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Backup Software vs. Backup as a Service (BaaS): The Key Differences

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Backups continue to serve as the backbone of any data protection solution. While traditional backup software is well-proven, Backup as a Service (BaaS) solutions are rapidly becoming the cross-industry standard. What is Backup Software? However, managing backup software can be complex and resource intensive.

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Microsoft’s Veeam partnership signals data resiliency market shift

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The platform, hosted on Microsoft Azure, uses zero trust and isolated Azure Blob Storage to secure backups. It combines software, infrastructure, and storage into an all-in-one cloud service. It can identify weaknesses in backup systems, so organizations can address any vulnerabilities before they cause major problems.

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Backup lessons from a cloud-storage disaster

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OVHcloud customers with data in the burned-out data cener who had their own disaster recovery measures in place or who purchased the off-site backup and disaster-recovery services offered by OVHcloud have been able to resume operations. Those who did not lost data that will never come back.

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Backup lessons learned from 10 major cloud outages

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I’ve always called for independent backups of everything. Whether it’s in your data center, an IaaS vendor like AWS, or a SaaS vendor like Microsoft 365, it needs independent backup. They blamed their storage vendor rather than taking responsibility. They blamed their storage vendor rather than taking responsibility.

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Make sure your laptop backups can handle ransomware

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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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Top data storage certifications to sharpen your skills

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Enterprise data storage skills are in demand, and that means storage certifications can be more valuable to organizations looking for people with those qualifications. No longer are storage skills a niche specialty, Smith says. Both vendor-specific and general storage certifications are valuable, Smith says.

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How cybersecurity red teams can boost backup protections

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Let’s look at the tactics, strategies, and importance of red teams and the role they can play in enhancing the security of your backup system. Red teams may attempt to compromise backup systems to demonstrate the potential impact of such an attack. Nowhere is this more true than inside the backup system.

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