Disaster recovery

Data on Kubernetes Community Announces Schedule for DoK Day at KubeCon North America 2023

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Tuesday, September 26, 2023

The Data on Kubernetes Community (DoKC), the community for end users running data workloads on Kubernetes, today announced the schedule for the third annual Data on Kubernetes Day North America (DoK Day) , an industry event to share best practices and use cases, forge critical relationships, and learn about advancements in the use of Kubernetes for data.

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  • The Data on Kubernetes Community (DoKC), the community for end users running data workloads on Kubernetes, today announced the schedule for the third annual Data on Kubernetes Day North America (DoK Day) , an industry event to share best practices and use cases, forge critical relationships, and learn about advancements in the use of Kubernetes for data.
  • DoK Day will be co-located at KubeCon + CloudNativeCon North America 2023 taking place in Chicago, Illinois on November 6.
  • DoK Day attendees include Kubernetes developers, data application developers, product managers, technical management and community leads who are looking to expand their knowledge of Kubernetes for infrastructure management in a vendor-neutral setting.
  • The DoK Community was founded in June of 2020 to bring practitioners together to share their experiences in running Data on Kubernetes.

Expedient Announces Partnership with Kyndryl to Deliver Disaster Recovery as a Service

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Tuesday, September 26, 2023

PITTSBURGH, Sept. 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Expedient, a Full-Stack Cloud Service Provider, today announced a partnership with Kyndryl (NYSE: KD), the world's largest IT infrastructure services provider.

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  • PITTSBURGH, Sept. 26, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Expedient, a Full-Stack Cloud Service Provider, today announced a partnership with Kyndryl (NYSE: KD), the world's largest IT infrastructure services provider.
  • By joining forces with Kyndryl, Expedient is extending the reach of its state-of-the-art data center colocation and cloud infrastructure known for its reliability, scalability, and security capabilities.
  • "We are excited to partner with Kyndryl, a company known for its excellence in cybersecurity services, cyber resilience services and Disaster Recovery as a Service," said Dennis Musolino, Chief Revenue Officer of Expedient.
  • "Expedient has a more than 20-year history and expertise in delivering unmatched disaster recovery and data center infrastructure solutions.

SBA Marks National Disaster Preparedness Month

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Monday, September 25, 2023

Climate change only adds to the uncertainty, amplifying the frequency and catastrophe,” said Francisco Sánchez, Jr., Associate Administrator for the Office of Disaster Recovery and Resilience at the Small Business Administration .

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  • Climate change only adds to the uncertainty, amplifying the frequency and catastrophe,” said Francisco Sánchez, Jr., Associate Administrator for the Office of Disaster Recovery and Resilience at the Small Business Administration .
  • “The most important thing small businesses can do to mitigate a disaster’s impact is to have a plan and be prepared.
  • If a small business cannot meet its obligations and operating expenses after a disaster, Economic Injury Disaster Loans are available to provide working capital until the small business can resume normal operations.
  • Questions about disaster loans can be emailed to [email protected] or directed to SBA’s Customer Service Center at 1-800-659-2955 (7-1-1 for the deaf and hard of hearing).

McLeod Software Annual User Conference Draws Crowd in Phoenix

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Monday, September 18, 2023

BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Sept. 18, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- This week McLeod Software is holding their annual User Conference for McLeod customers in Phoenix, AZ with over 1,000 in attendance. The company has a number of new product announcements for the event.

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  • McLeod Software's annual User Conference was held September 17-19 at the Phoenix Convention Center in Phoenix, AZ.
  • BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Sept. 18, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- This week McLeod Software is holding their annual User Conference for McLeod customers in Phoenix, AZ with over 1,000 in attendance.
  • This week McLeod Software is holding their annual User Conference for McLeod customers in Phoenix, AZ with over 1,000 in attendance.
  • In 2023 McLeod Software was the first-place winner in our category for the Birmingham Business Journal's annual Best Places to Work Survey.

SBA Tops Nearly $40 Million in Disaster Assistance Loans for Those Impacted by Maui Wildfires

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Thursday, September 7, 2023

SACRAMENTO, Calif., Sept. 07, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, SBA Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman announced that the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has approved nearly $40 million in federal disaster loans for Hawaii business owners and residents impacted by wildfires that began August 8.

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  • SACRAMENTO, Calif., Sept. 07, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Today, SBA Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman announced that the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has approved nearly $40 million in federal disaster loans for Hawaii business owners and residents impacted by wildfires that began August 8.
  • The SBA, through its Disaster Field Operations Center West (FOCW), has approved nearly $8 million for businesses and more than $30 million for homeowners and renters to help rebuild and recover from this disaster.
  • For small businesses and most private nonprofit organizations of all sizes, SBA offers Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDL) to help meet working capital needs caused by the disaster.
  • Applicants may also call SBA’s Customer Service Center at (800) 659-2955 or email [email protected] for more information on SBA disaster assistance.

Wanclouds CEO Faiz Khan Presenting at IBM TechXchange Conference 2023

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Monday, September 11, 2023

LAS VEGAS, Sept. 11, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Faiz Khan, CEO and founder of Wanclouds, a leading multi-cloud SaaS and managed service provider, is set to present at IBM's first-ever TechXchange Conference, which kicks off today at the MGM Grand Hotel in Las Vegas. His presentation "Discover the Art of Empowering: Disaster Recovery, Seamless Migration & Optimization for IBM Cloud as a Service," which will be delivered at 9:15 a.m. PT on September 12, will allow attendees to discover a comprehensive, integrated approach to hybrid and multi-cloud disaster recovery and migrations for IBM Cloud. Moreover, attendees will learn how to discover, backup, restore, and migrate workloads from on-premises environments or other public clouds to IBM Cloud.

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  • "We're tremendously excited to come together with our partners at IBM and discuss the challenges and considerations common across cloud migrations," said Faiz Khan.
  • Its Wanclouds VPC+ for IBM on the IBM Cloud Marketplace offers Disaster Recovery as a Service for IBM-managed Kubernetes Service (IKS) and Red Hat OpenShift, managed clusters.
  • It provides the ability to back up existing IKS and OpenShift clusters on IBM Cloud and on-premise or edge Red Hat OpenShift clusters to IBM Cloud.
  • The IBM TechXchange Conference takes place from September 11 to 14, 2023.

Everest Group Research: C-Suite Must Recognize Critical Difference Between Cybersecurity and Cyber Resilience

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Tuesday, August 29, 2023

DALLAS, Aug. 29, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Everest Group is calling on enterprises to make the critical shift in focus from cybersecurity to cyber resilience. While cybersecurity focuses on safeguarding against threats, cyber resilience emphasizes the ability to withstand, respond and recover quickly from them.

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  • DALLAS, Aug. 29, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Everest Group is calling on enterprises to make the critical shift in focus from cybersecurity to cyber resilience.
  • While cybersecurity focuses on safeguarding against threats, cyber resilience emphasizes the ability to withstand, respond and recover quickly from them.
  • Everest Group issues this call to action in its recently published "State of the Market Report" on cybersecurity services .
  • "Cybersecurity is just one component of cyber resilience, but, unfortunately, many enterprises fail to understand the subtle difference," said Kumar Avijit , practice director of Information Technology Services at Everest Group.

AI-Media's AI-Powered LEXI Captioning Tool Kit Raises the Bar

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Thursday, August 24, 2023

BROOKLYN, N.Y., Aug. 24, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- AI-Media , a leading provider of captioning technology and infrastructure, is proud to unveil its groundbreaking AI-Powered LEXI Captioning Tool Kit .

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  • BROOKLYN, N.Y., Aug. 24, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- AI-Media , a leading provider of captioning technology and infrastructure, is proud to unveil its groundbreaking AI-Powered LEXI Captioning Tool Kit .
  • LEXI Live Automatic Captioning: Delivering real-time captions with unparalleled accuracy, LEXI consistently achieves over 98% accuracy.
  • Offering speaker identification and intelligent caption placement, LEXI Live Automatic Captioning is the cornerstone of the Tool Kit, offering captions rivalling that of human captioners – at a fraction of the cost.
  • For more information about the AI-Powered LEXI Captioning Tool Kit, visit www.ai-media.tv .

Tintri Announces Two New Cloud Solutions -- Tintri Cloud Platform (TCP) and Tintri Cloud Engine (TCE) Virtual VMstore Platform

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Tuesday, August 22, 2023

Tintri Cloud Platform (TCP) leverages the efficiency, transparency and flexibility Tintri customers rely on without the hardware investment.

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  • Tintri Cloud Platform (TCP) leverages the efficiency, transparency and flexibility Tintri customers rely on without the hardware investment.
  • Tintri Cloud Engine (TCE ) is a container-driven VMstore platform that allows current customers to add a hybrid cloud deployment to their existing infrastructure.
  • Tintri Cloud Platform enables customers to experience the benefits of a Tintri VMstore-powered managed cloud infrastructure.
  • Tintri Cloud Engine decouples Tintri's AI-powered software from the VMstore T7000 hardware platform, providing customers with the flexibility to deploy Tintri technologies outside of the private data center.

Tintri Announces Two New Cloud Solutions -- Tintri Cloud Platform (TCP) and Tintri Cloud Engine (TCE) Virtual VMstore Platform

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Tuesday, August 22, 2023

Tintri Cloud Platform (TCP) leverages the efficiency, transparency and flexibility Tintri customers rely on without the hardware investment.

Key Points: 
  • Tintri Cloud Platform (TCP) leverages the efficiency, transparency and flexibility Tintri customers rely on without the hardware investment.
  • Tintri Cloud Engine (TCE ) is a container-driven VMstore platform that allows current customers to add a hybrid cloud deployment to their existing infrastructure.
  • Tintri Cloud Platform enables customers to experience the benefits of a Tintri VMstore-powered managed cloud infrastructure.
  • Tintri Cloud Engine decouples Tintri's AI-powered software from the VMstore T7000 hardware platform, providing customers with the flexibility to deploy Tintri technologies outside of the private data center.