The value of SaaS backup beyond recovery
With modern cloud backup technology and an increasing focus on backup for SaaS application data, the landscape for backup solutions is changing rapidly. The primary purpose of any backup is to serve as your insurance policy for data loss. While that will always be...
Backup and archive support for Google Drive
As part of the increased need for collaboration applications, more businesses and organizations have turned to Google and adopted Google Workspace (formerly the G-Suite for Business) to fill this need. Amongst individuals I know, the mobile version of Google Drive has...
HubStor expands virtual machine backup to support Azure VM and Hyper-V
Earlier this month we announced that we have expanded the capabilities of the HubStor cloud data platform to support our Backup-as-a-Service (BaaS) and Archive-as-a-Service (AaaS) offerings to include support for virtual machines running on Microsoft Hyper-V and...
HubStor webinar on message journaling and why it’s needed
On Wednesday 18 November, HubStor hosted a webinar about message journaling (sometimes referred to as message capture). The webinar’s title was “Journaling messages today, could save you time tomorrow”. In addition to a presentation, this webinar also included a live...
‘Twas the Eve of All Hallows – a data center horror story
We enjoy all the holidays here at HubStor, but for some of us Hallowe’en will always have a special place in our hearts. Sometimes we’re so busy with work that it’s easy to forget to take a moment to enjoy the season. It is in that spirit that we offer you this tale...
HubStor Features and Enhancements – Q3 2020 Roll-up
I don’t know about you, but when there are updates available to apps I have installed on my phone, I’m often curious about what’s been changed. However, most of the time, info on the update looks something like this: Changes in this release: Various bug fixes and...
Six things to consider when choosing a long-term archiving solution
Every organization has a requirement to preserve data for the long-term – they may differ on specific reasons, but the need is there. Why should you maintain an archive of your data over the long-term? Foremost among reasons is that your organization may be required...
Microsoft is changing its handling of Teams meeting recordings – what you need to know
The increase in employees working from home in recent months has – unsurprisingly – caused a measurable increase in the use of collaboration and messaging solutions. Microsoft Teams usage has seen the number of daily active users worldwide double in the span of a...
Announcing HubStor private preview of Azure VM backups
Virtualization has changed data centers forever. Almost every organization has adopted server virtualization to some extent. Many organizations have adopted “Virtual-First” policies, i.e. any new servers will be provisioned as virtual machines (VMs) by default. If the...
HubStor on the ActualTech Media Megacast
On Wednesday 7 October, HubStor took part in ActualTech Media’s megacast – a multi-vendor webinar. The megacast was on the topics of data protection, disaster recovery, and Disaster-Recovery-as-a-Service (DRaaS). HubStor’s presentation was titled “HubStor – Your Data...
Backup and archive support for Microsoft Teams
Whatever else we can say about it, 2020 has become the year of remote work – with a majority of it being work from home. Some organizations adapted quickly and easily, while for others it required a change in the entire workflow and processes. Just because employees...
Microsoft 365 Multi-Geo Support
Data sovereignty is a topic that’s becoming more relevant lately. Compliance regulations are being updated to include it, and it’s likely to be a part of future regulations. With the global expansion of cloud and Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) models, more SaaS...
Join HubStor in ActualTech Media’s upcoming Megacast
On Wednesday 7 October, HubStor will be presenting as part of ActualTech Media’s Megacast on Data Protection and other related topics. Who is ActualTech Media? ActualTech Media is an independent technical marketing organization that works with vendors to create IT...
Why I decided to join HubStor
I’ve always believed that the entire job interview process is a two-way street. Not only is the company trying to decide if they want me to work for them, I’m trying to decide if I want to work for the company. This means doing research and asking a lot of questions...
HubStor U.S. patent issued for methods and systems relating to network-based storage
The world of data protection continues to become bigger and more complex. New data is being collected from new data sources, and people are finding new use cases for new or existing data. Data protection regulation and compliance is becoming stricter and data...
Don’t take our word for it, see what our customers are saying about HubStor
Since its founding, HubStor has always been a customer-centric company. Driven and focused entirely by customer needs to complex problems, HubStor was able to provide a world-class product at a significantly lower price point than many established and much larger...
HubStor webinar on Backup-as-a-Service for virtual machines
On Wednesday, 16 September, HubStor hosted a webinar about Backup-as-a-Service (BaaS) for VMware vSphere VMs. The webinar was titled “Overpaying on vSphere Backup? Now it’s time to go with cloud Backup-as-a-Service”. I had the honor of presenting the webinar. As a new...
The new regulatory challenge with voice technologies
Societal changes in 2020 have pushed many businesses into a work-from-home culture. For regulated financial services firms, this creates a new regulatory challenge for risk and compliance optimization. As traders take up office at home, there’s a hazard of sensitive...