Data Loss Prevention - Reasons and Costs of Data Loss
Computer users and many experts often consider lost data permanently destroyed, with no hope of recovery. Information about lost data can be complex, inconsistent or inaccurate, so it's not...
Where On Earth is Cloud Data Actually Located?
Think of cloud computing and the first thing that comes to mind is usually a mainstream application like Google Drive, Dropbox or iCloud, but there is a lot more to it than you might think. Firstly...
How to Recover Data From a Virtual Environment
As discussed in our previous blog: ‘What are the causes of virtual system data loss? ’, the main causes of data loss from a virtual environment are hardware issues, formatting, metadata corruption,...
NetApp and Ontrack vs. CryptoLocker Ransomware
Ontrack and NetApp recently battled the CryptoLocker ransomware virus. The Damage of CryptoLocker The battle begins with a single laptop at a large pharmaceutical company infected with CryptoLocker...
How to protect your virtual environment from data loss
It’s been more than a decade since the release of the virtual environment. According to a study by Gartner, most firms report 75% or higher virtualization – proving that the virtualization market has...
Virtualization: What are the causes of virtual system data loss?
Virtualization technology dominates the enterprise landscape. According to Gartner, most firms report 75% or higher virtualization. Improvements in hypervisors have reduced the complexity of setting...
6 things to consider when choosing a hypervisor
Virtualization, for the uninitiated, describes the use of software to provide a complete, functional simulation of a hardware environment. Data can be stored, programs can be run, and memory can be...