SysBack 7.1
Cristie are pleased to announce the release of SysBack 7.1 for AIX, the first release of SysBack for AIX constructed and tested at Cristie. This includes support of TSM 8.1.4 and above using SSL certificates, modifications and corrections to the licensing model and minor bug fixes in scripts, code and documentation.
Testing Tape
You’ve got your production NAS running a full backup to tape every day/week/month as per your RPO requirements for archival, so your backup is covered. You’ve got a system to test the data integrity of the tape, so your data is covered. Now, how do test your recovery?
The Cristie Virtual Appliance 2.2 – what’s new
The Cristie VA is an easy to use central management console which provides a unified user experience for the entire range of our software. As part of our agile methodically, our software is continuously evolving allowing us to provide new versions more frequently.
Cristie Software to take over development and support of IBM SysBack software
Cristie Software today announces that it has agreed with IBM to take over the development and support of IBM SysBack software.
A preview of NBMR in the Cristie VA
Our reliable, automated and rapid system recovery solution for EMC NetWorker, NBMR, will shortly be compatible with The Cristie VA.
The rise in cyber attacks, 2017 in review
As we head in to the final quarter, it provides a chance to reflect on what’s been happening during 2017. It comes as no surprise that news about cyber attacks and breaches have dominated globally. So, when one annual review from GCHQ’s NCSC (National Cyber Security Centre) was released on the 3rd of October, it piqued our interest.
The latest enhancements to Cristie’s management console
The Cristie Virtual Appliance (VA) management console is continuously evolving. The latest enhancements for the web-based remote tool, includes…
Can we have a drumroll please…
Ok so it’s not a sparkling new car, but we are immensely proud to finally reveal our shiny new company brochure.
The latest on Protect
Early adopters (EAs) have now been using Protect for a couple of weeks and have been appreciating the simplicity of protecting their virtual machines using Cristie. Deployed and managed through the intuitive GUI of the Cristie Virtual Appliance (VA); a few clicks and your virtual machine or machines are protected. Feedback…
A preview of Protect
Protect gives users the ability to protect multiple VMs across multiple Hosts from a centralized console, maintaining regular or continuous consistent back-ups, that can be recovered rapidly when needed. Perform complete VM restores as well as single file recovery, depending on user requirements.
Finally a #WorldDay that makes sense
There’s a day for everything it seems, isn’t there? At least there’s no reason to dress up for this one! I think World Backup Day is a really good idea, because even those of us who may think we have it all under control, we should use this prompt to question if we really do.
Protection not payment: How to avoid paying ransomware demands
Ransomware is a type of malware that can be covertly installed on a computer, without the knowledge, or even interaction, of the user. Once held to ransom, a company has three options: restore, the data to a previous point in time, lose the infected data, or pay up. As with all areas of disaster recovery and business continuity, preparation and testing are the key forms of defense.
TBMR 7.3.1 for Windows released
Today we are pleased to release a significant version of TBMR 7.3.1 Windows to production.
Holiday Season Checklist for your Backups
For some businesses, Christmas means a slowing down of operations; fewer staff, reduced orders, and more time to catch up on the filing. For other organizations Christmas is the busiest time of the year. Either way, there are definitely some precautions you can take to ensure a Grinch-like machine failure doesn’t steal your holiday cheer!
5 barriers to successful recovery assurance
Many recent studies have revealed there is a worrying lack of regular testing of the viability of backups, and there are good reasons for that. Finding time to run tests without disrupting day-to-day usage seems an impossible task, which is why many organisations rely on a ‘fingers-crossed it will work’ strategy. Risky – but frighteningly common.
Why IT sleeps better with Cristie
With 96% of SMB IT professionals fearing that they will be held personally responsible for data and machine recovery problems – it’s no wonder that many are now seeking ‘recovery assurance’. This is more than the latest buzz phrase in the backup and recovery industry – it’s essential for a successful and auditable disaster recovery strategy.
Cloud Computing worth $240bn by 2020: 5 reasons why you should migrate too
Migrating The Cloud is one of the fastest growth areas in the IT sector, with more and more businesses using the Cloud for their day to day processes.The Cloud Computing industry is estimated to reach a whopping $240bn by 2020. For those of you who have not considered the move previously, it is now time to re-iterate the key advantages of Cloud Computing.
Four aspects to look out for when comparing disaster recover protection
In the past, the most common reasons for enterprises not investing in disaster recovery software to protect I.T infrastructure, applications and important data were because of cost, complexity and unreliability.
Cristie Software launches a new management console for users of CBMR protect software
Cristie Software a leading provider of machine mobility and recovery software today announced the launch of a new console to provide full deployment, management, monitoring and reporting services for all CBMR backups.