John Proctor and Data Breaches

Another day, another data breach. Optus, Australia’s second biggest telecommunications company has suffered a potentially massive data breach, estimating that…

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Data Protection and the Cloud Shared Responsibility Model

The shared responsibility model in public cloud is well known. But does it work for data protection? In sort, no – there’s some work to do there.

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Data Protection in 2020: Reflections

Or, the world is burning but data protection goes on. Did someone get the license plate of the year that…

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7 Contentious Thoughts about Data Protection

Years ago, back in the days when TV shows would take months, if not years, to appear in Australia after…

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The 15 Minute Rule

I still remember a conversation I had with a customer circa 2001 when we were planning their updated backup environment.…

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PowerProtect – Changing Data Protection

At Dell Technologies world, PowerProtect was announced. This is next generation data protection software and appliances; these aren’t just an…

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Basics – Change and Growth

I assume you’ve heard of the wheat and the chessboard problem. It often gets presented as part of the history of chess, or as…

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Data Protection Search Overview

First up, a quick explanation: I’ve not posted a lot of late because I’ve spent most of my time outside…

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A Few Considerations Around Data Breaches in Australia

On 22 February 2018, Australia’s mandatory breach notification system was instituted, requiring businesses suffering (many types of) data breaches to…

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Basics – Understanding NetWorker Dependency Tracking

Dependency tracking is an absolutely essential feature within a backup product. It’s there to ensure you can recover data through…

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