Category: Cloud
Backup Technology to Present on Virtual Disaster Recovery at Storage Networking World 2012 in Dallas
BTL Director of North American Operations, Mike Colesante, to Detail theAdvantages of Virtual Disaster Recovery in Enterprise IT Environments Leeds, UK & Houston US – April 2, 2012 – Asigra Inc., a leading Cloud Backup™, Recovery and Restore (BURR) software provider since 1986, today announced that its partner, Backup Technology Limited (BTL), a cloud backup and disaster recovery provider, will present on the advantages of cloud-based Virtual Disaster Recovery (VDR) at the 2012 …
Mobile Malware: Is Your Company Protected?
The reliance on mobile devices is being hugely preyed upon by cyber criminals. As the Cloud becomes more prevalent in offering new models for growth, data protection is complicated. Mobile device vulnerabilities were at the forefront of the annual ‘IBM X-Force Trend and Risk Report.’ This report examined data from more than 4,000 clients across their customer base. One of the main findings was that mobile devices are becoming a …
Data Centre Market Attracting Huge Investment
Experts in data centre finance claim that investment is flooding into the data centre market. “We’ve never seen a better time in this space for financing,” claimed Paul Vasilopoulos, at Bank Street Group. Typically investment has gone into companies with strong management systems and good track records. This is a hard space to gain investment for start-ups. “You don’t see a lot of new entrants into the market,” stated Brian …
Cloud Computing: Risk Management Considerations
There are obvious advantages of Cloud Computing such as the huge savings in staff salaries, software licensing and power charges. However close attention must be paid to risk management. Principally it is critical to recognise that data being hosted in the Cloud does not necessarily replace the necessity of a solid Business Continuity plan. It is crucial to ensure that companies establish how responsibility for their data is being handled. …
Virgin Media set to provide Wi-Fi at London Underground Stations
London Underground has awarded Virgin Media the contract to provide a Wi-Fi service for the London Underground stations. By the start of the Olympic Games, the Wi-Fi service will be available at 80 of the 217 stations. By the end of the year, this is expected to have increased to 120 stations. The Wi-Fi service will only be accessible at platforms, ticket offices and escalators. This will be disappointing news …
SafeNet Acquires British Cloud Authentication Firm Crytocard
The “Magic Quadrant for User Authentication” report produced by Gartner predicts that by 2017 the number of organisations using Cloud based services as delivery options for refreshed user authentication will increase by 40%. It is an exciting time for the industry as is apparent from the recent SafeNet acquisition of British firm Cryptocard. In 2008 the company previously acquired Ingrian Networks. Then in 2009 the company acquired Aladdin Knowledge Systems. …
Investing in the Cloud
Autodesk and Microsoft Increasing Cloud-Related R & D Spending After tightening their belts in 2009 and 2010, big-name software companies like Microsoft, Autodesk, Intuit, and EMC are all reporting increased R & D spending for 2011 and into 2012. So far, the biggest R & D spender is Autodesk. Autodesk, an engineering and design software developer, has a reputation for investing heavily in research and development. The company has recently …
Asigra named SearchStorage’s Backup & Disaster Recovery product of the year
Backup Technology would like to extend it’s congratulations to Asigra after they were named Search Storage’s Backup and Disaster Recovery product of the year 2011. After being founded in 1986 by the current CEO, David Farajun, Asigra has continually led the market with unique features, product innovation, support and scalability. The Asigra software has been integral to all of Backup Technology’s Cloud Backup and Virtual Disaster Recovery services since 2005, …
Backup Technology: G-Cloud Approved.
Backup Technology have been confirmed as a supplier suitable for the G-Cloud. The G-Cloud has been a long time coming about but the government is finally taking steps in order to roll out its new initiative. The £60m project is divided into four subsets: ‘Infrastructure as a Service’, ‘Software as a Service’, ‘Platform as a Service’ in addition to other specialist cloud services. Backup Technology have been selected as an …
How will Cloud Computing Affect IT Distribution
As Cloud Computing becomes more prevalent onsite hardware sales will feel the impact. However the Cloud has manifested itself in many forms and distributors will not necessarily suffer on all fronts. Distributors must stay relevant to solution providers as the technology landscape shifts. The danger for distributors is that solutions providers start dealing directly with Cloud providers, and miss out the distribution middle man. Cloud Computing is not just another …
