Book Giveaway: The Busy IT Manager’s Guide to Data Recovery

Well, it had to happen eventually! Normally when my publisher sends me complimentary copies of my books, they arrive a…

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Solving Tech Debt

I’m going to suggest something controversial here: the real solution to tech debt comes from within, not from without. But…

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Data Hoarding is Probably Holding your Business Back

If you’ve been around in IT for a while, you’ll have undoubtedly heard of Data Gravity. To me it’s a…

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The Tender Art of Process Re-Evaluation

Data protection is a topic commonly pushed out to tender. And I understand why: depending on how far forward into…

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When planning for long term retention, look to the database model

(…though most businesses get Long Term Retention wrong even with databases) Introduction The information age is one that has a…

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Meme Monday

It’s been a while since I’ve done a meme Monday, so let’s get the week started with a light-hearted look…

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Unmanaged Data Hoarding is Deadly to your Business

I’ve seen a lot of talk lately of data hoarding. Data can bring us new insights, new business opportunities, and…

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When do I invoke Cyber Recovery?

Introduction Here’s a question I get asked quite frequently: “If we have a vault, how will the vault team know…

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Fundamental Decision Domains for Workload Migration

What do I mean by workload migration? We hear about workload migration all the time, particularly as businesses continue to…

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28 Days Later – Managing the Challenges Posed by Long-Term Retention Backups

Long-term retention backups, if not managed correctly, can represent a bit of a horror situation for businesses — they can…

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