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Data Storage and Backup Security: How to Defend Against Ransomware

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CISOs and security teams therefore expand their framework to encompass storage and backup systems and add controls specific to their unique needs. If you’re taking your first storage-security steps, we urgently recommend getting to know prominent storage & backup security guidelines and frameworks. Raise Your Security Baseline.

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How the 3-2-1 Rule for Backups Can Help SMBs Right Now

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In this feature, Western Digital HDD Solutions Manager Victor Nemecheck offers commentary on how the 3-2-1 rule for backups can help SMBs right now. This is why it is extremely important for organizations to review the way in which they back up their data and ensure that they employ an active data backup strategy.

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SSD vs. HDD Speeds: What’s the Difference?

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To determine the actual difference in speed, you’ll need to download benchmarking tools. Drive manufacturers, such as Crucial, Samsung, Intel, and SanDisk (Western Digital), provide benchmarking tools that enable you to test drive speeds. How to Benchmark SSD vs. HDD. Storage devices are benchmarked using read and write actions.

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NexusTek Earns Spot on CRN’s 2024 Solution Provider 500 List

NexusTek

NexusTek Managed Service Plans offer end-to-end IT management with fixed-monthly, per-user pricing through which SMBs can leverage help desk, backup, disaster recovery, dedicated engineers, security, 24Ă—7 remote support, and network monitoring services while creating predictable IT budgets.

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S5cmd Hits v1.0 and Intro to Advanced Usage

Pure Storage

These use-cases also necessitate utilities to drive performance, both for working with object storage and benchmarking performance limits. This blog post is a follow up to my previous post on s5cmd and dives into more advanced usage and benchmarking with s5cmd. Ansible playbook for benchmarking with s5cmd.

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IOPS vs. Throughput: Why Both Matter

Pure Storage

It’s a standard performance benchmark for solid-state drives, hard drives, flash drives, and network attached storage (NAS) devices. For example, HDDs are affordable for backup storage. Backup servers are mainly used for writes where users store their data but rarely need to retrieve it.

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Storage and Data Protection News for the Week of March 31; Updates from DataGrail, Datto, Rubrik & More

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First, they run a series of data integration tests and then compare results against benchmarks, the last step is to work closely with partners to fill any gaps and refine documentation for our mutual customers. World Backup Day quotes have been vetted for relevance and ability to add business value. Read on for more. [

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