DRaaS Blog
The stories and discussions presented in our DRaaS Blog are intended to offer insights as well as stimulate valuable conversation on Disaster Recovery as a Service, backup, replication and systems and data protection generally. While Global Data Vault specializes in this area exclusively, content is also presented here covering business continuity and similar closely related areas. Please let us know your thoughts and ideas.
Real Life Ransomware Protection with Global Data Vault
Real Life Ransomware Protection with Global Data VaultFor most clients, Global Data Vault's services are a powerful but mostly invisible security blanket, working quietly in the background to safeguard company data. It's only when things take an unexpected turn for...
Veeam Availability Suite v10 has impressive new capabilities
Veeam Availability Suite v10 has impressive new capabilitiesAfter much anticipation and a long wait, Veeam released version 10 of the Veeam Availability Platform, which includes the Veeam Availability Suite (Veeam Backup & Replication and Veeam ONE.) To be fair,...
How Coronavirus Could Affect Your Network Security and Business Continuity
Hackers use fear of the novel coronavirus to get people to click on links to malware. Learn how Veeam protects against both human and computer virus attacks.
Cloud Mobility – Buzz Words or Pain Point?
Cloud Mobility – Buzz Words or Pain Point?Do an internet search on “cloud mobility,” and you will get a TON of results. The definition(s) can be confusing, but basically it describes the ability to avoid locking in workloads to a specific cloud vendor. ...
The Air Gap Controversy
The Air Gap Controversy In a previous blog post, we talked about the 3-2-1-1 data protection concept as well as “air gaps.” We’ve also discovered that viruses can corrupt files that are written to air-gapped technologies, such as tape, rendering them useless, and the...
Gartner Magic Quadrant for Data Center Backup and Recovery
Veeam Software is an unusual participant in the Gartner Magic Quadrant given that they entered it in the visionary section, and were the first company to do so with only a virtualization offering.
How to keep Ryuk ransomware from interrupting your business
Prevent RYUK ransomware from interrupting your businessOctober is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month and, according to TechNewsWorld.com, in an article published in October 2019, “the global damage from ransomware could cost US$11.5 billion this year […] while...
A Look at Global Data Vault’s Enhanced Data Protection
In Veeam Backup and Replication 9.5 Update 3, Veeam introduced a feature called “Insider Protection,” and updated it for the most recent release of Update 4. Insider Protection is a method used to combat the malicious or intentional (and perhaps even accidental)...
The truth about Office 365 backup
The truth about Office 365 data backup For years, Microsoft customers have been able to take advantage of cloud-based offerings for all or parts of the Microsoft Office Suite, Microsoft Exchange, Microsoft SharePoint, and OneDrive. This “Office 365” (O365)...