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The Risks of Being a Data Hoarder

A data management plan is essential as organizations look to employ analytics in new ways.

By Alyssa Miller
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October 29, 2019
Security

On the TV show Hoarders, the subjects of the program often explain that they allow apparently useless items to pile up around their houses because they might need them someday. Regardless of its implications for household décor, this is a poor model for data management, but we see some organizations follow it nonetheless. In some…

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5 Reasons Why You Should Upgrade to Next-Gen Endpoint Security

Advanced solutions help organizations keep pace with evolving threats.

By Jack Wang
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October 23, 2018
Security, Networking, Software

On average, it takes 170 days to detect an advanced attack, 39 days to contain it and 43 days to remediate it, according to a Ponemon study. Security threats are pervasive and constantly evolving. Today’s cybercriminals are smarter, bolder and more ambitious than in years past. The IT landscape is changing to accommodate mobility, cloud…

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Why Retailers Should Take Heed of GDPR Mandates

The deadline for compliance passed in May, meaning organizations that fail to meet the requirements may face serious penalties.

By Eric Ludwig
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September 5, 2018
Security, Networking

When the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation went into effect in May, the new mandate affected organizations far beyond the boundaries of the EU. GDPR’s requirements that organizations protect the privacy of any personal data they handle apply to the personal information of EU residents wherever it may exist in the world. This means…

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Building the Veeam Ecosystem

The company’s partnerships with data center and cloud vendors enable its evolution into a high-availability solution.

By Chuck Brinkley
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May 23, 2018
Data Center, Security, Software

I had the pleasure of visiting with customers and partners at the VeeamON 2018 conference in Chicago earlier this month. This event brought together data protection professionals to share knowledge and discuss backup and high-availability solutions from Veeam. The conference topics reflected the growth of Veeam from a straightforward backup solution into a full-fledged high-availability…

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3 Ways Nonprofits Can Achieve Security and Compliance in 2018

Protecting sensitive data is becoming a more complex task, but nonprofit organizations can set themselves up for success with these steps.

By CDW Expert
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February 7, 2018
Security, Networking, Services

Recently, I asked a nonprofit executive how his organization planned to comply with the new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) that will go into effect in the European Union this spring. I expected him to rattle off a loose outline of steps that his IT team is taking to prepare for the GDPR guidelines. Instead,…

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Are You Taking the Right Approach to Backup and Recovery? — Part 4

Configuring Veritas Backup Exec to use Microsoft Azure storage ensures greater data safety and reduces costs.

By Drew Shanahan
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August 17, 2017
Cloud, Software

You’ve read through Part 3 of my backup and recovery series and decided that cloud backups are the right thing to do. What do you do next? First, you will need an Azure subscription that has access to create a Storage account. This can be obtained a couple different ways, the easiest of which is to…

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