PaperFree partner Dell EMC recently announced their new Dell EMC Cyber Recovery and Cyber Recovery Services products - both designed to serve as a "last line of data protection defense against ransomware and destructive cyber attacks."  These software packages include automation, workflow, and security analytics tools to help isolate secure copies of critical data in a way that those copies are protected, but still available for use should a system recovery need to be made.

Data breaches in recent years have shown the risk that data always faces, and that risk is on the horizon of expanding.  Now, cloud storage services appear to be in the crosshairs of ransomware attacks, according to MIT research.  Cloud services often hold extensive libraries of data, often personal information, which makes them an ideal target for a hacker payday and notoriety.  Though larger cloud vendors such as Google and Amazon have anticipated this risk and have the resources to put safeguards in place, most at risk are the smaller cloud services who would be more likely to pay up.  A

Cloud services and applications - often touted as stable processing and storage systems - still have a hiccup once in a while.  What's a company to do when their cloud services go belly up?  Funny enough, the answer is to back up your cloud data to other cloud services ahead of time.  While most cloud services offer some degree of guaranteed uptime, many don't guarantee against data loss, and that's on the client to make accommodations for.  In fact, most instances of data loss are caused by human error, simply by accidentally overwriting a field or wiping a dataset.  And, plenty of data is

OpenText, a global leader in Enterprise Information Management and PaperFree partner, has announced its recent definitive agreement to become a reseller partner within Dell EMC's Select Partner program.  Initially, the agreement covers OpenText InfoArchive to round out Dell EMC's IT transformation product suite.  InfoArchive is a unique product that enables companies to transition their old data from legacy systems to industry-current ones with ease.  With this addtion, InfoArchive will be available immediately through Dell EMC's servic

Have you run a backup lately?  A core element of any stable enterprise is a reliable and thought-out data backup system in case something goes wrong down the line - such as a fire, hacking, system failure, or any of the multitude of ways data can be damaged.

One of the most terrifying crises an enterprise will face is the hacking of their data or the hostile takeover of their servers, a practice carried out with malicious code known as ransomware.  Production coming to a halt is the smallest worry of these situations - costs to repair, replace, and reformat drives can be extensive and even then is no guarantee that all data will be recovered.  And, in some industries there are serious legal and business consequences in response to breaches of customer data.  But what about cloud data storage?  That offsite data can be the most vulnerable.

In a recent study conducted by data recovery specialist Kroll Ontrack over 800 IT professionals were surveyed about their use of tape backups.  The survey, conducted in the UK, France, Germany, Poland, Italy, the US, Canada, and Australia, quereied participants on several major aspects of tape backup use:

• Cost of tape-based system and maintenance
• Quantity of tapes retained and their age
• Frequency of the need to access tape backups
• Number of redundant backup systems

The study found the following results: