Clumio Newsletter – January 2023

Welcome to this month’s Clumio Point in Time newsletter!
Are you ready to make 2023 your best year yet? We’re here to help you achieve those business goals! Might we suggest new years resolutions to harden data protection, simplify management and compliance, and lower cloud costs? Read on for a roundup of the latest news and resources to help you get backup and running.
Planning your AWS Data Protection Strategy for 2023
Ransomware attacks, insider threats, and even accidental deletions are on the rise. Organizations have come to realize that an outdated data protection strategy puts their entire business at risk. But many organizations aren’t sure what steps to take or how to prioritize their needs in order to meet modern requirements. In this webinar, we take a look at three recent developments that can affect how you think about your data protection strategy in 2023.
Protecting Student Data in AWS in 2023
Student data protection is a constant challenge for EdTech companies and educational institutions. The Federal Trade Commission has ramped up scrutiny of student privacy practices, ransomware threats continue to evolve, and cloud storage costs are steadily growing. At the same time IT and cloud teams must also keep student data storage in compliance with federal mandates. Join this AWSInsider webinar to learn how education organizations can better protect critical student data.
Clumio and AWS on theCUBE at re:Invent
Clumio CEO, Poojan Kumar, and Amazon S3 Product Director, Paul Meighan, sat down with theCUBE on the re:invent show floor to share what excites them about new capabilities for protecting Amazon S3 data at unprecedented scale.
Clumio Named a 2023 Best Places to Work
We’re honored to be named once again as a Best Places to Work by Built In! This is our third consecutive appearance on the list. Learn more about what qualities helped us achieve this award.
ICYMI: 3 Cloud Security Trends in 2022 That Surprised Us
How has cloud security changed over the last 11 months? Special guest Clarke Rodgers, AWS Enterprise Security Strategist, joins Clumio’s VP of Cloud Security, Glenn Mulvaney, to review major trends they have seen emerge, and reveal the three trends that surprised them most.
Watch Session: 3 innovations that redefine data protection for Amazon S3
While Amazon S3 is extremely durable, the resilience of the data itself is your responsibility. So how do you secure billions of objects from an ever-expanding list of potential threats? And how do you recover when your data is compromised? In this session, technologists from Amazon, Cox Automotive, and Clumio dive deep into Amazon S3 data protection and demonstrate how to swiftly recover petabytes of data in the event of an incident.
Quote of the Month
“Honestly, Clumio is the best of both worlds. I have total control over my backup. I can set the timing, the policies, the retention myself, but I don’t have to deal with the day-to-day issues. Clumio handles that for me.”
Gary Bowers, Director of Network Services, Club Assist
Clumio In The News
Clumio has been featured in a number of recent publications, check out a few here:
- Blocks and Files: Why is there a market for S3 backups and data lake protection?
- VentureBeat: Why cloud observability will be critical in 2023
- TechRepublic: Cloud providers aren’t the only ones responsible for data protection
What We’re Reading
A recent survey by CyberCatch revealed that 30% of SMBs don’t have a plan to defend against data loss incidents such as accidental deletions, and 75% would survive less than a week in the event of such an incident. Read this AWS blog on What You Need to Develop a Disaster Recovery Plan for Your Small or Medium Business for tips on building your strategy.
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