Malicious deletion of DropBox data proves backup for SaaS and PaaS cloud storage is a must
"Are you a moron or something? Everybody knows that once your data is in The Cloud it is bathed daily with warm glacial spring water and groomed by a handsome centaur with a unicorn tail brush. The Cloud is perfect. The Cloud is reliable. The Cloud is redundant. The...
Choosing between HubStor’s shared or dedicated instance BaaS models for virtual machine backup
BaaS (Backup-as-a-Service) refers to a backup platform that delivers software, storage, security, and networking through a converged Software-as-a-Service subscription model. A shared model of BaaS is essentially a multi-tenant environment; whereas, a dedicated...
GigaOm Radar on unstructured data management by Enrico Signoretti omits HubStor
I read Chris Mellor’s article on Block and Files covering Enrico Signoretti’s GigaOm report on “unstructured data management suppliers,” and it has prompted me to decide to share my unfiltered perspective on the IT analyst industry publicly. Bridges will be burned in...
Video cloud storage for enterprises
Body cameras, aerial surveillance footage, and CCTV cameras at job sites and office locations are generating massive video storage and backup challenges for organizations today. Video presents a challenge because of the big file sizes and overall storage capacity...
File archiving best practices for AEC and marketing firms
Software programs like AutoCAD and Adobe Creative Cloud present unique challenges to IT professionals that wish to take advantage of cloud storage. Does your business rely on users being productive with software that loads projects at a time wherein many linked and...
Replace StorSimple with HubStor
Microsoft has recently announced the End-of-Life product cycle for StorSimple. Support for StorSimple appliances is targeted to end on December 31, 2022, officially. If you’re using StorSimple, one option you have is to migrate to Azure File Sync (AFS). However, it’s...
As simple as it gets: How to start using HubStor BaaS for VMware vSphere backup
With the recent debut of HubStor BaaS for VMware, I felt it would be ideal to highlight just how easy it is to get started. In our marketing, we talk about a 15-minute setup flow. In this blog post we’ll do a walkthrough of the 15-minute, wizard-driven steps to start...
How pricing works for virtual machine backup with HubStor
Table of Contents: Introduction Virtual machine backup pricing: shared versus dedicated models Cool tier versus archive tier for backup storage in HubStor How are backup storage costs calculated? When does it make sense to go for a dedicated backup instance? Pricing...
Simplifying the 3-2-1 backup rule of data protection with HubStor Backup-as-a-Service (BaaS)
Your expensive backup software writes to secondary storage. Another backup product writes the backup sets to tape. Tape backups are then delivered offsite. Or maybe, instead of tape, you have a fancier disk-based system for offsite replication of your backups, but it...
Backup-as-a-Service: HubStor extends its platform to include SaaS-based VMware virtual machine backup
If you are a long-time Veeam, Veritas, or Commvault customer, take notice: Backup-as-a-Service (BaaS) is an exciting new approach to your virtual machine backup and replication needs, offering a simpler architecture, requiring less of your time, and meeting your...
Tips for working from home
As the world continues to grapple with the Covid-19 coronavirus through physical-isolation, social distancing, shutting down restaurants, businesses, and borders, companies like HubStor and many others must continue to move forward. As a cloud data platform, our...
Office 365 mailbox backup versus email journaling
When IT teams need to satisfy both message journaling and backup of Office 365 mailboxes, we often hear the question, “do I need one or the other, or both… what’s the difference between journaling and mailbox backup?” In short, journaling and backup have key...
Reduce cloud costs with Azure Storage Reserved Capacity and HubStor
In our previous post, When not to use Azure Storage Reserved Capacity, we detailed the carrots and sticks when it comes to purchasing Azure Storage Reserved Capacity. While the benefit is the cost savings possible, ranging from 34% for data on the Hot tier to 17% for...
Which SaaS model is better for backup and archive? Single-tenant vs. multi-tenant
The shift in the market is clear: Companies across all verticals and of all sizes, are stampeding into Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solutions to solve core business needs. It’s easy to see why: SaaS offers over-burdened IT teams with the promise of fewer fire drills,...
Introducing the HubStor MSP program
Today I am happy to announce the launch of HubStor’s innovative new MSP program. Its focus is to deliver to the SMB market the same reliable, enterprise-grade SaaS platform for backup and archiving that our enterprise customers enjoy. So, if you're an MSP take notice,...
Why Azure Blob Storage GRS and RA-GRS are not a backup
There’s a wide-spread understanding held by many IT pros today about the Azure Blob Storage redundancy levels, and how merely selecting the correct redundancy level provides a backup of data stored in Azure Blob Storage. The belief is that by selecting Geo-Redundant...
Guide to getting approval to use HubStor at your organization
Let’s say you fall in love with HubStor as the choice for modern backup and archive in the cloud. Now what? Like most IT pros, your next step is to embark on the mystical journey of navigating your internal decision-making and approval process. In the spirit of...
When not to use Azure Storage Reserved Capacity
For several years now, Azure users have been able to drastically reduce the price of their virtual machines by purchasing reserved instances (RIs). Microsoft reduces Azure compute prices – up to 72% in some cases – in exchange for pre-paying one or three years of...