Disaster recovery

Pure Storage Expands Strategic Partnership with Microsoft to Accelerate Enterprise Cloud Adoption

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Tuesday, August 22, 2023

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Aug. 22, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Pure Storage® (NYSE: PSTG), an IT pioneer that delivers advanced data storage technology and services, today announced an expanded, multi-year strategic product and go-to-market partnership with Microsoft, that brings Pure Storage's industry leading storage capabilities to native Microsoft Azure services by leveraging Azure's new Premium SSD v2 and introducing them to Azure VMware Solution (AVS) in Preview.

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Leverage Pure Storage Safemode® Ransomware Data Protection: Pure Storage delivers an always-on, policy-driven snapshot creation and protection mechanism called Safemode which provides the ability to leverage Pure Storage snapshots to instantly restore protected data sets.
"This expanded partnership between Pure Storage and Microsoft creates a significant milestone, ushering in a new age of cloud migration, and ultimately driving faster, more cost effective adoption of cloud services.
We're thrilled to continue working through the next phases of our partnership to provide a fast path to the cloud with Pure Storage."
With Pure Cloud Block Store for Azure VMware Solution, existing VMware and Pure Storage on-prem customers can now migrate and modernize to Azure VMware Solution while preserving their investments in VMware and Pure Storage processes, skills, and enterprise capabilities."

Triple-I Joining Aug. 24 LinkedIn Audio Panel on Disaster Preparedness

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Tuesday, August 15, 2023

In the midst of what’s expected to be an “above-average” 2023 Atlantic hurricane season, the Insurance Information Institute (Triple-I) is participating in a live LinkedIn Audio event on disaster preparedness on Thursday, Aug. 24, at 11:30 a.m., EDT.

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In the midst of what’s expected to be an “above-average” 2023 Atlantic hurricane season, the Insurance Information Institute (Triple-I) is participating in a live LinkedIn Audio event on disaster preparedness on Thursday, Aug. 24, at 11:30 a.m., EDT.
Ahead of the Storm: Disaster Prep and Recovery Chat for Small Businesses will be moderated by Armand Broady , host of the Insurance Institute for Business & Home Safety’s (IBHS) Disaster Discussions podcast.
According to NOAA, through Aug. 8, there have been 15 U.S. weather/climate disaster events this year with losses exceeding $1 billion each.
The LinkedIn Audio Event will be held only days before the start of National Preparedness Month .

SBA Announces Its First Rural Communities Act Disaster Declarations

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Saturday, August 12, 2023

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WASHINGTON, Aug. 11, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- WASHINGTON – Today, Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman , head of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), announced the agency’s first disaster declarations leveraging the Rural Communities Act , which expanded access to affordable federal disaster loans in rural communities.

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WASHINGTON, Aug. 11, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- WASHINGTON – Today, Administrator Isabella Casillas Guzman , head of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA), announced the agency’s first disaster declarations leveraging the Rural Communities Act , which expanded access to affordable federal disaster loans in rural communities.
The SBA’s new disaster declaration process for rural communities will allow us to deliver crucial resources to those impacted, no matter where they are,” said Administrator Guzman.
“These are the first declarations that will benefit from the Rural Communities Act, bipartisan legislation signed by President Biden, which will ensure that more small businesses, nonprofits, renters, and homeowners in disaster-impacted communities in Nevada and across the U.S. can access SBA’s disaster assistance so they can focus on rebuilding their communities.”
These are the first rural declarations following the implementation in June of the Rural Communities Act , which authorized the SBA to simplify the process for a governor or tribal government chief executive to request an agency disaster declaration in counties with rural communities that have experienced significant damage.
“The Rural Communities Act grants SBA additional disaster declaration authority to assist underserved communities in rural areas with significant damage.

SBA Announces Major Changes to Its Disaster Lending Program

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Friday, August 4, 2023

Key changes being announced by the SBA include:

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Key changes being announced by the SBA include:
Increase Loan Limits for Primary Residence: $200,000 to $500,000 for real estate repair or replacement, contractor malfeasance, refinancing, and mitigation for home disaster loans.
This change removes the burden for disaster survivors to begin making payments on their disaster loans before communities rebuild and recover.
Mitigation Disaster Loans: Eliminates a restriction on property owners to only use disaster loan funds to mitigate a "similar" disaster event that caused damage to their home or business.
Expand Eligibility to Consumer or Marketing Cooperatives: This change aligns disaster lending with SBA’s 7(a) and 504 business loan programs and allows these cooperatives to apply for the Economic Injury Disaster Loan (EIDL) and Military Reservist Economic Injury Disaster Loan (MREIDL) programs.

Group Financial Results as of June 30th 2023, Approved Solid Financial Performance, With Continued EBITDA Margin Expansion

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Tuesday, August 1, 2023

In 1H23 the Group delivered solid financial results, with revenues reaching € 1,577.0 million, +8.1% versus 1H22, and EBITDA reaching € 771.8 million, +11.6% versus 1H22.

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In 1H23 the Group delivered solid financial results, with revenues reaching € 1,577.0 million, +8.1% versus 1H22, and EBITDA reaching € 771.8 million, +11.6% versus 1H22.
In 2Q23, revenues reached € 835.3 million, +7.3% versus 2Q22 and EBITDA was at € 436.1 million, +10.1% versus 2Q22, with EBITDA Margin at 52%.
Transactions value growth continued across the Group, primarily driven by international schemes, coupled with continued strong growth of customer base and number of terminals.
As of June 30th 2023, the Net Financial Debt was at € 5,422 million, while the Net Financial Debt/ EBITDA ratio reached 3.2x.

11:11 Systems Named Global Service Provider of the Year by HPE

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Tuesday, June 20, 2023

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11:11 Systems (“11:11”), a managed infrastructure solutions provider, has been named Global Service Provider of the Year by Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE).

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11:11 Systems (“11:11”), a managed infrastructure solutions provider, has been named Global Service Provider of the Year by Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE).
The HPE Partner of the Year Award recognizes HPE partners who exemplify commitment and success in delivering value to their customers on their digital transformation journey.
This recognition has been given to HPE partners who have achieved exceptional results in financial performance, innovative solutions and meeting meaningful business milestones.
HPE honored 11:11 with this award because of its commitment to customer excellence and its holistic and innovative approach to cyber resiliency including its Disaster Recovery as a Service (DRaaS) solutions.

BlueHat Cyber, a Silicon Sky Company, Simplifies Storage Management and Improves I/O and Replication across Data Centers with Tintri VMstore

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Thursday, June 15, 2023

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Tintri technology allows BlueHat Cyber to offload time-consuming administrative storage tasks and replicate across data centers so it can focus on providing its clients with premium service.

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Tintri technology allows BlueHat Cyber to offload time-consuming administrative storage tasks and replicate across data centers so it can focus on providing its clients with premium service.
BlueHat Cyber, a Silicon Sky company, offers a comprehensive cyber security portfolio and assists in planning, design, integration, operation, and optimization of organizations' IT security requirements.
Virtual Data Center is running on 100% Tintri VM-aware technology because it is a proven purpose-built solution to store and manage virtualized workloads in enterprise data centers.
"We are proud to see Tintri VMstore deliver on simplified and worry-free data management as it has proven to do for BlueHat Cyber."

SBA Implements Law Enhancing Ability to Declare Disasters and Deliver Support to Rural Communities

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Monday, June 5, 2023

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Rural communities often face more severe impacts from natural disasters due to limited access to resources and infrastructure, which limits a community's ability to recover and avert long-lasting economic hardship.

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Rural communities often face more severe impacts from natural disasters due to limited access to resources and infrastructure, which limits a community's ability to recover and avert long-lasting economic hardship.
The Act, signed by President Joe Biden on December 20, 2022, authorizes the SBA to remove burdensome requirements for declaring disasters in rural communities.
The law authorizes the SBA to simplify the process for a governor or tribal government chief executive to request an agency disaster declaration in counties with rural communities that have experienced significant damage.
Effective today, we are ready to further assist rural communities in the aftermath of disasters, Francisco Sánchez, Jr., Associate Administrator, SBA Office of Disaster Recovery and Resilience .

Alcion Emerges from Stealth with AI-Driven Backup-as-a-Service Platform for Microsoft 365

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Wednesday, May 31, 2023

Developed with a product-led and community-driven focus, Alcion provides Microsoft 365 admins with an easy-to-use, intelligent, and secure SaaS platform to protect against ransomware, malware, corruption, and accidental data loss.

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Developed with a product-led and community-driven focus, Alcion provides Microsoft 365 admins with an easy-to-use, intelligent, and secure SaaS platform to protect against ransomware, malware, corruption, and accidental data loss.
“We are thrilled to announce our market entry with a fully-managed AI-driven backup service for Microsoft 365 users,” said Niraj Tolia, CEO and co-founder.
While Microsoft ensures the reliability and availability of Microsoft 365 infrastructure, it does not protect against cases in which cyberattacks or accidents lead to data loss.
For more information, or to try Alcion for free now, visit alcion.ai and join our community on Discord .

New Veeam Research Finds 93% of Cyber Attacks Target Backup Storage to Force Ransom Payment

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Tuesday, May 23, 2023

This research report encompasses four different roles involved in cyber-preparedness and/or mitigation including, security professionals, CISOs or similar IT executives, IT Operations generalists, and backup administrators.

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This research report encompasses four different roles involved in cyber-preparedness and/or mitigation including, security professionals, CISOs or similar IT executives, IT Operations generalists, and backup administrators.
“The report shows that today it’s not about IF your organization will be the target of a cyber-attack, but how often.
Still, while 59% paid the ransom and were able to recover data, 21% paid the ransom yet still didn't get their data back from the cyber criminals.
By attacking the backup solution, attackers remove the option of recovery and essentially force paying the ransom.