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Most legacy backup solutions in the market today aren’t very good. Challenges include IT admins lack the time, resources and energy to proactively tackle real business challenges. The frustration is real!

You’re not alone. IT pros around the globe feel your pain! This quick read is designed to help you understand the most common reasons other organizations have switched their primary backup solution and why now is the best time to make this switch. Read now

Companies of all sizes need to focus on reducing unplanned downtime and guarantee the backup and replication of all mission-critical data and activities.

Download this solution brief to learn more about how Veeam’s extensive data protection features extend HPE SimpliVity’s native data protection in five use cases that make HPE SimpliVity and Veeam the most superior and complete data protection solution. Read now

Forrester published a “2020 Modern Backup Buyers’ Guide,” which describes how modern IT has to adapt its data protection strategies as organizations embrace a multi-cloud approach and leverage cloud-based services. The guide from Forrester also posed self-assessment questions related to:
•      Technical & Functional Considerations for IT implementors and architects
•      Organizational & Operational Considerations for senior leaders driving IT strategy

Lastly, Forrester described “what to look for” for six key areas of data protection.
This brief covers the perspectives and responses by Veeam®, the leader in backup solutions that deliver Cloud Data Management™, to the six categories IT decision-makers should evaluate regarding their data backup and protection solutions. Read now

Author: Hannes Kasparick, Systems Engineer, Veeam Software

More and more companies come to understand that server virtualization is the way for modern data safety. In 2020, VMware is still the market leader and many Veeam® customers use VMware vSphere as their preferred virtualization platform. But, backup of virtual machines on vSphere is only one part of service Availability. Backup is the foundation for restores, so it is essential to have backups always available with the required speed.

The “Top 10 Best Practices for VMware Backups” white paper discusses best practices with Veeam Backup & Replication™ and VMware vSphere, such as:

• Planning your data restore in advance
• Keeping track of your data backup software updates and keeping your backup tools up-to-date
• Integrating storage based snapshots into your Availability concept
• And much more!

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Most Office 365 backup vendors do not offer the flexibility or functionality necessary to tailor data protection to your particular business needs.

Check out the pros and cons of Office 365 Backup vendors compared to Veeam. Read now

Increasingly, state and local governments find themselves targeted by malicious cyberattackers who sneak into their information technology systems, encrypt critical data and other files, and then demand millions in ransom payments to restore access. When governments find themselves being ransomed, their choices are typically to pay, which will undercut their ability to deliver key services to their communities due to budget restrictions, or not pay, resulting in the immediate inability to serve their communities and the loss of key data that will inevitably plague them for years afterwards.

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Author: Brien Posey, Microsoft MVP

It’s becoming increasingly common for ransomware authors to directly attack high-value targets like schools. Following a success­ful attack, an attacker may demand millions of dollars in ransom money. Even if paying the ransom was an option, doing that doesn’t guarantee that data can be recovered. The best way that an organi­zation can protect itself against ransomware attacks is to implement a backup system that guarantees the recoverability of data. Read now

Malicious cyberattacks are becoming more frequent, and state and municipal governments are attractive targets for several reasons. Public sector breaches now account for 16 percent of the total attacks across industries. Because no cybersecurity protection strategy is fail-proof, the best tactic is to ensure good data backups.

Download this paper to explore best practices you can use to ensure your data is properly backed up to limit the damages in the event your jurisdiction becomes the victim of a cyberattack. Read now

This Forrester guide provides directions into what capabilities to look for and offers questions that IT decision makers should ask themselves and their team as they evaluate their company’s specific data needs, including:

• Comprehensive protection
• Automation and orchestration
• Data re-use, reliability and recovery

Download the Forrester IT Buyer’s Checklist For Data Protection And Backup Platforms to prepare you and your team for the next level of Cloud Data Management™.

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