Posts by Steve Lamb
Protecting Your Data for Compliance and Ransomware
GDPR and other PII regulations have dramatically changed how companies handle and are held accountable for the data they collect. Consumers have been empowered to ask companies about the PII information they collect on them, and then have it erased. The Right of Access and Right to Erasure regulations means companies need to know more…
Read MoreTrick or Treat! It’s a Treat from Network World
Thank you Network World for naming ioFABRIC on its list of 10 hot business continuity startups to watch! “Business continuity is about a lot more than natural disasters,” said editor Jeff Vance Denial of service attacks, ransomware and even network outages can undermine business continuity.” “The startups listed offer everything from blockchain-based distributed storage to…
Read MoreTick-Tock, the GDPR Is Coming
You’ve already been warned: the European Union’s GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) is coming into effect May 25. In this blog, our CEO Steven Lamb, will answer a few questions from ioFABRIC customers about what’s happening, why, and what you need to do. Q: I work for a North American company, why would this apply…
Read MoreioFABRIC Vicinity – Finalist for Product of the Year!
We are off to a great start in 2018! ioFABRIC is a finalist in the Products of the Year awards from Storage magazine and SearchStorage.com! The annual competition selects the best data management and storage offerings in five categories. ioFABRIC was named in the category of data storage management tools. We are honored to be…
Read MoreWhat’s in Store for IT Infrastructure in 2018?
We looked into our crystal ball and this is what we found. Rise in Ransomware Expect an increase in malicious attacks in 2018. Juniper Research tells us that the cyber crimes will create $2.1 trillion in business losses by 2019! That’s a lot of money! Artificial Intelligence AI will minimize human errors, improve operations, and ultimately…
Read MoreRansomware: Holy Sh!t, The Threat Is Even Bigger Than We Thought
Last week, I participated in a panel presentation on ransomware. It was titled “Ransomware: You are Not Immune.” The title of the panel presentation should have been “Holy Sh!t, The Threat is Even Bigger Than We Realized”. I was there as the expert on how to protect your data from ransomware, but I learned a…
Read More2016 Predictions: OpEx Will Be at the Top of Every IT’s List for 2016
Originally published on VMblog.com Despite our best efforts in predicting the direction of the storage industry each year there are always unforeseen events that catch us off guard. Long-gestating acquisitions are suddenly completed revealing bigger bricks still can’t float; companies come out of stealth mode; someone exits their funding rounds with an jaw dropping IPO…
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