Andy Hurt

Recent Posts

CIO Best Practices: Rapid Provisioning

This is the first blog in a series covering the top 5 CIO best practices.

September 8, 2022

Automation

Make the Switch to Compass and Empower Remote Backups

No doubt about it, we’re all going through some strange times on both a personal and business level. The COVID-19 pandemic is arguably the largest global crisis since World War II, and it’s forcing...

April 23, 2020

ROI

Can you transition your backup administration team to remote work?

Remote work policies, globalized teams, and demands for flexibility have all made the push to remote work culture more significant. With the current global pandemic, companies who may have been...

March 20, 2020

Automation

UPDATED: Does Your Backup Environment Support Compliance Mandates?

Data breaches can come at an enormous cost: lost business continuity, loss of reputation and customer confidence, and time and resources required to recover. Like never before, it’s critical for...

March 5, 2020

Cyber Security

Risk Mitigation: A Critical Link in Cyber Security

These are risky times indeed for today’s data centers. With cyber threats on the rise, protecting sensitive data from malicious attacks – ransomware, hacked devices, crashed websites, and phishing...

February 27, 2020

Cyber Security

How is IronClad Partner Advantage Different?

Most other technology companies call it a “done deal” when contracts are signed and POs are in hand. At Cobalt Iron, we take the opposite approach. A signed contract and PO don’t represent an end,...

December 19, 2019

Partner News

What is Cobalt Iron Compass®?

Compass® is the new name of Cobalt Iron's flagship SaaS-based enterprise data protection platform. It has transformed data backup, security, and recovery for enterprises around the world, and now has...

October 15, 2019

Automation

New Technologies Bring New Challenges for Enterprise Backup

If you’re responsible for managing your company’s backup operations, then it won’t surprise you to learn that backup is the largest application in the data center. You know the responsibilities all...

August 12, 2019

Smart Data Protection

New to the Industry, But Not the Journey

So why did a guy who spent his entire career in the media-and-entertainment data business decide to start over in a new market? On the surface, it seems like an odd or miscalculated move at this...

February 26, 2019

Smart Data Protection