September 3, 2020
Category
automation
The Value of Backup Automation at Enterprise-Scale
It’s no secret that enterprise backup and storage admins managing complex legacy infrastructure are overworked. Many of their required daily tasks go unrecognized and underappreciated, even though...
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
How to build and maintain a secure data backup environment
There is too much at stake for IT leaders to maintain the status quo of their enterprise data protection. Cyber-attacks are expected to increase, the amount of data companies are expected to manage...
January 30, 2020
Petabyte - How Much Information Could it Actually Hold?
When a customer says to me, "Hey, I've got two petabytes of tape data I need to move," it’s time to talk about the physics of a petabyte and what that really means. How long to move it, and what work...
October 31, 2019
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
Shining a Light on Automation Oversight - Part 2 of two part series
The first part of this series explored the need for automation in modern backup solutions. Not just automating existing operations, but seeking out and demanding best practices to protect enterprise...
May 16, 2019
Be Careful What You Automate - Part 1 of two part series
From breathing to paying bills, from good ideas to great habits — what’s better than automatic? Intelligent automation means never having to miss an opportunity, obligation, or requirement. When...
April 30, 2019