Posts Tagged ‘ Data Protection ’

Data Protection In the Cloud

January 23, 2012

One of the questions I get from time to time is, can I store my data in the cloud? At the NEVMUG, this came up once more. There is currently a lot of uncertainty about cloud storage, specifically when it comes to critical and highly regulated data. Where should I store my data, dovetails nicely…

Data Protection: Implement before you Need It

January 6, 2012

By Edward Haletky

Data Protection techniques should be implemented and tested long before they are needed. This is a necessary component of any IT organization. However, the most recent communities podcast brought to light several implementation aspects of Data Protection, specifically about Disaster Recovery: organizations still do not test their DR plans and organizations are waiting for a…

2012 Data Protection Concerns

December 21, 2011

By Edward Haletky

Data Protection is still an issue with many small businesses and smaller enterprises who virtualize; Specifically around the Data Protection Process and eventually where to store the data. When I speak to people they are struggling with whether or not to place the data on tape, blu-ray, into the cloud, or other disks. Medium and…

Data Protection in the Cloud

November 22, 2011

By Edward Haletky

As I was flying home recently, the gentleman beside me was talking about his need to do the "cloud thing" as a means to backup his data. He recently experienced a multi-retail shop backup failure where the local backup disk was corrupted and the backups failed to happen. I also experienced a backup failure, when…

TakeDownCon Dallas: Virtualization Security is NOT just about the Virtual Host

May 23, 2011

By Edward Haletky

TakeDownCon Dallas: Virtualization Security is NOT just about the Virtual Host

If there was any take-a-way from TakeDownCon related to virtualization, it was that the virtualization host is not the primary attack point but all the ancillary systems that touch it. These systems may not even be considered part of the virtual environment but they certainly can impact the security of the environment.