Written by W. Curtis Preston (@wcpreston), four-time O'Reilly author, and host of The Backup Wrap-up podcast. I am now the Technology Evangelist at S2|DATA, which helps companies manage their legacy data
EMC officially acquired AVAMAR November 15th. AVAMAR is a market leader de-duplication backup software, identifying…
FacebookXIn today’s interconnected digital world, cyberattacks are an ever-present threat to businesses of all sizes. As a seasoned IT professional, I can’t stress enough the importance of not just preventing attacks, but also minimizing their potential impact. This concept, known as minimizing the blast radius of a cyberattack, is crucial for effective cybersecurity. This blog…
FacebookXNetgear is set to acquire Infrant technologies, a manufacturer of consumer and small-business grade NAS appliances. Why should you care? Written by W. Curtis Preston (@wcpreston), four-time O’Reilly author, and host of The Backup Wrap-up podcast. I am now the Technology Evangelist at S2|DATA, which helps companies manage their legacy data
FacebookXIntuit has created a catch 22 that can only be resolved with professional help. The good news is they’ll help you. The bad news is you might have to pay for it. Suppose you’ve been using Quickbooks Online and have decided that you would like to switch to the Desktop Edition for whatever reason. No…
FacebookXWhen your laptop restore stretches from hours into days into weeks, you start questioning every life decision that led you to this moment. That’s exactly what happened to my friend Stuart, a retired IT pro who recently spent 16 days – yes, you read that right – restoring 900GB of data from Carbonite. This blog…
FacebookXThe statistics are in, and they’re not pretty. Ransomware attacks on backups have become the norm, not the exception. According to recent data from Veeam and Sophos, 96% of ransomware incidents now include attempts to compromise backup infrastructure. If you round that up, it’s basically every single attack. This blog post summarizes the main points…
FacebookXI've just about had it with companies that force me to download their patches and stuff via pages that don't ever offer anything I can use via the command line. Written by W. Curtis Preston (@wcpreston), four-time O’Reilly author, and host of The Backup Wrap-up podcast. I am now the Technology Evangelist at S2|DATA, which…