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Cyber Resilience

3 Critical Factors When Choosing a Replacement for Backup Exec

Backup Exec’s phase-out is disruptive, but it’s also a rare chance to escape the “data hostage” situation that they pioneered. Choose wisely, and you can trade yesterday’s backup solution for a modern option built for today’s threats. But choose the wrong replacement, and you risk staying trapped in the same cycle of vendor lock-in and ransomware vulnerability. Here are the three non-negotiable factors to ensure you truly own your data for the long haul.

Linus Chang March 9, 2026
BackupAssist Classic

16 things that users of Backup Exec can expect when moving to BackupAssist

BackupAssist Classic is particularly well-suited as a Backup Exec replacement for SMBs, especially given Backup Exec’s upcoming end-of-life. Its ransomware-specific protections and simpler deployment model address pain points that many Backup Exec customers have experienced.

Linus Chang February 19, 2026
BackupAssist Classic

Busting the Myths About Immutable Cloud Backups for SMBs

Discover the truth about immutable cloud backups. Learn why immutability is easy to configure, affordable, and essential for ransomware protection – especially for SMBs using BackupAssist with Wasabi or AWS S3.

Wilson Nheu November 27, 2025
Cyber Resilience

Beware the imitation: they look similar to backups but will leave you stranded

Cloud sync, past versions retention, snapshots and RAID are examples of technologies that “look like” backup, may give you a warm fuzzy feeling, but are simply not dependable in the full range of disaster scenarios. This results in data loss, a complicated and time-consuming recovery, or both.

Linus Chang November 19, 2025
BackupAssist Classic

Does Cloud Immutability Guarantee a Restore Point?

While “Cloud Immutability” is the latest in a long line of buzzwords, does it improve your cyber-resilience? Is it worth the extra costs? And who should consider it?

Linus Chang September 25, 2025

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