S3 Intelligent-Tiering, a new Amazon S3 storage class recently released at AWS re:Invent 2018 in Las Vegas.
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Cloud Data Protection: Top 2019 Predictions

Posted 12/06/2018 by Penny Gralewski

What does the next year hold for cloud data protection? It will likely be a year of tremendous change, faster IT modernization and a battle for a better data-driven customer experience. Do you agree with these cloud data protection predictions?
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Why Commvault Appliances Are Simple, Streamlined, and Scale

Posted 12/04/2018 by Phil Wandrei

In less than one year from the introduction of the Commvault HyperScale™ Appliance 1300, Commvault announced both the Commvault® Remote Office Appliance and Commvault HyperScale™.
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AWS re:Invent 2018

Posted 12/03/2018 by Jeanna James

At Commvault, we have been fortunate to create new joint offerings, go to market strategies and ultimately happy customers with the help of our AWS Alliance team and the AWS Marketplace team.
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Talking About Climate Change and What to Do About It

Posted 11/29/2018 by Chris Powell

As I mentioned in my previous blog, I was in Lisbon earlier this month for the Web Summit. I was lucky to be a part of a fascinating discussion on the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report.
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AWS Data Protection Questions With Commvault - Live from the AWS re:Invent Show Floor

Posted 11/27/2018 by Pru Hyer

AWS re:Invent officially kicked off with last night’s welcome reception and today - and for the rest of the week - Commvault is in booth No. 2205 answering the questions below and more. Let's get it started:
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Commvault Named a 2018 Gartner Peer Insights Customers’ Choice for Data Center Backup and Recovery Solutions

Posted 11/26/2018 by Miranda Foster

For the second time in a row, Commvault was one of the vendors in the space to be recognized as a Customers’ Choice, as reviewed by our valued customers.
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In a World of Data, It’s a Matter of Trust

Posted 11/20/2018 by Chris Powell

Earlier this month, I had the privilege of participating in Planet Tech as part of the Web Summit in Lisbon, Portugal. Planet Tech gathers the leading start-ups, businesses, innovators and influencers to showcase solutions to our planet’s most urgent issues
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Canada Ups the Data Privacy Ante with New PIPEDA Rules

Posted 11/19/2018 by Matt Tyrer

If you were not paying that much attention to global compliance and regulatory shifts, you probably missed the Nov. 1 “go-live” date for new rules for data breach handling for companies operating in Canada.
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Configuring Data Protection for Azure Files

Posted 11/14/2018 by Lorne Oickle

Azure Files is a Microsoft cloud service that provides the ability to share files that are stored in Azure and are accessible via the SMB protocol. You’ll see the same file sharing benefits that you are used to with an on-premises solution like a NAS or Windows File Server. Just like you employ data backup and recovery for on-premises files, you’ll need to plan backup and recovery for Azure Files. We’ve seen Azure Files used by customers who don't want to mainta...
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Top Cloud Data Migration Trends From Commvault GO 2018

Posted 11/01/2018 by Penny Gralewski

Cloud data migration was a hot topic at Commvault GO 2018, the only industry event dedicated to backup and recovery for the progressive enterprise. Customers, partners, systems integrators and Commvault cloud alliance partners shared amazing success stories about cloud data protection projects.
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The Power of Community: Women in Technology at Commvault GO

Posted 10/31/2018 by Eliza MIxon

Three years ago, we held our first Women in Technology reception at Commvault GO. It was an important first, and underscored our company’s commitment to developing women in technology and leadership.
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