Solutions Review’s Solution Spotlight with Cohesity is an hour-long discussion and software demo focusing on how their FortKnox solution protects against ransomware with secure cyber vaulting.

What is a Solutions Spotlight?

Solutions Review’s Solution Spotlights are exclusive webinar events for industry professionals across enterprise technology. Since its first virtual event in June 2020, Solutions Review has expanded its multimedia capabilities in response to the overwhelming demand for these kinds of events. Solutions Review’s current menu of online offerings includes the Demo Day, Solution Spotlight, best practices or case study webinars, and panel discussions. And the best part about the “Spotlight” series? They are free to attend!

Why You Should Attend

Solutions Review is one of the largest communities of IT executives, directors, and decision-makers across enterprise technology marketplaces. Every year, over 10 million people come to Solutions Review’s collection of sites for the latest news, best practices, and insights into solving some of their most complex problems.

With the next Solutions Spotlight event, the team at Solutions Review has partnered with ransomware protection and data storage solutions provider Cohesity. Join Cloud Solutions Architect Edwin Galang for a discussion on the threat ransomware poses to enterprises today and how Cohesity’s FortKnox solution can help stop ransomware in its tracks. Cohesity FortKnox is a cyber vaulting solution that provides an always available, secure copy of data in the cloud that avoids IT teams having to make the hard choice between data security and speed of recovery.

Featured Speakers:

Edwin Galang

Edwin Galang is a Cloud Solutions Architect at Cohesity. He has over twenty of experience in UNIX, hypervisors, storage, and data protection. He has worked as a system and SAN administrator, as a professional services technical consultant, a pre-sales SME for data protection and product management. Today he is focused on building solutions with public and private cloud providers with Cohesity.

About Cohesity:

Cohesity is an American privately held information technology company headquartered in San Jose, California with offices in India and Ireland. The company develops software that allows IT professionals to backup, manage and gain insights from their data across multiple systems or cloud providers. Their products also include anti-ransomware features, Disaster Recovery-as-a-Service, and SaaS management. In May 2022, the company released Cohesity FortKnox. It protects user data against ransomware or other cyber attacks using an air-gapped digital vault within AWS that is managed by Cohesity.

FAQ

• What: Protect Against Ransomware with Secure Cyber Vaulting
• When: Tuesday, March 26, 2024 at 12:00pm Eastern Time
• Where: Zoom meeting (see registration page for more details)

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A schedule of events for Insight Jam LIVE on December 8 (formerly BUDR Insight Jam), the annual element of Solutions Review’s Insight Jam, an always-on community for enterprise technology end-users, experts, and solution providers.

What is Insight Jam?

Think of the Insight Jam as a continuous, ongoing, interactive tech event.

The Insight Jam will always be here when you need answers to the questions that matter to your organization and your career. We’ve partnered with the leading industry experts, thought leaders, and analysts to live-stream a never-ending collection of Roundtable Events, Breakout Sessions, and Expert Podcasts.

And Insight Jam is built on a community platform that powers unlimited discussions, posts, and polls that will bring you deeper into the enterprise technology conversation.

Your Insight Jam journey starts here and starts now. We encourage you to dive in, explore, share, and engage. Let’s challenge ideas, bring new perspectives and elevate our knowledge together.

Join the Fastest-Growing Enterprise Tech Software End-User Community

Solutions Review is the largest software buyer and practitioner community on the web. Our Universe of Influence reach is more than 7 million business and IT decision-makers, as well as C-suite and other top management professionals. Our readers primarily use us as an enterprise technology news source and trusted resource for solving some of their most complex problems.

Our collection of vendor-agnostic buyer’s resources helps buyers and practitioners during the research and discovery phase of a buying cycle. This critical stage of information gathering is where buyers narrow down the field of solution providers to a short-list they plan to engage. The mission of Solutions Review is to make it easier for buyers of business software to connect with the best providers.

Event Details: Insight Jam LIVE on December 8, 2023

11:00 AM: Executive Roundtable: The Convergence of Storage & Security: Key Implications featuring panel moderator Doron Youngerwood on LinkedIn and YouTube

12:00 PM: Executive Roundtable: Ransomware-Proofing Data Protection & Storage Environments featuring panel moderator Demetrius Malbrough, as well as Chris Marshall and Dr. Niraj Tolia on LinkedIn and YouTube

1:00 PM: Executive Roundtable: Best Practices for Governing Cloud Migration & Compliance featuring panel moderator David Loshin on LinkedIn and YouTube

2:00 PM: Executive Roundtable: Security, Compliance, and Privacy for Data Teams & Platforms (presented by Satori) featuring panel moderator David Loshin on LinkedIn and YouTube

And that’s not all: Register for Insight Jam (free) to gain early access to all the exclusive 2024 enterprise tech predictions, best practices resources, and DEMO SLAM videos!

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The editors at Solutions Review curated this list of the best Seagate NAS drives to consider right now.

If you’re considering purchasing a Seagate Network Attached Storage (NAS) drive, there are a few things you should know before making your final decision. Firstly, NAS drives are designed for use in a home or office network and offer centralized storage that can be accessed by multiple users simultaneously. Seagate NAS drives are known for their reliability, performance, and ease of use, making them an excellent choice for those looking for a reliable storage solution.

When choosing a Seagate NAS drive, it’s important to consider your storage needs. Seagate offers a wide range of NAS drives with varying capacities, so it’s important to choose a drive that can accommodate your current and future storage needs. You should also consider the types of files you’ll be storing and how you plan to access them. If you plan to use the drive for media storage, for example, you’ll want to choose a drive with faster transfer speeds and plenty of space.

Another factor to consider is the level of security and data protection that the Seagate NAS drive provides. Seagate drives offer a variety of security features, including password protection and data encryption, to help keep your files safe from prying eyes. You should also consider whether the drive supports backup and disaster recovery options in case of a drive failure or other data loss event.

When purchasing a Seagate NAS drive, it’s important to consider the overall cost of ownership. Seagate drives are competitively priced, but you should also factor in the cost of any necessary accessories, such as cables and mounting hardware. You should also consider the ongoing costs of maintaining the drive, including any necessary software updates and replacements for failed components.

Seagate NAS drives offer reliable, high-performance storage solutions perfect for home or small office use. By considering your storage needs, security requirements, and total cost of ownership, you can choose the right Seagate NAS drive and rest easy knowing that your data is safe and easily accessible.

The Best Seagate NAS Drives

Seagate IronWolf 8TB NAS Internal Hard Drive HDD

OUR TAKE: IronWolf internal hard drives are the ideal solution for up to 8-bay, multi-user NAS environments. Users can monitor the health of drives using the integrated IronWolf Health Management system as well.

Description: IronWolf is designed for everything NAS. Get used to tough, ready, and scalable 24×7 performance that can handle multi-bay NAS environments across various capacities. Capacities range from 1 to 18 TB with two types of drive design (Air, Helium) and two different cache types (64, 256). According to Seagate, IronWolf delivers less wear and tear, little noise/vibration, no lags or downtime, and increased file-sharing performance.

Seagate IronWolf Pro 16TB NAS Internal Hard Drive HDD

OUR TAKE: Ironwolf internal Hard drives are the ideal solution for up to 24-bay, multi-user NAS server environments. It touts little to no noise/vibration, no lags or downtime, increased file-sharing performance, and lower power consumption than competitors.

Description: IronWolf Pro drives are engineered to deliver 24×7 performance, reliability, and dependability in multi-bay, multi-user commercial, and enterprise RAID storage solutions. Total peace of mind with a five-year limited warranty, complimentary three-year Rescue Data Recovery Services, and IronWolf Health Management.

Seagate IronWolf 125 SSD 1TB NAS Internal Solid State Drive

OUR TAKE: This product was designed for heavy workloads and multi-user NAS environments and touts built-in data protection that monitors your SSD NAS drive health on compatible NAS, notifying you to intervene before a catastrophic event occurs.

Description: The Seagate IronWold SSD is available in the 125 series and the 525 series. The 125 series ranges from 250GB to 4TB while the 525 has three options: 500GB, 1TB, and 1TB. IronWolf SSD drives are purpose-built, with best-in-class performance and endurance to handle multi-user environments and satisfy intensive workloads. Plus, up to 2TB capacities and always-on 24×7 loading meet scalability and tiering needs.

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A schedule of events for Solutions Review’s 2022 BUDR Insight Jam, a community web event for enterprise technologists. This year’s event theme is Challenges and Opportunities in Cloud Data Protection, Enterprise Backup, and Disaster Recovery.

What is the BUDR Insight Jam?

The BUDR Insight Jam is a data protection community web event. Solutions Review editors are bringing the best and brightest minds in the industry together for a one-day social media gathering. Participants will include industry analysts, experts, influencers, practitioners, and software solution providers under the hashtag #BUDRInsightJam.

This year Solutions Review is doubling down on its popular Expert Panel segments to meet the demand for what its editors do best; bring industry experts together to publish the web’s leading content for enterprise technologists.

Join the largest data protection software buyer and practitioner community

Solutions Review Backup, Recovery & Storage is the largest software buyer and practitioner community on the web. Our Universe of Influence reach is more than 7 million business and IT decision-makers, as well as C-suite and other top management professionals. Our readers primarily use us as an enterprise technology news source and trusted resource for solving some of their most complex problems.

Our collection of vendor-agnostic buyer’s resources help backup and disaster recovery buyers and practitioners during the research and discovery phase of a buying cycle. This critical stage of information gathering is where buyers narrow down the field of solution providers to a short-list they plan to engage. The mission of Solutions Review is to make it easier for buyers of BUDR software to connect with the best providers.

Event Details

Uncover insights personalized to your interests. From analysts to IT and the Public Sector, there is sure to be something for everyone. Solutions Review editors will be breaking the web event into three main tracks so you can find the insights that are best for you:

8:30 AM – 12:30 PM: Advice for backup, disaster recovery, and data protection software buyers featuring 16 expert insights

11:00 AM: Executive Roundtable: Challenges and Opportunities in Cloud Data Protection featuring panel moderator Chris Marshall and Doug Neumann on LinkedIn and YouTube

Moderator: Chris Marshall, Verified Backups LLC

Chris Marshall has been developing data-driven solutions for companies of all sizes for 30 years. He specializes in automating workflows, saving companies time and payroll expenses. He started Verified Backups two years ago to address the issues around backup failure due to a lack of testing. Chris has lived in St. Louis his whole life and is happily married with 5 adult children and one grandson.

Doug Neumann, Arpio

Doug Neumann is the founder and CEO of Arpio, where his team is building the next generation of disaster recovery solutions focused on the needs of cloud-based workloads.  Prior to Arpio, Doug served stints at Microsoft and Bandwidth where he led the development and operations of SaaS solutions running on the Azure and AWS clouds.

Adrian Moir, Quest Software

Adrian Moir is the Senior Product Manager and Technology Strategist for Quest Software and has a background in electrical; and electronic engineering. In recent years, Adrian has been working within the Information and Systems Management business at Quest with a focus on Data Protection products, driving the technology portfolio strategy and working as a product evangelist.

Claude Mandy, Symmetry Systems

Claude Mandy is the Chief Evangelist of Data Security at Symmetry Systems, encouraging customers to better understand and protect data objects, identities, and applications in a hybrid cloud environment. Prior to Symmetry, Mandy was a Senior Director Analyst at the analyst firm Gartner responsible for covering a variety of topics across security, risk management, and privacy.

William Bush, Catalogic

William is passionate about all things tech and has been working in the IT industry now for over 15 years. During that time, William has developed and delivered cloud-native, virtualisation, storage, big data and data protection services and solutions to over 200 SMB and enterprise organisations worldwide. Outside of work, William is a family man with a wife and three children.

Chris Plescia, Aware

Chris Plescia is the Chief Technology Evangelist at Aware, where he helps customers optimize collaboration environments, minimize compliance and security risk, and capture employee insights. Recognized as a forward-thinking people leader and transformation agent with over 33 years of experience, Chris is known for his energy and ability to move organizations forward via technical innovation.

12:00 PM: Executive Roundtable: The State of Data Privacy: Tools and Practice – featuring panel moderator David Loshin on LinkedIn and YouTube

Moderator: David Loshin, Knowledge Integrity, Inc.

Recognized worldwide as an information management thought leader, David has popularized best practices for business intelligence, data governance, performance computing, master data management, predictive analytics, and data quality. David is a monthly columnist for TechTarget and is a frequent presenter at The Data Warehousing Institute World Conferences, Enterprise Data World, the Data Governance and Information Quality conferences, as well as web-based seminars.

Saimon Michelson, CTERA

Saimon Michelson is Chief Architect at CTERA. He has a BSc in Computer Science from Tel Aviv University, magna cum laude. He is a recognized expert in the relationships between cloud, storage, and information security. Saimon is experienced in Python, Java web (JS, HTML, CSS) and mobile development, as well as Unix and Linux Shell Scripting. He has experience with operating systems Windows, Linux, and Solaris.

Dan Benjamin, Dig Security

Dan Benjamin is the co-founder and CEO of Dig Security. With over a decade of industry experience in both startups and corporates, Dan has led tech teams, built and maintained solutions that supported massive scale, sold solutions to enterprise customers of all sizes, designed products in various industries, and raised funds from high-profile investors.

Sophie Stalla-Bourdillion, Immuta

Sophie Stalla-Bourdillon is Senior Privacy Counsel and Legal Engineer at Immuta, where she works on analyzing and developing solutions to support smart data governance and risk assessment within data analytics environments. Sophie is also a Professor in Information Technology Law & Data Governance at the University of Southampton, where she co-directs the Web Science Institute and conducts interdisciplinary research in the fields of privacy, data protection, data sharing, and data governance.

Justin Beals, Strike Graph

Justin is the Co-Founder & CEO of Strike Graph, a security compliance company, which he incubated at Madrona Venture Labs in early 2020. As a serial entrepreneur with expertise in AI, cybersecurity and governance, he started Strike Graph to eliminate the confusion related to cybersecurity audit and certification processes. He likes making arcane cybersecurity standards plain and simple to achieve.

Subbiah Sundaram, HYCU

Subbiah Sundaram is the SVP, Products at HYCU. Subbiah spearheads product management, alliances, sales engineering, and customer success with more than 20 years of experience delivering best-in-class multi- and hybrid-cloud data protection and on-premises solutions. A Kellogg Management School MBA graduate, Subbiah has worked with leading companies such as EMC, NetApp, Veritas, BMC, CA, and DataGravity.

12:30 PM – 4:30 PM: Best practices segment for data storage and business continuity practitioners featuring 16 expert insights

1:00 PM: Executive Roundtable: The Evolution of Enterprise Data Storage: Past, Present, and Future – featuring panel moderator Demetrius Malbrough on LinkedIn and YouTube

Moderator: Demetrius Malbrough, Data Protection Gumbo

Demetrius Malbrough has accumulated a “gumbo” of experience throughout his 22+ year tech career and is passionate about being an influencer and marketing thought leader in the Backup & Recovery industry. He is the founder of the Data Protection Gumbo podcast, creator of the Backup & Recovery Professionals LinkedIn group, and currently seeking a Technical Evangelist or Technical Marketing position.

Eric Herzog, Infinidat

Prior to joining Infinidat, Herzog was CMO and VP of Global Storage Channels at IBM Storage Solutions, where he was responsible for worldwide product marketing and management for IBM’s storage systems, software-defined storage, hyperconverged infrastructure, and global storage channels. Herzog’s executive leadership experience also includes: CMO and Senior VP of Alliances for all-flash storage provider Violin Memory.

Doron Youngerwood, Continuity Software

Doron is an avid storage and backup security advocate. Alongside continuous research of storage security, threat landscape, and market maturity analysis, he is also engaged in writing, public speaking, and information exchanged with global enterprises. Doron bridges the worlds of storage and security, spending time educating CISOs and information security practitioners on the importance of storage, backup and data protection and running the flagship video series, CISO Point of View.

Ahsan Siddiqui, Arcserve

Ahsan Siddiqui is the Director of Product Management at Arcserve. He’s been in the industry for 17 years, working with partners and customers globally to deliver products & solutions to manage, protect and recover data workloads. Having started his career as a Certified Ethical Hacker & an IT/Security administrator, Ahsan has spent a long time in the data protection industry supporting, building, implementing, and planning solutions for disaster recovery.

Subbiah Sundaram, HYCU

Subbiah Sundaram is the SVP, Products at HYCU. Subbiah spearheads product management, alliances, sales engineering, and customer success with more than 20 years of experience delivering best-in-class multi- and hybrid-cloud data protection and on-premises solutions. A Kellogg Management School MBA graduate, Subbiah has worked with leading companies such as EMC, NetApp, Veritas, BMC, CA, and DataGravity.

Justin Emerson, Pure Storage

Justin Emerson is a Technical Evangelist at Pure Storage focused on the FlashBlade product portfolio. He joined Pure in 2020 as a FlashBlade Data Architect for the San Francisco Bay Area. Prior to that, he worked at storage-focused reseller partners for more than a decade. Justin focuses on delivering compelling narratives around how FlashBlade is unique to the industry.

2:00 PM: Executive Roundtable: Data Access vs. Compliance and the Future of Cloud Data protection – featuring panel moderator Demetrius Malbrough and Mark Diamond on LinkedIn and YouTube

Moderator: Demetrius Malbrough, Data Protection Gumbo

Demetrius Malbrough has accumulated a “gumbo” of experience throughout his 22+ year tech career and is passionate about being an influencer and marketing thought leader in the Backup & Recovery industry. He is the founder of the Data Protection Gumbo podcast, creator of the Backup & Recovery Professionals LinkedIn group, and currently seeking a Technical Evangelist or Technical Marketing position.

Mark Diamond, Contoural

Mark Diamond is CEO of Contoural, the largest independent provider of Records & Information Management and Litigation Readiness Consulting Services. He is also Founder and program administrator of the Association of Corporate Counsel Data Steward program, the industry-leading law firm and legal service provider information security assessment, benchmark and accreditation program.

Ajay Patel, Immuta

Ajay Patel is the Growth Product Manager for Immuta. He is a data leader with a robust technology and business background. Ajay has extensive experience building large scale and efficient products, systems, teams, and processes for growth and optimization. Before Immuta, Ajay spent eight years at EDB.

Ben Herzberg, Satori

Ben Herzberg: Ben is an experienced hacker, developer and book author. Ben is experienced in endpoint security, behavioral analytics, application security, and data security. Ben filled roles such as the CTO of Cynet, and Director of threat research at Imperva. Ben is the Chief Scientist for Satori, streamlining data access and security with DataSecOps.

Dave Bermingham, SIOS Technology

Dave Bermingham is Director of Customer Success at SIOS Technology. He is recognized within the technology community as a high-availability expert and has been honored to be elected a Microsoft MVP for the past 12 years: 6 years as a Cluster MVP and 6 years as a Cloud and Datacenter Management MVP. Dave holds numerous technical certifications and has more than thirty years of IT experience.

Rob Peterson, Infrascale

Rob Peterson is the CEO of Infrascale. Prior to joining Infrascale, Rob was a General Partner at private investment firm Route 66, and managed credit-focused private investments, including structured debt and forward purchase commitments, and private equity. Rob holds a BS in Accounting and International Finance from American University and an MBA from the University of Maryland College Park.

4:30 PM – 8:30 PM: Industry trends and predictions for 2023 featuring expert insights

Why Participate?

Wondering what’s in it for you? Join us for the BUDR Insight Jam to get advice on data management and analytics software buying, best practices for piloting new and emerging technologies, and find out what the future will bring. It’s also going to be a top-notch networking event featuring many of the foremost thought leaders in the field.

FAQ

What: The 4th-annual Solutions Review BUDR Insight Jam

When: Tuesday, December 13, 2022 from 8:30 AM to 8:30 PM Eastern

Where: Twitter (using the hashtag #BUDRInsightJam), YouTube, LinkedIn

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The editors at Solutions Review curated this list of the best Western Digital external hard drives for portable and desktop use.

Western Digital (WD) offers data storage solutions that enable individuals and organizations to manage and preserve their digital content. The company markets Hard Disk Drive (HDD) and Solid-State Drive (SSD) products for desktop and notebook computers, as well as high-capacity performance drives for enterprise use cases. Western Digital is also a manufacturer of hard drives used in popular consumer electronic brands and products like DVRs, security surveillance systems, and gaming consoles.

Whether you’re looking for one of the best Western Digital external hard drives for personal or professional use, there is sure to be an option for you. The company has recently begun to branch out its product line to offer solutions for a wider variety of devices (like next-gen gaming) and personas (like color combinations and construction materials). It’s with these things in mind that Solutions Review editors assembled this list of the best Western Digital external hard drives to consider. This resource includes all of the company’s most up-to-date product lines and configuration options, helping to save you time during your search.

Note: The best Western Digital external hard drives are organized by type (portable vs. desktop) for effective comparison.

The Best Western Digital External Hard Drives – Portable

WD My Passport Portable External Hard Drive HDD, USB 3.0, USB 2.0 Compatible

OUR TAKE: Available in four different storage capacities (1TB, 2TB, 4TB, TB), two different styles (PC, Mac), and four colors (black, blue, navy, red), the Western Digital My Passport line has a model for everyone. It’s also an Amazon’s Choice.

Description: The My Passport drive is trusted, portable storage and the latest version has been redesigned to feature a convenient, slim form factor. It comes equipped with backup software that can be set to run automatically to your schedule. The My Passport also touts built-in 256-bit AES hardware encryption with password protection. This model is ready right out of the box and includes all necessary cables.

Note: Also available for Mac.

WD My Passport SSD Portable External Solid State Drive Password Protection with Hardware Encryption

OUR TAKE: WD’s flagship portable SSD line offers four capacities (500GB, 1TB, 2TB, 4TB), comes in five different colors, and includes some protection from common damage, making it an interesting personal or professional backup option.

Description: The My Passport SSD lets you save, access, and protect the content that matters to your most by offering read speeds up to 1050MB per second and write speeds of up to 1000MB per second. The product line also features password-enabled 256-bit AES hardware encryption and simple backup. My Passport SSD has a metal, shock, and vibration resistant design, as well as drop resistance from 6 feet.

WD My Passport Ultra Portable External Hard Drive HDD, USB-C and USB 3.1 Compatible

OUR TAKE: The WD My Passport Ultra external HDD drive comes in two colors and four capacities (from 1TB to 5TB). The 5TB option appears to be the highest in-class. Formatted for Windows but usable on a Mac, and with USB-C connectivity, this is a solid option for a variety of different uses.

Description: The My Passport Ultra offers a modern metal design and is Windows-ready out of the box. This model includes password protection with hardware encryption as well. Ultra also features USB-C connectivity, easy-to-use backup software, password encryption with 256-Bit AES, and more.

Note: Also available for Mac.

WD Elements Portable External Hard Drive, USB 3.0, Compatible with PC, Mac, PS4 & Xbox

OUR TAKE: The WD My Elements portable drive comes pre-formatted for Windows 10, 8.1, and 7. Though reformatting may be required for other operating systems, this product can help you to improve PC performance through proper data backup.

Description: The WD Elements portable offers reliable yet high-capacity storage for a mobile life. This model includes fast data transfer rates and universal connectivity. WD Elements also touts compatibility with USB 3.0 and USB 2.0, as well as shock tolerance functionality to ensure your data remains safe.

WD Elements SE – Portable SSD, USB 3.0, Compatible with PC, Mac

OUR TAKE: The WD Elements SE offers USB A connectivity and works with PC or Mac. This model comes in four different capacities ranging from 1TB to 5TB. Several reviewers report great compatibility with gaming consoles as well.

Description: The WD Elements SE SSD offers high-performance and a pocket-size design, as well as speeds that are up to three times faster than the comparable HDD version. It touts read speeds up to 400MB per second so you can move large files fast and includes plug-and-play functionality that makes it easy to integrate into your current workflow.

WD_BLACK P10 Game Drive – Portable External Hard Drive HDD, Compatible with Playstation, Xbox, PC, & Mac

OUR TAKE: WD_BLACK external hard drives are designed with gaming in mind. Western Digital offers a dedicated model for Xbox and another model for any gaming setup, whether PC, Playstation, or Xbox. The BLACK drive is offered in five different capacities.

Description: Available with 256 MB of DRAM cache on higher capacity models, the WD_BLACK HDD is performance-optimized. This model gives you fast hard drive speeds, high capacity, and a 5-year limited warranty. It is an optimal storage solution for any gaming rig and touts large cache sizes and capacities, WD recommends pairing one of these with an SSD as well.

WD My Passport Go SSD Cobalt Portable External Storage, USB 3.0

OUR TAKE: WD’s My Passport Go is an Amazon’s Choice and popular option for portable, secure, and reliable content backup. It’s available in a storage-only model up to 2TB and a storage + 4TB hard drive option.

Description: My Passport GO is a tough SSD drive designed specifically for travel, featuring a rubber protective bumper on the outside and a built-in cable. It’s drop-resistant up to 2 meters and has no moving parts. Whether using a PC or Mac computer, your My Passport Go drive works easily right out of the box and includes automatic backup software for Windows and is also Time Machine compatible for Mac backup though formatting is required.

The Best Western Digital External Hard Drives – Desktop

WD Elements Desktop Hard Drive HDD, USB 3.0, Compatible with PC, Mac, PS4 & Xbox

OUR TAKE: The WD Elements desktop hard drive is a popular option for high-capacity data and content backup. This product is available in ranges from 4TB all the way up to 18TB. Buyers can expect fast data transfers and plug-and-play compatibility for Windows.

Description: The WD Elements external desktop hard drive offers reliable, high-capacity storage and fast data transfers. With this single drive you get compatibility with the latest USB 3.0 devices and backward compatibility with USB 2.0 devices as well.

WD My Book Desktop External Hard Drive, USB 3.0, External HDD with Password Protection and Auto Backup Software

OUR TAKE: The WD My Book is available from 4TB all the way up to 18TB. It is one of the company’s flagship desktop external hard dive offerings designed for both business and [pe

Description: WD’s My Book desktop external hard drive is equipped with backup software for Windows and Apple Time Machine. The My Book desktop computer hard drive’s built-in 256-bit AES hardware encryption with password protection helps keep your content private and safe. The product is ready to use out of the box so you can start transferring files as well.

WD My Book Duo Desktop RAID External Hard Drive HDD, USB 3.1 Gen-1 Ready, USB 3.0 Compatible

OUR TAKE: The Duo RAID version of WD’s My Book offers a minimum of 16TB (and up to 36TB) for those in need of massive data storage and backup. It offers multiple USB ports as well.

Description: The My Book Duo drive has a massive capacity for storing photos, videos, documents, and music. RAID-0 mode provides 360MB per second read speeds using USB-C. Users can switch to RAID-1 configuration for redundancy and to mirror data on the WD drives inside. A USB Type-C port with all cables included makes it universally compatible as well.

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The editors at Solutions Review highlight what’s changed since the last iteration of Gartner’s Magic Quadrant for Distributed File Systems and Object Storage and provide an analysis of the new report.

Analyst house Gartner, Inc. has released its 2021 Magic Quadrant for Distributed File Systems and Object Storage. The researcher defines distributed file systems and object storage as “software and hardware platforms that are based on distributed designs and that support object and/or scale-out file system technology to address requirements for unstructured data growth.” The market is based on distributed computing architectures in which there is no single point of failure or contention across the system. These products must have a fully distributed architecture where data and metadata are distributed, replicated, or erasure-coded over the network across multiple nodes in the cluster. 

Because the unstructured data storage market is evolving, new capabilities are necessary to address the growing challenges that come with that evolution. New challenges include exponential data growth, rapid digitalization, and the globalization of business. Storage infrastructure tools, particularly those based on distributed file systems and object storage, are increasing in volume and capacity of deployments as the platform of choice to address the growth of unstructured data in data centers around the world.

End-users have reported unstructured data is increasing more than 30 percent year over year. Because of this, infrastructure and operations (I&O) leaders are searching for extensible on-prem storage platforms that can address a growing number of digital business use cases with lower acquisition, operational, and management costs. Features I&O professionals are looking for include scalability, flexibility, life cycle management, ease of management, and analytics insights into data. Recently, users have been requesting cyber-resilient unstructured data solutions to prevent, detect, and recovery from ransomware attacks.

Gartner predicts that by 2026, large enterprises will triple their unstructured data capacity stored as file or object storage on-prem, at the edge, or in the public cloud compared to 2021. Additionally, the research firm expects that 60 percent of the global unstructured data storage capacity will be deployed as software-defined storage (SDS) by 2025, up from less than 25 percent in 2021. It is also expected that new consumption models and procurement offerings will emerge to provide end-users with different ways to purchase storage.

In this Magic Quadrant, Gartner evaluated the strengths and weaknesses of 15 providers that it considers most significant in the marketplace and provides readers with a graph (the Magic Quadrant) plotting the vendors based on their Ability to Execute and their Completeness of Vision. The graph is divided into four quadrants, niche players, challengers, visionaries, and leaders. At Solutions Review, we read the report, available here, and pulled out the key takeaways.

Gartner adjusts its evaluation and inclusion criteria for Magic Quadrants as software markets evolve. As a result, Nutanix and Weka were added to this year’s report, while Caringo was dropped. Gartner also occasionally lists honorable mentions that did not meet the inclusion criteria, but are potentially of interest to their clients. This year’s honorable mentions are Cohesity, MinIO, and VAST. Representative vendors in this year’s Magic Quadrant are Cloudian, DDN, Dell Technologies, Hitachi Vantara, Huawei, IBM, Inspur, NetApp, Nutanix, Pure Storage, Quantum, Qumulo, Red Hat, Scality, and Weka.

The leader and visionary sections of the graph are the most crowded this year, both housing five vendors each. Starting with the leaders, Dell Technologies is once again the runaway leader in terms of its ability to execute. The vendor recently added support for larger SSDs and HDDs, S3 access, an external key manager, and object tagging to its Dell EMC ECS offering. Dell’s closest competitor in the leader category is fellow industry giant, IBM. IBM’s placement could be attributed to its acquisition of Red Hat, which expanded its reach into enterprises with cloud-native workloads, including enhanced support for containerized applications and OpenShift in IBM Spectrum Scale.

The remaining leaders, Qumulo, Scality, and Pure Storage are all placed close together in a cluster on the graph. Qumulo’s status may be due to the fact that its public cloud file service integration and hybrid cloud workflow enablement models are well-aligned with the emerging needs of customers. Scality differentiates itself from competitors through its hybrid cloud integration and integrated capability to provide file and object storage in a single solution. Conversely, Pure Storage’s strength lies in its FlashArray business and common management system, which delivers an advantage for customers that want to consolidate vendors across block, file, and object workloads.

This year’s visionaries are NetApp, Nutanix, Quantum, Red Hat, and Weka. Placed closest to the X-axis, NetApp recently added fully managed object storage services in partnership with Equinix. Nutanix’s differentiating features is its rich data analytics tools, which provide monitoring and reporting of abnormal user behavior, performance anomalies, audit trails, and built-in ransomware protection. Placed almost directly on the Y-axis, Quantum integrates a range of technologies, including its StorNext file system, ActiveScale object storage, and tape solutions into a single platform to deliver an eternal archive. 

Weka, a new vendor in this year’s Magic Quadrant, offers multiprotocol capabilities and the ability to extend its file system to the object storage that provides better scalability and cost-efficiency compared to traditional all-flash file systems. Rounding out the visionaries is Red Hat. Over the past year, Red Hat Ceph Storage has added an object lock WORM feature and FIPS 140-2 cryptography and has also expanded key management integration.

This year’s challengers are all placed together in a cluster near the Y-axis of the graph. Cloudian is the closest to the axis. This placement could be because its strategy to focus on backup opportunities for providing S3-compatible storage with Object Lock technology for ransomware protection is an attractive option for users. Hitachi Vantara’s challenger status can be attributed to the fact that the vendor is trusted for its reliability, high availability, and resilient systems. Finally, Huawei potentially earned its challenger placement because it is well-designed to accommodate various unstructured data workloads as a single product for scalable and performant file and object storage services.

The least populous quadrant in this year’s report is the niche player section, which only contains Inspur and DDN. Inspur has experienced rapid growth in customers and managed petabytes in the China and Japan regions because of its product features and position in the server market. DDN’s niche player placement could be attributed to its proven storage solution for HPC and artificial workloads, including enhancements for deployment and integration in GPU environments to support NVIDIA DGX SuperPOD.

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Solutions Review’s annual Vendors to know in Data Storage provides the details on some of the most critical solution providers in the space.

The editors at Solutions Review continually research the most prominent and influential data storage vendors to assist buyers in search of the tools befitting the needs of their organization. Choosing the right vendor and solution can be a complicated process; it requires constant market research and often comes down to more than just the solution and its technical capabilities. To make your search a little easier, we listed the vendors to know in data storage.

Note: Companies are listed in alphabetical order.

Vendors to Know in Data Storage, 2021

Amazon Web Services

Amazon Web Services (AWS) offers a range of IT infrastructure services to enterprises. In addition to storage, the provider’s solutions and products include cloud computing, compute, networking, content delivery, databases, analytics, application services, backup, and archive.  AWS provides a variety of cloud storage solutions, such as Amazon Elastic Block Store (Amazon EBS), Amazon Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3), and AWS Backup, among others. Users are enabled to select from object, block, and file storage services as well as cloud data migration options when selecting their solution. The vendor’s various platforms also support both application and archival compliance requirements.

Caringo

Caringo is a provider of object-based technology for accessing, storing, and distributing unstructured or file-based data. Its flagship product, Caringo Swarm, provides private cloud storage that enables users to deploy storage clusters without being locked into proprietary hardware. In addition to data storage, the provider offers enterprise IT, medical, high-performance computing, and media and entertainment solutions. Caringo’s storage platform is offered in private, public, and hybrid cloud environments. Users also have the ability to scale on–premise with any mix of x86 hardware. DataCore Software acquired Caringo for an undisclosed amount in January of 2021.

Cloudian

Cloudian is an independent provider of object storage systems, offering S3 compatibility along with a partnership ecosystem. The vendor’s flagship solution, HyperStore, provides scalability, flexibility, and economics within the data center. Additionally, Cloudian’s data fabric architecture allows enterprises to store, find, and protect object and file data across sites. These processes can take place both on-prem and in public clouds within a single, unified platform. In 2020, Cloudian HyperStore was recognized as a 2020 Gartner Peer Insights Customers’ Choice for Distributed File Systems and Object Storage.

Cohesity

Cohesity consolidates secondary storage silos onto a hyperconverged, web-scale data platform that supports both public and private clouds. The vendor’s storage solution enables users to streamline their backup and data protection and then converge file and object services, test/dev instance, and analytic functions to provide a global data store. Cohesity delivers a single platform, a single GUI, and an app ecosystem, as well as machine learning capabilities. The provider offers two hyperconverged platforms, C3000 and C4000, as well as its distributed file system solution, Cohesity SpanFS. In 2020, Cohesity raised $250 million in Series E funding. Additionally, it was named a ‘Leader” in the GigaOm Report on Unstructured Data Management Solutions.

DDN

DataDirect Networks (DDN) is a provider of scalable storage and processing solutions, as well as professional services.  Organizations have the ability to use a range of DDN storage platforms to capture, store, process, analyze, collaborate, and distribute data, information, and content at a large scale. The solution is offered in two appliance options and is also available as a software-only distribution. The vendor provides services to financial services firms, healthcare organizations, energy companies, government facilities, and cloud service providers.

Dell EMC

Dell EMC enables digital transformation through hybrid cloud and big data solutions built on a data center infrastructure that brings together converged infrastructure, servers, storage, and cybersecurity technologies. The provider’s featured solution, Dell EMC Unity XT, offers multi-cloud enablement and an NVMe-ready design. Users are enabled to support virtualized applications, deploy unified storage, and address Remote-Office-Branch-Office requirements. The platform’s Unisphere management GUI also allows users to easily configure and manage storage. The vendor also offers file and object storage solutions. Dell EMC also recently released its PowerScale solution for unstructured data.

Fujitsu

Fujitsu is a Japanese information and communication technology company that offers a range of technology products, solutions, and services. These services and solutions include consulting, systems integration, managed services, outsourcing and cloud services for infrastructure, platforms and applications, data center and field services, and server, storage software, and mobile technologies. Fujitsu provides all-flash and hybrid storage, hyper-scale storage, storage management software, and storage for backup and archive. 

Hitachi Vantara

Hitachi Vantara assists enterprises with storing, enriching, activating, and monetizing their data. The provider offers four solutions under the umbrella of object storage, namely, Hitachi Content Platform (HCP), HCP Anywhere, Hitachi Data Ingestor (HDI), and Hitachi Content Intelligence. Each provides object storage, file synchronization, sharing, end-user data protection; a cloud file gateway; and search and analytic insights. The vendor is a wholly–owned subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd., and also offers backup and disaster recovery solutions.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise

HPE SimpliVity provides hyperconverged storage by converging the entire IT stack in each node, consolidation up to ten devices and apps in a building block for virtualized workloads. Before HPE acquired the company, SimpliVity delivered hyperconverged infrastructure on a range of industry-standard x86 platforms. Now, HPE SimpliVity provides its software-defined solutions that are built and supported by HPE. The vendor offers two platforms, HPE SimpliVity 380 and HPE SimpliVity 2600, which can both be integrated with the intelligent networking fabric, HPE Composable Fabric. Recently, HPE acquired Determined AI for an undisclosed amount.

Huawei

Huawei Technologies is a telecom solutions provider that offers infrastructure application software and devices with wireline, wireless, and IP technologies. The vendor has three divisions in the United States: enterprise (IP networking and router, wireless, storage, and data center security), carrier, and consumer devices (smartphones and tablets). Regarding storage, Huawei offers all-flash storage, hybrid flash storage, cloud storage, Hyperconverged Infrastructure (HCI), and data management. Its HCI platform, FusionCube for Cloud enables resource-on-demand provisioning and linear expansion.

IBM

IBM offers a wide range of technology and consulting services, including predictive analytics and software development. The provider offers a range of storage options, including flash storage, Software-Defined Storage (SDS), data protection software, hybrid storage arrays, Storage Area Networks (SAN), and tape storage. Through these products, IBM’s solutions support hybrid cloud storage, converged infrastructure, and virtual infrastructure. Additionally, the platforms allow for storage for blockchain, artificial intelligence, private cloud, and SAP. 

Inspur

Inspur provides big data services, cloud data centers, cloud services, and smart enterprises. The provider offers Active Storage (AS) and the infrastructure SDS (AS13000) platform. Inspur AS13000 is delivered as a hardware appliance, but a software-only solution is also available for strategic customers and partners. While Inspur provides many services, its storage business is the second largest within the company, after its server business. The majority of Inspur’s storage dealings occur in China, with the government and transportation/logistics industry accounting for more than half of its revenue.

NetApp

NetApp is a storage, cloud computing, information technology, and data management solution provider. In addition to predominantly offering on-prem storage infrastructure, the provider also specializes in hybrid cloud data services that facilitate the management of applications and data across cloud and on-prem environments in order to accelerate digital transformation. The vendor’s solution, StorageGRID, is an object storage platform whose primary access method is the Amazon S3 API. The tool offers hybrid cloud workflow and adheres to SEC and FINRA regulations. In June, NetApp acquired Data Mechanics for an undisclosed amount.

Nutanix

Nutanix provides cloud software, compute and storage infrastructure, and hyperconverged infrastructure solutions for implementing enterprise virtualization without complex and expensive network storage, whether it is SAN or NAS. Nutanix Complete Cluster’s converged compute and storage architecture can scale to manage petabytes of data while running thousands of virtual machines.  Nutanix’s storage solution, Nutanix Acropolis, offers built-in AHV virtualization, networking services, platform services, and enterprise storage capabilities such as data protection and disaster recovery features. In 2020, the provider raised $750 million from Bain Capital Private Equity.

Pivot3

Pivot3 provides Dynamic Hyperconverged and PCIe Flash Arrays, as well as hybrid cloud and Internet of Things (IoT) solutions in order to deliver maximum resource utilization. The vendor’s offerings are optimized for server virtualization, virtual desktop, data center consolidation, video surveillance, business continuity, disaster recovery, and remote and branch office. Pivot3’s storage solution provides security, resilience, and management at scale for the user’s environments. Powered by its Intelligence Engine, the vendor automates the management of multiple mixed application workloads and reduces unplanned downtime.

Pure Storage

Pure Storage is an all-flash enterprise storage provider that enables broad deployment of flash in data centers. Its technologies enable Software as a Service (SaaS) organizations, cloud service providers, and enterprise and public sector users to deliver secure data to power their DevOps and modern analytics environments in a multi-cloud environment. The vendor’s platforms accelerate random I/O-intensive applications such as server virtualization, desktop virtualization (VDI), database (OLTP, rich analytics/OLAP, SQL, and NoSQL), and cloud computing. Pure Storage also enables users to adopt next-generation technologies, including artificial intelligence and machine learning, to maximize the value of their data. In 2020, Pure Storage acquired Portworx for $370 million.

Qumulo

Qumulo is an enterprise data storage startup whose solutions are available on Qumulo storage servers, on hardware from companies such as Dell and HPE, and natively on AWS in the public cloud.  The provider was formed by professionals from Isilon Systems, Adobe, and Wily Technology. The vendor offers Qumulo File Fabric (QF2), a scale-out NAS tool that runs on-prem and in the public cloud, as well as preintegrated Qumulo Core appliances. Additionally, the provider offers software that is available on AWS Marketplace, third-party hardware, and standard hardware that Qumulo sells directly to customers.

Rackspace

Rackspace provides hybrid cloud-based services, Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), and web hosting. The vendor is primarily a web hosting and managed service provider offering OpenStack-based public cloud services, but it has shifted its strategy to being a managed service provider across a range of public clouds, rather than focusing on its own native cloud storage services. In regards to storage, Rackspace offers Cloud Files and Cloud Block Storage. The vendor’s public cloud services are offered in data centers in the central and eastern U.S., the U.K., Australia, and Hong Kong.

Red Hat

Red Hat is a software provider that offers open-source software products to the enterprise community.  The vendor provides operating system platforms, along with middleware, applications, and management solutions, as well as support, training, and consulting services. Red Hat provides Red Hat Ceph Storage, an open-source software product supporting block, object storage access and file access, as well as the underlying storage for Red Hat’s data analytics infrastructure solution and Red Hat Hyperconverged Infrastructure for Cloud. The platform supports modern workloads like cloud infrastructure, data analytics, media repositories, and backup and restore systems.

Scality

Scality is a venture-backed software provider that delivers large-scale storage management and infrastructure solutions. The vendor’s flagship solution, RING, makes x86 servers scale to hundreds of petabytes and billions of objects. Additionally, RING has an end-to-end parallel architecture and a patented object storage core that increases availability and durability. The platform integrates with applications through standard storage protocols such as NFS, S3, OpenStack Swift, and Cinder. Scality offers its services to telecommunications and media companies throughout the United States, Europe, and Japan. In early 2021, Scality raised $20 million in Series F funding.

Silk

Silk is a platform that offers enterprises increased database performance without changing their underlying apps or database infrastructure, whether they are running real-time transactional workloads or analytical workloads – as the entire stack runs 10x faster. Silk’s always-on availability across regions, zones, and clouds, means that organizations’ databases can keep going strong regardless of the unpredictability of the Cloud. Industry leaders like Comcast, Cisco, and Telefonica rely on Silk for unlimited cloud flexibility, data resiliency, and enhanced database performance.

StorageCraft

StorageCraft provides a converged primary and secondary scale-out storage platform with integrated data protection, which supports on-prem, cloud-based, or hybrid deployments. Additionally, the vendor offers data protection, data management, and business continuity solutions. The provider’s flagship platform, OneXafe, is a converged data platform that unifies enterprise data protection with scale-out storage in a configurable solution. OneXafe also offers reduced operational complexity and cost of ownership, in addition to business continuity and Disaster Recovery as a Service (DRaaS) capabilities. Recently, StorageCraft and Arcserve completed a merger in order to provide holistic data protection.

SUSE

SUSE is an open–source software provider that delivers software-defined infrastructure and application delivery solutions. The SUSE Enterprise Storage (SES) is based on Ceph and provides unified access for block, file, and object protocols for mainstream enterprises. Additionally, SUSE is one of the eight founding organizations on the Ceph Advisory Board and a contributor to the Ceph open-source community.  SES is delivered as software or as reference architecture through hardware OEMs with Dell EMC, Supermicro, HPE, Lenovo, Huawei, Fujitsu, and Cisco.  In 2020, SUSE acquired the Kubernetes management platform, Rancher Labs. Additionally, the vendor went public in May of 2021.

SwiftStack

SwiftStack provides private cloud storage for enterprises, offering the benefits of public cloud on infrastructure IT controls. The vendor’s public cloud storage offerings come from Amazon, Google, and Microsoft. SwiftStack storage can be addressed over file services or via object APIs for use in content delivery, active archive, collaboration, and other data-centric workflows. Additionally, the provider is the main contributor to the OpenStack Swift project, as well as 1space and ProxyFS, which are dedicated to hybrid/multi–cloud and file access, respectively. SwiftStack has recently expanded its focus on Amazon S3 API support to adjacent areas such as hybrid cloud storage. In 2020, SwiftStack was acquired by NVIDIA.

Violin Systems

Violin Systems, also known as Violin, is an enterprise storage solution provider that supports cloud, hybrid cloud, and on-prem environments. Violin storage platforms are powered by Concerto OS, an integrated storage operating system. In addition to storage, the vendor also provides a combination of data protection, business continuity, and data reduction services through its integrated data services. Violin also delivers CAPEX and OPEX savings. The provider offers server, desktop, private cloud, and hybrid cloud storage solutions, as well as a range of hardware. StorCentric acquired Violin Systems for an undisclosed amount in 2020.

Virtustream

Virtustream provides cloud computing management software and Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) to enterprises, service providers, and governments. The provider is a subsidiary of Dell Technologies and was acquired by EMC in 2015. This resulted in EMC’s managed services and some cloud-related assets being combined with Virtustream’s offerings. The vendor’s solution, Virtustream Storage Cloud (VSC), delivers an archive-focused object storage service based on Dell EMC’s storage appliances. Additionally, the provider has multiple data centers in the U.S., as well as data centers in Germany, the Netherlands, and the U.K.

Western Digital

Western Digital (WD) provides data storage solutions to enable organizations to manage and preserve their digital content. The provider offers Hard Disk Drives (HDDs) and Solid-State Drives (SSDs) for desktop and notebook personal computers, as well as the performance enterprise and capacity enterprise markets. Additionally, Western Digital offers HDDs used in consumer electronics such as DVRs, security surveillance systems, and gaming consoles. The vendor’s storage technology offers two-site asynchronous replication and the ability to deploy selected Docker containers on the platform itself.

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Top providers highlighted include Amazon Web Services, Caringo, Cloudian, Cohesity, DataDirect Networks, Dell EMC, Fujitsu, Hedvig, Hitachi Vantara, HPE SimpliVity, Huawei, IBM, Inspur, NetApp, Nutanix, Pivot3, Pure Storage, Qumulo, Rackspace, Red Hat, Scality, Silk, StorageCraft, SUSE, SwiftStack, Violin Systems, Virtustream, and Western Digital.

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Solutions Review’s Enterprise Data Storage Vendors to Watch Vendors to Watch is an annual listing of solution providers we believe are worth monitoring. Companies are commonly included if they demonstrate a product roadmap aligning with our meta-analysis of the marketplace. Other criteria include recent and significant funding, talent acquisition, a disruptive or innovative new technology or product, or inclusion in a major analyst publication.

Enterprise data storage solutions act as a central repository for information, commonly offering data management, protection, and sharing. Because enterprises are increasingly handling massive amounts of business-critical data, they require storage systems that are highly scalable, offer unlimited connectivity, and support multiple platforms. There are several approaches to enterprise data storage, including Storage Area Networks (SANs), Network-Attached Storage (NAS), Direct-Attached Storage (DAS), and cloud storage. The importance of data storage is underlined by the exponential generation of new data and the proliferation of Internet of Things (IoT) devices.

These enterprise data storage Vendors to Watch have met at least two of our five points of inclusion and represent to some degree the evolution of the marketplace. It’s in that spirit we turn our attention to the immediate future. Providers are listed in alphabetical order. Provider names and logos are linked so you can learn more.

Cloudian

Cloudian is an independent provider of object storage systems, offering S3 compatibility along with a partnership ecosystem. Additionally, the provider’s data fabric architecture allows enterprises to store, find, and protect object and file data across sites. Cloudian is recommended as a target for enterprise backup solutions and data tiering. It is also frequently used as an archive for rich media and video surveillance. Though its file service implementation is still growing and not fully integrated, Cloudian works well with object-based workloads. The provider is also expanding its integration by qualifying HyperStore as a target for third-party backup, data management, and cloud gateway products.

Cohesity

Cohesity consolidates secondary storage silos onto a hyperconverged, webscale data platform that supports both public and private clouds. The vendor’s storage solution enables users to streamline their backup and data protection, and then converge file and object services. Organizations looking for both enterprise data storage and backup should consider Cohesity. The vendor is consistently mentioned among the best in the storage space, and regularly pops up in analyst reports as a major player. While Cohesity’s VM backup capabilities are strong, its core strength is in managing, indexing, and protecting secondary storage data.

Infinidat

Infinidat’s storage solutions are designed to manage demanding workloads and the provider has shipped over 6 Exabytes worldwide with 1 Exabyte shipped in the last six months. Additionally, Infinidat was named a leader in the 2020 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Primary Storage Arrays. In January 2020, Infinidat was also recognized as Gartner Peer Insights Customers’ Choice for Primary Storage. Infinidat recently announced it has secured an additional investment round from its existing investors, including TPG Growth, Goldman Sachs, Claridge Ion Investors, and Moshe Yanai. The funding will be used to build on new initiatives, as well as technical research and product development.

NetApp

NetApp is a storage, cloud computing, information technology, and data management solution provider. In addition to predominantly offering on-prem storage infrastructure, the provider also specializes in hybrid cloud data services that facilitate the management of applications and data across cloud and on-prem environments, in order to accelerate digital transformation. The vendor’s solution, StorageGRID, is an object storage platform whose primary access method is the Amazon S3 API. The tool offers hybrid cloud workflow, and adheres to SEC and FINRA regulations. NetApp was also early to embrace the public cloud, resulting in deep integrations with public cloud providers. In 2020, NetApp acquired Spot.

Pure Storage

Pure Storage is an all-flash enterprise storage provider that enables broad deployment of flash in data centers. The vendor’s platforms accelerate random I/O-intensive applications such as server virtualization, desktop virtualization (VDI), database (OLTP, rich analytics/OLAP, SQL, and NoSQL), and cloud computing. Pure Storage also enables users to adopt next-generation technologies, including artificial intelligence and machine learning, to maximize the value of their data. The provider’s solution is recommended for use cases such as artificial intelligence and machine learning, real-time analytics, life sciences, HPC, and rapid restore data protection workloads.

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What is the BUDR Insight Jam?

The BUDR Insight Jam is a data protection community web event. Solutions Review editors are bringing the best and brightest minds in the industry together for a one-day social media gathering. Participants will include industry analysts, experts, influencers, authors, practitioners, and software solution providers.

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Our collection of vendor-agnostic buyer’s resource help BUDR buyers and practitioners during the research and discovery phase of a buying cycle. This critical stage of information gathering is where buyers narrow down the field of solution providers to a short-list they plan to engage. The mission of Solutions Review is to make it easier for buyers of backup and disaster recovery software to connect with the best providers.

Featured Participants

Demetrius Malbrough is the Principle Technical Product Marketing Manager of Puppet, Inc. as well as the host of the Data Protection Gumbo Podcast. Over his 21 years in cloud data management and backup and disaster recovery, he has worked with giants in the industry, including IBM, Dell EMC, and Rubrik. Malbrough has expertise in both the business and architectural aspects of data protection and IT resiliency solutions in a startup environment. Additionally, through his podcast, Malbrough has spoken with top founders, CIOs, CTOs, and CEOs in the space about the future of the data protection industry.

Simon Taylor is the CEO of HYCU, Inc. He has more than 15 years of experience in go-to-market strategy development, product marketing, and channel sales management for the tech industry. Prior to his work at HYCU, Taylor held several senior executive leadership positions within Comtrade Software. He has also worked with Forrester Research, Putnam Investments, and Omego. As the CEO of HYCU, Inc., Taylor develops and executes the strategy of the multi-cloud backup and recovery SaaS provider.

Diana Salazar is Quantum’s Product Marketing Manager of Enterprise Backup and Archive. She has over 17 years of experience in technology solutions and services. Through Salazar’s work at Quantum, she has helped to provide specialized storage solutions for content and data management in collaborative workflows for entertainment, physical sciences, genomics, research, and big data applications in physical, virtual, or cloud environments.

Featured Brands

IBM offers a range of technology and consulting services, including predictive analytics . The vendor’s backup and disaster recovery solution, Spectrum Protect, is a data protection platform that gives enterprises a single point of control and administration for backup and recovery. It enables backups and recovery for virtual, physical, and cloud environments. The tool also offers VM protection with searchable catalog and role-based administration. IBM Spectrum Protect is a suite of software offerings designed to help organizations manage and protect their data by simplifying backup administration.

StorageCraft offers backup, disaster recovery, and business continuity solutions for servers, desktops, and laptops. Their solutions reduce downtime, improve security and stability for systems and data, and lower the total cost of ownership. The vendor boasts four offices globally and has backed up over one million devices. StorageCraft’s business is focused on data protection and restoration tools that are offered via value-added and channel partners. However, it also offers scale-out storage, replication, recovery, integrated data protection, and more. The solution is supported by on-prem and cloud-based environments, as well as hybrid deployments.

Veritas Technologies provides backup and recovery, business continuity, information governance, and storage management tools. Its NetBackup product is a single and scalable solution that can protect physical, virtual and cloud workloads. Multitenant support is optional, and the solution is available on a converged platform that requires minimal administration. It eliminates point products and improves productivity within a business using centralized, policy-based management. Veritas also incorporates innovative technologies for data reduction and bandwidth efficiency, while providing extensive indexing and search capabilities.

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Wondering what’s in it for you? Join us for the BUDR Insight Jam to get insight on backup and disaster recovery software buying, best practices for piloting new and emerging technologies, and find out what the future will bring. It’s also going to be a top-notch networking event featuring many of the foremost thought leaders in the field.

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Uncover insights personalized to your interests. From analysts to IT and the public sector, there is something for everyone. Solutions Review editors will be breaking the web event into four main tracks so you can find the insights that are best for you:

9:00 AM – 12:00 PM: Advice for backup and disaster recovery software buyers

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1:00 PM – 2:00 PM: Panel Discussion

3:00 PM – 6:00 PM: Decision-making in a time of uncertainty

3:00 PM – 4:00 PM: Panel Discussion

3:00 PM – 9:00 PM: Industry trends and predictions for 2020

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