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An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. Security officers know it, but so do hackers; hence the growth of cleverly camouflaged ransomware. WannaCry ransomware infected more than 230,000 computers by getting users to click on innocent-looking links to breaking news or …
Why ‘digital transformation’ may be the most hated term in IT today
Migrating from on-premises to cloud infrastructure can be disruptive — and not just in the positive sense. Couple that with the complexity of monetizing data, and it’s clear why “digital transformation” may be the most hated term in information technology, according to Mike …
Russia-based telecom group aims for one backup for multiple services
From running containers — a virtual method for running distributed applications — on bare metal to migrating legacy apps to cloud, vendors are fusing physical and virtual or off-prem parts to suit customers between environments. This is lucky for Mobile TeleSystems PJSC, a …
Why these IT consultants just say ‘no’ to indiscriminate partnering
In Boston, Massachusetts, in 2003, a handful of consultants, customers and techies sat at a conference table and discussed Dell Compellent Technologies Inc. storage system’s graphical user interface. They bounced around ideas about how to make it more user-friendly; then they all got …
How small IaaS providers swim with public cloud sharks in Veeam’s ecosystem
What is a small cloud provider to do in the face of Amazon Web Services Inc.’s chomping jaws? Two such companies told us how they’ll stay fed as public cloud whales like AWS gobble market share. “We’ve taken the approach with the …
AWS deal will not diminish smaller partnerships, says Veeam
As Amazon Web Services Inc. continues to hoover up cloud market share, “it’s the best of times and worst of times” for smaller cloud service providers, according to Matt Kalmenson (pictured), vice president of sales, cloud and service providers, North America, at Veeam …
The surprising way using one backup solution everywhere cuts recovery time
Do those companies that divide workloads between physical data centers and the cloud need backup systems tailored for each? Sticking with blanket product makes life simpler for the information technology department and by itself can improve recovery times, according to Christopher VanAsselberg (pictured, right), manager of …
Doubling solutions to cure disaster recovery’s recurring pains
Data backup and disaster recovery methods are seemingly stuck in a time warp. The problems of 20 years ago are still present and pressing, according to Dave Russell (pictured), vice president and distinguished analyst at Gartner Inc. While underlying infrastructure has come and gone, …
Veeam says it will stay true to entrepreneurial roots in enterprise market
After nine years of selling backup and recovery solutions to small and mid-size businesses, Veeam Software Inc. now boasts 45,000 channel partners and is setting sights on large enterprises. The company intends to maintain intimate partner relationships as it moves up the …
HPE’s borrowing AI powers from $1B Nimble acquisition
When Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. shelled out more than $1 billion to buy Nimble Storage Inc., it was not simply padding out its flash portfolio, according to Gavin Cohen (pictured), vice president of product marketing at Nimble Storage. “The thing that sets us …