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Think tape backup is dead? Think again! This podcast episode from backup legends W. Curtis Preston and Prasanna Malaviya explores why modern tape technology has experienced a surprising resurgence. Learn how the latest LTO-9 tape drives and 50TB Fujifilm cartridges provide air gap protection that stops ransomware dead in its…

In this episode, Curtis and Prasanna explore the concept of "air gaps" in data protection, drawing insights from the past era of physical tape backups. They discuss the core principles outlined by the UK National Cyber Security Centre for safeguarding backups, emphasizing the importance of resilience, out-of-band authorization, key management,…

In this episode of The Backup Wrap-Up, host W. Curtis Preston discusses the importance of understanding the difference between snapshots and backups. He emphasizes that snapshots are not a reliable form of backup and highlights the risks associated with relying solely on virtual snapshots. The episode also covers a frustrating…

In this episode of The Backup Wrap-Up, W. Curtis Preston, a.k.a. Mr. Backup, and his guest, Prasanna Malaiyandi, dive into the world of Continuous Data Protection (CDP). They discuss the history of CDP, its advantages and challenges, and whether it can truly deliver a zero RTO and RPO. Join them…

In this episode, we dive into the world of data restoration and cloud-based backup systems. Our guests discuss the potential future of restores and the challenges associated with creating always-on copies of data. We also explore the rising concern of ransomware and how it is shaping the industry. Join us…

In this episode of the Backup Wrap-Up podcast, W. Curtis Preston, aka Mr. Backup, and Prasanna Malyandi dive into the world of backups and discuss what truly constitutes a backup. They cover important backup concepts such as multiplexing, incremental backups, block-level incremental backups, and source-side deduplication. With over 30 years…

In this episode of The Backup Wrap-up, W. Curtis Preston discusses the importance of protecting cloud infrastructure with his co-host Prasanna Malaiyandi, including Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Platform as a Service (PaaS), and Software as a Service (SaaS). They dive into the topic of backing up IaaS, PaaS and…

In this episode of the Backup Wrap-Up, hosts W. Curtis Preston and Prasanna Malaiyandi explore the topic of data protection in the Internet of Things (IoT) era. They begin by discussing the importance of backing up data from IoT devices and raise questions about the number of devices in an…

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In this episode of the Backup Wrap-Up, host W. Curtis Preston, also known as Mr. Backup, discusses the topic of backing up data in a hybrid cloud storage system. He starts with a brief overview of backup-related news and then dives into the question of whether or not backing up…

In this podcast, the host discusses the common misconception in the technology industry that every problem can be solved with new equipment or software. The guest, a cyber expert, emphasizes the importance of focusing on process, people, and then technology. They also talk about their own podcast, which is a…

In this episode of the Restore It All podcast, W. Curtis Preston, a.k.a. Mr. Backup, and Prasanna Malaiyandi are joined by Chris Groot and Stefan Voss from N-Able, a company specializing in backup, data protection and security systems. Nable focuses on serving the needs of managed service providers to deliver…

In this episode of Restore it All, our hosts Curtis and Prasanna delve deep into the recent significant developments in the world of data backups, with a special spotlight on Microsoft 365's about-face on native user backups. They dissect Microsoft's sudden realization of its potential revenue streams and the ramifications…

In this episode, we look at the latest Ransomware Trends Report from Veeam, which gives us a view into the sobering world of ransomware attacks and the critical lessons they teach us about cyber defense. Join W. Curtis Preston (Mr. Backup) and Prasanna Malaiyandi, as they break down the key…

In this episode, W. Curtis Preston and Prasanna Malaiyandi are joined by Eric Olden, the CEO of Strata Identity. With over 25 years of experience in the cybersecurity industry, Eric sheds light on the concept of Identity Orchestration and how it addresses the complexities of modern identity management in multi-cloud…

Duanne Laflotte, CTO of Pulsar Security and head of their red team, talks on our podcast about how your backup system can be used to attack you.

Our guest this week is a specialist at offensive cybersecurity; that is, they keep you safe by attacking you and showing you your vulnerabilities. They're a red team. We've got the leader of their red team, Duanne Laflotte, to help us understand how hackers think – and what we can…

Nothing tells the story like a good story, right? This week we have Mike Saylor, the CEO of Black Swan, a cybersecurity company. Boy, has he been in the trenches. He tells some great stories about responding to cyber attacks. They’re great stories and he’s a great storyteller. We also…

This week the SEC has made a new rule that publicly traded companies must disclose any cyber attacks within four days. What if you're not a publicly traded company in the US? Should you reveal what happened to you? We bring in a wireless cyber security expert, Scott Schober of…

During this recording, Mr. Backup asked our guest how many backup systems that he had looked at had at least one critical security flaw, he said pretty much 100%. Holy. Cow. Doron Pinhas runs a company called Continuity Software, that does security assessments of storage and backup and recovery systems.…

Krista Macomber, analyst from the Futurum Group, joins us this week to talk about a number of things, but one thing really bubbled up to the top: co-opting of marketing terms. That is, it's probably using terms to describe their product, because they think you want to hear them. Two…

Today we are proud to have as our guest, Zach Fuller, a founding partner of the Silent Sector, a cybersecurity firm -- and a former Green Beret who served in combat. We talk a little about how his service made him the person he is today, and how it lead…

Jim Love from IT World Canada joins us to talk about, among other things, how to foster a culture of recovery in your organization. 00:00 ITC

Barry Lunt, co-founder of M-Disc, explains why they created it. (Turns out what Mr. Backup thought was all wrong!) M-Disc's origin story is a lot more down to earth. This is an excerpt from Backup Central's Restore it All podcast. Listen to the full episode here: https://apple.co/3Qw4Frx Watch the full…