Storage and Data Protection News for the Week of February 16: Updates from Sophos, Veeam, Hitachi Vantara, and More

Solutions Review editors curated this list of the most noteworthy storage and data protection news items for the week of February 16, 2024.

Keeping tabs on all the most relevant storage and data protection news can be a time-consuming task. As a result, our editorial team aims to provide a summary of the top headlines from the last week in this space. Solutions Review editors will curate vendor product news, mergers and acquisitions, venture capital funding, talent acquisition, and other noteworthy storage and data protection news items.

Top Storage and Data Protection News for the Week of February 16, 2024

Barracuda Expands U.S. Distribution Channel Through Ingram Micro

Barracuda Networks, Inc., a trusted partner and leading provider of cloud-first security solutions, announced a distribution agreement with Ingram Micro to grow its reach within the U.S. Under the agreement, Ingram Micro is now offering Barracuda’s comprehensive portfolio of email, application, cloud, network, and data protection solutions to its channel partners in the U.S.

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Cobalt Iron Receives Patent on Data Locality-Based Brokering of Cloud Computing

Cobalt Iron Inc., a leading provider of SaaS-based enterprise data protection, today announced that it has earned another new patent, this time on its technology for data locality-based brokering of cloud computing operations. Patent No. 11843665, issued on Dec. 12, 2023, describes new techniques for Cobalt Iron Compass, the company’s enterprise SaaS backup platform.

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Hitachi Vantara and Cisco Unveil Next-Gen Hybrid Cloud Managed Services to Address Complexity, Cost Challenges

Hitachi Vantara—the data storage, infrastructure, and hybrid cloud management subsidiary of Hitachi, Ltd.—announced the next evolution of its partnership with Cisco, introducing an innovative suite of hybrid cloud services designed to address ongoing data management challenges faced by modern enterprises. The joint offering, Hitachi EverFlex with Cisco Powered Hybrid Cloud, is unique because it integrates automation solutions and predictive analytics to give organizations a future-proof portfolio.

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Komprise, the leader in analytics-driven unstructured data management and mobility, announced Komprise Intelligent Data Management Winter 2024, which introduces Komprise Elastic Replication to drastically cut the cost of replicating unstructured data. With more frequent and devastating natural disasters, cybersecurity and ransomware attacks, data protection, and disaster recovery (DR) strategies are essential in the enterprise. IT outages are getting more and more costly.

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Sophos MDR and Sophos XDR Now Integrate with Veeam

Organizations using Veeam Backup and Replication can now strengthen their defenses against ransomware with Sophos MDR and Sophos XDR. Read on to learn how Sophos’ new integration with Veeam delivers better visibility to detect and stop threats targeting backup data. Backup and recovery are integral parts of a holistic cybersecurity strategy. Adversaries attempt to tamper with backup solutions to prevent recovery from ransomware attacks—early detection of this malicious activity is critical.

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Veeam Software, ‘the leader in Data Protection and Ransomware Recovery,’ announced the award of a $5 million contract with follow-on options, resulting in a total value of $21 million to provide data backup and recovery software to the U.S. Navy. Through the five-year Program Level Agreement, Veeam supports PMW 160, the program office responsible for the Navy’s Consolidated Afloat Networks and Enterprise Services technology program that enables the fleet to communicate and share information.

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The First Episode of “Information Risk with David Loshin” is Available Now

The team at Solutions Review is excited to launch the first episode of “Information Risk with David Loshin,” a new podcast series where David Loshin joins Solutions Review for a deep-dive discussion into all things information risk. In this episode, David talks about what he sees as the different categories of information risk, how they relate to organizations, and what motivated him to group these categories under the term’ information risk’ and details some real-world examples from various industries.

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