disaster recovery

Microsoft Azure users experienced elevated latency and disrupted connections after multiple undersea fibre-optic cables in the Red Sea were cut on September 6, 2025, forcing cloud traffic to be rerouted through longer, more congested paths and exposing fragilities in the global internet backbone...

Microsoft has warned that users of its Azure cloud may see higher-than-normal latency and intermittent disruptions after multiple undersea fiber-optic cables in the Red Sea were cut, forcing traffic onto longer alternate routes while repair work and global rerouting continue. Background The Red...

Microsoft Active Directory remains the single most critical identity service in most enterprises—and in 2025 the vendor landscape for Active Directory backup and forest recovery has crystallised around a small set of purpose‑built products that go well beyond system‑state snapshots. The...

Microsoft’s new Windows Backup for Organizations lands in the enterprise as a tightly scoped, Intune-integrated way to preserve Windows settings and Microsoft Store app lists in the cloud — but it is not a replacement for disk imaging, file-level backups, or full disaster recovery. Background /...

Screenvision Media has completed a rapid, high-stakes migration of its core business systems into a multi‑cloud architecture built on Microsoft Azure and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), a move executed by Oracle‑specialist managed services provider Cintra in an intensive 12‑week program that...

SEFE’s move to Oracle Database@Azure is a pragmatic example of how targeted cloud migration—driven by efficiency, resilience, and careful license management—can deliver measurable wins for infrastructure performance and business continuity while exposing teams to the familiar trade-offs of...

Screenvision Media’s technology team has completed a rapid, strategic modernization of its core systems by moving to a multi‑cloud environment built on Microsoft Azure and Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), a migration executed by long‑time partner Cintra over a concentrated 12‑week window and...

Hitachi Vantara’s entry of Virtual Storage Platform One Software‑Defined Storage (VSP One SDS) into the Microsoft Azure Marketplace marks a concrete step toward simplifying hybrid cloud storage procurement and, according to vendor claims, cutting cloud storage costs substantially through...

Hitachi Vantara’s move to list Virtual Storage Platform One Software‑Defined Storage (VSP One SDS) in the Microsoft Azure Marketplace sets a clear marker for how established storage vendors are trying to make hybrid cloud less painful — promising unified management, enterprise data services in...

Microsoft’s new Quick Machine Recovery (QMR) is not just a cosmetic tweak to the recovery menu — it rethinks how Windows 11 responds to catastrophic boot failures by taking the recovery process online, automating diagnosis and remediation, and giving IT teams a far faster path out of mass-outage...

Sure’s Channel Islands data-centre arm has added Microsoft’s Azure Stack Hub to its managed portfolio, giving local organisations the ability to run Azure-consistent infrastructure-as-a-service workloads inside on-island facilities while keeping data, compliance controls and support physically...

Windows still includes a built‑in backup utility that many users overlook, and while it’s not the slick, cloud‑first tool Microsoft pushes today, it remains a practical way to create scheduled local backups and full system images—if you understand its limits and use it carefully. ows...

Windows still ships with a legacy backup utility tucked inside Control Panel — Backup and Restore (Windows 7) — and while it's not glamorous, it can still do meaningful work: granular folder backups, scheduled runs, and full system images for bare‑metal recovery, provided you understand its...

Microsoft has quietly opened a gated public preview for Windows 365 Reserve, a new Microsoft service that delivers preconfigured, on‑demand Cloud PCs as a short‑term continuity option for organizations facing device failures, cyber incidents, or other interruptions that leave employees without a...

Sophos and Rubrik’s strategic alliance marks a significant milestone for cybersecurity and resilience strategies in the Microsoft 365 ecosystem. Announced at Black Hat USA 2025, their integrated solution—Sophos M365 Backup and Recovery Powered by Rubrik—delivers a pragmatic, workflow-centric...

Amid an escalating threat landscape where ransomware strikes have become the new norm for organizations across the globe, CrashPlan is positioning itself at the forefront of cyber resiliency and data protection. The acclaimed backup and cyber resiliency authority is set to showcase its latest...

When it comes to safeguarding organizational data against the ever-evolving threats of hardware failure, ransomware, or human error, Microsoft Azure Backup emerges as a powerhouse cloud-based backup solution tailored to modern business needs. Designed primarily for enterprises already invested...

The landscape of PC recovery is entering a pivotal phase, as Microsoft’s Windows 11 begins rolling out its most ambitious self-healing feature to date: Quick Machine Recovery (QMR). Unveiled at Microsoft Ignite 2024 and now reaching users via Windows 11 24H2 (Build 26100.4652 and higher), QMR is...

A new era of cyber resilience for Microsoft 365 has arrived as Rubrik and Sophos announce a landmark partnership designed to redefine how organizations protect, recover, and govern their cloud data assets. By bringing together Rubrik’s advanced data security and recovery capabilities with...

Windows 11 has taken a significant leap forward in system resilience with the introduction of Quick Machine Recovery (QMR), a feature designed to drastically cut downtime and streamline recovery when disaster strikes. With Build 26120.3653, Microsoft is rolling out a new cloud-powered...