Switch from Veeam to Druva, Reduce TCO by up to 40%

When considering the best backup solution for workloads in data centers and remote offices organizations need to carefully evaluate 1 their decision criteria and cost models to achieve the best outcomes for their business.  Is Veeam right for your environment today? It’s important to look deep into the numbers to truly understand if you’re getting the best bang for your buck. What was great about Veeam 10-15 years ago, a server-based approach for emerging VMware usage, has now become a model of the past.  There are three market factors t...
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Why Companies are Migrating Data Protection to the Cloud

According to key analysts, over 70% of new applications will be in the cloud by 2024, and 85% of infrastructure strategies will include cloud delivery by 2025.  89% of organizations are using SaaS apps.*  The average number of SaaS apps used by organizations with over 1,000 employees is 177.  While this evolution creates great opportunities, it also presents great challenges around protecting fragmented data across multiple clouds, data centers, and the edge.  • Data volumes are exploding  • Regulatory compliance and corporate governance ...
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Effective onboarding and mentorship in SOC teams

This essay was written by Renat Gimadiev, SOC Solutions Expert in Kaspersky’s Expert Security Solutions department. It highlights the critical role of structured onboarding and mentorship in modern SOCs, showing how intentional programs can accelerate analyst readiness, improve retention and reduce burnout. It draws from real-world challenges to outline actionable strategies that help new hires become productive, including: • Structured onboarding plans (e.g., 30/60/90-day models with balanced theory and practice) • Defined mentorship roles...
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Getting it right the first time: SOC deployment without regrets

There is no universal lightbulb moment when organizations realize they need a security operations center (SOC). Businesses, like people, are distinct entities that navigate unique challenges and mature at different rates. Nowhere is this truer than cybersecurity, with digital transformation and technological complexity inviting new risks over time – from mitigating targeted attacks to maintaining compliance on a global scale. There are, however, common triggers that set the SOC-creation process in motion. Some of these are logical and proac...
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The Core of сyber defense: End-to-End SOC expertise — Run, Build, and Improve

Security operations centers (SOCs) are under unprecedented strain. This is the result of surging cyberthreats, overwhelming alert volumes and a shortage of skilled, experienced analysts. Tool maintenance is another time sink, with many SOCs spending more time configuring tech than protecting their organization.  Tired teams are of course less effective, yet many SOCs admit to being overworked. This delays detection, slows response and leads to burnout, forcing valuable analysts to leave. And those analysts are difficult to replace, with aro...
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