As CIO for the City of New Orleans, I oversee IT for 5,000 employees who serve 400,000 residents and up to 20 million visitors each year. My remit includes police, fire, and emergency medical services — so ensuring that IT services are always available is a big responsibility on my shoulders. Read more

In today's rapidly evolving digital landscape, ensuring robust data security and seamless interoperability is more critical than ever. As thought leaders in this arena, Veeam is excited to highlight a key milestone—securing the DoDIN APL listing for Veeam Backup & Replication v12. Read more

It is amazing to see validation, innovation and adoption of all of the hard work that the Veeam product teams have put in over the years. It seems like just yesterday we launched the Veeam Backup for Microsoft 365 product! In November of 2016, Veeam went into a new space protecting this critical data service. Read more

Next in a series on ransomware trends, let’s look closer at where cybersecurity and IT backup teams are aligned when it comes to risk management planning, strategy and budget spend. These trends were part of the latest independent research study, the 2023 Ransomware Trends Report, that was released by Veeam in May 2023. Read more

Selecting the right data protection solution is a crucial decision for businesses like VNF who were seeking to safeguard their valuable information. In this article, we will discover the key factors that led to Veeam's selection and understand why VNF decided Veeam was the optimal choice to provide a robust and efficient data protection solution. Read more

As organizations continue to embrace the cloud for its scalability, flexibility and cost-effectiveness, ensuring they maintain compliance with regulations and policies is of critical importance. Read more

At the top of this month, I had the pleasure of chatting with Formula 1 CTO, Pat Symonds, where we discussed how data drives innovation at F1, including what the organization’s data looks like and how F1 makes sure their tremendous data sprawl stays secure.   Read more

In terms of impact to the business, 45% of production data was encrypted or affected. And the numbers are getting even worse from earlier research that was done just nine months ago. Read more

I was lucky enough to get my first computer in 1988 as an eight-year-old. Karateka, Elite, Pacman and Tetris became my best friends... Read more

Just like with on-premises environments, your cloud-hosted data can fall victim to any number of data loss or outage scenarios, with cyberthreats like ransomware continuing to top the list. Ransomware attacks are increasing at an alarming rate, with backup repositories becoming the primary target. Our 2022 Ransomware Trends Report reveals that an astounding 94% of attacks targeted these repositories. Read more