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Strengthening Data Protection: Commvault’s June 2023 Security Release

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In today’s digital landscape, data is the lifeblood of businesses. With the increasing volume and complexity of data, organizations must prioritize robust data protection measures. Valuable data are often spread across multiple locations within several data centers, on users’ work and personal devices, and in multiple cloud locations. Commvault is one of the many data […]

VMware vCenter Server Appliance 8.0U1a Released

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VMware has released a new update for vCenter Server Appliance (VCSA) 8.0 U1a. Together with this patch for vCSA, there is also patch for ESXi 8.0U1a as well. The release notes show all fixes that came out with this new update. Product Patch for vCenter Server containing VMware software fixes, security fixes, and third-party product […]

SecOps 360 Day – Strategies to fight ransomware and improve communications between SecOps and IT Teams

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Virtualization technologies like VMware has brought about a critical need for robust security measures to protect sensitive data and ensure the integrity of virtualized environments. Ransomware can sneak inside of your network and corrupt not only your systems at the OS level, but also within the virtualization layer, where your VMDKs and VHDXs live. By […]

Tune In for VeeamON Miami 2023

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VeeamON Miami 2023 is a highly anticipated event that brings together professionals from the data protection community. Whether attending in person or tuning in online (for FREE), this event offers a unique opportunity to connect with industry experts, learn about the latest trends in data protection, and gain valuable insights into Veeam’s innovative solutions. In […]

Zerto 10 announced with a Real-Time Ransomware Detection and Air Gap Vault with immutability

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Zerto 10 launch event was excellent. Having a Kevin Mitnick as one of the presenters really helps indeed, but Zerto 10 looks pretty solid. With features announced in this release, we won’t look at ransomware the same way as we did before. If you have a spare hour, watch the recording here, you won’t regret. […]

StarWind V2V Converter (PV2 Migrator) FREE utility

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Many of our readers already know this FREE tool called StarWind V2V Converter (P2V Migrator), however not well known for all its capabilities. StarWind V2V Converter is a free-to-download tool that allows conversion and cloning of VMs and virtual disks from one format to another and can be used when migration or hypervisor switch is […]

Nakivo Backup and Replication 10.9 will be adding Backup Malware scan and more

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Nakivo Backup and Replication 10.9 is currently in beta. You can download and test it by yourself by heading to this page. In addition, you’ll receive a nice $30 Amazon eGift card when sharing some details with Nakivo support. This upcoming release of Nakivo Backup and Replication 10.9 will brings new features, such as Bare-metal […]

Hornetsecurity VM Backup V9 for VMware vSphere and Microsoft Hyper-V – Product Review

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Hornetsecurity VM Backup V9 is a powerful and reliable data protection solution designed for virtualized environments running VMware vSphere (or individual ESXi hosts without vCenter), and Microsoft Hyper-V. The software offers a range of features that enable efficient and effective backup and recovery of virtual machines (VMs). In this review, we will take a closer […]

Cluster with 2-Nodes only – How about quorum?

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If you’re thinking about 2-Node cluster configuration, one of the challenges might be the question might be on how split-brain scenarios are handled? To remind you, a split-brain scenario is when your cluster has a node failure or there is a network failure between two nodes, and then both systems are back online again. Which […]