Posted: Tuesday, October 24, 2023

The Benefits of Managed Cloud Storage

The Benefits of Managed Cloud Storage

By : Sentia

Cloud computing continues to soar to new heights as more businesses have adapted to it in some form. According to Gartner, 65% of application workloads will be optimal or ready for cloud delivery by 2027, up from 45% in 2022.

Let's face it: cloud is integral to innovating and maintaining a competitive in this increasingly digital world. Managed cloud storage is a solution high-in-demand provided by cloud service providers which encompasses taking responsibility for managing and maintaining the storage infrastructure and services on behalf of their customers. This type of storage is typically offered as a cloud-based service, and it differs from traditional on-premises storage solutions in that the management of the storage hardware, software, and infrastructure is handled by the cloud provider.

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Posted: Monday, May 11, 2020

COVID-19 and Ransomware: Are your backups ready in case of an attack?

COVID-19 and Ransomware: Are your backups ready in case of an attack?

Cyber attacks are on the rise amid COVID-19. Be proactive and prepared.

With the drastic changes that our society has felt on a global scale since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, it's no secret that a 'new normal' is materializing in real time. Organizations have had to rapidly adapt to remote working models on a moment's notice. This change has also inadvertently created a haven for hackers to take full advantage of potentially vulnerabe systems and unsuspecting workers with a significant rise in phishing and ransomware attacks with rhetoric related to COVID-19 as the primary hook to lure people in. We published a post a few years on what to look out for in the event of a ransomware attack and the precautions are no different today.  

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Posted: Friday, April 1, 2016

How to Keep Your Data Safe At All Times

How to Keep Your Data Safe At All Times

Consider these best practices and never worry about your data being compromised

By : Paul Oh


Most organizations today, both large and small, rely on their information technology systems for business to the extent that data loss and system failure would be devastating. To alleviate these risks, organizations have invested in data backup systems with the expectation that by simply performing backups, their data will be safe.

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Posted: Monday, March 30, 2015

Protect your business by selecting the right Cloud Backup provider

Protect your business by selecting the right Cloud Backup provider


In recent blogs, we’ve talked about backup challenges and keeping your data safe. Today, I’d like to talk about Cloud Backup Services you’ll find online and what you need to look for when choosing a service to fit your needs as well as a reliable provider.

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Posted: Saturday, February 28, 2015

Protect your data and mitigate risk while dealing with budget constraints

Protect your data and mitigate risk while dealing with budget constraints


In my last post, I talked about the risks associated with system failure and data loss and the high impact it has on organizations. CIO Insight Study recently posted a worldwide survey of IT leaders confirming that most organizations understand and recognize that protecting the company’s critical data is vital to their success. 
The business impact from data loss and downtime remains staggering and a large majority of businesses are behind the curve in the maturity of their data protection strategies.

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Posted: Wednesday, October 15, 2014

What’s the value of Managed Services?

What’s the value of Managed Services?


Your corporate data is a strategic asset. If it’s improperly managed, it can become a significant liability. I’ll be providing you today some of my views to address this challenge by using managed services. Businesses today must address the dual challenges of safely storing and protecting their corporate data at a time when the mere quantity of the information they generate and consume daily has grown exponentially. 

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Posted: Friday, May 30, 2014

Back Up Alternatives - Cloud vs. On-Premise

By : Paul Oh


Organizations of all sizes in many different industries still struggle with choices for storing, protecting, and managing growing amounts of business information and data. Companies want to move away from tape backup and traditional server backup software because of the complexity of dealing with them on daily basis and the small costs that quickly add up.

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Posted: Thursday, May 8, 2014

Have your back up & restore processes and technologies kept pace with the demands of your business?

By : Paul Oh


Data is being created today at an exponential rate and the more data an organization creates, the greater the challenge to manage it. This is an unavoidable fact of business today in a digital world and one that all organizations need to address with a modern data protection and management strategy.

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Posted: Tuesday, October 15, 2013

Disk vs. tape from Sentia’s perspective

By : Paul Oh

Disk vs. tape is a very hot topic these days and is on most people’s radar for their backup solution. It’s also a polarizing topic – different people and vendors have different recommendations and solutions.

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Posted: Monday, September 30, 2013

Tape versus disk: The backup war exposed

By : Paul Oh

Tape backup is running in 2nd place to disk as a backup solution, but tape still has a great number of benefits therefore it should be with us for a long time yet. While disk is less fussy about the throughput of your backup systems and is superb at rapid restores it is still more expensive as a medium than tape. Meanwhile, tape is cheap and boasts incredible write speeds. So when to use disk and tape and what are the financial impacts.

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