Managed storage services

Get the latest news about managed storage services, which offload an organization’s data storage technology infrastructure to a service provider – often in the cloud. These services can save companies money on hardware and software, while relieving the need for dedicated storage admins.

February 24, 2021 24 Feb'21
Veeam Backup & Replication v11 adds CDP, immutability option

Continuous data protection leads Veeam's Backup & Replication update. The vendor also recently launched its Backup for Google Cloud Platform and penciled in a date for VeeamON.
February 10, 2021 10 Feb'21
HYCU backup enters SaaS territory with Office 365 support

HYCU backup and recovery for Microsoft Office 365 marks the vendor's first protection for software as a service, with further expansion expected soon.
December 18, 2020 18 Dec'20
Dell Technologies partners deliver mixed sales results

Dell Technologies said its channel strategy is weathering the challenging conditions of the COVID-19 economy, with storage sales taking the biggest hit; other IT channel news.
December 08, 2020 08 Dec'20
Veeam cloud backup updates target Teams, Amazon RDS

Veeam Software boosted its backup for AWS and Microsoft Office 365 data. Both of the cloud-based platforms are trending up in the data protection market.

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Managed SAN services aim to ease storage chores

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