As the year comes to a close, it’s the perfect time to reflect on everything that we have achieved and share some insights into what Predatar users can expect in the year ahead.
In the first episode of our new-format Predatar Podcast, Managing Director, Rick Norgate shared his thoughts with host Xavi Umeh. We’ve summarised a few highlights from the interview in this short blog.
Key Milestones:
Looking back on 2023, it’s clear that, thanks to the hard work and dedication of the whole team, Predatar has strengthened its position as a leading innovator in the Recovery Assurance market.
Our commitment to R&D has driven us to introduce groundbreaking capabilities that are reshaping the industry landscape.
But the highlights of the year aren’t all about the technology. Standout milestones include:
1. Expanded Platform Support
In 2023, we diversified our platform support to bring Predatar Recovery Assurance capabilities backup products including IBM Defender Data Protect, Cohesity, and Veeam.
We also announced support for IBM FlashSystem this summer too, which means for the first time our customers can use Predatar to validate and clean snapshots in their Primary storage.
Our expanded platform support not only means that more organisations can benefit from Predatar’s AI-powered resiliency capabilities but, importantly, it means that our customers can deploy Predatar across more of their storage environment – providing a unified approach to data resiliency.
2. The launch of the Apex Partner Program
One of the year’s most important achievements was the launch of the Predatar Apex Partner Program.
This strategic initiative has allowed us to join forces with some exceptional storage and cybersecurity service providers worldwide.
Together, we are delivering groundbreaking recovery assurance and data resiliency to customers on a global scale.
3. Elevated User Experience
This year, we’ve taken huge strides to improve the user experience for our customers.
Today, we are proud to have a user interface that is highly intuitive and customisable with simple toggle-based controls, drag-and-drop functionality, and even a choice of colour themes.
In our latest release (R14 Eagle), we launched the much-requested dark mode option to improve usability, reduce user eye strain, and enhance energy efficiency.
The Biggest Challenge:
The year has not been without challenges.
Our roadmap is driven by our users, and one thing we repeatedly heard in their feedback was that, although they loved our CleanRoom technology, customers didn’t want to install the Predatar client on their Virtual Machines.
This was a real head-scratcher, but our R&D team knocked it out of the park with the solution. Our R14.1 Eagle release includes a unique agentless scanning capability built from the ground up.
This new technology means Predatar can run recovery tests and deep malware scans on VMs without the need to install a Predatar client or the need for administrator access.
Looking Forward:
As you would expect from the team at Predatar, our plans for the coming year are ambitious.
We will continue to grow the Apex Partner Program, expand support to even more platforms (both primary storage and backup), and, of course, there will be lots of innovations from our R&D team. Watch this space!
Wrapping Up:
In conclusion, 2023 has been a whirlwind of learnings, successes, and groundbreaking innovations.
We extend our thanks to our partners, collaborators, customers, and friends for the role they have played in this epic year.
Stay tuned in 2024 as we continue to launch solutions that will drive the Recovery Assurance market forward and deliver unbeatable data resiliency for our customers.
If you want to find out more you can watch the full interview on YouTube or listen to the audio version on Spotify.
