You are going to be hearing a lot about ITRA in the near future. It is a term that industry pundits devised to denote the next evolution of DRaaS. This is a new acronym that literally means Information Technology Resilience Assurance. According to the Oxford dictionary, Assurance means “a positive declaration intended to give confidence; […]
The backup and disaster recovery industry has seen plenty of changes over the years, but with these changes has also come increased cost and complexity to most BDR environments. If you’re wondering why disaster recovery is so expensive and complex, you aren’t the only one. Most of us are left crossing our fingers and hoping […]
Greetings! As part of our continued efforts to make using Infrascale a pleasant experience that simplifies your backup and disaster recovery lives, we’ve started spring cleaning early this year with the release of Infrascale Disaster Recovery (IDR) v6.13.2. Again, big thanks to all of our partners and admins that helped report these issues and find resolutions. Continue […]
Names can be so misleading. Take baking soda. Many of us think of baking soda as only an ingredient used for baking, or maybe something that helps to keep our refrigerators odor-free. But baking soda has many other uses, and is surprisingly good for your health and home, too. The use cases for baking soda […]
You’ve seen the headlines — when it comes to ransomware strains like Locky, Wannacry, and Petya, we’re all at risk. What’s more, with the growing ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) trend, cybercrime is now at an all-time high and accessible to nearly anyone. Since the introduction of RaaS, negotiating with hackers is now a business in and of […]
If you have never seen or heard the term ‘RTO’ in the context of your business continuity plans or tests, then this will give you a solid next step to ensure that you’re in a good position. Unfortunately, nearly 80% of all SMBs are in the same boat, which has been and continues to be […]
This week, Gartner released its annual Magic Quadrant report on Disaster Recovery as a Service (DRaaS). While Infrascale was named a Leader in this evolving space – an accomplishment of which we’re fiercely proud – there are other notable market shifts in the report. We believe Gartner’s own scoring criteria, for example, can be very […]
This isn’t going to be a finger-wagging post, but let’s look at some jaw dropping stats. A 2016 study of 400 IT professionals found that many organizations are still using an outdated approach to backup and disaster recovery. This includes 36% of respondents who do not perform data backups at all and 44% of respondents […]
Over the weekend, a WannaCry decryption tool was released by parties unknown. While the tool has saved some people, it’s not always effective. According to The Hacker News, Adrien Guinet, a security researcher for Quarkslab, IT admins can make use of a flaw in the way WannaCry operates, thus allowing him to create a decryptor. […]
If your only takeaway from the WannaCry ransomware attack is “gosh, we need a better patch management process” or “maybe, it’s time to move off these old operating systems,” then you’re probably a soft target for the next attack. This watershed moment signals a major and important shift in the evolution of ransomware. As a […]
Let me set the stage. I head up the Marketing department here at Infrascale and am not as technically savvy as I probably should be. So, when technology breaks I tend to get a little whiny and demand instant help from my IT team. I’m sure the tech team at every organization must cope with […]
When it comes to your IT responsibilities, being able to recover data and maintain business continuity is among the most critical. But, there’s tradeoffs to factor in between cost, convenience and the benefit. That’s why “DR tests” become much maligned – they require too much work, time, and effort to properly execute. Fortunately, technologies like […]