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Wrap-up on Backup

  • DRJ Spring 2026 Wrap-up on Backup

    DRJ Spring 2026 Wrap-up on Backup

    Not all conferences are created equal. Here’s what DRJ Spring 2026 gets right—and why it matters.

  • Cybersecurity Summit 2026

    Cybersecurity Summit 2026

    The Official Cybersecurity Summit is one of my favorite single-stage conference series, especially this year with four Data Protection vendors showing on the expo floor – with special kudos to Rubrik and Commvault for some really interesting discussions on Cyber Resilience and more.

  • wrapup of IT Nation 2025

    wrapup of IT Nation 2025

    Attended IT Nation’s Global Connect conference intending to learn about their Data Protection and Cyber Resilience features. I did hear about some interesting tech, but I also took away some clearer understandings on what matters to MSPs delivering BaaS and DRaaS.

  • Wrap-up on Backup — 11:11 Elite Event

    Wrap-up on Backup — 11:11 Elite Event

    Thank you 11:11 Systems for inviting DPM to be part of your event this week; spending time with customers and partners and discussing recent trends and considerations for Private Clouds, Cyber Resilience, and Disaster Recovery.

  • Disaster Recovery Journal Fall 2025 — Wrapup on Backup

    Disaster Recovery Journal Fall 2025 — Wrapup on Backup

    One of my favorite conferences of the year is Disaster Recovery Journal. They do two per year in different parts of the US to enable Business Continuity, Disaster Recovery, and Crisis Management leaders to learn not just from experts, but from each other.

  • Wrap-up on Backup from Veritas Vision 2017

    Wrap-up on Backup from Veritas Vision 2017

    It would be easy to assume that because the Veritas name has been around for more than 20 years, its products are all legacy and no longer suitable to modern data centers or IT scenarios; you would be wrong. Veritas is “back” after its divestiture from Symantec—with a laser focus on data management that very…

  • Wrap-up on Backup from VMworld US 2017

    Wrap-up on Backup from VMworld US 2017

    VMworld is still “the place to be” for discussing data center modernization—and that means that there were several data protection vendors in attendance, each with something to say.But what was most interesting is the general shift in VMware’s tone from a hypervisor or data center-centric vision to a cloud-first vision, particularly with its announcements around…

  • Thank You, Analyst Relations

    Thank You, Analyst Relations

    I’ve had the honor to participate in three very different events in the last three weeks. Each gave me the opportunity to serve, share ideas, and hopefully contribute value to the attendees. If you’d like to read more about the events, check out these blog posts:

  • Wrap-up on Backup from VeeamON 2017

    Wrap-up on Backup from VeeamON 2017

    Last week, I sat down with the folks at The Cube at VeeamON 2017 to talk about a range of topics including Veeam, the evolutions in the broader data protection market, and more. The Veeam Availability Report 2017, produced by ESG, covers over 1,000 unbiased enterprises around the world and looks at the gaps between…

  • Wrap-up on Backup – from Dell EMC World 2017

    Wrap-up on Backup – from Dell EMC World 2017

    I had pre-blogged before this event about looking for the unified narrative that knits together a breadth of DP products in a more focused way via the newly (re)formed Data Protection Division within the Dell EMC institution.