Backup failures are putting businesses at significant risk of data loss
The majority of data backups are prone to failure, placing businesses at risk of data loss and devastating ransomware attacks. This is according to a new report from backup and disaster recovery firm Veeam, which claims that more than half (58 percent) of all backup recoveries fail. Furthermore, 14 percent of data is not backed up in the first place. …
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A date with data: Finding your perfect match
Gary Chapman’s 1992 book that explores the five different languages of love is trending online as millennials look for ways to sustain connections and show love from afar in today’s socially distant era. In Gary’s book, he identifies the different love languages as: acts of service, gift-giving, quality time, words of affirmation, and physical touch. Whilst we might not agree …
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The pandemic has turned data centers into a ‘fifth utility’
For businesses in the UK, data centers have become just as important as water, electricity, gas or telecoms, according to the data and analytics company GlobalData. Describing data centers as the “fifth utility”, the company says various businesses are now “increasingly reliant” on data centers to provide cloud services that will drive “significant” market expansion over the next decade. According …
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Frictionless data: Escaping the gravity of regulation
If the big trend since the Snowden NSA data collection controversy has been the regulation of data, 2021 may see how big tech could try to set it free again. Data is born free Rules regulating data proliferated globally after the Snowden revelations, and to increasing fanfare. If the philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau were alive today, he may as well write, …
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Many companies still aren’t making the best decisions using their data
Many organizations are still not making the best data-driven decisions, due to complexities in the way it’s stored and analyzed, according to a new report from software companies Starburst and Red Hat. The report states that analytics workloads and demands increased significantly during the pandemic, which has made data access even more critical for the majority of enterprises. However, with …
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Humidity is posing serious problems for data centers
Moisture is the “silent killer” of data centers everywhere and, if not tackled accordingly, can permanently damage hardware in these facilities. This is the conclusion of a new report from temperature control specialists Aggreko. In the report, Aggreko explains that cities popular among data center operators, such as Dublin, Frankfurt, Amsterdam, Paris and Helsinki, are among the places that have …
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Data trends predictions for 2021
Emerging data sources, remote work, privacy regulations and governance all collided in unexpected ways over the last year. As organizations and their IT teams prepare for another wave of challenges in 2021, the new role of data in every facet of business will become a central focus. Information governance, privacy, e-discovery and other data experts across FTI Consulting’s Technology segment …
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Poor hardware disposal practices posing a risk to data security
Many business leaders aren’t paying much attention to the way they dispose of old and obsolete hardware, opening their organizations up to possible data breaches. This is according to a new report from DSA Connect, a company that specializes in the disposal of hardware and proper deletion of residual files. Of the 1,029 people polled for the report, a fifth …
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European Commission says UK data transfer doesn’t conflict with GDPR
The EU has confirmed that UK data legislation is sufficiently aligned with its own and will allow the free flow of data between the bloc and the UK to continue in the aftermath of Brexit. According to a report from City AM, the European Commission has granted the UK data adequacy, meaning the country will be exempt from conditions of …
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EU expected to permit data to flow into the UK
The European Commission will continue to allow data to flow freely into the UK from EU nations, the Financial Times has reported. The commission has drafted a decision, stating that the UK has an adequate set of rules and regulations around safeguarding personal data, which should be signed off before the end of the week. The decision will be a …
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