In eight press releases below, companies announced new advancements in cloud data backup, enterprise storage, data protection, awards, data management, data security, and disaster recovery.

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1. HYCU, Inc.’s HYCU R-Cloud won a Bronze award in the Backup and Disaster Recovery category at the 23rd Annual TechTarget Storage Products of the Year awards. The judges praised the product for its SaaS data protection features.

2. Rubrik was named to CRN’s 2025 Cloud 100 List for its cloud storage product. The company was recognised for its innovative, channel-focused technology.

3. StoneFly, Inc. launched the DR365V M1, a compact backup and disaster recovery appliance. The appliance offers enterprise-grade performance and security at an affordable price.

4. StorONE announced the integration of Kubernetes support into its ONE Enterprise Storage Platform. The integration simplifies containerized application management and eliminates storage silos.

5. Seagate Technology announced shipments of Exos M hard drive samples with capacities up to 36TB. The drives use the company’s Mozaic 3+ technology platform, which is based on heat-assisted magnetic recording (HAMR).

6. Cohesity appointed Lim Hsin Yin as Vice President of Sales for the ASEAN region. Hsin Yin will lead the company’s business strategy and sales operations in the region.

7. Komprise was named to CRN’s 2025 Cloud 100 List for the fourth consecutive year. The company was recognised for its analytics-driven unstructured data management and mobility solutions.

8. StorPool Storage won a Silver award for its primary data storage platform in the Storage System and Application Software category at the TechTarget Products of the Year 2024 awards. The judges praised the platform’s flexibility, cost-effectiveness, and high performance.

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HYCU Takes Bronze in Annual Enterprise Storage Awards; Judges Note HYCU R-Cloud for SaaS Data Protection

BOSTON, MA – Jan. 21, 2025 — / BackupReview.info / — HYCU, Inc., a leader for modern data protection for on-prem, cloud services, and SaaS, and one of the fastest growing companies in the industry, announced that HYCU® R-Cloud™ won Bronze in the Backup and Disaster Recovery Hardware Software and Services Category in the 23rd Annual Awards edition of the TechTarget Storage Products of the Year. In winning Bronze, the panel of judges noted that SaaS data protection is an increasingly critical feature, which HYCU R-Cloud excels in.

The awards were presented by Informa TechTarget editors and judged by a panel of Informa TechTarget editors, industry experts, analysts, and consultants. One judge noted the following about HYCU R-Cloud in selecting the solution in this year’s awards, “Its ability to optimize costs while providing enterprise-grade protection ensures excellent value for businesses moving toward cloud-native infrastructure.” HYCU R-Cloud was also noted by another judge as “a smart and seamless backup option.”

“It is great to see the reaction to HYCU R-Cloud since we introduced it two years ago. We knew that unprotected SaaS was quickly becoming one of the most significant challenges facing enterprises today,” said Simon Taylor, Founder and CEO, HYCU, Inc. “Now, even as SaaS application and cloud services use continues to rise, it is no longer good enough to wait and hope you won’t be dealing with an outage of some sort where your most valuable asset, your data, is not available. We are not just talking about malicious attacks but reminders to the recent Crowdstrike outage should serve as invaluable lessons. This latest recognition serves to remind us all that solutions exist where no data, SaaS included, should be unprotected or unavailable.”

HYCU R-Cloud was updated significantly since winning Gold in the 22nd TechTarget Storage products of the Year. Developed as an integrated SaaS platform, HYCU R-Cloud offers enterprise class automated backup, granular recovery, data migration, and disaster recovery across on-premises, multi-cloud platforms, cloud services, and SaaS applications. HYCU R-Cloud is built on an agentless architecture, eliminating the need for additional hardware or software. HYCU R-Graph, a key component of HYCU R-Cloud, provides data estate discovery and visualization, supporting more than 90 data sources. From the HYCU Generative AI Initiative introduced in January 2023, HYCU seamlessly integrated generative AI technology, including Anthropics’ AI assistant Claude with HYCU R-Cloud, users and partners can now create new, easy-to-use SaaS integrations.

The annual awards were selected by the panel of judges according to the following criteria: innovation, performance, ease of integration into existing environments, ease of use and manageability, functionality and value. From more than 50 nominated products, three winners were chosen in four categories: Backup and disaster recovery hardware, software and services, Cloud storage, Disk and disk subsystems, and Storage system and application software. Eligible products must have been initially released or significantly upgraded on or after Sept. 1, 2023, and before Sept. 1, 2024.

For more information on HYCU R-Cloud, visit https://www.hycu.com/platform

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About HYCU
HYCU is the fastest-growing leader in the multi-cloud and SaaS data protection as a service industry. By bringing true SaaS-based data backup and recovery to on-premises, cloud-native, and SaaS IT environments, the company provides unrivaled data protection, migration, disaster recovery, and ransomware protection to thousands of companies worldwide. The company’s award-winning R-Cloud platform eliminates complexity, risk, and the high cost of legacy-based solutions, providing data protection simplicity to make it the #1 SaaS Data Protection platform. With an industry leading NPS score of 91, HYCU has raised $140M in VC funding to date and is based in Boston, Mass. Learn more at www.hycu.com

About TechTarget Storage Products of the Year
TechTarget Search Storage invited data storage product companies to nominate new or enhanced products for the Products of the Year 2024 awards. For previously available products, the upgrade must have incorporated significant new features. Products could be entered in one of four categories: backup and disaster recovery hardware, software and services; cloud storage; disk and disk subsystems; and storage system and application software. Products were judged by a panel of industry experts, analysts, consultants and Informa TechTarget editors. Products were rated based on innovation, performance, ease of integration into environment, ease of use and manageability, functionality and value.

About TechTarget SearchStorage
TechTarget Search Storage is the No. 1 online destination for IT professionals charged with purchasing, implementing and managing storage systems at the core of large – and medium-sized businesses. More than 600,000 storage-focused IT executives, managers, and staff rely on TechTarget Storage for information they need to do their jobs. TechTarget Search Storage content includes original editorial features, news, expert storage advice, webcasts and white papers.

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Senior Director, Global Communications and PR
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Data security leader kicks off the year with prestigious industry accolade for cloud storage excellence

PALO ALTO, Calif. – January 21, 2025 — / BackupReview.info / — Rubrik, a cybersecurity company, today announces it has been selected to the 2025 Cloud 100 list by CRN®, a brand of The Channel Company, for its excellence in cloud storage. This annual list recognizes cloud computing companies in the IT channel bringing the most innovative, channel-focused technology offerings to market across five categories: cloud infrastructure, management, security, software, and storage.

“Data is every organization’s most critical asset and we are seeing vast amounts of this data moving to the cloud,” said Ghazal Asif, Vice President of Global Partners and Alliances at Rubrik. “Rubrik is committed to enabling our customers to be confident in their data security – no matter where that data lives – across cloud, on-premises, or SaaS applications. I’m extremely proud of the team for achieving this honorable recognition for the second year in a row.”

Pioneering the Cyber Resilience Market
Rubrik stands at the forefront of cyber resilience in the industry with recent product innovations across AI, cyber recovery, and cloud. Last month, Rubrik Data Security Posture Management integrated with Rubrik Security Cloud, equipping customers with increased data visibility and sensitive data control across cloud, SaaS, and on-premises environments – all from their existing RSC instance – without disruptive new data scans. The company also launched Rubrik Annapurna, which delivers secure data infrastructure for organizations building generative AI applications, and introduced Turbo Threat Hunting, allowing customers to identify clean recovery points and swiftly recover from cyber incidents.

“As customer cloud needs accelerate, particularly in the face of expanding needs for digital transformation and AI-based solutions, cloud innovation has become more important than ever,” said Jennifer Follett, VP, U.S. Content, and Executive Editor, CRN, at The Channel Company. “Each company on this year’s Cloud 100 list is breaking new ground delivering products and services that empower solution providers to expand their cloud offerings and meet their customers’ requirements. We look forward to seeing how these companies continue to advance cloud computing in the coming year.”

CRN’s Cloud 100 list will be featured in the February 2025 issue of CRN magazine and online at www.crn.com/cloud100

About Rubrik
Rubrik (NYSE: RBRK) is on a mission to secure the world’s data. With Zero Trust Data Security™, we help organizations achieve business resilience against cyberattacks, malicious insiders, and operational disruptions. Rubrik Security Cloud, powered by machine learning, secures data across enterprise, cloud, and SaaS applications. We help organizations uphold data integrity, deliver data availability that withstands adverse conditions, continuously monitor data risks and threats, and restore businesses with their data when infrastructure is attacked.

For more information please visit www.rubrik.com and follow @rubrikInc on X (formerly Twitter) and Rubrik on LinkedIn.

Media Contact:
Meghan Fintland
Head of Global PR, Rubrik
925.785.9192
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Castro Valley, CA – January 20, 2025 — / BackupReview.info / — StoneFly, Inc. (isci.com), the innovative leader in data storage, HCI, cloud, backup and disaster recovery, and AI storage solutions, is proud to announce the launch of the DR365V M1, the latest configuration in the DR365V Veeam Ready air-gapped and immutable backup and DR solution. Combining compact design, enterprise-grade performance and security, and affordability, the DR365V M1 redefines the standards for ransomware-proof backup and disaster recovery appliances in the midmarket and enterprise sectors.

DR365V M1 Hardware: Enterprise Performance in a Mini Appliance
The DR365V M1 features cutting-edge technology, including an Intel 13th Gen processor, up to 96GB of memory, dual-channel 20/40Gbps storage connectivity, multiple 10Gbps SFP+ ports, optional 10, 40, 100, 400Gbps network add-on, and optional NVMe and disk storage expansion. It also supports SAS storage and RAID expansion arrays, ensuring scalability for businesses of all sizes.

Starting at an industry-leading price point of $1,495, the DR365V M1 delivers superior performance and features at a fraction of the cost of conventional solutions.

Comprehensive Backup Support for Enterprise Virtualization Platforms, Applications, Databases, SaaS, and IaaS

The DR365V M1 provides comprehensive support for enterprise applications, databases, SaaS, and IaaS, including:

• Virtualization Platforms: VMware, Hyper-V, Proxmox, Azure Stack HCI, Nutanix AHV, Oracle Linux Virtualization Manager, Red Hat Virtualization, KVM, Citrix, and XenServer.
• Applications: Microsoft Office 365, Microsoft Exchange, Microsoft SharePoint, and Microsoft Active Directory.
• Databases: Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle Database, MySQL, PostgreSQL, SAP HANA, and IBM DB2.
• SaaS: Microsoft 365 (including Exchange Online, SharePoint Online, and OneDrive for Business)
• IaaS: AWS (including EC2 instances), Microsoft Azure (including Azure VMs), and Google Cloud Platform (GCP).

Veeam Ready, Ransomware-Proof, and Integrated Award-Winning Storage

True to its DR365V heritage, the M1 appliance is Veeam Ready Object and Veeam Ready Immutable Object, ensuring seamless integration with Veeam backup and disaster recovery workflows.

Additionally, StoneFly is a recognized Veeam Competency Partner: Ransomware and Disaster Recovery, further reinforcing the DR365V M1’s capability as a robust and secure solution for critical data protection.

In addition to Veeam Ready, the DR365V M1 offers SAN, NAS, and S3 object storage capabilities—the same storage options that have been recognized by DCIG as Top 5 Midmarket Block Storage, File-Based Backup Target, and SDS S3 Object-Based Backup Target. This versatility enables businesses to consolidate their storage infrastructure while benefiting from StoneFly’s award-winning secure backup storage technology.

“The launch of the DR365V M1 marks a significant milestone in StoneFly’s mission to make enterprise-grade security, ransomware protection, and backup and DR solutions accessible and affordable for all businesses,” said John Harris, Director of Technical Sales at StoneFly, Inc. “With SAN, NAS, and S3 object storage, the M1 offers the same award-winning storage options recognized by DCIG across all three major storage types. This compact powerhouse delivers unmatched performance, flexibility, and security at a price point that sets a new benchmark in the market.”

Availability
The DR365V M1 is now available for purchase directly from StoneFly or through StoneFly’s network of authorized resellers. For more details, reach out to sales@stonefly.com

About StoneFly, Inc.
StoneFly, Inc. is a leading provider of enterprise-grade storage, hyperconverged, and backup and disaster recovery solutions. With over two decades of experience, StoneFly offers innovative, scalable, and reliable data management solutions that simplify enterprise workloads and provide seamless protection and accessibility for mission-critical data. Learn more at www.stonefly.com.

PR Contact:
Kaywan Rauf
+1-510-265-1616
Kaywan.Rauf@stonefly.com

George Williams
StoneFly, Inc.
+1-510-265-1616
sales@stonefly.com

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Empowering enterprises with seamless containerized application management, StorONE eliminates silos and simplifies Kubernetes integration within a unified storage platform

NEW YORK, NY – January 21, 2025 — / BackupReview.info / — StorONE, developer of the industry leading ONE Enterprise Storage Platform, today announced the addition of Kubernetes (K8s) support to its platform, reinforcing its strategy of delivering the Power of One Unified Storage Platform for all enterprise needs. With this integration, StorONE strengthens its commitment to eliminating storage silos and ensuring that customers have access to advanced features as part of the core platform without additional costs.

Unlike vendors developing standalone Kubernetes solutions or niche tools that complicate operations, StorONE integrates Kubernetes into its core platform, ensuring simplicity, efficiency, and scalability for containerized applications. This single-platform approach allows all customers to benefit from Kubernetes functionality as part of their existing license, free of charge, after upgrading to the latest version. In addition, customers gain access to StorONE’s full suite of enterprise-grade features including data protection, security, and snapshots in Kubernetes environments.

Driving Innovation with the Unified Platform Strategy
“We are thrilled to continue empowering our customers by expanding the capabilities of our ONE Storage Platform,” said Gal Naor, CEO, StorONE. “Our Kubernetes integration reflects our commitment to a true platform approach, one that offers all features as part of a single, unified product, without creating silos or requiring standalone solutions. Customers shouldn’t have to compromise between simplicity and functionality. With StorONE, they get the right solution at the right time, with the right technology.”

The decision to integrate Kubernetes into the core platform also aligns with StorONE’s vision of delivering maximum value for customers, where advanced features like auto-tiering, snapshots, and replication work seamlessly alongside Kubernetes environments. “We developed this capability not as an add-on, but as a natural extension of our platform because it’s what our customers need to succeed in a modern data center,” added Naor.

Simplifying Modern Data Centers
Kubernetes has become essential for managing modern workloads in dynamic, multi-cloud, and hybrid environments, but integrating containerized applications with existing storage systems has historically been complex and siloed. StorONE’s Kubernetes integration eliminates these challenges by offering a seamless deployment experience, fully integrated with the company’s robust data management tools.

“StorONE is simplifying the modern data center by enabling enterprises to seamlessly incorporate Kubernetes into their operations without the need for complex deployment or additional management layers,” said Naor. “This ensures maximum efficiency and transparency for containerized workloads.”

For more information about the addition of Kubernetes (K8s) support to StorONE’s platform, visit https://www.storone.com/

About StorONE
StorONE’s ONE Enterprise Storage Platform is designed to maximize storage hardware performance and efficiency while dramatically reducing costs and complexity. StorONE supports any storage use case, protocol, disk type, or deployment on-premises or in the cloud, delivering unmatched flexibility and scalability.

StorONE redefines storage technology with a results-driven focus that prioritizes customer success. As the only 100% enterprise-grade software solution that abstracts hardware and software, StorONE eliminates hardware dependency and enables seamless support for multiple disk types within the same volume. This ensures future-proofing with no need for disruptive migrations. StorONE integrates comprehensive data protection and security into its streamlined platform, simplifying operations and eliminating the need for additional integrations.

For more information, visit: https://www.storone.com/ or follow us on LinkedIn.

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Reese Goldsmith
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reese@smartconnectionspr.com

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FREMONT, CA – January 21, 2025 — / BackupReview.info / — Seagate Technology Holdings plc (NASDAQ: STX), an innovator of mass capacity data storage, today announced shipments of Exos M hard drive samples to select customers in industry-leading capacities up to 36 terabytes (TB). Based on Mozaic 3+, the company’s breakthrough heat-assisted magnetic recording (HAMR) technology platform, Exos M delivers unprecedented storage scale for large-scale data center deployments.

Key Takeaways

• Adopted by Cloud Service Providers:  Seagate is currently ramping Exos M to volume shipments on capacity points up to 32TB with a leading cloud service provider. Separately, Seagate is also sampling drives on the Exos M platform of up to 36TB.
• Mozaic 3+ and HAMR Innovation: Based on Seagate’s Mozaic 3+ technology platform, the industry’s first implementation of heat-assisted magnetic recording (HAMR), Exos M offers data center operators significant scale, total cost of ownership (TCO), and sustainability advantages, including 300% more storage capacity within the same data center footprint, a 25% cost reduction per terabyte and 60% reduction in power consumption per terabyte.¹
• Unrivalled Areal Density: Exos M, powered by HAMR-based Mozaic 3+ platform, now delivers capacity points up to 36TB through a highly efficient 10-platter product design. Seagate is the only data storage company that can achieve areal densities of 3.6TB per hard drive platter today, with a pathway to increasing per-platter capacity to 10TB.

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Dell Technologies:
Infrastructure solutions provider Dell Technologies is among the first customers to adopt Mozaic 3+ and will soon integrate Exos M 32TB into their high-density storage systems.

“As customers build out their AI factories, they need cost-efficient, scalable and flexible storage engineered to reliably handle the most demanding AI workloads,” said Travis Vigil, SVP, ISG Product Management. “Dell PowerScale with Seagate’s HAMR-enabled Mozaic 3+ technology plays a crucial role in supporting AI use cases like retrieval augmented generation (RAG), inferencing and agentic workflows. Together, Dell Technologies and Seagate are setting the standard for industry-leading AI storage innovation.”

Seagate:
“We’re in the midst of a seismic shift in the way data is stored and managed,” said Dave Mosley, Seagate CEO. “Unprecedented levels of data creation – due to continued cloud expansion and early AI adoption – demand long-term data retention and access to ensure trustworthy data-driven outcomes. From capturing training checkpoints to archiving source-data sets, the more data organizations retain, the more they can validate that their applications are acting as they expect them to – and adjust course as needed.”

“Seagate continues to lead in areal density, sampling drives on the Exos M platform of up to 36TB today. Also, we’re executing on our innovation roadmap, having now successfully demonstrated capacities of over 6TB per disk within our test lab environments.”

“As the world’s leading producer of exabytes, and the only manufacturer capable of manufacturing 3.6TB per platter hard drives at scale, Seagate is laser-focused on delivering the storage scale required for the applications of the future,” Mosley added.

IDC:
“As businesses and people everywhere continue to use AI applications, more widespread adoption of AI is creating unprecedented amounts of data. All this data needs to be replicated and retained for the long term,” said Kuba Stolarski, Research Vice President for service provider infrastructure with analyst firm IDC. “Our research shows that hard drives continue to be a critical technology for delivering this scale, with 89% of data stored in the data centers of leading cloud service providers stored via hard drive. We believe Seagate’s progress in areal density innovation positions them well to address increased demand for data storage.”

“As businesses and people everywhere continue to use AI applications, more widespread adoption of AI is creating unprecedented amounts of data. All this data needs to be replicated and retained for the long term,” said Kuba Stolarski, Research Vice President for service provider infrastructure with analyst firm IDC. “Our research shows that hard drives continue to be a critical technology for delivering this scale, with 89% of data stored in the data centers of leading cloud service providers stored via hard drive. We believe Seagate’s progress in areal density innovation positions them well to address increased demand for data storage.”

To learn more about Exos M and the Mozaic 3+ platform, visit Seagate.com

About Seagate Technology
Seagate is a leader in mass-capacity data storage. We have delivered more than four and a half billion terabytes of capacity over the past four decades. We make storage that scales, bringing trust and integrity to innovations that depend on data. In an era of unprecedented creation, Seagate stores infinite potential. To learn more about how Seagate leads storage innovation, visit www.seagate.com and our blog, or follow us on X, Facebook, LinkedIn, and YouTube.

©2025 Seagate Technology LLC. All rights reserved. Seagate, Seagate Technology, Mozaic 3+, Exos, and the Spiral logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Seagate Technology LLC in the United States and/or other countries. All other trademarks or registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners. When referring to drive capacity, one gigabyte, or GB, equals one billion bytes, one terabyte, or TB, equals one trillion bytes, and one exabyte, or EB, equals one quintillion bytes.

1. Method: 10TB to 30TB capacity upgrade when comparing Exos X10 to Exos M 30TB Mozaic drive, a common drive capacity needing upgrade at data centers today.  

Investor Relations Contact:
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SINGAPORE – Jan. 21, 2025 — /BackupReview.info / — Cohesity, the leader in AI-powered data security, announced the appointment of Lim Hsin Yin as the new Vice President of Sales for the ASEAN region. In her new role, Hsin Yin will lead Cohesity’s overall business strategy, sales operations, and growth strategy across the ASEAN region.

Photo: Lim Hsin Yin

An industry veteran with more than 30 years of experience in the tech industry, Hsin Yin joins Cohesity from SAS, where she last held the role of Managing Director for Singapore. At SAS, Hsin Yin spearheaded the organisation’s business transformation agenda. With her deep expertise in cultivating strategic partnerships, SAS achieved significant gains in market share with accelerated adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) and predictive analytics solutions by customers.

Before SAS, Hsin Yin spent 11 years at Dell EMC, first in the Singapore office as the financial services director, before assuming regional leadership roles for mid-market sales across ASEAN and Korea and cloud and data storage business for Singapore and Malaysia. Under Hsin Yin’s leadership, the sales and channel teams consistently exceeded their business revenue targets for consecutive years. Before joining Dell EMC, Hsin Yin was the Managing Director for Avaya in Singapore and held leadership positions at IBM in software and financial services businesses.

“Success in cybersecurity requires organisations to fortify their cyber resilience, as cyber criminals continue to exploit the use of modern tools to increase the frequency, speed and scale of their attacks. The growing adoption of modern technologies, such as AI, has provided organisations with the capability to drive efficiency and innovation but demands constant vigilance to address data security and regulatory requirements. In an ever-evolving threat landscape, it is now more important than ever for organisations to put cyber security and cyber resilience at the forefront of their digital transformation journey, to ensure data is always available and protected. I look forward to leading the ASEAN team to bolster our customers’ cyber resilience and data management capabilities so that they can focus on achieving positive business outcomes and unlock the immense potential of AI to turn data into a competitive advantage,” said Lim Hsin Yin, Vice President, Sales – ASEAN, Cohesity.

“This is an exciting time for Cohesity as we deliver on our commitment to drive industry-leading cyber resilience solutions for data security with differentiated AI capabilities. I’m very pleased to welcome Hsin Yin to lead our ASEAN sales team and expand the significant growth we have seen across all the individual ASEAN markets in recent years. I am especially looking forward to welcoming her to the International Leadership team and sharing her experience of growing market share across Cloud infrastructure, AI and Data Analytics, and Enterprise Software at SAS and Dell EMC. Her exceptional track record is based on creating trust and sales excellence by leading diverse, high-performance teams. All of these directly align with our Cohesity values and priorities. I know our customers, partners, and employees will benefit greatly from her commitment and personal approach,” said Mark Nutt, Senior Vice President, Sales, International Region, Cohesity.

In her free time, Hsin Yin champions social causes and spends time on mentoring initiatives, including her involvement as Chairwoman of the SGTech AI Skills and Training Committee and in industry councils.

About Cohesity
Cohesity is the leader in AI-powered data security. Over 12,000 enterprise customers, including over 85 of the Fortune 100 and nearly 70% of the Global 500, rely on Cohesity to strengthen their resilience while providing Gen AI insights into their vast amounts of data. Formed from the combination of Cohesity with Veritas’ enterprise data protection business, the company’s solutions secure and protect data on-premises, in the cloud, and at the edge. Backed by NVIDIA, IBM, HPE, Cisco, AWS, Google Cloud, and others, Cohesity is headquartered in San Jose, CA, with offices around the globe. To learn more, follow Cohesity on LinkedIn, X, and Facebook.

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CAMPBELL, Calif. – Jan. 21, 2025 — / BackupReview.info / — Komprise, the leader in analytics-driven unstructured data management and mobility, today announced that it has been recognized on the 2025 Cloud 100 list by CRN®, a brand of The Channel Company, for the fourth consecutive year. This prestigious CRN list spotlights 100 leading channel-focused cloud companies across five key categories: cloud infrastructure, management, security, software, and storage.

CRN Cloud 100 companies demonstrate dedication to supporting channel partners and advancing innovation in cloud-based products and services. The list is the trusted resource for solution providers exploring cloud technology vendors that are well positioned to help them build cloud portfolios that drive their success.

Komprise, founded in 2014, delivers a SaaS solution for enterprise IT organizations managing petabyte-scale unstructured data assets across hybrid cloud infrastructure. The company achieved numerous industry and business awards in 2024, including inclusion on the Inc. 5000 list of fastest-growing private companies. Additionally, Komprise advanced its capabilities for data workflow automation and AI data pipelines with the release of Smart Data Workflow Manager, an intuitive UI that allows enterprise data storage, departmental IT and research teams to set up AI data workflows including curating the right data set, configuring and tuning the AI service, defining the tags, scheduling and monitoring workflows in progress.

Komprise has strong partnerships with storage providers such as Pure Storage, NetApp and VAST Data; cloud leaders including AWS, IBM, Wasabi and Microsoft Azure; and global channel companies such as Ahead, Technologent and WWT. The company’s customers span multiple sectors across the Fortune 1000, including healthcare, life sciences, financial services, media & entertainment, oil and gas, transportation, legal services along with higher education and public sector.

“We are honored to be named again to CRN’s Cloud 100 list for the fourth year in a row,” said Kumar K. Goswami, CEO and co-founder of Komprise. “Managing unstructured data at scale is a huge challenge for enterprises, and we’re committed to providing solutions that make it easier to move, manage, and get value from their data. Whether it’s simplifying data migration, maximizing savings from transparent tiering, detecting and managing sensitive data, or powering AI workflows, we’re here to help businesses take control of their data and turn it into a strategic advantage.”

CRN’s Cloud 100 list will be featured in the February 2025 issue of CRN magazine and online at www.crn.com/cloud100 beginning January 21.

About Komprise
Komprise powers the connection between unstructured data management and AI. Komprise Intelligent Data Management delivers a single platform to easily analyze, migrate, transparently tier and manage the lifecycle of petabytes of file and object data across hybrid environments. With Komprise, enterprise IT gains full visibility across silos to optimize storage, backup, ransomware and cloud costs. Komprise Smart Data Workflows and the Komprise Global File Index unlock unstructured data insights and access for AI. www.komprise.com

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Company’s primary data storage platform earns silver in Storage System and Application Software category

NEW CASTLE, Del. – January 21, 2025 — / BackupReview.info / — StorPool Storage, leaders in primary data storage solutions, won a silver award in the Storage System and Application Software category of the TechTarget Products of the Year 2024 awards for its primary data storage platform designed for modern, large-scale cloud infrastructures.

Winners chosen for the TechTarget Storage Products of the Year 2024 were based on their innovation, performance, ease of integration, ease of use and manageability, functionality and value. Winners were selected from among nominated products by Informa TechTarget editors, in conjunction with industry experts, analysts and consultants.

StorPool Storage v21 was selected among the top data storage and management tools of 2024 for providing flexible, cost-effective and high-performance block storage based on nonproprietary hardware. One judge noted, “Performance and value are key strengths, especially for businesses that require scalability without compromising on cost.” Another called key enhancements made to v21’s release, such as erasure coding that improves data recovery with little or no impact on continuing operations, “a very big deal.”

StorPool Storage is designed for workloads that demand utmost reliability and low latency. It enables deploying high-performance, linearly scalable primary storage systems on industry standard hardware to serve large-scale clouds’ data storage and data management needs. With StorPool, businesses streamline their IT operations by connecting a single storage system to all their cloud platforms while benefiting from its utterly hands-off approach to storage infrastructure. The StorPool team designs, deploys, tunes, monitors, and maintains each storage system so that end-users experience fast and reliable services while its customers’ tech teams dedicate their time to projects that aim to grow their business.

“The StorPool Storage Platform combines the reliability and stability of a mature product with the innovation and capabilities required to solve today’s most-demanding storage problems,” said Boyan Ivanov, CEO of StorPool Storage. “The major enhancements baked into v21, such as Erasure Coding, cloud management integration improvements and better data efficiency, make StorPool Storage an ideal choice for organizations looking to streamline their IT operations. We are appreciative to the TechTarget team of editors for their recognition of this work by awarding us silver in the highly respected and highly competitive Storage Products of the Year awards.”

StorPool was among the 12 Products of the Year winners selected from 55 entries in four categories: Backup and Disaster Recovery Hardware, Software and Services; Cloud Storage; Disk and Disk Subsystems; and Storage System and Application Software. A full list of winners of the 23rd annual TechTarget Products of the Year awards is available online at www.techtarget.com/searchstorage

About TechTarget Storage Products of the Year
TechTarget Search Storage invited data storage product companies to nominate new or enhanced products for the Products of the Year 2024 awards. For previously available products, the upgrade must have incorporated significant new features. Products could be entered in one of four categories: backup and disaster recovery hardware, software and services; cloud storage; disk and disk subsystems; and storage system and application software. Products were judged by a panel of industry experts, analysts, consultants and Informa TechTarget editors. Products were rated based on innovation, performance, ease of integration into environment, ease of use and manageability, functionality and value.

About TechTarget Search Storage
TechTarget Search Storage is the No. 1 online destination for IT professionals charged with purchasing, implementing and managing storage systems at the core of large- and medium-sized businesses. More than 600,000 storage-focused IT executives, managers and staff rely on TechTarget Search Storage for the information they need to do their jobs.

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About StorPool Storage
StorPool Storage is a primary data storage platform designed for modern, large-scale cloud infrastructure. The platform delivers the speed, agility, scalability, and price/performance required by modern applications and business demands. StorPool customers are IT service providers building public, private and hybrid clouds – Managed Service Providers, Hosting Service Providers, Cloud Service Providers, Enterprises and SaaS vendors. The StorPool Storage platform is a Storage-as-a-Service (STaaS) offering, with a bring your own server model. It combines software, plus a fully managed data storage service that transforms standard hardware into fast, highly available and scalable storage systems. Learn more about StorPool Storage and how we accelerate the world by storing data more productively! For more information, visit: https://storpool.com/overview

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info@storpool.com

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In two press releases below, companies announced new advancements in cloud data backup, enterprise storage, data protection, acquisition, data management, data security, and data mobility.

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1/ IDrive enhanced its cloud storage service, adding features to create, edit, and preview Microsoft Office files and PDFs directly within the cloud drive, accessible across all linked devices.

2/ Lenovo announced its acquisition of Infinidat, a provider of high-end enterprise storage solutions, expanding Lenovo’s portfolio and strengthening its position in the enterprise storage market. This acquisition aims to boost Lenovo’s offerings in high-performance, cyber-resilient data management.

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LOS ANGELES, CA – Jan. 17, 2025 — / BackupReview.info / — IDrive Backup, an industry leading cloud backup and storage service provider, is thrilled to announce a major enhancement to their Cloud Drive service, enabling users to create and preview Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, and PDF files directly from Cloud Drive.

IDrive for Office provides users with added convenience, productivity, and speed for individuals and businesses alike. Users are able to quickly create and view the contents of their files on any device including smartphones, tablets, or computers, saving time and improving efficiency. Whether working from home or in the office, this new feature makes accessing and working on files in the cloud easier than ever.

Users of IDrive’s standard cloud backup service are also now able to view Microsoft Office Documents, Excel spreadsheets, PowerPoints, and PDF files.

Cloud Drive syncs all the devices linked to an IDrive account so when a file is updated, it is available on all of those devices. The moment a file is modified, the update syncs to the local drive of the computers on which Cloud Drive is active as well as to the cloud, letting users access the latest version of their files locally via a web browser, and download them using the IDrive mobile apps.

IDrive is committed to continuously improving and enhancing their services to meet the evolving needs of users. The ability to create and preview Word, Powerpoint, Excel, and PDF files aims to give customers a faster and more seamless experience, whether they’re reviewing documents on the go or collaborating with team members.

Features of Cloud Drive include:

• Keep Files in Sync – Sync files and folders in real time across all the devices that you link using Cloud Drive, and easily access them from anywhere.
• Create/Edit Word, PowerPoint, Excel Files – Collaborate directly on Word, Excel, and PowerPoint files stored in Cloud Drive. Create new files or edit existing ones, and share them with view-only or edit permissions.
• Sync via Desktop App – Cloud Drive creates a unique local folder on the computer. Add files to this folder to sync them in real time. Whenever files are modified within this folder, the updates reflect on all linked devices and vice-versa.
• Sync via Mobile App – Use the IDrive mobile to add new files to the sync folder. Download and access the files synced from PC, Mac, or via the web. Users can also select some synced files for offline access.
• Sync via Web Browser – Via the IDrive website, upload or simply drag-and-drop files to sync them. Also, view, download, and share files synced from elsewhere.
• Sharing Synced Files – Share synced files from a computer, mobile device, or via the web with friends or associates for collaborative access.

Cloud Drive is included as a standard feature with all IDrive accounts. The new file preview feature is available to all users and vastly improves the overall experience of managing and collaborating on files in the cloud.

About IDrive
IDrive Inc. is a privately held company specializing in cloud storage, online backup, file sharing, remote access, compliance and related technologies. Core services include IDrive®, IDrive® e2, RemotePC™ and IBackup. The company’s services help over 4 million customers back up over 500 Petabytes of data.

For more information, contact:
Matthew Harvey
818-251-4200 x127
matthew.harvey@idrive.com
www.idrive.com

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Lenovo has announced that its subsidiary has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire infinidat ltd., a global provider of high-end enterprise storage solutions

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC – January 16, 2025 — / BackupReview.info / — Global technology powerhouse Lenovo Group Limited (HKSE: 992) (ADR: LNVGY) (together with its subsidiary, “Lenovo” or the “Group”) has announced that its subsidiary has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Infinidat Ltd. (“Infinidat”), a global provider of high-end enterprise storage solutions. The acquisition is part of Lenovo’s growth strategy to bring differentiated technology solutions to market. This move will further strengthen Lenovo’s enterprise storage offerings globally and underscores a commitment to delivering innovative storage solutions that meet the evolving needs of modern data centers.

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Lenovo
David Hamilton (Global)
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+1 864 979 0024

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Lenovo
LenovoWWDCG@zenogroup.com

Judith Schunke (EMEA)
Lenovo
jschunke@lenovo.com
+44 7500 922556

Cloudistics
Declan Waters for Lenovo
declan@waterscomms.com
+1 408 510 0414

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In three press releases below, companies announced advancements in data protection strategies, cybersecurity, ransomware, cloud data backup and storage, cloud data management, and partnerships.

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1/ Acronis, a cybersecurity firm, partnered with Brentford FC and Littlefish to enhance the football club’s data security using Acronis’ Cyber Protect Cloud.

2/ Rubrik’s research highlighted the substantial financial burden of cybersecurity regulations on UK financial institutions, particularly concerning ransomware and the impact on employee wellbeing.

3/ Cohesity, an AI-powered data security company, expanded its Security Advisory Council, adding renowned figures to guide customers in strengthening their data protection strategies, emphasizing the link between data and national security.

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Littlefish to provide Brentford FC with Acronis’ natively integrated cybersecurity solutions

LONDON, UK – January 16, 2025 — / BackupReview.info / — Acronis, a global leader in cybersecurity and data protection, is pleased to announce its latest Acronis #TeamUp Partner, Brentford FC with the support of award-winning managed service provider, Littlefish, as the Acronis #CyberFit Delivery Partner. The Premier League football club will utilise Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud including Advanced Backup, Advanced Management, and Advanced Security, to safeguard the club’s systems and data.

“We are happy to partner with Brentford FC alongside Littlefish. This latest expansion of our #TeamUp program underscores the critical role cybersecurity plays in modern sports and highlights our commitment to drive technological innovation and robust security,” said Ronan McCurtin, RVP EMEA at Acronis. “Littlefish is an exceptional company to partner with and will provide Brentford FC with Acronis’ natively integrated cybersecurity solutions, protecting their digital operations and ensuring their digital infrastructure remains secure and efficient.”

Photo: Acronis is pleased to announce its latest #TeamUp Partner, Brentford FC with the support of Littlefish

As the Acronis #CyberFit Delivery Partner, Littlefish will provide Brentford with Acronis’ suite of cybersecurity and data protection services. Managed through a single console, Acronis offers reliable and cost-effective security and backup solutions to meet the digital needs of organisations, including globally renowned sports teams. This includes access to Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud, Advanced Backup, Advanced Management, and Advanced Security + Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR).

Mike Morris, Technology Director at Brentford FC, said: “Maintaining the highest standards of data protection and cybersecurity is essential for modern football operations, both on and off the pitch. This partnership with Acronis and Littlefish gives those of us working behind the scenes peace of mind that our data is securely backed up and protected.”

Brentford FC is a Premier League football club based in the heart of west London. Its rise to the top level of the game is underpinned by an innovative, data-led approach to football and a willingness to take calculated risks. It is renowned for being a community club that puts its supporters at the heart of everything it does.

“We are proud to collaborate with Acronis by joining its #TeamUp program with Brentford FC. As the Acronis #CyberFit Delivery Partner, we will be supporting this initiative with our best-in-class managed services and IT support,” said Richard Hutchings, CTO at Littlefish. “This opportunity will empower Brentford FC with Acronis cybersecurity solutions to enhance the team’s performance. We look forward to a mutually beneficial journey.”

Service providers are invited to join the Acronis #TeamUp Program to deliver Acronis Cyber Protection solutions to world-class and global professional sports teams.

To learn more about Acronis’ #TeamUp Program, please visit https://acronis.com/en-eu/lp/msp-sports.

About Brentford FC
Brentford FC is a Premier League football club based in the heart of west London. Renowned for its data-led approach to football, the club’s success is underpinned by its core values: Togetherness, Respect, Progressive. Find out more about Brentford FC here: https://www.brentfordfc.com/en/our-values

About Littlefish
Littlefish is a multi-award-winning managed service provider focusing on providing IT support, cyber security services, cloud solutions, managed infrastructure and consultancy for enterprise organisations. It delivers on its promise of enhanced user experience and security, improved customer satisfaction and achieving authentic business value through digital transformation.

Founded in Nottingham in 2003 as a bedroom start up, Littlefish has gone from strength to strength since its management takeover in 2010. Littlefish now contends with, and frequently secures business against, and from, the multi-billion pound global MSPs, across both the private and public sector.

Littlefish delivers all services on a 24/7 basis from its UK only service centres, to over 120,000 users globally, for a wide variety of organisations, spanning both the private and public sectors.

About Acronis
Acronis is a global cyber protection company that provides natively integrated cybersecurity, data protection, and endpoint management for managed service providers (MSPs), small and medium businesses (SMBs), and enterprise IT departments. Acronis solutions are highly efficient and designed to identify, prevent, detect, respond, remediate, and recover from modern cyberthreats with minimal downtime, ensuring data integrity and business continuity. Acronis offers the most comprehensive security solution on the market for MSPs with its unique ability to meet the needs of diverse and distributed IT environments.

A Swiss company founded in Singapore in 2003, Acronis has 15 offices worldwide and employees in 50+ countries. Acronis Cyber Protect is available in 26 languages in 150 countries and is used by over 20,000 service providers to protect over 750,000 businesses.

Learn more at www.acronis.com

Press Contacts:
Julia Carfagno
Americas PR
Julia.Carfagno@acronis.com

Hector Garcia
Senior Corporate Communications Specialist
+34 699 654 554
Hector.Garica@acronis.com

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• Nearly Half (47%) of UK Businesses Reported Spending Over a Million Euros in the last two years. 
• Ransomware remains the greatest cyber threat to the UK’s finance and banking sector.
• Costs also deteriorated employee wellness; regulations put enhanced pressure on over half (58%) of UK CISOs. 

LONDON, UK – January 16, 2025 — / BackupReview.info / — Although the European Digital Operational Resilience Act (DORA) and other Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) measures offer increased resilience to organisations, new research from Rubrik today finds that compliance also comes with significant costs to businesses and their employees.

The report by Rubrik Zero Labs–commissioned by Rubrik (NYSE: RBRK) and conducted by Wakefield Research–finds that nearly half (47%) of financial and banking organisations in the UK reportedly have spent more than one million euros over the last two years on the implementation of regulations such as DORA and PRA, with over a quarter (28%) reporting spending between €501,000-€1,000,000. Despite implementation efforts, threats still loom, with ransomware remaining the greatest threat (46%) to financial organisations. One in five (20%) CISOs cited third-party compromise and 19% citing software supply chains as posing significant threats to security.

Equally concerning is the fact that 79% of these professionals report that it has had an impact on their mental health, highlighting the need for a more empathetic approach to these challenges.

Taking effect from January 17th 2025, DORA will introduce an enforced universal framework, including a focus on Information and Communication Technology (ICT) risk management. This framework could transform the financial services and banking sector, given it typically holds some of the most sensitive data across all markets, and data.

“Given the increasing threat of ransomware and third-party compromise,  the implementation of regulations is required and expensive. Understanding what data is the most critical, where that data lives, who has access to it, is essential to identifying, assessing, and mitigating ICT risks. If good hygiene practices like these are not followed, organisations can now receive fines from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA),” said James Hughes, VP of Solutions Engineering and Enterprise CTO at Rubrik.

There also appears to be a major disconnect with the rest of the C-suite when it comes to prioritising cyber resilience, as over three-quarters (77%) of UK CISOs feel that their IT budget is not completely reflected by their board’s objectives to meet regulatory requirements.

“There is a critical gap between board-level understanding and reality. While regulators are increasingly stringent, many CISOs feel their budgets don’t adequately reflect the board’s commitment to compliance. This disconnect jeopardises not only organisations’ security posture but also their ability to meet evolving regulatory demands,” added Hughes.

DORA mandates key provisions such as contractual safeguards and contingency plans to minimise dependencies and are in place to mitigate risks from partners. To ensure best practices regarding operational resilience, regular testing of digital resilience and attack simulations, as directed by DORA, will feed into cyber resilience plans and reassure CISOs.

Despite this, UK CISOs have more confidence in the cloud than their European counterparts with nearly three-quarters (73%) of UK CISOs feeling that their client, customer, partner and employee PII is secure in cloud environments.

CISOs, boards, and other stakeholders must work together to ensure that cyber resilience priorities are clearly defined, adequately funded, and effectively implemented to meet the evolving regulatory landscape and safeguard the industry’s future.

To find out more on EU data regulations, tune in to CISO conversations hosted on Rubrik’s YouTube channel.

Report Methodology
This research report was commissioned by Rubrik and conducted by Wakefield Research among 350 CISOs working at companies with a minimum of 500 employees, in the finance and banking sectors, excluding holding companies. Respondents comprised five markets: UK, Germany, France, Italy, The Netherlands, between November 21 and December 3, 2024.

About Rubrik
Rubrik (NYSE: RBRK) is on a mission to secure the world’s data. With Zero Trust Data Security™, we help organizations achieve business resilience against cyberattacks, malicious insiders, and operational disruptions. Rubrik Security Cloud, powered by machine learning, secures data across enterprise, cloud, and SaaS applications. We help organizations uphold data integrity, deliver data availability that withstands adverse conditions, continuously monitor data risks and threats, and restore businesses with their data when infrastructure is attacked.

For more information please visit www.rubrik.com and follow @rubrikInc on X (formerly Twitter) and Rubrik on LinkedIn.

Media Contact:
Graham Day
Graham.Day@rubrik.com

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Cohesity Bolsters its Advisory Council to Guide Customers in their Efforts to Protect Their Most Valuable Assets as Data Security Becomes Imperative for National Security

SAN JOSE, Calif. – January 16, 2025 –- / BackupReview.info / — Cohesity, the leader in AI-powered data security, today announced the additions of Dave DeWalt and Lieut. General (ret.) H.R. McMaster to Cohesity’s Security Advisory Council, where DeWalt will serve as Chair. Increasingly, data security is national security; therefore, protecting sensitive data is critical to safeguarding a nation’s overall security. With the council’s support, Cohesity will continue to advise customers across the globe on how to keep their data safe from cyber attacks.

The Cohesity Security Advisory Council brings together industry-leading visionaries with deep expertise in security, technology, and IT from a host of enterprise and government agencies — including Netflix, Facebook, the National Security Agency (NSA), Microsoft, Accenture, Deloitte — and now, FireEye, McAfee, and the Executive Office of the President. The additions of DeWalt and McMaster are a testament to Cohesity’s commitment to data security, national security, and cyber resilience.

The council’s new Chair, Dave DeWalt, is a veteran CEO, advisor and investor. He is the founder and CEO of NightDragon, an investment and advisor firm dedicated to the cyber, safety, security, and privacy markets. DeWalt is also the former CEO of FireEye and McAfee and has substantial experience in the information technology and security industry. Lieut. Gen. H.R. McMaster retired from the U.S. Army after serving thirty-four years, including a tour of duty as the 25th National Security Advisor of the United States. McMaster is the Fouad and Michelle Ajami Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, the Bernard and Susan Liautaud Visiting Fellow at the Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies, and a lecturer in management at the Stanford Graduate School of Business.

“The global crises we face today are unprecedented and intensifying, fueled by AI and affecting both physical and digital infrastructures in ways we previously thought impossible. Operational and cyber resilience have never been more critical to our nation’s security than they are right now,” said Dave DeWalt, cybersecurity investor and CEO and Founder of NightDragon. “With over 12,000 customers worldwide, Cohesity is already playing a key role in safeguarding our nation by protecting valuable business data and helping enterprises recover faster than anyone else in the industry. Joining this Security Advisory Council to strengthen these efforts and ensure our nation remains resilient in the face of unprecedented threats is a no-brainer.”

“Data security is foundational to national security. Every day, we experience crippling ransomware attacks and acts of cyber espionage that threaten critical infrastructure, daily operations, and personal security,” said Lieutenant General H. R. McMaster (US Army, ret.). “What Cohesity does to protect companies and critical data from relentless and continuously evolving threats contributes directly to the safety and prosperity of our nation. I look forward to joining the team as part of the Security Advisory Council.”

With newly added strength, the council will continue advising the Cohesity team, customers, and partners on security trends and emerging cyber threats and vulnerabilities while working with industry groups and the broad technology ecosystem to prevent the impact of cyberattacks.

“The growth of our Security Advisory Council is a compelling testament to not only the dedication we have to our customers, but the strength we continue to build as a company in partnership with world-class innovators and leaders,” said Sanjay Poonen, CEO and President, Cohesity. “Our top priority is to help our customers across the globe build cyber resilience and keep their data secure and protected. With our combination with Veritas’ Data Protection business in December, we’re doing that on a much larger global scale than ever. We’re grateful to have talented advisors partnering with us as we accelerate our vision for AI-powered data security and help organizations navigate the challenges ahead.”

In addition to DeWalt and McMaster, the council is comprised of leading industry experts, including:

• Kevin Mandia: Current Cohesity board member, founder of Mandiant at Google Cloud, and co-founder and partner at Ballistic Ventures.
• Alex Stamos: Director of the Stanford Internet Observatory, a Partner in the Krebs Stamos Group, and former CSO at Facebook and Yahoo!
• Jason Chan: Former vice president of Information Security at Netflix.
• Marianne Bailey: Currently leads Guidehouse’s Advanced Solutions Cybersecurity practice and is a former senior cybersecurity executive at the NSA.
• Laura Mather: Current chief operating o?cer and a member of the Group Executive Committee at Societe Generale.
• Sheila Jordan: Current chief digital technology officer at Honeywell, and former CIO at Symantec.
• Kelly Bissell: Corporate vice president at Microsoft and former global manager director at Accenture Security.

For More Information

• Read about Cohesity & Veritas’ combination to become #1 in the Data Protection Software Market
• Read more on Cohesity’s recognition as 2024 AWS Global Storage Partner of the Year

About Cohesity
Cohesity is the leader in AI-powered data security. Over 12,000 enterprise customers, including over 85 of the Fortune 100 and nearly 70% of the Global 500, rely on Cohesity to strengthen their resilience while providing Gen AI insights into their vast amounts of data. Formed from the combination of Cohesity with Veritas’ enterprise data protection business, the company’s solutions secure and protect data on-premises, in the cloud, and at the edge. Backed by NVIDIA, IBM, HPE, Cisco, AWS, Google Cloud, and others, Cohesity is headquartered in San Jose, CA, with offices around the globe. To learn more, follow Cohesity on LinkedIn, X, and Facebook.

Media Contact:
Michael Thacker
media-relations@cohesity.com
+1 (458) 272-1701

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In two press releases below, companies highlight advancements in data protection and recovery strategies, cloud data backup and storage, cloud data management, data security, and business continuity.

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1/ Keepit, a cloud backup provider, won two awards at the Cloud Awards for its cloud-native solutions and business continuity offerings.

2/ CrashPlan, a data protection company, partnered with data recovery provider Ontrack to offer discounted backup services to Ontrack’s extensive customer base, improving data resiliency for businesses of all sizes.

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Keepit was named winner in the “Best Cloud-Native Project/Solution” and “Best Cloud DR/Business Continuity Solution” categories

Copenhagen, Denmark – January 15, 2025 — / BackupReview.info /– Keepit, a global provider of a comprehensive cloud backup and recovery platform, announced today its success in the 2024/25 Cloud Awards program by being named winner in the “Best Cloud-Native Project / Solution” and “Best Cloud DR / Business Continuity Solution” categories.

The Cloud Awards is one of the longest-running awards platforms of its kind, recognizing the latest achievements and innovations in cloud computing. Organizations that reached the finalist stage have had their nominations reviewed by the judging panel, resulting in the winners named today. The program received entries from organizations of all sizes from across the globe, including the USA and Canada, the UK and Europe, the Middle East, and APAC.

The program itself covers multiple aspects of cloud computing across 36 categories, including overall excellence (e.g.: innovation and disruption), systems and processes (e.g.: Payroll and Automation), certain technologies (e.g. SaaS and IoT), pieces of work (e.g.: projects, migrations or integrations), and workplace excellence (e.g.: consultancy, most promising startup, and ‘green’ credentials).

“More than 15,000 companies worldwide already include the Keepit platform as a part of their disaster recovery plans. By providing companies with instant and continuous access to their data, we’re helping to ensure business continuity and peace of mind. We’re honored to have received these accolades from the Cloud Awards,” says Michele Hayes, CMO at Keepit.

“Keepit has proven itself a leader in disaster recovery and business continuity with its purpose-built SaaS data protection platform, earning the title of ‘Best Cloud DR / Business Continuity Solution.’ By leveraging immutable, tamper-proof storage in an independent cloud, Keepit provides organizations with peace of mind, even in the face of cyberattacks or unexpected data loss. Its adherence to the highest security standards and cost-effective, predictable pricing model ensures companies remain operational, compliant, and secure. The Cloud Awards is proud to honor Keepit for its pivotal role in protecting business-critical data and ensuring uninterrupted continuity in an increasingly unpredictable digital landscape,” says Cloud Awards Technical Director, Annabelle Whittall.

Secure by design, the Keepit cloud is owned and run by Keepit. Customer data is kept in a separate, dedicated infrastructure, with the backed-up data stored fully isolated from the SaaS vendor’s cloud. With a user-friendly interface, robust data security, and the ability to adapt to your cloud environment, Keepit ensures your data is always accessible and protected.

About the Cloud Awards
The CloudAwards is an international program which has been recognizing and honoring industry leaders, innovators and organizational transformation in cloud computing since 2011. The Cloud Awards comprises five awards programs, each uniquely celebrating success across cloud computing, software-as-a-service (SaaS), cloud security, artificial intelligence (AI), and financial technologies (FinTech). Winners are selected by a judging panel of international industry experts. For more information about the Cloud Awards, please visit https://www.cloud-awards.com

About The Cloud Awards Program
The CloudAwards identifies and celebrates the most innovative organizations, technologies, individuals and teams in the world of cloud computing. The program spans 36 categories, including ‘Best Cloud Infrastructure’ and ‘Best Cloud Automation Solution’.

About The Cloud Security Awards
The Cloud Security Awards celebrates innovation in the cybersecurity industry. The program includes a wide range of categories, including ‘Best Web Security Solution,’ ‘Cloud Security Innovator of the Year,’ and ‘Best Security Solution for Finance or Banking.’

About The FinTech Awards
The FinTech Awards focuses on the major innovations in the world of financial technology, including personal and corporate banking, insurance, and wealth management, business finance processes, and FinTech use within a selection of sectors, across 23 categories.

About Keepit
Keepit provides a next-level SaaS data protection platform purpose-built for the cloud. Securing data in a vendor-independent cloud safeguards essential business applications, boosts cyber resilience, and future-proofs data protection. Unique, separate, and immutable data storage with no sub-processors ensures compliance with local regulations and mitigates the impact of ransomware while guaranteeing continuous data access, business continuity, and fast and effective disaster recovery. Headquartered in Copenhagen with offices and data centers worldwide, over ten thousand companies trust Keepit for its ease of use and effortless backup and recovery of cloud data.

For more information visit www.keepit.com or follow Keepit on Linkedin.

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RedIron PR for Keepit
Kari Ritacco
kari@redironpr.com

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CrashPlan to provide discounted endpoint backup to Ontrack customers, ensuring secure and scalable data recovery

MINNEAPOLIS, MN – January 14, 2025 — / BackupReview.info / — CrashPlan, the leader in data protection and resiliency, today announced a new partnership with data management and recovery provider Ontrack. Through this partnership, Ontrack will offer its 50,000+ customers discounted access to CrashPlan’s industry-leading data backup solutions to strengthen data resiliency for businesses of all sizes.

CrashPlan was selected as Ontrack’s preferred vendor for endpoint backup, beating out several competitors to participate in this strategic partnership. With cleanroom facilities worldwide and engineering expertise in every major global region, small businesses and Fortune 100 companies alike count on Ontrack for data recovery and restoration. Ontrack customers, who often turn to the company after experiencing data loss events, will now be able to proactively prevent future incidents with CrashPlan. As part of the agreement, Ontrack will offer a special 10% discount on CrashPlan’s backup solutions with every drive they ship to clients.

“Data loss events are inevitable, and businesses today need every pathway to recovery that can minimize downtime and financial impact,” said Christine Schaefer, Chief Marketing Officer for CrashPlan. “Our partnership with Ontrack means their customers can recover from setbacks faster, and enjoy greater peace of mind knowing they’re better protected from future disruptions.”

CrashPlan is especially valuable in ransomware recovery, where it enables users to restore data from a clean, pre-infection state. By backing up data every fifteen minutes and retaining multiple file versions, businesses can quickly recover and avoid major business interruptions in the event of ransomware attacks.

CrashPlan also minimizes end-user downtime with its self-service recovery feature, allowing employees to recover lost or deleted files without IT intervention. This reduces the burden on IT teams, enabling them to focus on more critical business tasks while employees quickly restore their own data and get back to work.

CrashPlan’s secure, scalable backup solutions allow users to back up critical files on every device to the CrashPlan cloud, with tunable version retention to meet customer needs. This partnership will provide Ontrack customers with access to CrashPlan Essential, Professional, and Enterprise plans, with options for both 1-year and 2-year subscriptions.

To learn more or to sign up for CrashPlan’s services through Ontrack, visit: https://www.crashplan.com/ontrack/

About CrashPlan
CrashPlan provides cyber-ready data resilience and governance in a single platform for organizations whose ideas power their revenue. With its comprehensive backup and recovery capabilities for data stored on servers, on endpoint devices, and in SaaS applications, CrashPlan’s solutions are trusted by entrepreneurs, professionals, and businesses of all sizes worldwide. From ransomware recovery and breaches to migrations and legal holds, CrashPlan’s suite of products ensures the safety and compliance of your data without disruption.

About Ontrack
Ontrack provides technology-driven services and solutions to help legal, corporate and government entities as well as consumers manage, recover, search, analyze, review and produce data efficiently and cost-effectively. In addition to its award-winning suite of software, Ontrack provides data recovery, data destruction, electronic discovery, consulting and document review. For more information about Ontrack and its offerings please visit http://www.ontrack.com

Media Contact:
Maura Lafferty
Firebrand Communications
crashplan@firebrand.marketing

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In seven press releases below, companies announced new products and services in cloud data backup and storage, data protection, cloud data management, data security, and data privacy.

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1/ Commvault launches Backup & Recovery for Active Directory Enterprise Edition, automating forest recovery and strengthening cyber resilience for Microsoft Active Directory users.

2/ Box introduces its Enterprise Advanced plan with AI-powered tools like Box Apps, Box AI Studio, and Box Doc Gen, aiming to revolutionise content management.

3/ Seagate’s commissioned survey reveals anticipated cloud storage growth driven by AI-generated data, highlighting hard drives’ role in this expansion.

4/ Leaseweb unveils a new, cost-effective Virtual Private Server (VPS) solution focusing on price-performance, local storage speed, and easy deployment.

5/ Index Engines celebrates a successful year marked by significant growth and industry recognition for its CyberSense data integrity solution, particularly in the banking sector.

6/ Magna5 promotes Matt Kimpel to Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), entrusting him with leadership of the company’s cybersecurity strategies.

7/ QNAP officially launches myQNAPcloud Storage, offering a secure and affordable cloud storage solution integrated with QNAP NAS backup systems.

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Leverages the same platform that already delivers comprehensive protection of critical workloads – ushering in a new level of cyber resilience for customers and partners

TINTON FALLS, N.J. – Jan. 14, 2025 — / BackupReview.info / — Commvault, a leading provider of cyber resilience and data protection solutions for the hybrid cloud, today introduced an expansion of its platform to provide full and automated forest recovery for the world’s most widely used enterprise identity and access solution, Microsoft Active Directory.

As organizations continue to combat non-stop cyberattacks and threats, Commvault® Cloud Backup & Recovery for Active Directory Enterprise Edition is the latest addition to the Commvault Cloud platform, which already protects a vast array of workloads and is designed to keep customers resilient, operational, and in a state of continuous business.

Active Directory, often called the “backbone of enterprise IT,” manages authentication for more than 610 million users worldwide1 and controls access to critical business systems, protecting everything from workstation logins to physical building access. If Active Directory goes offline, business operations can come to a halt. Bad actors know this all too well, which is why they make Active Directory a primary target in up to 9 out of 10 cyberattacks2. When disaster strikes, recovering Active Directory is vital, yet traditionally has been very hard to do, requiring intricate, time-consuming, manual processes, as described by Microsoft’s Forest Recovery Guide.

Commvault is changing this with Backup & Recovery for Active Directory Enterprise Edition. It brings a new level of resilience to Active Directory by enabling automated, rapid recovery of the Active Directory forest, which includes users, groups, permissions, and domain controllers across the organization. This new offering eliminates slow and error-prone manual processes often associated with Active Directory forest recoveries.

With Backup & Recovery for Active Directory Enterprise Edition, enterprises will be able to:

• Make Active Directory recovery a snap via automated runbooks: Automated forest recovery runbooks streamline the multi-step process required for Active Directory forest recovery, including tasks like transferring key roles from an unavailable domain controller to a functioning one, which is essential for a clean recovery. These runbooks can also be used for regular testing in non-production environments to enhance cyber readiness.
  
  
• Enable fast recovery of the most important Active Directory infrastructure: Visual topology views of an organization’s Active Directory environment enable simple and rapid identification of which domain controllers to restore first and how they should be recovered to accelerate availability of Active Directory services.
  
  
• Accelerate recovery times and advance resilience: Manually recovering an Active Directory forest can take days or even weeks to complete, but with Commvault, organizations can recover it in a fraction of the time. Commvault’s Cloud platform integrates Active Directory forest recovery with granular recovery of both Active Directory and Entra ID, the cloud-based identity service, providing comprehensive protection.

“Active Directory is the heart that keeps our business functioning and in the event of a ransomware attack, recovering it will be one of our top priorities,” said Jeffrey Day, Deputy Chief Information Security Officer, Nevada Department of Transportation. “Commvault’s innovation with Active Directory forest recovery will provide us with the confidence and peace of mind that not only can we recover our Active Directory data, but we will be able to do so quickly and accurately. And, having this offering integrated directly into the same cyber resilience platform that we use to protect mission-critical workloads is a win-win.”

“Recovering Active Directory is foundational to maintaining continuous business after a cyberattack, yet traditional methods are too complex and prone to error,” said Pranay Ahlawat, Chief Technology and AI Officer, Commvault. “With automated Active Directory forest recovery, we are giving customers game-changing recovery capabilities, and by integrating this into our unique cyber resilience platform with broad workload support, we’re bringing a new era of continuous business to our customers that nobody can match.”

“With identity-based attacks on the rise, it has never been more critical to protect Active Directory,” said Krista Case, Research Director, Futurum Group. “Commvault’s approach, which includes automated workbooks and folding Active Directory recovery into the same platform that also protects a wide range of other workloads, addresses several critical requirements we hear from practitioners, including the need to streamline security operations and to accelerate recoveries.”

Availability and Pricing
Commvault Cloud Backup & Recovery for Active Directory Enterprise Edition is targeted for general availability within the first half of 2025 and priced per user.

For More Information
To learn more and demo the solution, visit the Active Directory solution page — https://www.commvault.com/platform/active-directory

About Commvault
Commvault (NASDAQ: CVLT) is the gold standard in cyber resilience, helping more than 100,000 organizations keep data safe and businesses resilient and moving forward. Today, Commvault offers the only cyber resilience platform that combines the best data security and rapid recovery at enterprise scale across any workload, anywhere—at the lowest TCO.

1 Microsoft (2023). Microsoft Fiscal Year 2023 Fourth Quarter Earnings Conference Call. Retrieved from https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/investor/events/fy-2023/earnings-fy-2023-q4.

2 Sheridan, K. (2021, May 3). Researchers Explore Active Directory Attack Vectors. Dark Reading. https://www.darkreading.com/vulnerabilities-threats/researchers-explore-active-directory-attack-vectors

Media Contact:
Kevin Komiega
Commvault
978-834-6898
kkomiega@commvault.com

Investor Relations Contact:
Michael J. Melnyk, CFA
Commvault
646-522-6160
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Box Apps, Box AI Studio, and Box Doc Gen are generally available today in Enterprise Advanced

REDWOOD CITY, Calif. – January 14, 2025 — / BackupReview.info / — Box, Inc. (NYSE:BOX), the leading Intelligent Content Management (ICM) platform, today released a new set of AI-powered innovations in its new Enterprise Advanced plan to revolutionize how organizations manage content. Starting today, Box customers now have access to Box Apps, Box AI Studio, and Box Doc Gen via API. This new plan combines the full power of Box’s ICM platform into a single offering so customers can automate workflows, extract valuable insights, and accelerate processes across the enterprise with Box.

“There is a tremendous amount of value trapped inside enterprise content, but the majority of companies can’t harness the full value of their information with existing legacy solutions,” said Aaron Levie, Co-founder and CEO of Box. “Breakthroughs in LLMs now allow businesses of any size to transform their unstructured data into actionable insights and automate critical workflows. With Enterprise Advanced, Box is delivering an Intelligent Content Management platform in a single offering that empowers businesses to harness the value of their content like never before — all at a fraction of the cost.”

“At World Kinect, we understand the importance of organizing and centralizing content, especially unstructured data,” said Julio Pereira, VP of IT Infrastructure & Cloud at World Kinect. “Box delivers exceptional value by combining robust security with seamless accessibility—all within a single platform. With the new intelligent features in the Enterprise Advanced plan, we will be able to easily access metadata to gain deeper insights from our content while automating slow, manual workflows to enhance productivity. By leveraging Box’s Intelligent Content Management platform, we are redefining how we work with our content in the age of AI.”

Unleash New AI Capabilities Today With Enterprise Advanced
Box’s Enterprise Advanced plan is now generally available, making it easier than ever for organizations to leverage the best AI models to get a handle on their content, discover insights to make data-driven decisions, and intelligently extract structured metadata to automate mission-critical business processes. This transforms slow, fragmented, and manual workflows that hold businesses back into efficient, automated, end-to-end processes—all within a secure, intelligent content platform that accelerates productivity.

With Enterprise Advanced, customers can now deploy Box Apps to their organizations, giving users the ability to easily design and rapidly roll out intelligent, no-code apps faster than ever before. With Box Apps:

• HR teams can create policy apps that intelligently apply metadata to employee policies, internal procedures, and benefits information to systematically manage the processes around creating, updating, and maintaining these heavily used documents;
• Marketing teams can create asset apps to manage rich media assets like graphics, images, videos and more, making it easier to ingest, store, search, retrieve, and collaborate with users;
• Legal teams can create contract apps to automate the extraction of metadata on agreements managed centrally on Box, with built-in expiration alerts and standardized processes to generate, review, approve and send contracts out for signature;
• Accounting teams can create transaction apps that intelligently extract metadata from invoices, help map them to existing purchase orders, and efficiently manage the process of tracking transactions from approval to payment;
• Sales teams can create account management apps that speed up deal cycles, enabling sellers to quickly find and retrieve NDAs, proposals, quotes, and contracts.

Customers on the Enterprise Advanced plan can also now unleash Box AI Studio, which enables businesses to create, test, and deploy custom AI agents tailored to their unique requirements, leveraging trusted LLMs like Azure OpenAI Service, AWS Bedrock, Anthropic’s Claude via AWS, and Google Cloud’s Vertex AI. With Box AI Studio:

• Sales teams can create an agent that is customized with prompt instructions that will be able to help sales teams standardize the format for AI-generated contracts summaries, answer relevant and targeted questions on past contracts, customer data insights, while improving sales efficiency;
• Marketing teams can create an agent that is customized with brand guidelines, target audience preferences, and content formats that will be able to help with generation of blog posts, social media content, and marketing copy that aligns with the company’s messaging, and brand guidelines;
• Customer Service teams can create an agent that is customized with prompt instructions that will be able to give employees accurate answers immediately based on product catalogs, customer data insights, and past interactions, while reducing response times dramatically;
• HR teams can create an agent that is customized with company values and employee guidelines that will be able to enhance the candidate experience with timely follow-ups and provide insights from employee feedback and performance data;
• Product teams can create an agent that is customized with product information – including current and future product offerings – that will be able to ingest feedback from customers, summarize gaps, and offer recommendations of knowledge-based articles that can help address customer questions.

To help businesses build more advanced workflow automation solutions, Box is also delivering Box Doc Gen via API to Enterprise Advanced customers, which automatically creates custom documents within Box by pulling data from third-party apps, custom apps, and metadata.

Transform Your Business with Intelligent Content Management
Box’s Intelligent Content Management is a comprehensive platform designed to empower organizations in managing their unstructured data effectively. It combines advanced collaboration tools, robust security measures, and enterprise-grade artificial intelligence within a flexible, cloud-based infrastructure. Box’s ICM facilitates seamless user experiences across devices while supporting compliance with industry standards. By integrating AI capabilities, Box’s ICM enables businesses to automate workflows, derive insights from content, and enhance overall productivity, making it the ideal solution for modern content management needs.

“Organizations are feeling the pressure to create more value from their unstructured data — at the same time the volume of that data is growing faster than ever,” said Melody Brue, VP & Principal Analyst at Moor Insights & Strategy. “To meet this challenge, they need scalable, AI-driven solutions with robust security that can empower users to generate insights. Box’s Enterprise Advanced plan, with features like AI Studio, AI-powered metadata extraction, and no-code intelligent apps, aims to address these needs by putting AI and workflow automation front and center for intelligent content management. This could make a big difference in how organizations get more value from their unstructured data, while also driving broader AI adoption and reducing risk by automating workflows.”

Availability
Enterprise Advanced provides customers with the full power of Box’s ICM platform in a single, comprehensive package. With the new Enterprise Advanced plan, customers gain access to the following features:

• Box Apps, Box AI Studio, and Box Doc Gen via API: Generally available today;
• 500GB File Size Support: Generally available today and is a significant increase from the 150GB limit on Enterprise Plus;
• Box Forms and Enhanced Box Doc Gen Capabilities: Including native Box Doc Gen and support for Salesforce, currently in beta and expected to be generally available later in Q1 2025;
• Box Archive: Currently in private beta, with general availability planned for Q2 2025.

To learn more, visit the Box blog.

Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties, including statements regarding Box AI Studio, Box Apps, Box Doc Gen, Box Forms and Box Archive, their planned product introduction and product features, and the market adoption and benefits of such product introduction and features. There are a significant number of factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the statements made in this press release, including: (1) adverse changes in general economic or market conditions; (2) Box’s ability to partner with third parties to integrate AI technologies with Box’s Intelligent Content Management platform; (3) delays or reductions in information technology spending; (4) the risk that Box’s customers do not renew their subscriptions, expand their use of Box’s services, or adopt new products or features offered by Box on a timely basis, or at all; (5) Box’s ability to provide timely and successful product introductions, enhancements, new features and modifications to its platform and services; and (6) actual or perceived security vulnerabilities in Box AI or other Box services or any breaches of Box’s security controls. Any unreleased services or features referenced in this or other press releases or public statements are not currently available and may not be delivered on time or at all. Customers who purchase Box products should make their purchase decisions based upon features that are currently available. Additional information on potential factors that could affect Box’s financial results is included in the reports on Forms 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K and in other filings Box makes with the Securities and Exchange Commission from time to time. These documents are available on the SEC Filings section of Box’s Investor Relations website located at www.box.com/investors. Box does not assume any obligation to update the forward-looking statements contained in this press release to reflect events that occur or circumstances that exist after the date on which they were made.

About Box
Box (NYSE:BOX) is the provider of the leading Intelligent Content Management platform, a single solution that enables organizations to fuel collaboration, manage the entire content lifecycle, secure critical content, and transform business workflows with enterprise AI. Founded in 2005, Box simplifies work for leading global organizations, including AstraZeneca, JLL, Morgan Stanley, and Nationwide. Box is headquartered in Redwood City, CA, with offices across the United States, Europe, and Asia. Visit box.com to learn more. And visit box.org to learn more about how Box empowers nonprofits to fulfill their missions.

Contacts
PR
Dani Robin
press@box.com

Investor Relations
Cynthia Hiponia / Elaine Gaudioso
ir@box.com

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Sixty-one percent of respondents expect their organization’s cloud-based storage – underpinned by hard drives – will increase by more than 100% by 2028

FREMONT, CA – January 14, 2025 — / BackupReview.info / — According to a recent, global Recon Analytics survey¹ commissioned by Seagate Technology, business leaders from across 15 industry sectors and 10 countries expect that adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) applications will generate unprecedented volumes of data, driving a boom in demand for data storage, in particular cloud-based storage.

With hard drives delivering scalability relative to terabyte-per-dollar cost efficiencies, cloud service providers rely on hard drives to store mass quantities of data. Recently, analyst firm IDC estimated that 89% of data stored by leading cloud service providers is stored on hard drives². Now, according to this Recon Analytics study, nearly two-thirds of respondents (61%) from companies that use cloud as their leading storage medium expect their cloud-based storage to grow by more than 100% over the next 3 years.

“The survey results generally point to a coming surge in demand for data storage, with hard drives emerging as the clear winner,” remarked Roger Entner, founder and lead analyst of Recon Analytics. “When you consider that the business leaders we surveyed intend to store more and more of this AI-driven data in the cloud, it appears that cloud services are well-positioned to ride a second growth wave.”

Key Findings:

• 72% surveyed say they use AI today.
• 61% of respondents who predominately use cloud storage say their cloud-based storage will increase by over 100% over the next 3 years.
• Storage ranks as the second most important component of AI infrastructure, with Security ranking #1.
  • In order of importance: Security, Storage, Data Management, Network Capacity, Compute, Regulations, LLM Viability, Energy
• Of those businesses who’ve adopted AI technology, 90% believe longer data retention improves the quality of AI outcomes.
• 88% of respondents who use AI today believe adoption of Trustworthy AI requires an increased need to store more data for longer periods of time.

Survey results substantiate a trend toward organizations retaining data for longer periods of time to ensure data integrity needed to optimally train AI models. In order for AI innovation and adoption to continue, AI results and outcomes need to become increasingly accurate.

“Trustworthy AI is really the key to enabling mainstream adoption of AI,” said BS Teh, Chief Commercial Officer of Seagate. “With the vast majority of survey respondents saying they need to store data for longer periods of time to improve quality outcomes of AI, we’re focused on areal density innovation needed to increase storage capacity for each platter in our HAMR-based hard drives. We have a clear pathway to more than double per-platter storage capacity over the next few years.”

To view the comprehensive survey results and analysis, visit Recon Analytics.

About Seagate Technology
Seagate is a leader in mass-capacity data storage. We’ve delivered more than four and a half billion terabytes of capacity over the past four decades. We make storage that scales, bringing trust and integrity to innovations that depend on data. In an era of unprecedented creation, Seagate stores infinite potential.?To learn more about how Seagate leads storage innovation, visit www.seagate.com and our blog, or follow us on X, Facebook, LinkedIn, and YouTube.

©2025 Seagate Technology LLC. All rights reserved. Seagate, Seagate Technology, and the Spiral logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Seagate Technology LLC in the United States and/or other countries. All other trademarks or registered trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

1. The November 2024 survey sampled more than 1,000 business decision-makers who actively work in a storage infrastructure role with companies reporting $10+ million in annual revenue and that have already adopted AI or plan to adopt AI within the next three years. The survey results provide insights on the current impacts of AI application usage on infrastructure priorities as well as data retention and management dynamics. Results also explore respondents’ expectations for how increased AI adoption will impact infrastructure needs over the next three years. 
2. According to the 2024 IDC Cloud Infrastructure Index report.

Investor Relations Contact:
Shanye Hudson, (510) 661-1600
shanye.hudson@seagate.com

Media Contact:
Karin Taylor (408) 772-8279
karin.h.taylor@seagate.com

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Powered by High-Performance CPUs, Local NVMe Storage and Lightning-fast 10 Gbps Uplink Speed, Packages Start at Just €3.99/month

Amsterdam, The Netherlands – January 14, 2025 — / BackupReview.info / — Leaseweb Global, a leading cloud services and Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) provider, today announced the launch of a new highly efficient Virtual Private Server (VPS) solution. Designed for businesses that need a combination of exceptional price-performance, fast local storage and easy deployment, Leaseweb VPS packages start at just €3.99/month to deliver affordable solutions that don’t compromise on quality.

Leaseweb’s new VPS solution provides customers with the flexibility to expand their infrastructure as their business needs grow. Delivered via a low-touch, self-service portal, it requires limited technical expertise for setup or management, enabling users to configure their server, monitor resources and manage snapshots with ease. This makes it ideal for businesses seeking a straightforward, scalable and efficient hosting service, as well as those looking for an entry-level solution to Leaseweb Public Cloud.

With lightning-fast 10Gbps uplink speed, and powered by high-performance processors and local NVMe storage, the Leaseweb VPS solution provides ample compute, RAM and generous traffic across all packages. In addition, built-in security and reliability features, including firewalls, DDoS protection and ISO-certified data centers, offer peace of mind and comprehensive protection for all customers. For those customers wanting to include backup, this is available as an add-on service.

“Our new VPS solution has been designed from the ground up to offer the ideal balance of performance, usability and cost,” said Mathijs Heikamp, Director Product Management at Leaseweb Global. “By combining the latest hardware, advanced automation and an intuitive self-service portal, we’re delivering a cloud infrastructure solution that can effortlessly adapt to customer requirements.”

For further information about Leaseweb VPS, please visit: https://www.leaseweb.com/en/products-services/cloud/virtual-private-server

About Leaseweb
Leaseweb is a leading Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) provider serving a worldwide portfolio of 20,000 customers ranging from SMBs to Enterprises. Services include Public Cloud, Private Cloud, Dedicated Servers , Colocation, Content Delivery Network , and Cyber Security Services supported by exceptional customer service and technical support. With more than 80,000 servers, Leaseweb has provided infrastructure for mission-critical websites, Internet applications, email servers, security, and storage services since 1997. The company operates 28 data centers in locations across Europe, Asia, Australia, and North America, all of which are backed by a superior worldwide network with a total capacity of more than 10 Tbps.

Leaseweb offers services through its various Leaseweb Sales Entities which are Leaseweb Netherlands B.V., Leaseweb USA, Inc., Leaseweb Singapore PTE. LTD, Leaseweb Deutschland GmbH, Leaseweb Australia Ltd., Leaseweb UK Ltd, Leaseweb Japan KK, Leaseweb Hong Kong LTD, and Leaseweb Canada Inc.

For more information, please visit: http://www.leaseweb.com

PR Contact:
Nicole Gorman
Touchdown PR, for Leaseweb
M: 508-397-0131
nicole.gorman@touchdownpr.com

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With a trusted ecosystem, leadership expansion, and global adoption of CyberSense®, Index Engines solidifies its position as a market leader in data integrity and recoverability

Holmdel, NJ – January 14, 2025 — / BackupReview.info / — Index Engines, a leader in cyber resilience, today announced a year of unprecedented success in 2024, redefining ransomware detection and data recovery.

As ransomware attacks become increasingly sophisticated, Index Engine’s flagship data integrity solution CyberSense has set new benchmarks in detection accuracy, data integrity, and recovery readiness, empowering organizations to embrace a recovery-first mindset with cyber resilience strategies to effectively combat today’s evolving threats.

Index Engines’ strategic alliances and partnerships with leading ecosystem organizations such as Dell, IBM, Infinidat and other industry leaders trust Index Engines and continue to drive significant exposure and adoption of CyberSense to their customers.

Highlights that contributed to Index Engines’ 2024 success include:

Sales and Growth:

• Leading industry growth: Index Engines achieved 112% growth year-over-year in the banking industry, driven by demand for CyberSense. Banks cited the need for enhanced ransomware detection capabilities and the absence of reliable recovery strategies as key factors for adopting the solution.
• Expanding across key sectors: Index Engines experienced 35% growth year-over-year in healthcare, 25% in financial services, and 15% in IT services, reflecting strong adoption across diverse industries.
• Reseller success: Resellers have been a large part of Index Engines’ growth, with a 58% increase in unique resellers sales in 2024. In Q3 alone, resellers generated a 73% growth in new customers and 78% growth in revenue over the same period in 2023.
• Strong finish: Organizations’ desire for resilience in the new year led to a 42% growth in December revenue compared to December 2023.

Leadership Expansion:

• Neil DiMartinis joins as Chief Revenue Officer: Appointed to drive organizational growth by building strategic partnerships and expanding channel presence.
• Jim Clancy joins Advisory Board: Former President of Global Storage Sales at Dell Technologies, appointed to provide strategic guidance and enhance market positioning and growth strategies.
• VP Team Growth: Danielle Goode Coady joined as VP of Marketing and Scott Cooper was promoted to VP of Field Engineering. 

Market Validation:

• Industry Validation: Received high praise from Enterprise Strategy Group for CyberSense’s game-changing AI model, proven to accurately detect data corruption with a 99.99% Service Level Agreement (SLA).
• Independent Testing Excellence: Principled Technologies confirmed CyberSense’s ability to detect three different types of attacks in a single scan—performance that competitors took over 14 scans to match.
• Enhanced Customer Capabilities: Delivered software updates that improve customers’ understanding of data integrity, streamline recovery, and enable proactive defense against bad actors.
• Award-Winning Technology: Secured 10 prestigious awards, including recognition for innovation in cybersecurity and excellence in data protection, underscoring Index Engines’ industry-leading performance and impact.

• Global Expansion: Continues to grow its presence in APJ, South America, and the Middle East, adding localized sales, support, and resources to better serve these regions.
• Widespread Adoption: CyberSense is now deployed in over 70 countries and supports more than 50 industries.

“2024 was a transformative year for Index Engines,” Index Engines CEO Tim Williams said. “We scaled our business to new heights, expanded our global footprint, and solidified our leadership in cyber resilience and recovery. As ransomware tactics evolved, we stayed ahead, empowering organizations to confidently navigate cyber challenges, mitigate risks, and quickly recover to normal business operations in the ever-evolving cyber landscape.”

About Index Engines
At Index Engines, we are experts in Cyber Resiliency, helping organizations build an infrastructure where trusted data is available and reliable. Our leading solution, CyberSense, provides a 99.99% SLA for detecting ransomware corruption. CyberSense empowers organizations to confidently navigate cyber challenges, mitigate risks, and quickly recover to normal business operations in the ever-evolving cyber landscape. For more information, visit www.indexengines.com

PR Contact:
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Smart Connections PR
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PITTSBURGH, PA – Jan. 14, 2025 — / BackupReview.info / — Magna5, a trusted provider of cybersecurity, managed IT, and cloud services, proudly announces the promotion of Matt Kimpel to Chief Information Security Officer (CISO), effective January 1. In this new role, Matt will lead the company’s cybersecurity initiatives, ensuring protection against the latest threats as well as facilitating regulatory compliance for clients in various industries.

Joining Magna5 through the acquisition of NetServe365 in 2017, Matt Kimpel has consistently demonstrated exceptional leadership and technical expertise. His contributions have been pivotal in bolstering Magna5’s security posture and developing comprehensive cybersecurity solutions tailored to client needs.

“We are thrilled to have Matt step into the CISO role, as this marks a significant step forward for Magna5’s cybersecurity team,” said Robert Farina, CEO of Magna5. “His deep understanding of the evolving threat landscape and ability to navigate complex challenges make him the ideal leader to guide our cybersecurity efforts.”

Matt holds a degree in Network Security & Computer Forensics from Pittsburgh Technical College and is certified as a CISSP and CISM, among other credentials. As CISO, he aims to advance Magna5’s security capabilities and support clients’ growing compliance and regulatory needs.

“I am excited and honored to assume the CISO role at Magna5,” said Matt Kimpel. “My goal is to build on the strong cybersecurity foundation we’ve established to not only protect our clients’ data but also to empower them with the tools and insights necessary to thrive today’s complex security environment.”

About Magna5
Magna5, a NewSpring Holdings platform, provides managed IT services, cybersecurity, private and public cloud hosting, backup and disaster recovery, and other advanced IT services to SMB, mid-market, and enterprise customers, including leaders in education, healthcare, government, financial services, manufacturing, and other industry segments. Headquartered in Pittsburgh, PA, Magna5 has customers nationally. For more information, visit www.magna5.com

Contact:
Ryan Burns
Magna5
+1-469-409-0555
rburns@magna5global.com

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Taipei, Taiwan – January 14, 2025 — / BackupReview.info / — QNAP® Systems, Inc., a leading computing and storage solutions innovator, today officially released myQNAPcloud Storage following its successful beta. Designed to meet the needs of data storage and disaster-proof data protection for individuals and businesses, the platform offers seamless, high-performance, and secure cloud storage, with other advantages such as free data transmission.

myQNAPcloud Storage integrates seamlessly with QNAP NAS backup solutions, including the popular Hybrid Backup Sync, providing users with a hybrid cloud storage solution that simplifies data backup, synchronization, and file sharing. By combining the reliability of on-premises NAS with the scalability of cloud storage, users can enjoy flexible and cost-efficient storage options that adapt to their specific needs.

Key Features and Benefits:

• 16GB Free Storage: Everyone with a QNAP Account is entitled to 16GB free storage space as standard.
• Budget-Friendly Subscriptions: Significantly lower subscription costs compared to other cloud services, making it an economical choice for businesses.
• No Data Transmission Costs: Save more as myQNAPcloud Storage eliminates additional charges for data transmission.
• 13 Global Data Centers: Enjoy high performance and speed with 13 strategically located data centers worldwide.
• Data Immutability: Achieved using WORM (Write Once, Read Many) and Object Lock technology, ensuring your critical data is protected from ransomware and accidental modification.
• Easy Data management: Features include versioning, lifecycle settings, access privileges, and activity monitoring, enhancing business data management efficiency.
• Comprehensive Security: Safeguard your data with server-side encryption and personal vault, ensuring the utmost privacy and protection against unauthorized access.
• Global Accessibility: Access your data anytime, anywhere, using a wide range of devices and platforms, including the Qfile Pro mobile companion app.

“We are thrilled to officially launch the myQNAPcloud Storage service in 2025, empowering users with a reliable and scalable cloud solution for data storage and backup,” said Andy Fung, Product Manager of QNAP. “This milestone underscores our commitment to delivering innovations that enhance NAS experiences and bridge local and cloud storage.”

Availability
myQNAPcloud Storage is now officially available, and every QNAP Account is entitled to 16GB free storage space. To learn more about myQNAPcloud Storage, including subscription plans and pricing, see https://www.qnap.com/go/software/myqnapcloud-storage

About QNAP
QNAP (Quality Network Appliance Provider) is devoted to providing comprehensive solutions in software development, hardware design and in-house manufacturing. Focusing on storage, networking and smart video innovations, QNAP now introduce a revolutionary Cloud NAS solution that joins our cutting-edge subscription-based software and diversified service channel ecosystem. QNAP envisions NAS as being more than simple storage and has created a cloud-based networking infrastructure for users to host and develop artificial intelligence analysis, edge computing and data integration on their QNAP solutions.

For more information, please visit www.qnap.com

PR Contact
QNAP Systems, Inc.
Woody Chang
+88626412000

Source: QNAP Systems, Inc.

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Egnyte, a cloud-based content collaboration and governance solutions provider, announced significant advancements in 2024. Key achievements included securing five new patents, expanding their total to over 50, and launching Egnyte Copilot, a generative AI-powered assistant. Furthermore, they released 300 new product features, enhancing security and productivity. These improvements focused on areas like enhanced content collaboration, improved AI-driven analysis, and streamlined workflows. Overall, Egnyte solidified its position as a leader in cloud storage and data privacy solutions.

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MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. – January 13, 2025 — / BackupReview.info / — Egnyte, a leading provider of cloud-based content collaboration and governance solutions, today announced a continuous year of innovation. The company secured five new patents, launched a generative AI-powered assistant, Egnyte Copilot, and introduced 300 new product features in 2024.

“This past year has been one of tremendous growth and innovation for Egnyte,” said Vineet Jain, co-founder and CEO for Egnyte. “Our new patents and product innovations demonstrate our dedication to providing customers with the most advanced tools to manage their mission-critical data securely and efficiently. Our 2024 momentum reflects our continued focus on innovation and customer success.”

Patent Portfolio Expansion

Egnyte strengthened its intellectual property portfolio with new patents, bringing the total to more than 50 granted patents. Some of the patents issued in 2024 include:

• Enhanced Content Collaboration: Improved conflict detection and resolution in hybrid cloud environments.
• User Access Control: Centralized management of user accounts across hybrid cloud systems.
• Sensitive Content Analysis: Prioritization of sensitive content analysis based on file metadata.
• Simplified Permissions Management: Consolidation of permission sets from multiple storage systems.
• Efficient Subject Access Requests: Streamlined handling of data subject access requests (SARs), which could aid in compliance with privacy regulations like GDPR.

Egnyte Copilot: Generative AI for Content Intelligence

In July, the company launched Egnyte Copilot, a generative AI-powered assistant designed to accelerate knowledge work and unlock enterprise value from content. Copilot allows users to:

• Summarize documents: Quickly find key information from lengthy files.
• Create knowledge bases: Organize and query information across thousands of files.
• Transcribe multimedia: Extract insights from audio and video content.
• Generate custom prompts: Guide AI responses with context-specific instructions.

Egnyte Copilot integrates seamlessly with Egnyte’s web, mobile, and desktop applications, making it easy for users to incorporate AI into their daily workflows.

New Product Features to Drive User Productivity and Security

Egnyte rolled out 300 new product features throughout the year to boost user productivity, streamline workflows, and strengthen data security. Key innovation highlights include:

• Dynamic Watermarking: Enhanced content security with dynamic watermarks.
• Document Portal: Secure document collection and sharing with external users.
• Egnyte Sign: Integrated eSignature solution for legally binding electronic signatures.
• Image Overlay Comparison: AI-powered comparison of two versions of an image.
• Image Similarity Search: AI-powered search for visually similar images.
• Issue Auto-Remediation: Automated resolution of security and compliance issues.
• Rules-based Metadata: Automated metadata tagging for improved organization and discovery.
• Trainable Classifiers: AI-driven content classification based on user-defined criteria.

Egnyte’s 2024 innovations provided practical solutions for effective and secure data management. By continually expanding its product offerings and securing new patents, Egnyte solidified its position as a cloud storage and data privacy solutions leader.

Connect with Egnyte:

• linkedin.com/company/egnyte
• x.com/egnyte
• facebook.com/egnyte

About Egnyte
Egnyte combines the power of cloud content management, data security, and AI into one intelligent content platform. More than 22,000 customers trust Egnyte to improve employee productivity, automate business processes, and safeguard critical data, in addition to offering specialized content intelligence and automation solutions across industries, including architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC), life sciences, and financial services. For more information, visit www.egnyte.com

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Two press releases announce significant developments in   cloud data backup and storage, data protection, cloud data management, data security, and data accessibility.

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1/ Cohesity has enhanced its Cyber Event Response Team (CERT) service by partnering with leading incident response vendors to improve the speed and effectiveness of incident recovery for its customers. Separately,

2/ Hammerspace and Cloudian have formed a partnership to offer a unified solution for managing and leveraging unstructured data across various locations, improving efficiency and enabling advancements in AI and analytics.

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