Books, Podcast, Blog & Speaking

25 years of making data protection understandable

Five O’Reilly books, 400+ blog posts, and hundreds of podcast episodes — all produced without vendor funding. If I say something, it’s because I believe it’s true.

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Everything Curtis Creates

Book Author

Five O'Reilly books spanning 1999 to 2026 — the complete evolution of data protection in print.

Podcaster

The Backup Wrap-up — co-hosted with Prasanna Malaiyandi. Hundreds of episodes, no vendor spin.

Blogger

400+ posts since 2003. Real-world experience, zero vendor bias, all free on backupcentral.com.

Event Speaker

An engaging, educational, and surprisingly funny speaker for your virtual or in-person event.

Stop Ransomware Academy

Also from Curtis

An educational platform helping organizations prepare for and recover from ransomware attacks — built on 30 years of real-world experience.