Data Management & Analytics

  • Insights from VeeamON 2019

    In this ESG On Location video, my colleague Vinny Choinski and I discuss our impressions of VeeamON 2019 in Miami, Florida. (more…)

  • VeeamON 2019

    VeeamON just started in Miami (about 2000 in attendance) with a number of announcements that will get the industry’s attention – not surprisingly, some might add, because it’s Veeam.  

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  • Going back to Miami…

    GettyImages-142870804…and going back to my Veeam friends to attend VeeamON. I expect to see and talk to the Veeam leadership and product teams about the roadmap and new features they have in store. I will also spend time with end-users to discuss their experience with the solution. It is great to get first-hand feedback. I am very interested in a couple of areas in particular: data compliance and recovery testing…or actual experience dealing with an actual disaster. (more…)

  • In Data Protection News Recently

    reading-newsNever a dull moment in the data protection market. After last week’s announcements at Dell World, Unitrends (a Kaseya company), OdasevaCohesity, HYCU, and Veeam have come out with interesting news.

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  • I had the opportunity to catch up with Alex Almeida at Dell Technologies World 2019 in Las Vegas in the Data Protection booth to discuss the significant new announcements the company made at the event. Don’t miss it! (more…)

  • intelligenceGoing into Dell Technologies World, my greatest expectation was hearing a more unified message between VMware and the rest of the Dell Technologies family, especially Dell EMC. That expectation was absolutely met. Pat Gelsinger and Jeff Clarke on stage together announcing the Dell Technologies Cloud Platform was very well received and I would argue is the most united front between these two organizations that we’ve heard to date.

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  • available-dataDell just announced new data protection solutions at Dell Technologies World 2019. While the event is set in Las Vegas, don’t take it as an invitation to gamble with your data!  Our research shows that 57% of organizations state that their tolerance for high-priority application downtime
    is less than 15 minutes or 15 minutes to less than one hour. In other words, no time for downtime…data protection is clearly a great business to be in!

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  • HYCU Doubles Down on Google Cloud Platform (GCP)

    cloud-announcementThe HYCU team has been busy in the past few quarters. A number of updates to its Google Cloud Platform (GCP) backup solution have taken place following the introduction of the innovative BaaS offering, with billing integration and advanced backup controls for example. HYCU has also expanded its reseller network and is actively targeting the enterprise space. 

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  • Data Protection Conversation with Dell EMC

    In this new edition of Data Protection Conversations, I speak with Beth Phalen, President of Dell EMC’s data protection division.

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  • Looking Ahead to Google Next 2019

    GettyImages-971583628With Google Next 2019 coming up, there are a few items I’m looking forward to hearing about.

    First and foremost, I’m excited to hear from the new GCP CEO Thomas Kurian and what his vision and plans are for the organization over the next 12-18 months. I think many in the industry understand some of the steps Google needs to make to become the cloud powerhouse it desires to be, with arguably the largest being a greater focus on hybrid cloud enablement. I think we caught a glimpse of that with the Alooma acquisition. I’m hoping to hear more about the plans for Alooma, where/how it will be integrated and some roadmap details on deeper integrations across GCP services. (more…)

  • Unitrends’ Super-Charged Appliance

    GettyImages-1129503335I spend a lot of time in the enterprise space but there’s quite a bit going on in the SMB and the mid-market too, which are the hunting grounds of Unitrends.  I recently talked to Joe Noonan about Unitrends’ strategy and focus. You can see this data protection conversation here.   

    This week, Unitrends, now a  Kaseya company, launched an interesting new appliance that will help SMBs, mid-sized organizations, and MSPs with their data protection mandates. One of the challenges in many smaller organizations, or decentralized offices, is having local infrastructure for quick data/application recovery.  (more…)

  • ESG’s Master Survey Results provide the complete output of syndicated research surveys in graphical format. In addition to the data, these documents provide background information on the survey, including respondent profiles at an individual and organizational level. It is important to note that these documents do notcontain analysis of the data.

    This Master Survey Results presentation focuses on state of the artificial intelligence (AI) market with an IT and a data-centric lens to uncover drivers, challenges, budgets, and personas across the AI data pipeline.

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