Voice of Veritas Podcast

As companies continue to adopt artificial intelligence (AI), there's a growing need for transparency in AI practices. In this podcast, we discuss the challenge of governing AI and emphasize the importance of explainability.  Resources referenced: Voice of Veritas: Avoid the Fine: Capturing Off-Channel Communication  Voice of Veritas: Unlocking the Future of AI, Security, and Veritas Solutions  Veritas Cybersecurity Newsletter on LinkedIn | Issue 6: Cybersecurity, AI and Future TechSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Join us as we delve into the critical realm of container security with an industry expert. Discover invaluable insights and strategies for bolstering container security, integrating them into our security posture, and enhancing container resiliency in the face of evolving cybersecurity challenges. Resources referenced: Veritas 360 Defense Solution Overview | Veritas Enterprise Storage and Data Protection for Kubernetes Voice of Veritas Podcast | Plan for the Unexpected: Why an Incident Response Plan Is Key for Organizational ResiliencySee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Welcome to the Voice of Veritas, where we empower you to take control of your enterprise data and applications. In this episode, we explore the power of AI in security with expert Varun Grover. We discuss AI's evolution, positive influence on security, challenges, and Veritas solutions with Microsoft.  Resources referenced: Veritas Cybersecurity Newsletter (LinkedIn) | Issue 6: Cybersecurity, AI and Future Tech 2023 Global Report: Data Risk Management TL;DR: How Anomaly Detection Reinforces Your Backup The Emoji Crisis: Why Surveillance and eDiscovery Solutions MatterSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the face of more than 15 attacks per second, the Veritas REDLab constantly stays alert and works tirelessly to ensure the safety of our customers. The team conducts thorough assessments to simulate attacks and identify vulnerabilities, which helps in strengthening the defense mechanism. You are invited to join us to explore how the Veritas REDLab enhances security and boosts readiness, providing robust protection against the constantly evolving threat landscape.  Resources referenced: Behind the Scenes with Veritas REDLab Subscribe to the Veritas Technologies Cyber Resiliency Newsletter on LinkedInSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Cloud-based and mobile business applications have become increasingly popular, raising concerns about preserving channel-based data. These concerns are especially relevant when mobile business apps are used on personal devices, as it increases security risks and could result in hefty fines, particularly if you work in a regulated industry. This podcast discusses the implications of off-channel communications (OCC) and the need for a comprehensive platform to protect your business from fines and litigation. Resources referenced: Optimize Surveillance using Machine Learning Observations from the Annual FINRA Conference 2023: A Quick TakeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Are you looking for an easy and secure way to move applications from on-premises to the cloud? Look no further! In this podcast, we introduce the Veritas Application Mobility Service, a tool designed to simplify and accelerate the process. We'll explore what complexities can arise when moving applications from on-premises to the cloud and how the Veritas Application Mobility Service can help you cut risk, complexity, and time throughout your application migrations. Resources referenced: Automating Cloud Migration with the Veritas Application Mobility Service | Veritas  Getting Started with Veritas Application Mobility ServiceSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Organizations increasingly rely on SaaS solutions for their business applications, but there are important aspects of the shared responsibility model to remember. Specifically, SaaS providers don't back up your data, so you need to take care of that yourself. Learn more about your responsibilities and strategies for securing your SaaS application data. Resources referenced:What is your Share of the Shared Responsibility Model? Top Reasons to Protect Your SaaS Application Data with Veritas Alta SaaS Protection Learn More About Veritas Alta SaaS ProtectionSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Malware attacks are a serious threat to every business. With attacks coming from all directions, knowing where to start to protect your business can be challenging. This podcast discusses the latest malware threats, tips, and strategies for improving your cybersecurity and helping protect your business from attacks.  Resources referenced: NetBackup Malware Detection (Technical Brief) REDLab Making and Verifying Ransomware-Resilient Veritas Products (White Paper) Clear Out the Clutter and Protect Your Data: Get the Most Out of Backup Storage with VeritasSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Migrating SAP S/4HANA to the cloud offers scalability, cost savings, compatibility, and improved security, but businesses need to consider the challenges involved and use resiliency to prevent missed SLAs and achieve SAP agility.  Resources referenced: Veritas InfoScale: Business Continuity for SAP Applications (White Paper) Azure and Veritas: Evolving SAP to the Cloud Ask to speak to a Veritas expert today – Resiliency and Disaster Recovery Designed for AzureSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Patient safety is a critical concern for healthcare providers, as error and negligence can have devastating consequences on patient care. In this episode of Voice of Veritas, we discuss the current challenges with protecting patient data and strategies for improving patient safety without compromising care. Resources: Health Care: Regulatory Compliance Made Easy (White Paper) Tomorrow's Tech Today Podcast: From Escalating Cyber Risks to Recovery At Scale – Security Special With Doward Wilkinson, Sr. Product Manager, Veritas The Three Essential Steps to Future Healthcare Success Maine Medical Center Boosts IT Resilience and Efficiency with Veritas (Case Study)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Leveraging cloud-based technologies, delivered as a service, ensures that your data is safe, secure, and available whenever you need it without extensive in-house resources or expertise. Join us as we introduce the latest Veritas Alta cloud offerings delivered as a service. Resources referenced: Veritas Alta View - Getting Started Veritas Alta View | Security and operations overview (White Paper) Veritas Alta Backup as a Service Veritas L!VE: Backup as a Team Sport Plan for the Unexpected: Why an Incident Response Plan Is Key for Organizational Resiliency Defend Against Cyber Threats with Data Encryption TL;DR Series Intro and National Cybersecurity Strategy Overview      See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

What does cleaning your basement have to do with backup storage? Join us in this next episode of Voice of Veritas, and you'll see… Plus, you'll learn about various backup storage options and strategies for optimizing cost and scale. Resources referenced: TL;DR Series Intro and National Cybersecurity Strategy Overview NetBackup for Azure Deployments (White Paper) NetBackup for AWS Deployments (White Paper) NetBackup for Google Cloud Platform Deployments (White Paper) Veritas Alta Recovery Vault Deployment GuideSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Taylor Swift once said, "Just because you make a good plan, doesn't mean that's what's going to happen." Join us for our next episode as we share best practices for creating an incident response plan and discuss why it is essential to have one in place to assure your organization's operational resiliency against threats. Resources referenced: The Always-On, Always Ready Financial Institution (White Paper) Kyndryl Cyber Incident Recovery Powered by Veritas The Always-On, Always Ready Financial Institution – 6 Steps to Operational ResilienceSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Meeting industry regulations is essential for protecting your organizational data and assets. However, Veritas advocates for taking these requirements further and isolating your data to become one of the 30% of organizations that fully recover after an attack. Join us for this next episode of Voice of Veritas and learn more about best practices in encryption and the value of implementing an air-gap solution. Resources referenced: Zero Trust Fundamentals Practical Example of Zero Trust Framework NetBackup Anomaly Detection Configuration (White Paper) Anomaly Detection in Action Fortifying Your Perimeter (White Paper) Fortify Your Perimeter: Stop the Spread of Ransomware Dead in its Tracks | VeritasSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Chances are you've already moved some of your workloads to the cloud only to realize that the benefits promised—scalability, DR, loss prevention, flexibility, increased collaboration, and more—have yet to be fully realized. Join us in this next Voice of the Veritas as we uncover hidden challenges of the cloud and learn what you can do today to take back control.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Data growth and cyberattacks are causing IT downtime across diverse applications, volumes of devices, and hybrid architectures. Company data is being held hostage by cybercriminals, forcing organizational stakeholders to choose between paying the ransom or having their data compromised.  This inherent risk has customers asking, "how do I protect everything in my infrastructure, on-prem or in the Cloud?"  Join Mark Salmon, Sr. Principal Product Manager, and Rich Rose, Sr. Distinguished Architect, for a discussion on how to gain visibility and ensure everything is protected using NetBackup IT Analytics.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

NetBackup for OpenStack is here! In this episode we talk to Sr. Principal Technical Marketing Engineer, Doward Wilkinson, about the new benefits available in your toolbox today allowing you to protect your OpenStack environment without impacting any of your applications. NetBackup for OpenStack brings you fast granular workload recovery, end-to-end point in time recovery, and support for your self-service organization. The best thing is that it’s all provided for you through the OpenStack native experience. NetBackup for OpenStack prepares you for the future with the best-in-class data protection for leading cloud providers, and helps reduce cost and complexity by simplifying everything and allowing you to scale with growth through seamless deployments and integration. Learn more about the benefits of usingNetBackup to protect your OpenStack environment. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode, we dive into the latest developments and news on APTARE IT Analytics. Speaking with Principal Product Manager, Rajeev Mankar, on what APTARE is the one tool you need to gain that powerful single pane of glass and capture a wealth of information on the inner workings or your IT environment. APTARE IT Analytics uses data collections from over 30,000 IT metrics and helps our customers gain visibility into their full environment, instantly revealing insight-packed correlations of vast quantities of data. Through this new solution, users can easily view all backups, whether they were totally successful, only partial, or even complete failures and through this full backup visibility, the Backup Manager in APTARE IT Analytics reveals key insights into the backup environment unveiling unprotected data and identifying suspect backups. This level of visibility is now available to NetBackup users, enabling new insights and enhancing preparation for compliance audits, all within one powerful dashboard. Learn more about APTARE IT Analytics in the latest episode of the Voice of Veritas Podcast. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode of the Voice of Veritas podcast, we're discussing how CloudPoint technology fits into your overall data protection strategy under NetBackup. Your host Sama Bali, Product Marketing discusses these concepts with Suchintya Dandapat, Senior Product Manager.   CloudPoint is built as an API first flexible extension to your NetBackup footprint. Customers running workloads in the cloud can use tags to achieve agentless backup and recovery of their cloud workloads. Customers running workloads in the datacenter can tier off data from storage snapshots into long term retention solutions such as Veritas Access or any one of the more than 30+ cloud object storage options we support.    Learn more about the benefits of adding CloudPoint to your NetBackup environment. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode of the Voice of Veritas podcast, we're discussing the latest release of CloudPoint 2.2. Your host Sama Bali, Product Marketing discusses these concepts with Suchintya Dandapat, Senior Product Manager. Announcing CloudPoint 2.2, in which customers will find a lot of new features for their public cloud environments. We also added additional features especially for AWS customers that includes IAM Roles, KMS integration, cross-account replication, and more. On the datacenter side, customers can now integrate with NetApp FAS arrays. Integrating CloudPoint 2.2 with NetBackup 8.2 will now allow customers to create backups from storage snapshots across Pure Storage, NetApp, HPE, and many more. These backups are application consistent and work to minimize the application stun across Oracle, DB2, and files workloads. More workloads are being added incrementally. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode of the Voice of Veritas podcast, we're exposing common misconceptions about Cloud Data Protection. Your host Sama Bali, Product Marketing, discusses these concepts with Suchintya Dandapat, Senior Product Manager. Veritas helps enterprises assess, migrate, and protect their workloads on their journey to the cloud. This solution suite is available for the customers' multi-cloud world. We talk about data protection, disaster recovery, use case coverage, and more. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode of #VoiceOfVtas, Zoe Sands of Veritas’ Social and Community team speaks with Dion Smith, Vice President of Global Strategic Partnership Alliances on the Veritas Fujitsu Partnership, on the company’s 27-year partnership with Fujitsu and the resulting unified data management solutions. The latest joint offerings between Fujitsu and Veritas include Backup as a Service (BaaS), Disaster Recovery as a Service (DRSaaS), and consultancy services—used by customers “to develop robust data management strategies,” explains Smith. Find additional details on Veritas’ partnership with Fujitsu, including compelling customer case studies, at www.veritas.com/partners/fujitsu. And join us again on #VoiceOfVtas for insight to the latest data management offerings by Veritas Technologies. The #VoiceOfVtas podcast is available on iTunes, Google Play Music, and Spotify. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

 In this episode of the #VoiceOfVeritas podcast, Zoe Sands, Social and Community Marketing at Veritas interviews Phil Lewis, Senior Director of Global Strategic Partnerships Alliances on How can an Enterprise stop becoming obsolete. This podcast follows on from his recent blog on the same topic. Enterprises need to innovate and expand into new markets to survive, invest in new technologies or risk stagnation or become obsolete says Phil Lewis. In order for a board to approve large scale IT projects, you need to show how the investment will help grow the enterprise, reduce costs and or reduce risks for an IT budget to be signed off. Phil also mentions in the podcast a formula developed by McKinsey (2009) for allocating IT budget, called; the Three Horizons Model, which allocates resources; people and budget. The model splits the IT budget into three uneven buckets; first you allocate 70% of budget to existing technologies, secondly allocate 20% to fund new technologies that currently exist today but are not used, and then finally allocate 10% of the budget to be used to look at new technologies that aren’t in the market at the moment. Using this model will help future proof your IT spend. Phil also mentions how Veritas can help enterprises grow, reduce costs and reduce risks. Listen to the podcast to hear Phil talk about how an Enterprise can stop becoming obsolete. If you found the podcast interesting please do share it on your social networks. Don't forget to subscribe to this podcast on iTunes, Google Play Music, and Spotify and keep up to date on the latest episodes. And don’t forget to visit www.veritas.com for details on Veritas’ current solution offerings. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In the latest episode of #VoiceOfVeritas, Zoe Sands, Social and Community Marketing at Veritas interviews Phil Lewis, Senior Director of Global Strategic Partnerships Alliances on Digital Transformation - A journey to escape oblivion! This podcast follows on from his recent blog on the same topic.  Though there are many definitions of Digital transformation, Phil explains that in this case, it is taking manual business processes and automating the processes that will generate data, which can then be utilised for new business purposes. He says technology is at the forefront and is driving change and churn. Many industries are changing and evolving and new entrants disrupting markets. Nowadays, new entrants and start-ups see data as a commodity, or as an asset that can be sold. Some people say that data is the new oil, but Phil says data is the new water, freely available, which needs to be collected. Executives are now seeing the value in data and how it impacts share prices. During the episode Phil shares some digital transformation use cases. Phil also advises that those wanting to start on a digital transformation journey will need to first simplify the core IT infrastructure, free up resources and invest at the edge, look at how data is collected and then look how you can get business insight. Doing this, you’ll then be able to innovate at the edge. However, this doesn’t guarantee success, as there is a high failure rate on big data projects, the reason is lack of planning and understanding what you want to achieve and what you have at the beginning. Listen to the podcast to hear Phil’s views and advice on digital transformation. And if you found the podcast interesting please share on your social networks. Finally, after you’ve listened to the recording you can subscribe to this podcast on iTunes, Google Play Music, and Spotify and keep up to date on the latest episodes. And don’t forget to visit www.veritas.com for details on Veritas’ current solution offerings. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this latest episode of the Voice of Veritas, Zoe Sands, Social and Community Marketing at Veritas interviews Ian Wood, Senior Director and Head of Technology Practice EMEA on the latest 2019 South Africa Databerg Research findings. During the interview, Ian explains that a #Databerg is a concept developed by Veritas and describes the makeup of data stored by an organisation. This is a similar premise to an iceberg, where you can see some of the data (above the water) and some you do not (below the water) - in this case, the data below the water is dark data and ROT data. Results from the 2019 South Africa Databerg Report show that the composition of clean data has almost tripled at 28%. Dark data has reduced to 41%, this is fantastic news, as it shows South African organisations are starting to get a handle on their dark data. There is still more work to be done in terms of classifying ROT data with organisations needing to stop storing everything forever, as typically people tend to be data hoarders and want to keep data in case they need it in the future. Ian shares some useful data management tips and says data visibility is key in order to manage the data you have and that you need to create a workable data governance strategy sponsored by the executive team to prevent a data hoarding culture. Cloud adoption rates are only slightly increasing in South Africa, not as fast or widespread compared to other markets Veritas has surveyed. Public cloud is still not anywhere near where it should be for South Africa says Ian. He highlighted that there are still concerns over cloud lock-in and how organisations get their data out of the cloud, this main concern has halted cloud adoption rates in South Africa. The episode concludes with advice on disaster recovery and achieving data regulatory compliance. Find out more by listening to Ian’s podcast interview on the 2019 South Africa Databerg Research. After you’ve listened to the recording you can subscribe to this podcast on iTunes, Google Play Music, and Spotify and keep up to date on the latest episodes. And don’t forget to visit www.veritas.com for details on Veritas’ current solution offerings. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this episode of the Voice of Veritas, Zoe Sands, Social and Community Marketing at Veritas interviews Anita Smillie, Senior Consulting Project Manager for Professional Services, EMEA on Women In Technology and what the International Women’s Day #BalanceForBetter campaign means for her, and how her 30-year career in IT has progressed. Anita says #BalanceForBetter means having the right people in the right roles, there are business advantages for having a more diverse workforce. She shared how she first got into tech and said technology chose her and since then her career has grown and her network has expanded. She also talks about how important is it that more women join technology, leveraging their amazing ideas and tapping in new talent enhances and grows businesses. There is a perception that IT is a man’s world, although this attitude is gradually changing over the past decade and she says we need to change opinions and encourage women to join the technology industry. Breaking down the barriers, telling our stories and sharing what the opportunities are, all help in breaking down negative attitudes of IT and encourage more women to join the industry, also bringing your children to work and letting them see the work environment helps breakdown the male-dominated image of IT. Anita shares her top tips for getting into the IT industry, she says be open to opportunities, don’t limit yourself and take risks to be able to grow. You don’t have to be super-women, there are so many opportunities available. She also spoke about what she enjoys at Veritas, and that it is all about the diversity of people and exciting opportunities to grow and learn. The episode concludes with Anita giving advice to women wanting to get into the world of tech saying be brave, just go for it and take a chance as you never know where this is going to lead. Find out more by listening to Anita’s podcast interview on Women In Tech. After you’ve listened to the recording you can subscribe to this podcast on iTunes, Google Play Music, and Spotify and keep up to date on the latest episodes. And don’t forget to visit www.veritas.com for details on Veritas’ current solution offerings. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this latest episode of the Voice of Veritas Zoe Sands, Social and Community Marketing at Veritas interviews Arthur Dell, CTO for Emerging Markets on The Datasphere. During the interview, Arthur states that to identify and classify critical data is sometimes difficult to solve, using machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI) to help distinguish between what is critical data and what is not is essential. The more information you have the more difficult it is to manually classify data, hence the need for using automation in classification. Mobile, the Internet of Things (IoT), Multi-Cloud, Digital Transformation, AI, Machine Learning and Quantum Computing are all driving change and new business opportunities but are also creating exponential amounts of data. With the adoption of new technologies people are creating unstructured data at a phenomenal rate and this is a challenge for organisations on how to classify this data and identify what is relevant for business and what can be used to help gain competitive advantage. Arthur also touches on cloud as an enabler and disruptor for digital transformation, and that any transformation an organisation implements has the potential to create risk because of change. He also talks in more detail about the use cases for AI and quantum computing and that coupled closely together are the next frontier of disruption. He advises that to derive value from data you shouldn’t demonise data, but instead harness the power of data by using AI and machine learning. Find out more by listening to Arthur’s podcast interview on The Datasphere. After you’ve listened to the recording you can subscribe to this podcast on iTunes, Google Play Music, and Spotify and keep up to date on the latest episodes. And don’t forget to visit www.veritas.com for details on Veritas’ current solution offerings. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this latest episode of the Voice of Veritas, Zoe Sands, Social and Community Marketing at Veritas interviewed Julie Noizeux, Distribution Success Manager in South Africa, on Adding Value with Distribution and Strategic Partners. During the interview, Julie shared that her role is to make sure that Veritas’ distributors have a successful Veritas practice and have the latest go to market strategies. She says that Distributors add value to the IT selling process by providing dedicated staff, investment in skills, offer financing and credit channels to resellers. They also provide Veritas with breath and reach in the market, can adapt Veritas’ strategy plays and drive these locally, provide insights into the market and leverage existing business relationships to deepen Veritas marketing share. Julie also shared that the characteristics of what makes a good distributor, these are; great at pitching business, offer extensive capabilities and employ passionate people which leads to a successful partnership. In recent times Distribution has changed from point selling to adding value, leveraging relationships and offering new opportunities with cloud offerings. Find out more by listening to Julie’s podcast interview on Adding Value with Distribution and Strategic Partners. After you’ve listened to the recording you can subscribe to this podcast on iTunes, Google Play Music, and Spotify and keep up to date on the latest episodes. And don’t forget to visit www.veritas.com for details on Veritas’ current solution offerings. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this second Women In Tech discussion, Zoe Sands, Social and Community Marketing at Veritas interviews Claire Scull, Sales Enablement Lead for the United Kingdom, Ireland and the Nordics. In the interview they discuss International Women’s Day and the campaign #BalanceForBetter, Claire says that the new IWD slogan means better equality in the workplace for both women and men to take the equivalent maternity and paternity leave. She is also keen to encourage more people for all walks of life to join the IT industry, as there are plenty of opportunities in IT. She highlights that people don’t necessarily have to have a tech role to work in the industry, it’s a fast paced environment with room to grow and develop your skills. Claire also shares how having a mentor has taught her to think about her professional development and where she wants to progress her career. The final part of the discussion focuses on #LifeAtVeritas, Claire states that what she enjoys most about Veritas is it is all about the people. And for her the benefits of working at Veritas are; it is rewarding and the flexible working environment, as it is a great enabler to attract more people into the IT industry. Her final advice for those trying to break into the IT industry is; have a plan, know the direction you want to go in and ask for help. Listen to the podcast and hear about Claire’s views and experience of working in the IT industry. After you’ve listened to the recording you can subscribe to this podcast on iTunes, Google Play Music and Spotify and keep up to date on the latest episodes. And don’t forget to visit www.veritas.com for details on Veritas’ latest solution offerings. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this latest episode of the Voice of Veritas Zoe Sands, Social and Community Marketing at Veritas interviewed Burnet Jonker, Head of Technology South Africa on Protecting SaaS Based Offerings. There is a big move to the cloud across the globe and across industry sectors with organisations increasing their usage of SaaS applications and storage of data in the cloud. During this episode Burnet shares why you should be able to backup, recover, and restore your data in the cloud to avoid permanent data loss, be compliant with local regulations whether that is the Protection of Personal Information Act (POPIA) in South Africa or the General Data Protection Regulation in the European Union (EU) and avoid unnecessary costs and maintain complete control over your data. If you’re storing data in the cloud, then listen to this podcast by clicking the audio soundbar above you’ll find some useful advice shared by Burnet. After you’ve listened to the recording you can subscribe to this podcast on iTunes, Google Play Music, and Spotify and keep up to date on the latest episodes. And don’t forget to visit www.veritas.com for details on Veritas’ latest solution offerings. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Riaan Manser, Adventurer and Explorer closed Vision Solution Day (VSD) Johannesburg (#VtasVision) with a motivational speech on some of his recent adventures around Africa and several ocean expeditions. After the event, Zoe Sands, Social and Community Marketing at Veritas interviewed Riaan Manser on how he uses data to accomplish his world firsts and navigate successful land and sea expeditions. He also talks about what motivates him and his dream destination; Madagascar. And how important it is to look after our environment. He shares his ethos and three tips to living life to the full which include; having courage and bravery, to have perseverance when times are tough and to have the right attitude, as this decides the success of a task all of which can be applied to everyone's daily life whether that in a professional context or in your personal life. So, what are you waiting for? Listen to the podcast and hear about Riaan’s experiences and his ethos. After you’ve listened to the recording you can subscribe to this podcast on iTunes, Google Play Music and Spotify and keep up to date on the latest episodes. And don’t forget to visit www.veritas.com for details on Veritas’ latest solution offerings. Once the podcast is live please send me the link. And if you do get a chance to listen to this podcast you’ll hear Riaan has some interesting thoughts and it is very different recording to the other podcasts I have produced. It’s my favourite episode!

As part of the International Women’s Day #BalanceForBetter campaign Zoe Sands, Social and Community Marketing at Veritas, interviews various women from Veritas about their careers in tech. In this first Women In Tech podcast, Zoe chats with Julie Noizeux, Distribution Success Manager for South Africa about her career, what she likes about working at Veritas, and the benefits. Julie also shares how she has been successful in sales, which is typically a male-dominated arena and provides some useful advice on how to crack into IT Sales as a career. She also highlights her roles models; Michelle Obama and Thuli Madonsela. Listen to the podcast to find out why these are Julie’s role models and her hints and tips for starting and developing your career in tech. If you are interested in joining Veritas, then you can check out and apply for the latest job vacancies on LinkedIn. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this Voice of Veritas podcast episode, we’re digging into the truth in Information. Zoe Sands, Social and Community Marketing, Veritas, interviews Jyothi Swaroop, Vice President for Product and Solutions Marketing live from Vision Solution Day (VSD) Madrid #VtasVision. In the recording, Jyothi shares what makes Veritas number one in the data protection market, how the product and engineering teams have developed and improved NetBackup, and a glimpse into some future roadmap items. NetBackup is now simpler and modern, the best just got better. He also touches on Software Defined Storage. Did you know Veritas invented Software Defined Storage? And how a journey to the cloud can be made much simpler with Veritas. You can find out more in the Vision Solution Day Madrid presentations here and by listening to the podcast tune in here. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Zoe Sands, Social and Community Marketing, Veritas recently caught up with Ignacio De Pedro, Technical Sales Manager for Spain and Portugal, he is also fondly known as Nacho after the successful Vision Solution Day (#VtasVision) Madrid. Note that this podcast was recorded on location and not in a studio, so you may hear some background noises. During the podcast, the changes in the Big Data landscape are discussed as well as talking about the trend of Open Source Database protection. Nacho also touches on the great partnerships that Veritas has with Nutanix and Docker and what this means for Veritas’ customers. You can find out more in the VSD Madrid presentations here and by listening to the podcast. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Zoe Sands, Social and Community Marketing, Veritas recently caught up with Valentin Pinuaga, Country Manager for Spain and Portugal after the successful Vision Solution Day (#VtasVision)  Madrid. Note that this podcast was recorded on location and not in a studio, so you may hear some background noises. During, the podcast, Valentin shared a synopsis of his keynote presentation and his highlights from the event. He said that he had received positive and excellent feedback from the Vision Solution Day Madrid. And highlighted data is an organisation’s biggest asset and can enterprises realise competitive advantage by creating meaningful products and services from the data they are collecting and storing, opening up new and additional revenue streams. He shared some tips for managing enterprise data and becoming and staying GDPR compliant, and advised you should revisit how and why you are storing data, as this could expose organisations to compliance risks and potential fines.   Finally, he said choosing Veritas ensures that you can trust a data management vendor that will work closely with you and protect your data wherever it resides; on premise, virtually or in the cloud. You can find out more in the VSD Madrid presentations here and by listening to the podcast. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this latest Voice of Veritas podcast episode, we’re digging into the truth in Information. Zoe Sands, Social and Community Marketing, Veritas, interviews Arjan Van Proosdij, Senior Product Marketing Manager – Cloud Solutions. Arjan has been working in the IT industry for over 24 years during this time he has worked as an IT consultant in the Netherlands before moving to the UK and working in product management launching cloud offerings for Verizon and now Veritas. The podcast is on taking snapshot management to the next level. There is an overall trend of organisations shifting to cloud for some of their workloads, and in doing this there are some data protection challenges. In this podcast, Arjan discusses how Veritas CloudPoint uses native snapshot technologies and leverages APIs and protection capabilities that already exist in the cloud and storage arrays. Additionally, he discusses orchestrating and managing the snapshots through policies and unifying everything with one simple user interface to protect all assets, even the data spread across multiple public clouds. Listen to the podcast to find out more about snapshotting with Veritas CloudPoint. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this Voice of Veritas podcast episode, we’re digging into the truth in Information. Zoe Sands, Social and Community Marketing, Veritas, interviews Mark Nutt, Senior Vice President for Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) Sales, Veritas on The Data Opportunity. Over the past few months, Mark Nutt has been delivering The Data Opportunity keynote presentation at several Vision Solution Days across the EMEA region. During this podcast, he shares details from his keynote presentation and says “Data has the potential to change everything” and provides examples. He also states that data is critical to an organisation’s survival. And there are many challenges that businesses need to address. He then says IT professionals are core an organisation’s survival in this digital age and advises IT as a function needs adapt rapidly in this technological age. And finally concludes with how Veritas help businesses to utilise the data opportunity. Tune in to hear the full episode and learn more about Veritas. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this Voice of Veritas podcast episode, we’re digging into the truth in Information. Zoe Sands, Social and Community Marketing, Veritas, interviews Jasmit Sagoo, Head of Technology Northern Europe, Veritas on modern workloads. Jasmit defines the term “digital enterprise” and 3 major points for business’ success in today’s world: Customers New Business Model How organization’s are leveraging technology Jasmit then digs into modern workloads and best practices for a successful data management approach to managing modern workloads. Protecting this data at scale is critical. Tune in to hear the full episode and learn more about Veritas. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this Voice of Veritas podcast episode, we’re digging into the truth in Information. Biswajit Mishra, Solutions Marketing Manager, Veritas, interviews JP Aubineau, Sr. Principal Product Manager, Veritas, on the latest around Veritas Predictive Insights.   What is Veritas Predictive Insights? SaaS based deep analytics platform to discover and develop correlations and insights from Veritas Autosupport telemetry data. It helps customers improve the overall resiliency and efficiency of their appliance platforms. JP shares how the appliance collects health and information state data about the system itself and then leverages Machine Learning to provide insights. There are three things JP highlights about Veritas Predictive Insights: Reduce unplanned maintenance AKA downtime for customers Reducing alert fatigue – focusing on what customers should pay attention to Reduce the impact on unplanned storage growth To learn more, tune in to hear the full episode as JP and Biswajit discuss Veritas Predictive Insights.     See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this Voice of Veritas podcast episode, we’re digging into the truth in Information. Zoe Sands, Social and Community Marketing, Veritas, interviews Kevin Ashby, Global ISV Lead, Microsoft, on his perspectives on cloud at GITEX 2018.  Cloud can be looked at in a number of different ways. It’s a platform in which we can deploy a number of different services. It enables quicker innovation, gain more from solutions and cost savings. As organizations consider the cloud and a hybrid cloud approach, Kevin shares perspectives on what customers can gain from leveraging cloud such as AI and cognitive services, APIs and more! Tune in to learn more and click here to learn more about the Veritas and Microsoft partnership. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this Voice of Veritas podcast episode, we’re digging into the truth in Information. Zoe Sands, Social and Community Marketing, Veritas, interviews Ian Wood, Head of Business Practices EMEA, Veritas, on the latest Databerg research. How can you get a handle on your dark data? Veritas just recently launched the second Databerg research for the United Arab Emirates. In 2016, we rolled out how organizations are effectively managing their data and the key obstacles they faced. Our survey results then uncovered that the biggest challenge was visibility into their data. Veritas then coined the term “Databerg” in our analogy when looking at the types of data an organization must manage. What is a “Databerg” is a concept similar to an iceberg. Above the surface Below the surface, organizations don’t know what data resides their and how valuable the data is. It’s known as “dark data” or better known as data that is not classified.  Above the water is the “clean data” or better known as the data an organization understands. Tune in to hear the full episode as Ian shares the latest findings from the 2018 Databerg report. Read the full Databerg press release.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this Voice of Veritas podcast episode, we’re digging into the truth in Information. Zoe Sands, Social and Community Marketing, Veritas, interviews Brett Samuel, Technical Sales Manager, Veritas, from GITEX 2018 discussing how to jumpstart recovery and build a solid business continuity strategy. As we’ve started to digitize companies with 24/7 services and “always-on” expectations, business continuity has become a more relevant IT conversation. Here’s what organizations should consider for IT resiliency: What is our plan? What could affect our plan? Organizations face challenges such as complexity and preparing for with IT resiliency. Brett shares Veritas’ software and consulting approach to disaster recovery is what sets the solutions apart. To learn more, visit veritas.com/resiliency. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this Voice of Veritas podcast episode, we’re digging into the truth in Information. Zoe Sands, Social and Community Marketing, Veritas, interviews Ian Wood, Head of Business Practices EMEA, Veritas, on healthcare IT challenges and Veritas’ solutions solving these challenges for healthcare organizations. Ian starts the conversation focused on how organizations are challenged with extracting value from the “data deluge”. Healthcare is perhaps challenged more than other industries. Why? Storage of data for longer periods of times, types of data changing beyond x-rays and now to 3D MRIs and more! Protecting this data is critical. What can Veritas solutions do for healthcare organizations? Ian shares how Veritas helps protect and manage this critical and sensitive information. Additionally, with Veritas’ unique approach, the solutions provide information visibility, storage optimization, apply digital governance and high availability no matter where the data resides so that healthcare organizations can use data more effectively to improve patient care and outcomes. Tune in to hear the full episode as Ian shares customer use cases in the healthcare sector. Learn how Veritas solutions can help healthcare organizations, click here. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this Voice of Veritas podcast episode, we’re digging into the truth in Information. Zoe Sands, Social and Community Marketing, Veritas, interviews Brett Samuel, Technical Sales Manager, Veritas, from GITEX 2018 discussing Ransomware. Ransomware is still an ever-present occurrence; however, we’re hearing about it less in the media. The number of customers that have shared their concern this week at GITEX 2018 is astounding! In the Middle East, the Oil and Gas industry is being very badly hit by ransomware. Veritas is here to help customers solve the problem through data protection. Fundamentally, you need to have a way to get your data back without paying the ransom. How can you prepare? You want an offsite copy that you can recover from and be back up and running as soon as possible. Can’t rely on just one copy. It’s not enough! So, here’s the 3-2-1 approach: You need to have 3 copies in 2 different locations and 1 offsite. Veritas gives customers the ability through LTR and the integration with cloud to protect their data. Learn more how you can protect your data from Ransomware attacks, click here. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this Voice of Veritas podcast episode, we’re digging into the truth in Information. Roger Stein, Solutions Marketing, Veritas, interviews Mike Walten, Product Management, Veritas, in a discussion on Veritas Appliances.   Enterprises are doing numerous concurrent backups with high deduplication rates and with the data explosion they need to scale to petabyte capacities. “Scale” is the keyword because not everyone needs the two Petabytes available on the 5340 appliance. What do you really want most out of your appliance? Tune in to hear the key capabilities of the NetBackup 5340 Appliance such as: Optimized storage Capacity Scalable from 120TB to almost 2 PB Cost Savings Reduced Downtime Enhancing your quality of your worklife AND MORE! To learn more about the NetBackup 5340 and all NetBackup Appliances, click here. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this Voice of Veritas podcast episode, we’re digging into the truth in Information. Roger Stein, Solutions Marketing, Veritas, interviews Paul Mayer, Product Management, Veritas, in a discussion on NetBackup CloudCatalyst. Since the announcement of Netbackup CloudCatalyst, it is now available as a physical appliance, virtual appliance and as a container on the Flex Appliance. Customers are increasingly looking to take advantage of lower costs of object storage in the cloud. Moving deduplicated data to object storage in the cloud will reduce costs even further. Often deduplicated data must be rehydrated and deduplicated a second time before it can be moved to object storage in the cloud. NetBackup CloudCatalyst eliminates this second step by moving deduplicated data directly from NetBackup to object storage in the cloud, saving time and ultimately cost. Tune in for the full episode and learn more about what NetBackup CloudCatalystcan do for your organization. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this Voice of Veritas podcast episode, we’re digging into the truth in Information. Zoe Sands, Social and Community Marketing, Veritas, interviews Virgil Dobos, Solutions Architect, Virtex, at GITEX 2018.   There was great energy on the Veritas booth at this year’s GITEX. Virgil shared a presentation at the Veritas booth during GITEX focusing in on a customer success story of a major bank in Europe. The organization faced significant liability challenges and trying to keep up with their clients. After deploying InfoScale the outcome was massive! Over 200 hours of planned downtime was avoided, which ultimately drove more productive work. Virgil continues the podcast discussion sharing the great partnership solutions with Virtex and the advantages of the Veritas solutions. To learn more, visit veritas.com. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this Voice of Veritas podcast episode, we’re digging into the truth in Information. Zoe Sands Social and Community Marketing, Veritas, interviews Mansoor Ibrahim, Distribution Success Manager, Veritas, from GITEX 2018.   There was a lot of excitement for Veritas at GITEX 2018. Veritas’ partner ecosystem in the Middle East is growing year on year, as we continue to build momentum in the region our partners are excited to do more with us. In the new era of artificial intelligence (AI), we’re hearing more from customers and partners and together we can drive digital transformation.  Mansoor shares his top 3 takeaways from GITEX: Veritas can do more than you think! Let’s connect! Let’s Partner! Customers can leverage Veritas’ partner ecosystem to drive successful digital transformation Veritas is looking forward to GITEX 2019! If organizations are interested in joining our partner ecosystem, visit veritas.com and learn more about our partner program.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this Voice of Veritas podcast episode, we’re digging into the truth in Information. Roger Stein, Solutions Marketing, Veritas, interviews Chris Sparks, Product Manager, Veritas, on the Veritas Flex Appliance. Customers are looking for solution that delivers true multi-tenancy in their data protection environment. To better utilize resources on the appliances, Veritas has introduced the Flex Appliance. The Flex Appliance leverages Docker technology and you can deploy the Flex Appliance in less than 5-minutes! In addition to simplifying your data protection strategy, the top benefits of  Flex Appliance include: Simplified user interface Ease of deployment Cost savings due to reduction in data center footprint Reduces risk in data protection environment Tune in to the podcast to get the insights from Roger and Chris. To learn more on Veritas Flex Appliance,click here.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this Voice of Veritas podcast episode, we’re digging into the truth in Information. Shamalee Deshpande, Solutions Marketing, Veritas, interviews Joe D’Angelo, National Architect and Practice Lead for Resiliency and Software-Defined Storage, Veritas, in a Veritas Resiliency Platform (VRP) discussion at MSInspire. If you’re wondering what VRP is, it’s an automation and orchestration solution to protect virtual environments both on-prem and in the cloud. VRP helps customers with the following: Improving productivity Reducing cost Managing Risk Protect Brand Reputation How prepared is your organization for a DR event? Are you confident in your recovery plans? VRP enables you to rehearse to prepare for a DR event. Tune in to hear more from Joe D’Angelo and the top 3 things you should know about VRP. Learn more at veritas.com/resiliency. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this Voice of Veritas podcast episode, we’re digging into the truth in Information. Roger Stein, Solutions Marketing, Veritas, interviews Eric Seidman, Director, Solutions Marketing, Veritas, in an appliance discussion at MSInspire. It may sound odd to talk about appliances at a software conference, however, Veritas Appliances have inherent capabilities to create a hybrid data protection architecture protecting data on premises and tiering data to Azure cloud. For  customers looking to move back-up data into an out of  the Azure cloud, the Veritas Flex Appliance has the capability to utilize NetBackup CloudCatalyst in virtual containers to easily tier data to the Azure cloud. Additionally, Eric shares the benefits of the Veritas Access Appliance and allow customers to have data on-prem and automatically tier data through to Azure. Tune in to the podcast to get the insights from Roger and Eric. To learn more on Veritas Flex and Access Appliances,click here.   See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.