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Quantum Taps AWS for Cloud-Powered Disaster Recovery
No DR site? No problem. The data backup specialist releases Q-Cloud Protect as a virtual appliance that runs on Amazon's cloud.

Data Loss and Downtime Costing Enterprises $1.7 Trillion a Year: Survey
Businesses are racking up the losses as they struggle to keep data safe in an increasingly mobile and cloud-based world, according to a new study from Vanson Bourne and EMC.

Symantec and HP Team for OpenStack-based Disaster Recovery
New service will combine Symantec's data protection tech with HP's enterprise cloud platform, Helion OpenStack.

Acronis Dives into Cloud DR with nScaled Buy
By acquiring the disaster recovery specialist, Acronis adds a key capability to its cloud-based data protection platform.

FalconStor Cloudifies Its Data Protection Slate
The storage software maker rolls out new updates aimed at private clouds and services providers.

StoneFly Unveils DR365 Backup and Disaster Recovery Appliance
The storage systems maker melds its backup and recovery technologies into an all-in-one storage appliance.

Comodo Offers Double the Free Cloud Backup Capacity
Internet security specialist now gives users 10 GB of free cloud storage for their files.

Backup Appliance Market Reaches $700M in Q3
Symantec makes big gains as storage vendors experience a 6.7 percent year-over-year improvement in backup appliance sales last quarter.

Storage Software Market Nears $3.5B in Q3
Backup and recovery software helped the storage industry increase software sales last quarter.

InMage Announces 4000 Series Unified Backup, Disaster Recovery Appliance
The appliance is based on data protection technology that captures data changes in real time at the byte level.

Is Your Data Storage Safe?
Unfortunately, storage security continues to use practices from an earlier era.

Disaster Recovery in the Cloud: Survey
Survey respondents receive a free downloadable report, “Top Considerations for Business Online Backup.”

Automating IT Disaster Recovery
An IT department needs a well organized plan -- developed far ahead of time -- to improve the odds of effective continuity.

Understanding Why Disaster Recovery Plans Fail
Your contingency plans may fall short in an actual disaster, yet they still need to be organized in great detail.

Data Storage Protection: 10 Tips for Protecting Your Most Important Assets
Data and files are among any organization's most critical assets, yet oftentimes backup and disaster recovery systems require cost justification. Here are 10 tips to convince management of their importance.

Symantec Reveals Plans for Microsoft Storage Management, High Availability
Symantec says Veritas Storage Foundation High Availability 6.0 for Windows, expected in mid-December, will deliver 30x faster failover, disaster recovery and storage management.

Imation Assembles a Storage 'Portfolio' for SMBs
The storage vendor bundles several existing and new products into a solution portfolio that aims to address the special needs of SMBs.

ESG Lab Review: EMC Avamar 6.0
Based on hands-on testing of EMC Avamar 6.0, this ESG Lab Validation focuses on how new features can improve data protection performance and management.

IDC Reports Recovering Storage Software Market Strengthens
After a tough year of recovery for storage software in 2010, a leading analyst firm sees renewed growth ahead as corporate IT moves to satisfy 'pent-up' demand.

Half of Organizations Still Use Tape
In its annual survey of IT professionals, Sepaton finds old habits -- and old tape systems -- die hard.