disaster recovery

Sellafield local authority slammed over response to North Korean ransomware attack

6 minutes of reading / compliance, Computer, disaster recovery, firewalls, IT governance, Tech, VPN / By

Former bosses at Copeland Borough Council blame a 2017 ransomware attack for the authority’s failure to submit audited accounts for its final four years of business. As part of local government reform, Copeland was incorporated into the joint Cumberland authority on 1 April 2023.Auditors from Grant Thornton have now also lambasted Copeland for its response…

Sellafield local authority slammed over response to North Korean ransomware attack Read More »

Infinidat adds smaller footprint G4 arrays with claimed 2x performance

3 minutes of reading / Amazon, AWS, Azure, Cloud, disaster recovery, Google, Google Cloud, Intel, Microsoft, Tech / By

Infinidat has added two HDD and flash storage array products – dubbed Infinibox G4 – that claim a 2x performance increase on predecessors by virtue of a switch from Intel to AMD central processing units (CPUs) in their triple-active controllers. The launch sees the emergence of the Infinibox SSA G4 F1400T series, which brings a…

Infinidat adds smaller footprint G4 arrays with claimed 2x performance Read More »

Five reasons why – and when – cloud storage is the answer

5 minutes of reading / AI, Amazon, Azure, Cloud, containers, disaster recovery, Google, HP, machine learning, Microsoft, risk management, Tech / By

When it comes to data storage, public cloud is now firmly mainstream. According to a recent survey, close to a third of organisations plan to deploy cloud storage. CIOs and IT directors listed cloud as their highest investment priority after cyber security and risk management. Cloud storage has long been an attractive option for organisations…

Five reasons why – and when – cloud storage is the answer Read More »

NasuniIQ brings visualisation of massive unstructured datasets

3 minutes of reading / AI, AWS, cloud-native, disaster recovery, Tech / By

Nasuni NAS file storage customers will now be able to visualise multiple petabytes of massively distributed and heterogeneous unstructured data in Grafana-powered dashboards. The functionality, called NasuniIQ, which already ships with the Nasuni File Data Platform, will allow customers to interrogate and visualise data (see image below) held in multiple locations and answer questions about…

NasuniIQ brings visualisation of massive unstructured datasets Read More »

Storage suppliers’ market share and strategy 2023

7 minutes of reading / 5G, Amazon, AWS, Azure, Cloud, cloud-native, Computer, containers, Dell, disaster recovery, Google, Google Cloud, Hitachi, HP, Huawei, hybrid cloud, IBM, IBM Cloud, Kubernetes, Microsoft, Tech / By

Which are the top storage array makers and what are their strategies towards the cloud, containers and consumption models of procurement? In this article, we rank the top storage suppliers according to IDC market share statistics for 2022 in terms of enterprise external storage and give a brief summary of each player, where they’re at…

Storage suppliers’ market share and strategy 2023 Read More »

Top 10 storage stories of 2023

3 minutes of reading / AI, compliance, Computer, data privacy, disaster recovery, Tech, Toshiba / By

Will flash kill spinning disk in the next five years? One notable storage player believes so, but plenty of voices argue there is life in the hard disk drive (HDD) yet. Meanwhile, quad-level cell (QLC) flash went mainstream with benefits in cost and capacity. Toyota suffered an outage for 36 hours at 14 car plants.…

Top 10 storage stories of 2023 Read More »

The best IR plans are well-revised and deeply familiar

5 minutes of reading / disaster recovery, risk management, Tech / By

A good incident response plan entails key roles, specific plans and playbooks, and well-rehearsed actions with clear and precise communication. The best incident response plans are those written in pencil, well-revised and deeply familiar to those needing to be on the frontline of responding. There are a few crucial aspects to any incident response plan,…

The best IR plans are well-revised and deeply familiar Read More »

Shopping Cart
Scroll to Top