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  • Noise to Signal in the AI era

    ‘Noise to signal’ isn’t just a tooling problem; it’s a charter problem. Cyber resilience is broader than ransomware; therefore, the signals we care about are broader than security events, and the team that owns the SIEM might not be the team that owns the resilience and governance outcomes. Especially when you add identity, along with…

  • Hunger Games: Cloud Infrastructure Edition

    Welcome to Hunger Games 2026 Edition! Each decade, there are new Data Protection problems that are often first addressed by startups. Established vendors face the build-or-buy (or partner) choices of grabbing from the cornucopia or developing their own. 20yrs ago, Virtualization: Veeam, PHD Virtual, vRanger 10yrs ago, SaaS-Backup: Spanning & Backupify (both now Kaseya) Today,…

  • Cloud-Powered Resilience is exciting, and not just for the tech stacks

    At a recent AMA, was asked what excites me most about Managed Services (MSPs) delivering Data Protection. I said there are three categories, each with disruptive innovation: There isn’t a single best scenario or vendor; what matters is zeroing in on what the customer needs, not only in resilience but in overall IT agility. This…

  • Disaster Recovery Journal 2026 Fall Conference

    Congratulations to DRJ on a very successful 75th conference! Here are my three takeaways from their Fall 2026 event, with nods to those who added to the conversations: If you were at the event, what was your favorite takeaway?

  • ‘First Look’ at DPM’s AI-Enhanced Resilience

    It’s finally here! DPM’s AI-Enhanced Resilience research gets its first public look this week at Disaster Recovery Journal, before it’s seen anywhere else. To do some mythbusting, we asked IT leaders whether the AI in their backup, DR, and cyber tools is “mostly marketing” or “actually transformative” (or somewhere in between), and their answers could…