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Backup lessons from a cloud-storage disaster

Network World

European’s largest cloud provider, OVHcloud, suffered a catastrophic fire last month that destroyed one of its data centers and smoke-damaged a neighboring one. Companies that had some type of off-site backup seemed to be up and running again, such as Centre Pompidou To read this article in full, please click here

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Quick Glossary: Network Attached Storage

Tech Republic Cloud

One of the more common and cost-effective data storage solutions for both large and small business enterprises is network attached storage. With a NAS system deployed, a business can provide fast, efficient and inexpensive file-level storage at the local network level for several use cases, including team collaboration and data backup.

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Juniper software triggers network response to threats

Network World

Juniper Networks continues to grow its enterprise cloud- security family with a new product that promises to protect application workloads in any cloud or on-premises environment. Backup lessons from a cloud-storage disaster. To read this article in full, please click here

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Make sure your laptop backups can handle ransomware

Network World

With increasingly mobile workforces, it’s important to effectively backup corporate data that resides on laptops, which requires a unique set of features not found in traditional backup systems used for desktops attached to corporate LANs. Backup lessons from a cloud-storage disaster.

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Object storage in the cloud: Is backup needed?

CTOvision

Curtis Preston explain why block storage in the cloud that is not properly backed up can result in lost data, and while object storage in the cloud is more resilient on Network World : The failure to back up data that is stored in a cloud block-storage service can be lost forever if […].

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Tape backup as a defense vs. ransomware

Network World

The cloud has many more upsides than tape as a recovery tool in general, but there are circumstances where tape should be seriously considerd, and ransomware recovery is one of them. When cloud’s not good enough. Using the cloud for ransomware recovery—or not—has become somewhat of a religious discussion in many circles.

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Huawei Cloud named leader in emerging Asia-Pacific hybrid cloud market

CIO Business Intelligence

Frost & Sullivan, a global research and consulting firm, recently released the Emerging Asia-Pacific Hybrid Cloud Market Report 2022 report. In this report, Huawei Cloud was named a “Leader” and positioned ahead of all other providers in terms of market performance, technical innovation, and customer services.

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