Back in 2019, Gartner predicted that by 2025, 80% of enterprises would shut down their traditional data centers — and that 10% already had. It’s now 2024. If you’re still running your own data center, is it time to consider an alternative like colocation, the cloud, or a hybrid solution? Reasons to Ditch Your [...]
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When a US Signal customer asked about immutability (the inability of a file to be changed) — specifically the immutability of backups in US Signal’s Disaster Recovery as a Service (DRaaS) solution that’s powered by Zerto, here's how one of our US Signal solution architects answered th question.
Read MoreThere are various options for where you can put your workloads. But not every environment is ideal. Learn about some of the factors that can help you decide where they will perform best.
Read MoreIt’s been 10 years since hackers attacked Yahoo, stealing account and personal information that affected 3 billion user accounts. Surely security technologies have advanced enough to prevent something like that from happening again. Unfortunately, as new security solutions emerge and existing ones evolve, the same pace [...]
Read MoreUse World Backup Day as a time to review your current disaster recovery, data protection and backup plans.
Read MoreMSPs & VARs: It’s Time to Consider BaaS The Backup-as-a-Service (BaaS) market is expected to increase by $14.29 billion from 2020 to 2025. If you’re an MSP or reseller, it may be a good time to add BaaS to your portfolio of services. Data is invaluable to most organizations’ operations, so it makes sense that they’d [...]
Read MoreNo two attacks are alike. As such, there’s no single one-size-fits-all approach to fighting the problem. However, we can break ransomware attacks into “before,” “during” and “after” stages to help identify tactics to mitigate data loss and downtime.
Read MoreWhile there is no single, guaranteed strategy for preventing a ransomware attack, or for recovering quickly if one does occur, there are protocols, practices, and processes to help mitigate attacks and minimize their damage. This article looks at some of them, and provides an overview of ransomware, how it works, and how [...]
Read MoreTo avoid paying a ransom when ransomware strikes and dealing with downtime, employ tactics that reduce the chance of an attack and can help mitigate damage if one does occur.
Read MoreTake the guesswork out of finding a data storage solution by knowing the differences between block and object storage, and asking the right questions about your storage options.
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