Data Protection & Resilience
One of our seven practice areas — every brief we’ve published in this coverage area, newest first.
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Kubernetes Backup in 2026: Kasten, Portworx, or Velero?
A decision guide to Kubernetes backup in 2026: Veeam Kasten, Portworx PX-Backup, or Velero — plus the KubeVirt VM wrinkle and the CSI snapshot prerequisite that derails most first deployments.
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How Often Should You Test DR? Cadence, DORA, and Reality
A defensible disaster recovery testing cadence by workload tier, what DORA actually mandates in 2026, and the non-disruptive tooling from Veeam, Zerto, Commvault, and DRaaS providers that removes the excuse for annual-only tests.
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Commvault vs Veeam: Which Fits Complex Enterprise Estates?
Commvault and Veeam both score 4.6 with peers, but their failure modes are opposites. A decision framework by estate profile, plus what v13 and Cleanroom Recovery change in 2026.
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Cyber Recovery Vaults Compared: FortKnox, Rubrik Vault, Cleanroom
A neutral head-to-head of the cyber recovery vault category: Cohesity FortKnox, Rubrik Cloud Vault, Commvault Cleanroom Recovery, and Veeam Vault compared on isolation model, recovery rehearsal, and the egress economics of a real 100 TB restore.
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RTO and RPO Benchmarks: What Recovery Targets Are Realistic?
Tier-by-tier RTO and RPO benchmarks for 2026 — what recovery targets are actually achievable, which technology delivers each tier, and why most declared RTOs collapse under testing.
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Microsoft 365 Backup: What Microsoft Covers — and What It Won’t
Microsoft now sells its own M365 backup — but native copies share the tenant’s fate. How Veeam, Druva, Keepit, and AvePoint differ, and how to decide by threat model.
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The 3-2-1-1-0 Backup Rule: How to Actually Implement It
What the 3-2-1-1-0 backup rule actually requires in 2026: an immutable copy attackers cannot delete, a real distinction from air gaps, and zero-error recovery verification — with Veeam, Object First, Wasabi, and Rubrik compared.
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Rubrik vs Cohesity in 2026: Two Cyber-Resilience Playbooks
Cohesity is now a portfolio, not a product — and Rubrik is running a different race entirely. Where each platform wins, where each frustrates, and what NetBackup customers should do at renewal.
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DRaaS Pricing in 2026: What Disaster Recovery Really Costs
DRaaS providers hide pricing behind discovery calls. Here are the real 2026 benchmarks — per-VM rates, what a 30-VM environment costs, and how Expedient, Zerto, 11:11 Systems, and Cohesity structure the bill.
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Veeam vs Rubrik in 2026: Architecture, Cost, and Recovery
A neutral analyst comparison of Veeam and Rubrik as of mid-2026: v13’s hardened Linux appliance versus Rubrik’s immutable-by-design Atlas platform, with TCO scenarios at 100TB and 1PB.