Data Protection – Phishing and Ransomware

How do I protect my company from data loss from phishing and ransomware attacks?   It was just an email… James from accounting receives an email from Sue downstairs in payroll. She asks him to “Make sure these financials look okay before submitting. See the file attachment (info_217.zip)”. It looks odd, and something sounded a …

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Why Consider Cloud Disaster Recovery?

Cloud Disaster Recovery (Cloud as a DR target ) is now a fully mature technology. Many organizations are choosing to dial back their use of the cloud as a production environment due to issues with data ownership, regulations, cost, and other factors. However, using cloud storage as a repository for a DR copy of data or …

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What really matters when comparing software during your hardware refresh?

These days, every company has a data protection solution in place and will need to explore numerous software options each hardware refresh cycle. To help make your refresh decisions go more smoothly, we have some points to consider. These basic features should be relatively equal across the industry leaders: The efficacy of data protection The …

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STORServer releases converged data protection appliances for physical and virtual environments

STORServer, a provider of proven enterprise data backup solutions, today announces the release of its converged data protection appliances leveraging IBM Storage® Protect Plus. Providing a method to simplify data protection, the STORServer appliances use IBM Storage Protect Plus, designed for easy setup, management and recovery. Created for virtual machine (VM) backups and administrators, IBM …

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Integrate your backup solution with IBM Cloud and STORServer

Why Switching to the IBM Cloud Helps Save Time, Reduce Costs and Improve Flexibility in Your Data Protection Environment STORServer seamlessly facilitates customer’s migration to the IBM Cloud for every type of data storage need. The integration of the cloud with our award-winning data backup appliances simplifies this transition and brings the IBM Cloud’s secure …

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Four reasons government agencies should use cloud backup

For today’s government agencies, the days of relying on traditional tape storage may be numbered. Many federal, local, and state government organizations have been transitioning to the cloud for a more responsive and convenient backup solution. Here are four important reasons government agencies should move their data backup to the cloud. Eliminate the inconvenience of …

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Disaster Recovery Using the TSM Disaster Recovery Plan File

Disaster struck! What do I do now? First, don’t worry! STORServer has your back. Each day, your STORServer backup appliance runs an administrative schedule that creates the components that you will need to restore your data in the event of a disaster. These include: A backup copy of your primary storage pools A backup copy …

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Is the Backup Appliance Extinct?

As Mark Twain once famously wrote: “This report of my death was an exaggeration.” Similarly, many companies have begun to tout the extinction of the backup appliance. The idea of having cloud-based Backup as a Service (BaaS) is quite appealing. The ability to move all data protection to the cloud and eliminate the need for …

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