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Ransomware attacks have become increasingly common in recent years, targeting organizations of all sizes and industries. The consequences of a ransomware attack can be devastating, with organizations losing access to critical data and systems and even facing financial losses and reputational damage. This makes ransomware recovery an essential element of ransomware resilience. Continuous Data Protection […]

Datacenter migration projects can be some of the most challenging events in an IT professional’s career. Whether moving workloads to another datacenter, to the cloud, or to the edge, migrations may be impacted by many factors but many of these can be overcome with proper planning and the right tools. Here are six common challenges […]

For the second year in a row, AssureStor, a long-standing Zerto GoldPartner and Aggregator partner, has won the Cloud DR and Continuity Product of the Year at the 2022 Cloud Computing Excellence Awards. Using Zerto as a core component of its platform, AssureStor has a wealth of experience protecting and recovering customers’ data across servers […]

As we forecast where the industry may lead in the year ahead, it helps to ask experts for insights about what to expect. With the proper guidance, we can better adjust our business plans. In this article, the tech experts at Zerto, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise company, weigh in. Caroline Seymour, Christopher Rogers and Justin […]

For a business, databases have become more valuable than diamonds, as they often store millions of dollars in value. However, unlike diamonds, databases are dynamic and therefore require protection from a plethora of vulnerabilities and data loss. Database contents change depending on the applications they serve, and they need to be protected alongside other application […]

No application is safe from ransomware. In 2022, IDC conducted a study to understand the evolving requirements for ransomware and disaster recovery preparation. This study uncovered a demand for data that has never been greater, and yet the vulnerability and risks to data integrity are escalating, with ransomware attacks growing in both severity and scale. […]

What would you do if all your systems went down? In a study conducted by IDC and sponsored by Zerto, 94% of organizations reported unplanned downtime. In today's business landscape, an organization's survival depends on safekeeping their data. Zerto, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise company, is an industry leader in helping companies protect and move their […]

Beating out a host of leading technology industry names, including Rubrik, Veeam and Veritas, Zerto 9.5 has been named by CRN as Data Protection and Management Product of the Year in its annual Tech Innovator Awards. As the highest-scoring overall winner, Zerto 9.5 brings its ransomware recovery capabilities to the leading cloud providers, enabling organizations […]

In Zerto 9.5, Zerto introduced a new Zerto Virtual Manager Appliance (ZVMA) and an alternative to creating your own Windows-based ZVM deployment on a virtual machine. This virtual appliance is designed to be easier to deploy, easier to manage/maintain, and more secure. If you are an existing Zerto customer with Windows-based ZVM deployments or just […]

Why DRaaS? Implementing a disaster recovery (DR) solution can be a complex task for an organization that is new to the process. Obtaining the expertise, finding a suitable DR site, choosing the right DR solution, formulating an effective DR strategy, and testing DR plans can be overwhelming and lead organizations to implement less-than-ideal DR plans […]

Risk assessment, business impact analysis (BIA), and service level agreement (SLAs) are indispensable to the development and implementation of business continuity and disaster recovery (BCDR) plans. As such, organizational leaders must thoroughly understand these terms: their similarities and differences, and how to leverage them to safeguard their business operations from threats and disruptive events. Differentiating […]

In the concluding part of our five part mini-series, we are going to put the pieces together. We’ll see how the three dimensions we consider foundational to building business resilience—operational resilience (part two), IT resilience (part three), and cyber resilience (part four)—relate to business continuity, a tangible part of business resilience in the immediate to […]