Storage and Data Protection News for the Week of January 12; Updates from Cohesity, Dell, Scale Computing & More

Solutions Review Executive Editor Tim King curated this list of notable storage and data protection news for the week of January 12, 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 January 12, 2024

Cohesity Cloud Services Expands to Support Workloads in Microsoft Azure

With the comprehensive data protection and management solution hosted in Azure, organizations can safeguard their data, ensure swift recovery, and reduce operational costs while benefiting from the efficiency and security of Cohesity’s and Microsoft’s services. Let’s delve into our most recent features and capabilities.

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Dell Reveals Data Protection Risks Amid the Rise of GenAI and Multicloud

The 2024 report, the first Dell Global Data Protection Index to address the impact of generative AI (genAI), showed more than half (52 percent) of respondents said genAI will bolster their organization’s cybersecurity posture. However, this optimism is tempered by the 27 percent who believe that genAI might initially give an advantage to cybercriminals.

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DRI International Releases 9th Annual Predictions Report, Highlighting Risk and Resilience Trends in 2024

The report provides an in-depth look ahead to major global issues that resilience professionals may deal with in the coming year. It was developed by the DRI Future Vision Committee (FVC), a group of international thought leaders in the field.

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Keepit Nabs $40 Million in Funding to Boost Growth

Keepit will use the fresh capital to sustain the current growth trajectory and continue its substantial expansion strategy. The organisation has strategically leveraged funds to propel its growth by introducing innovative products and advancing platform development for cutting-edge data protection solutions.

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Scale Computing Launches New Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery Campaign

Scale Computing Platform (SC//Platform) makes it easier to shield businesses from malicious and accidental incidents alike, ensuring maximum security and uptime. By combining SC//Platform with the company’s new Business Continuity/Disaster Recovery (BCDR) Planning Service, available on a subscription basis, organizations establish a comprehensive and regulated plan for responding to unforeseen downtime.

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Veeam Exec Illustrates How AI Fits Into Backup, Recovery

Generative AI might have all the buzz, but traditional AI also has the potential to make backup and recovery simpler and more secure for storage admins now. While it’s still early days for generative AI in backup and recovery, vendors have started adding features using the technology. In early December, Veeam became the latest data backup vendor to add an AI-powered assistant to its platform.

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Solutions Review Set to Host Cohesity for Exclusive Spotlight Webinar January 18

Cohesity recently showcased new capabilities for protecting critical workloads with Cohesity DataProtect delivered-as-a-service, including support for Simple Storage Service (Amazon S3. With a single management plane for on-premises, Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), and cloud-native workloads, Cohesity customers can streamline data security and management and better protect themselves against cyber threats and outages.

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SR Editors Release Annual Roundup of Expert Data Protection Predictions for 2024

For our 5th annual Insight Jam LIVE! Solutions Review editors sourced this resource guide of data protection predictions for 2024 from Insight Jam, its new community of enterprise tech experts.

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For consideration in future data protection news roundups, send your announcements to the editor: tking@solutionsreview.com.