Major League Baseball is playing the final games of the 2020 postseason, which reminds me of my favorite baseball comedy sketch by Abbott and Costello: Who’s on first, What’s on second, I Don’t Know – third base! Great nicknames. This year I introduced one of our NetApp new college hires to the sketch. How […]
Speed is mandatory in application development today. Inside NetApp IT, we have built a cloud-based, automated, self-service platform called CloudOne, which lets us rapidly deliver infrastructure to help shorten application development cycles. It offers the push-button deployment of an entire application development environment that includes the application code, a database, components, network interfaces, and a […]
Creativity, fueled by data solutions DreamWorks Animation brings new stories and characters to life every year. But one thing that’s remained the same is the company’s commitment to innovation in its data-driven infrastructure. This world-renowned animation studio has empowered its filmmakers with NetApp® technologies on every one of its CG films. For over 20 years, […]
Everyone knows that the quickest way to recover from a ransomware attack is to restore from backup. It sounds simple enough, but the actual restore process can be complex, not to mention slow. Has the backup data also been encrypted? Are the backups that I need still there? How much time will it take to […]
A priority for IT organizations is the ability to manage various levels of severity. “Severity” differs for every organization, depending on the use case. An event can be of high severity — for example, an emergency, alert, or error message — or it could be of low severity, as with a notice or informational message. […]
Organizations are very aware of ransomware and the dangers of infection. Yet many of those same organizations don’t really have a good idea of how to recover quickly and efficiently if they’ve encountered a ransomware attack. Unfortunately, not all organizations that pay the ransom end up getting their precious data back; it might remain encrypted […]
Suppose that you are a chief information security officer (CISO), chief technology officer (CTO), or IT manager, with responsibility for all the information systems in your organizations. Your team applies security patches to software and applications as soon as they come out. You’re not worried about viruses or malware, because, along with your blistering speed […]
NetApp® ONTAP® 9 data management software provides the foundation for a data fabric, which makes it easy to move your data where it’s needed across flash, drive, and cloud resources. To better align with your plans for adopting ONTAP releases, NetApp will deliver an ONTAP feature release twice per calendar year. With this consistent release […]
NetApp’s most security-conscious customers require an external key server to ensure that keys used for data-at-rest encryption are fully protected. Customers are demanding Oasis Key Management Interoperability Protocol (KMIP) compliant key managers that are fortified, scalable, and easy to implement and use. Many NetApp customers are adopting HashiCorp Vault as their preferred external key management […]
Wreaking havoc across the globe, ransomware is not expected to slow down as a threat anytime soon. Cybersecurity Ventures predicts that by 2021, a business will fall victim to a ransomware attack every 11 seconds. This is why many organizations are focusing on quick recovery, which they most certainly should. What if you could […]
Unless you’ve been hiding under a rock for the last few years, you’re well aware that ransomware is a huge threat to your organization. The potential loss of data and monetary impact aren’t the only concerns. Being in the public spotlight for the wrong reasons can severely tarnish your business’ reputation. Although the situation […]
Simplicity is no longer a theme with NetApp® Active IQ® Unified Manager, it’s a continuous improvement cycle. A cycle that brings goodies for customers in all spheres with every release, whether it’s better NetApp ONTAP® management or simplified operational monitoring capabilities. The Active IQ Unified Manager 9.7 release announces several enhancements, exciting new features, and […]
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