Check out the top backup and DR products of the year

Data Protection Digest A roundup of data protection content from TechTarget's network |Jan. 17, 2019 FEATURED STORY 2018 backup and DR software Products of the Year finalists Paul Crocetti, Senior Site Editor The 12 finalists in the data backup and recovery tools category of Products of the Year 2018 include some big names and highlight trends in cloud backup and data recovery, as well as ransomware detection. (SearchDataBackup) Advertisement NEWS   Veeam kicks off 2019 with $500M investment Veeam Software picked up a $500 million investment from private equity firm Insight Venture Partners. The data protection and management vendor may be looking to acquire more companies. (Storage Soup)   Quantum adds two products to appliance lineup There have been some changes to the Quantum backup appliance lineup. Learn what the new DXi4800 and DXi9000 series of deduplication appliances brings to the table. (SearchDataBackup)   Rubrik completes $261 million Series E funding round Rubrik, which helped change the role of backup in data management, is shopping for new technologies for its Cloud Data Management platform. (Storage Soup)   AWS snares CloudEndure for DR, backup, VM migration Amazon Web Services acquired partner CloudEndure, an Israel-based startup specializing in application and data migration. CloudEndure disaster recovery and backup services further expand the AWS portfolio. (SearchDisasterRecovery) EXPERT ADVICE   Consider the ROI on a hyper-converged data protection platform When implementing a hyper-converged data protection platform, organizations must consider upfront costs, the depth of protection current products offer and how long dual protection systems may need to be in place before the migration is final. (SearchDataBackup)   Creating a BC/DR plan for an active shooter scenario However unlikely it may seem, maintaining business continuity and recovering following an active shooter situation are important elements to consider. Download our BC/DR plan template in case your organization needs to prepare for the worst. (SearchDisasterRecovery)   How to best converge secondary storage for backup Converged secondary storage changes how data is backed up, archived and managed. But to use this technology to its fullest advantage you must know the key questions to ask and which essential steps to perform. (SearchDataBackup)   Using compression in your backup storage strategy Compressed backups can help your organization save money, time and space. Employ these best practices for optimal data management, protection and storage. (SearchDataBackup) About This E-Newsletter This e-newsletter is published by the TechTarget network. To unsubscribe from Data Protection Digest, click here. Please note, this will not affect any other subscriptions you have signed up for. TechTarget Storage Media Group, 275 Grove Street, Newton, MA 02466. Contact: webmaster@techtarget.com Copyright 2017 TechTarget. All rights reserved.