Preparing for Ransomware: I Built a System to Encrypt XServer's Production DB and Automatically Back It Up to OneDrive

Recently, I have been seeing news about cyberattacks and ransomware damage to companies much more frequently.The ransomware ...
Forbes

Imanis Data Seeks To Automate NoSQL Backups

We can tell that NoSQL databases are being used to house important data because people are now getting concerned about backing them up. Imanis Data is one of a few new companies focused on this ...
Redmond

PowerShell-Based SQL Server Backups Revisited, Part 2

Let's follow up the last column with a step-by-step breakdown shows how the PowerShell script automates SQL Server backups, manages retention, logs activity and verifies data integrity. In my first ...
techtarget

Automated backup: How it works and why you should use it

Data is the lifeblood of any modern business involving customer contacts, business plans and communications, designs and trade secrets, and even real-time, real-world conditions from extensive fleets ...
TechCrunch

Clumio raises $75M to automate cloud data backup and recovery

Clumio, a data backup and recovery provider for companies using the public cloud, has raised $75 million in a Series D round of funding. The raise comes as the Santa Clara, California-based company ...
techtarget

3 ways automated backup can aid your data protection

Backing up data and other information assets is one of the most important activities an IT department performs, and it should also be a priority among senior management. One of the top considerations ...
Redmond

PowerShell Based SQL Server Backups Revisited, Part 1

A couple of months ago, I wrote an article on how to use PowerShell to back up a database within SQL Server Express Edition. Even though the technique that I described in that post works, the script ...