Source deduplication "is a natural evolution," said Lauren Whitehouse, senior analyst at Milford, MA-based Enterprise Strategy Group.
via Source deduplication decreases backup data, bandwidth needs for remote offices.
Backup in “the cloud” via a service, or some combination of on- and off-premises technology, is gaining ground. Asigra has long been the “arms supplier” to managed service providers (MSPs) who want to offer online backup and recovery services. To date, it’s been up to the MSP to assemble the ...
Just ahead of its Pulse event next week in Las Vegas, IBM introduced v6.2 of Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM). The three big themes were unified recovery management, improved backup of virtual machines, and enhanced deduplication.
TSM is the granddaddy of unified recovery management platforms. IBM has (through mostly ...
"It's an important feature for Asigra to deliver to their partners and their partners' customers," said Lauren Whitehouse, senior analyst for Enterprise Strategy Group.
via Asigra secures FIPS 140-2 certification for cloud backup.
“It’s an interesting concept,’’ said Lauren Whitehouse, senior analyst at Enterprise Strategy Group in Milford. “You do start to lose track of what you put out there. Knowing that it all exists in one place and you can share it with those other sites makes it easier to manage.’’
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Ouch! In a story reported by Courthouse News Service, a Florida dentist initiated a federal class action lawsuit against Carbonite for lost data due to the backup service provider's lack of support for Windows Vista. This incident follows Carbonite’s own publicized lawsuit against one of its vendors for ...
Data Protection Advisor continues to expand data collection for various components in the data protection realm. Its latest iteration is expanding coverage for replication technologies. Data Protection Advisor’s automated data collection and alerting and unified view eliminate manual efforts and reporting silos, further streamlining management of the data protection ...
In a statement from CMO Jay Kidd to several media outlets, NetApp confirmed rumors that the company is discontinuing further investment in its NearStore VTL solution. While this revelation fueled a lot of speculation in the media regarding potential acquisition targets for a replacement solution, the question really is, “does ...
Enterprise Strategy Group data backup analyst Lauren Whitehouse said the company's statements leave open the possibility that it could focus on primary storage deduplication and leave the backup market to others.
via NetApp Halts VTL Deduplication Development — EnterpriseStorageForum.com.
In a move that makes it clear that CommVault is not in the cloud business, CommVault announced its intention to enable a cloud-based tier of storage for its Simpana suite of data management solutions. Previously, the company emphasized that it would not follow the lead of others in its segment ...










