Data protection risks on mobile devices
An increasing number of professionals (80 percent) work remotely and rely on personal devices such as smartphones (63 percent), iPads (30 percent) and laptops (80 percent) to …
Big gaps in backup plans
Small businesses are using a variety of technologies to back up data including some antiquated methods that leave the backup process incomplete and susceptible to information …
New backup appliances from Imation
Imation introduced new purpose-built backup appliances designed to enable SMBs to safeguard their information with multiple levels of data protection from a single backup …
Improved data recovery from SSDs
Data recovery from new types of data storage can be extremely time-consuming because of the need to research the algorithms used to originally store the data. Previously, …
Symantec releases Backup Exec 2012
Symantec announced Backup Exec 2012 to help users eliminate complexity, perform backups in 100 percent virtualized environments and deliver instantaneous and cloud-based …
Doyenz partners with Symantec to power cloud-based recovery service
Doyenz announced that its cloud-based recovery technology was selected by Symantec to power the new Cloud DR Option available as part of Backup Exec 2012. The service enables …
The fusion of hardware encryption, PIN access and USB 3.0
Apricorn expanded their Aegis Secure Drives to the desktop environment with a new desktop edition, the Aegis Padlock. Sporting a spacious capacity of up to 3 TB with a Super …
Strong network security in the cloud
CloudPassage unveiled Halo NetSec, an automated solution that provides advanced network access control for servers running in public clouds including Rackspace and Amazon EC2. …
Securely upload data to the AWS cloud
Amazon announced AWS Storage Gateway, a service that provides a new option to securely upload data to the AWS cloud. The AWS Storage Gateway connects an on-premises software …
HiDrive Free: New cloud service
HiDrive Free, a cloud-based service from STRATO, launched in the U.S. offering users 5GB of free online storage. With HiDrive Free, users can back up their data at a central …
Dell delivers new storage backup
Dell announced advancements in its Fluid Data architecture that enable customers to quickly adapt to the changing demands of their organizations and increase automation for …
Why do companies backup infrequently?
Businesses are on average backing up to tape once a month, with one rather alarming statistic from the same survey showing 10 percent were only backing up to tape once per …