ESG has historically referred to "data protection" as a spectrum of activities that include backup, snapshots, and replication, as shown here:
Jason Buffington focuses primarily on data protection, along with Windows Server infrastructure, management and virtualization. He has concentrated on data protection and availability technologies since 1989 and has been a Certified Business Continuity Planner (CBCP), a Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer and Trainer (MSCE/MCT), and a Microsoft MVP in file system and storage solutions.
by Jason Buffington, on Oct 18, 2017
ESG has historically referred to "data protection" as a spectrum of activities that include backup, snapshots, and replication, as shown here:
by Jason Buffington, on Oct 13, 2017
It would be easy to assume that because the Veritas name has been around for more than 20 years, its products are all legacy and no longer suitable to modern data centers or IT scenarios; you would be wrong. Veritas is “back” after its divestiture from Symantec—with a laser focus on data management that very effectively narrates a comprehensive portfolio to its customers and partners.
by Jason Buffington, on Oct 5, 2017
Think about it. If I’m an IT Operations team member:
by Jason Buffington, on Sep 5, 2017
VMworld is still “the place to be” for discussing data center modernization—and that means that there were several data protection vendors in attendance, each with something to say.
by Jason Buffington, on Aug 28, 2017
Copy Data Management (CDM) and all the permutations of “Copy” “Data” “Management” with or without additional terms like “Active” “Enterprise” “Virtualization,” etc., seems to be the rage these days. A few years ago, there was only one visionary company talking about CDM. Today, we see a range of vendors now claiming to be CDM, even when they don’t deliver the breadth of capabilities that the industry may have presumed CDM to be; and others who have been quietly delivering those capabilities and more, without the terminology (a.k.a. they were CDM before CDM was cool).
by Jason Buffington, on Aug 22, 2017
Probably not … but not for the reasons that you think. As most folks are getting ready for VMworld next week, ESG has published a brief, Is a VM-specific Approach to Backup & Recovery Still Necessary in 2017?
by Jason Buffington, on Jul 17, 2017
At the halfway point in 2017, it seems appropriate to revisit the continued momentum around investing in better, more agile, more reliable, likely cloud-enhanced data protection. Early each year, ESG publishes its IT Spending Intentions report, where we look at where organizations are intending to invest their budgets.
In each of the six years that I have been at ESG, “Data Protection” in one or more forms is among the top of one or more priority lists.
by Jason Buffington, on Jul 10, 2017
It seems like every few months, a new regulation or mandate pops up to remind people to 1) keep their data longer and/or 2) delete it as soon as necessary. Those two edicts are not contrary to each other as long as you do them in that sequence; first, understand your retention requirements and then delete data beyond that retention date. But there is sooooo much more to it than that, since not all data has the same regulatory or operational retention benefits or requirements.
If you haven’t seen it already, please check out my earlier vBlog on “The Good, Better, Best of Data Management”
by Jason Buffington, on Jun 28, 2017
Each Wednesday in June, I explored an aspect of utilizing cloud services as part of your data protection strategy through a series of videos and blogs – based on ESG’s Data Protection Cloud Strategies research report.
Part 1 – WHY use clouds as part of your data protection strategy … June 7
Part 2 – WHICH clouds to use within your data protection strategy … June 14
Part 3 – HOW to ensure security when using clouds within your data protection strategy … June 21
Part 4 – WHAT products or services might you consider when using clouds within your data protection strategy … June 28
by Jason Buffington, on Jun 21, 2017
Each Wednesday in June, I’ll be exploring an aspect of this through a series of videos and blogs – based on ESG’s Data Protection Cloud Strategies research report.
Part 1 – WHY use clouds as part of your data protection strategy … June 7
Part 2 – WHICH clouds to use within your data protection strategy … June 14
Part 3 – HOW to ensure security when using clouds within your data protection strategy … June 21
Part 4 – WHAT products or services might you consider when using clouds within your data protection strategy … June 28
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