disaster recovery

Nakivo expands Proxmox backup and DR capabilities in v11.1

3 minutes of reading / Cisco, disaster recovery, Siemens, Tech / By

Backup provider Nakivo has moved to version 11.1 of its Backup & Replication software. Key additions include expanded capabilities in the Proxmox virtualisation environment – an emerging VMware alternative – that include disaster recovery (DR) orchestration. It also adds a much simplified connection to the customer infrastructure for managed service providers (MSPs). Nakivo also responded…

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Plotting a path forward with VMware version 7

4 minutes of reading / Broadcom, disaster recovery, Tech / By

October 2, 2025, marks the end of general support for VMware’s version 7. After that, Broadcom won’t release any new security patches or fixes, and you won’t be able to log vendor support tickets for these versions. You’ll still have access to previously published updates under the self-service policy (although this could change in time,…

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Cloud block storage: Key benefits and use cases

5 minutes of reading / AI, Amazon, AWS, Azure, business continuity, Cloud, disaster recovery, Google, Google Cloud, IBM, IBM Cloud, Kubernetes, machine learning, Microsoft, Oracle, SAP, Snap, Tech / By

Cloud block storage allows organisations to run applications that depend on high throughput and low latency in the cloud. The latest block storage offerings make use of the cloud’s advantages, without sacrificing performance. Such offerings allow customers to run applications in the cloud and use block storage there, such as proof-of-concept projects before they’re rolled…

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Building digital resilience in retail

8 minutes of reading / agile, AI, business continuity, disaster recovery, e-commerce, GDPR, internet of things, Tech / By

Retailers are not having an easy time. The June 2025 report from the CBI reveals that retail sales fell for the ninth consecutive month and are expected to continue their rapid decline throughout July. There was a thin sliver of light, as online retail sales volumes grew slightly and are predicted to rise again next month.…

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Pure Enterprise Data Cloud bundles its IP for business outcomes

4 minutes of reading / AI, Amazon, AWS, Cisco, Cloud, disaster recovery, Tech / By

Pure Storage has launched Enterprise Data Cloud (EDC), which knits together several existing elements in its offering to provide enhanced visibility of data storage and simpler policy-based management-oriented outcomes for the business. It has also announced new high-performance flash arrays and the availability this year of a 300TB (terabyte) Direct FlashModule, including a solid-state drive…

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Restaurant fills DR gap with all-flash Pure and dodges higher cloud cost

4 minutes of reading / business continuity, disaster recovery, Tech / By

US restaurant chain Red Lobster opted to standardise on Pure Storage flash storage arrays as it tried to fill a gap in disaster recovery (DR) provision that would have left it severely exposed in case of an unplanned outage at its primary datacentre. The move to fully on-premise mirrored datacentres also meant it dodged cloud…

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University will ‘pull the plug’ to test Nutanix disaster recovery

4 minutes of reading / Azure, Cloud, Computer, Dell, disaster recovery, DNS, hybrid cloud, Tech / By

The University of Reading’s IT team plans to “pull the plug” on its Nutanix-based infrastructure to test disaster recovery (DR) readiness after a move to the supplier’s NC2 cloud services. That’s according to head of operations Kevin Mortimer, who spoke to Computer Weekly at Nutanix’s .Next 2025 event in the US last week. The University of…

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Roundtable: Why did customers sail away from VMware?

8 minutes of reading / Amazon, AWS, Broadcom, Cisco, Cloud, Dell, disaster recovery, MSI, Tech / By

Hyper-converged infrastructure pioneer Nutanix is among a number of suppliers that smell blood in the water when it comes to VMware and its customers following the virtualisation giant’s acquisition by Broadcom. At Nutanix’s annual .Next bash in Washington DC last week, migration away from VMware and to – it hopes – its own Acropolis hypervisor (AHV)…

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Nutanix escapes the datacentre with Cloud Native AOS

3 minutes of reading / Amazon, Broadcom, Cloud, containers, disaster recovery, hybrid cloud, Kubernetes, multicloud, Tech / By

In another move beyond the bounds of strictly hyper-converged infrastructure (HCI), Nutanix has launched Cloud Native AOS. In other words, this is the operating system (OS) that underlies all its HCI products but available for deployment separately and without the need for a hypervisor. In this way, Nutanix hopes to enable its customers to extend…

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Dell still tops the pile as it deepens enterprise storage offer

7 minutes of reading / AI, automation, branding, Broadcom, Cloud, containers, Dell, disaster recovery, Flex, Hitachi, HP, Huawei, hybrid cloud, IBM, iCloud, Intel, Kubernetes, Lenovo, machine learning, multicloud, open source, Tech / By

In this storage supplier profile, we look at Dell storage, which is part of the infrastructure solutions group of the Texas-based giant Dell Technologies. Since the last profile we did on Dell, its acquisition of EMC, which formed such an important part of its storage portfolio, has been eclipsed as the tech world’s largest ever. But…

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