By Phil Wandrei Trivia is a favorite pastime of many people. Whether it is a board game, trivia night at your local brewpub, or America’s favorite quiz show, many people enjoy knowing the correct answer or learning new fun facts. Or coming up with wild and crazy guesses. In the spirit of trivia, here are […]
By Nigel Tozer With a recent, but less publicized, executive order from President Donald Trump, things are happening on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean with regard to personal data. And it looks as though the U.S. and the European Union (EU) have varying ideas about which direction to take. We all leave a digital trail […]
By Greg Page In his recent blog, “Why Scale-Out Architectures Break Backup,” George Crump said three things that stand out: “Scale-out architectures are the logical solution to the scale-up challenge” “…for the most part, only the backup storage hardware scales-out” “Now there is the reality that organizations expect backup software to evolve and do more […]
By Chris Powell Many years ago – more than I would like to admit – I started my career in healthcare. My first job was for a start-up company that created a carpal tunnel syndrome prevention program to help people avoid surgery. Then I worked for a Medicaid managed care company in the communications and […]
By Nigel Tozer If you use the cloud, then your GDPR strategies must include cloud data management. The good news is that these very important elements can be aligned and deliver benefits to the organization’s overall data strategy and feed directly into digital transformation programs. In the initial three blogs of this GDPR data breach series, […]
By Gregg Ogden (aka, Don’t be a chump, listen to Crump) Like many of you, I often peruse news sources for interesting tidbits about applying technology or new strategies to solve data management issues. My professional focus is on endpoints, those lovely devices sitting on the edge of your network (that are likely housing data that’s […]
By Commvault Commvault Microsoft Office 365TM Protection for Service Providers – enabling the cloud enterprise Even by enterprise application standards, email has always been first among equals. Given that most of us use email for communications, file sharing, archival of old conversations and much more, it’s not surprising that email servers, especially Microsoft Exchange, is not […]
By Greg Page You need Scale-out in your backup As George Crump accurately noted in his blog, “Why Backups Break and How to Fix It,” there are many issues in the current backup landscape, including legacy backup applications, fragmentation of tools to support new technology and decentralized management of backup for applications, the cloud, storage […]
By Chris Powell This past month I embarked on an unusual social experiment: I resolved to go without single-use plastic for 30 days. Why? I decided to take on the challenge Robert Swan poses to everyone he meets: Think about ways to collectively reduce the energy and resources we use. Why did I try to reduce my use of […]
By Commvault In his recent blog post, “Why Snapshots Break Backup,” George Crump said that snapshots can’t stand on their own as backups and that they need to complement backup to ensure recoverability. And while many businesses have realized they need snapshots to solve backup and recovery challenges for their critical data, without a tool […]
By Damian Andre As is the case four times a year, it’s time to peel back the covers and unwrap all the goodies contained in the latest Commvault Service Pack release! This time, we’re talking about Service Pack 11, which is packed with features, changes and improvements. Trying to narrow down a top five feature […]
By Nigel Tozer In the first part of this two-part blog, I looked at the importance of understanding your unstructured data from a General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) perspective – what you have, where it is, its content and what its lifecycle should look like. All of this is extremely difficult with unstructured data, due to its very […]
By Chris Powell Last week, I read a Wall Street Journal article about the Marriott corporation transitioning away from using small bottles of shampoo, conditioner and body lotion. In an environmentally-conscious move, the company is switching to larger bottles in wall-mounted racks in 450 hotels at five brands and plans to expand to 1,500 hotels in North […]
By Nigel Tozer In a previous blog, I talked about how data breaches – possibly the biggest fears in a General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) regulated world – don’t always happen in the data centre. In this blog, I’m taking a look at what you can do if that’s where they do happen, and how to help to reduce the […]
By Jonathan Howard Reading George Crump’s recent blog about “Why Scale-Up Architecture Breaks Backup” got me thinking about a number of challenges that backup architectures have historically had. It’s an interesting take on the industry challenges that relate to specific design principles, which have traditionally applied to backup. Commvault has a long history of support […]
The time to shift away from the thinking of “it won’t happen to us” to “how do we prepare for when it happens to us” is upon the entire IT community.
By Penny Gralewski What are the requirements for data protection in an IT environment that includes both cloud and on-premises storage? Today’s demands are different than they were a year ago or five years ago. Think of the system – or systems – you purchased a few years back or inherited from an earlier IT […]
By Phil Wandrei We often hear the phrase “using the right tool for the right job,” whether it is a weekend home improvement project or in business. What it means is that you will experience greater efficiency and often reduced cost (and even less physical and emotional pain) if you use a device for its […]