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Protect your Sensitive Data with an Effective Open-source Backup Solution
By Dwane Pottratz, Senior Solutions Architect at ORock Technologies Modern businesses are juggling a growing amount of sensitive data. To reach that data, cybercrimes and ransomware attacks are sweeping across public and private sector organizations and the toll it...
Cloud Compatibility With Leading Backup and Recovery Solutions
By Paul Schenkel Leading global IT and research and advisory firm Gartner recently released its Magic Quadrant for Data Center Backup and Recovery Solutions. While each vendor in the Magic Quadrant has differentiated features that distinguishes it from the others...
The Cost of Viewing Your Own Data – Why 3-2-1 Backup Approaches Are Crucial
By Mario Guarriello & Dustin Jackson Whether you back up data to tape, the cloud, or both, retrieving this information can be costly. From March 2020 came multiple reports of NASA having underestimated and underbudgeted the amount of money it would have to pay...
Secure and Accessible Cloud Data Backup Shouldn’t Be a Tradeoff
By Steve Robinson Remote access and being part of a distributed workforce represent the reality we’re all living. With the private data network expanding out to the remote edge, ubiquitous public cloud services are filling the...
You Need FedRAMP, but How Do You Afford IT?
By Lloyd McCoy Jr. One of the hottest topics for software vendors and federal systems integrators is how to approach the essential but arduous task of gaining FedRAMP authorization for their cloud services. These companies understand the need to comply with Federal...
Four Keys to a More Painless FedRAMP Authorization
By Lloyd McCoy Jr. In my last column, I took a close look at FedRAMP authorization, comparing outsourcing versus a DIY approach, in terms of both cost effectiveness and relative speed to market. I’ve seen some companies successfully navigate FedRAMP by themselves....
The Business Benefits of Outsourcing FedRAMP
By ORock Technologies and immixGroup If you are new to the federal government market, you are no doubt wrestling with how to ensure your products and services are compliant with the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP). This government-wide...
FedRAMP Certification: The Ins and Outs of DIY vs. Outsourcing
By ORock Technologies and ImmixGroup Software vendors and federal systems integrators continually wrestle with authorization for their cloud services through the Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program (FedRAMP). It’s fair to ask whether your company...
