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# Predatar

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## Posts

- [Recovery You Can Bank On – Why Financial Institutions Across Latin America are Turning to Predatar.](https://predatar.com/2026/08/06/recovery-you-can-bank-on-why-financial-institutions-across-latin-america-are-turning-to-predatar/) - Banks and financial services organisations across Latin America are choosing Predatar to strengthen operational resilience, prove recoverability and respond to increasingly demanding regulations.
- [Cyber Attacks Don't Kill Businesses. Slow Recoveries Do.](https://predatar.com/2026/07/22/cyber-attacks-dont-kill-businesses-slow-recoveries-do/) - Businesses are terrified of cyber attacks. But the attack isn't the disaster. The real disaster unfolds in the days and weeks that follow.
- [Escape from Complexity. Get to Resilience Faster.](https://predatar.com/2026/07/07/escape-from-complexity-get-to-resilience-faster/) - The latest Predatar release, R18.3, has been designed to help customers avoid the most common pitfalls of CleanRoom setup, so they can get to recovery confidence sooner.
- [The rise of ResOps](https://predatar.com/2026/06/24/the-rise-of-resops/) - The term ResOps is quickly taking hold in enterprises. We didn't come up with it, but we wish we had – because it's one of those concepts that just makes sense.
- [From hoping to knowing.](https://predatar.com/2026/06/17/from-hoping-to-knowing/) - Verticom & Predatar have joined forces to bring Proof of Recovery to Finnish businesses – with AI-powered Recovery Assurance.
- [Anthropic's Mythos hasn’t changed anything. It’s just made the truth impossible to ignore.](https://predatar.com/2026/06/04/anthropics-mythos-hasnt-changed-anything-its-just-made-the-truth-impossible-to-ignore/) - Businesses around the world are facing up to the reality that data breaches are inevitable. Put your resilience to the test with pre-emptive Recovery Assurance.
- [Restores tell the truth about your backups](https://predatar.com/2026/05/18/restores-tell-the-truth-about-your-backups/) - When restore tests fail or run slowly, customers often question the CleanRoom. In reality, the restore is revealing hidden recovery gaps.
- [Clean Rooms: Reactive vs Ready](https://predatar.com/2026/05/08/clean-rooms-reactive-vs-ready/) - Cloud vs proactive clean rooms: understand the trade-offs, costs, and why recovery assurance changes the game for ransomware resilience.
- [Is your next backup administrator an AI agent?](https://predatar.com/2026/04/28/is-your-next-backup-administrator-an-ai-agent/) - Discover how Agentic AI is changing the role of backup administrators.
- [Everyone Thinks Clean Rooms Are Expensive](https://predatar.com/2026/04/22/everyone-thinks-clean-rooms-are-expensive/) - Clean Rooms are seen as expensive, but that’s outdated. Learn how Predatar proves recovery at scale without heavy hardware or upfront investment.
- [Are your backup vendors marking their own homework?](https://predatar.com/2026/04/15/are-your-backup-vendors-marking-their-own-homework/) - How do you know that the backup platforms your IT team is using are up to the task? In a crisis will they deliver the resilience you need?
- [Predatar R18.2: Proving Recovery](https://predatar.com/2026/04/07/predatar-r18-2-proving-recovery/) - Discover how R18.2 brings NovaStor into Predatar to deliver proven recovery across your entire data estate with testing, cleanroom scanning and reporting.
- [DR-Rex](https://predatar.com/2026/03/25/dr-rex/) - There's a wooly mammoth in the room! The world has changed, but your Disaster Recovery testing hasn't. It's no longer fit-for-purpose. It's time to fix it.
- [Cybersecurity vs Resilience: The Proof Gap](https://predatar.com/2026/03/18/cyber-security-vs-resilience-the-proof-gap/) - Cybersecurity and cyber resilience aren't interchangeable ideas. Confusing the two leaves businesses exposed – even after investing heavily in protection.
- [Predatar’s GUI Refresh Starts Here](https://predatar.com/2026/02/27/predatars-gui-refresh-starts-here/) - R18.1 Black Widow is now live – introducing a significantly enhanced user interface for one of Predatar’s most-used features... And this is just the beginning! The headline news in our last major release, R18 Black Widow, was support for Zerto workloads. This means that Zerto customers can benefit from Predatar's unique Recovery Assurance capabilities. But
- [Your Backups: The Upside Down of Resilience](https://predatar.com/2026/01/05/your-backups-the-upside-down-of-resilience/) - Is your backup environment like the Upside Down? Be the eleven of Operational Resilience in your organisation.
- [Creeping Closer to Total Recovery Confidence with Support for Zerto.](https://predatar.com/2025/12/16/creeping-closer-to-total-recovery-confidence-with-support-for-zerto/) - The new Predatar Black Widow release adds support for Zerto-replicated workloads to extend recovery assurance across even more of our customers' storage and backup environments. Businesses need recovery confidence — They need to know that they can quickly and safely restore critical systems after incidents like ransomware attacks, data-centre outages, or any other unforseen issue.
- [Rubrik & Predatar](https://predatar.com/2025/12/09/predatar-and-rubrik/) - Do you really need both? Discover why Rubrik customers are choosing to add Recovery Assurance with a Predatar CleanRoom.
- [A Ghost in the Machine](https://predatar.com/2025/11/21/a-ghost-in-the-machine/) - Ransomware files were found hiding just out of sight in the backups of a European insurance company. They had been there, undetected, for almost 2 years.
- [Reunification, Reinvention and Resilience.](https://predatar.com/2025/11/05/adicompartnerstory/) - Discover the story behind Adicom – a Predatar APEX partner and one of Germany's most innovative IT service providers.
- [How To Avoid a Digital Bloodbath](https://predatar.com/2025/10/30/avoid-a-digital-bloodbath/) - Happy Halloween. Here's 5 lessons from the 1996 movie Scream to help your organisation survive a cyber attack.
- [Say Yes to Hard Problems](https://predatar.com/2025/10/15/say-yes-to-hard-problems/) - Discover how Predatar & STORServer have removed the complexity of data resilience with pre-built backup appliances. Designed by STORServer. Powered by Predatar.
- [Another Cyberattack Stopped with Predatar’s Secret Superpower.](https://predatar.com/2025/10/02/another-cyberattack-stopped-with-predatars-secret-superpower/) - Predatar Recovery Assurance is all about proactively proving recoverability. Did you know it has a secret superpower that can stop a cyberattack in its tracks?
- [Ogres Are Like Onions](https://predatar.com/2025/09/26/orges-are-like-onions/) - Discover what Security and Infrastructure teams can learn about Data Resilience from Shrek. Here's a clue... it's all about layers.
- [7 Step Playbook for Proving You Can Recover](https://predatar.com/2025/09/04/7-step-playbook-for-proving-you-can-recover/) - NIS2, DORA, and FISMA auditors don't just want you to be compliant. They are demanding proof that you can execute an effective recovery. Predatar makes it easy.
- [Hidden for a decade. Uncovered in 6 days.](https://predatar.com/2025/08/13/hidden-for-a-decade-uncovered-in-6-days/) - Predatar and Adicom find ransomware files that other security products had missed for nearly ten years.
- [Regulations Crash the Party.](https://predatar.com/2025/07/31/regulations-crash-the-party/) - Backup & Recovery used to be boring. But with regulations like NIS2, DORA, and FISMA joining the party – things are getting really interesting.
- [Ransomware attacks have evolved. Have you?](https://predatar.com/2025/07/17/ransomware-attacks-have-evolved-have-you/) - Cyber criminals are innovative, agile, and tenacious. Most SMEs and large enterprises are not. Discover what's changed, and how your business can adapt, fast.
- [Predatar or Veeam SureBackup](https://predatar.com/2025/07/10/predatar-or-veeam-surebackup/) - Which one is right for you? Discover the differences between Veeam SureBackup and Predatar's Recovery Assurance platform.
- [Move faster. Climb higher. Don’t look down.  ](https://predatar.com/2025/07/02/move-faster-climb-higher-dont-look-down/) - Celerity’s acquisition of Silverstring kick-starts a new era for Predatar. It takes almost 10 days to trek to Everest Base Camp. It’s a difficult journey. The risks of altitude sickness, injury, and physical exhaustion mean that a quarter of adventurers who set out on the journey don’t even make it that far. As we stand
- [Grab the cat and get the hell out!](https://predatar.com/2025/06/18/grab-the-cat-and-get-the-hell-out/) - Backup anomaly detection is essential, but it's not enough. Discover how Predatar adds proactive threat-detection powered by Trend Micro to your backup estate.
- [Webcast Recap: CleanRoom 3 explained](https://predatar.com/2025/06/10/webcast-recap-cleanroom-3-explained/) - Did you miss our recent webcast? Don't panic, we've summarised key questions & answers. Discover how Predatar has broken-down barriers to CleanRoom adoption.
- [Lessons from LA’s Most Creative Burglars](https://predatar.com/2025/06/06/lessons-from-las-most-creative-burglars/) - A must-read for any CISO. Predatar Managing Director has been 'mildly obsessed' with 'A Burglar’s Guide to the City' by Geoff Manaugh
- [Crumpets, Cybercrime and CleanRooms. Lessons from the M&S Attack](https://predatar.com/2025/05/23/crumpets-cybercrime-and-cleanrooms-lessons-from-the-ms-attack/) - Learnings from the Marks & Spencer attack. Discover how PREDATAR can help you bounce back from attack.
- [Less Cost. More Confidence... with CleanRoom 3](https://predatar.com/2025/05/13/less-cost-more-confidence-with-cleanroom-3/) - Predatar's 3rd-Generation Cyber Recovery CleanRoom has been designed to lower the barriers to Cyber Recovery Cleanroom adoption. Discover CleanRoom3
- [CleanRoom 3... More Flex.  Less Complex](https://predatar.com/2025/05/01/cleanroom-3-more-flex-less-complex/) - If you think Cyber Recovery CleanRooms are complicated and expensive, think again.
- [How CANCOM’s Vision and Predatar Partnership are Elevating Cyber Resilience](https://predatar.com/2025/04/23/how-cancoms-vision-and-predatar-partnership-are-elevating-cyber-resilience/) - CANCOM & Predatar is a powerful combo for customers looking for Backup Assurance as a Service.
- [Supercharge your resilience, fast... with CleanRoom 3](https://predatar.com/2025/04/17/supercharge-your-resilience-fast-with-cleanroom-3/) - Adding automated, AI-powered recovery testing and advanced malware hunting to your existing storage estate has never been easier.
- [3 Reasons You Need A Cyber Recovery Cleanroom](https://predatar.com/2025/04/09/3-reasons-you-need-a-cyber-recovery-cleanroom/) - Every organisation that relies on data can benefit from pre-emptive, AI-powered Recovery Assurance. Discover why you need a Cyber Recovery CleanRoom.
- [Recovery Assurance For All... with CleanRoom 3](https://predatar.com/2025/03/31/recovery-assurance-for-all-with-cleanroom-3/) - Predatar's 3rd generation CleanRoom has been redesigned from the ground up to make cyber recovery assurance achievable for more businesses than ever before
- [You Probably Have Malware in Your Backups.](https://predatar.com/2025/03/27/you-probably-have-malware-in-your-backups/) - More than 80% of Predatar customers have discovered previously undetected malware in their backups within one month of using our Recovery Assurance platform.
- [A Blueprint for Innovation](https://predatar.com/2025/03/21/a-blueprint-for-innovation/) - Predatar & Empalis GmbH: Discover how our first APEX partner has been instrumental in developing the world's most advanced Recovery Assurance technology
- [Build or Buy: Recovery Assurance Cleanrooms.](https://predatar.com/2025/03/13/build-or-buy-recovery-assurance-cleanrooms/) - Are you considering deploying a cyber recovery cleanroom to test your systems' recoverability from cyber-attacks or other disruptive events? You’re not alone. The market for recovery assurance solutions, including cleanroom technology, is growing rapidly. Learn more in this article:5 Reasons the Cyber Recovery Cleanroom Market is Growing Fast. A common question we hear is; should
- [Simplify Your Recovery Assurance with a Centralised CleanRoom.](https://predatar.com/2025/03/04/simplify-your-recovery-assurance-with-a-centralised-cleanroom/) - Complex, multi-vendor storage environments don't need complex, multi-vendor resiliency tools. Discover the benefits of unified Recovery Assurance.
- [Closing Your Cyber Resilience Gap: A Collaborative Approach](https://predatar.com/2025/02/26/closing-your-cyber-resilience-gap-a-collaborative-approach/) - If you're hit by a cyber attack, could you bounce back? Most organisations lack certainty. They have a knowledge gap. Close your Cyber Resilience gap today!
- [Is the Tide Turning on Ransomware Gangs?](https://predatar.com/2025/02/20/is-the-tide-turning-on-ransomware-gangs/) - Recovery confidence is up and ransom demand payments are down. Is your organisation ready to say "No" to extortion?
- [The Minimum Viable Business: Because 'Hope' is Not a Business Strategy.](https://predatar.com/2025/02/13/the-minimum-viable-business/) - Minimum Viable Business (MVB) is not just a buzzword, it's an important principle for operational resilience. Learn how to validate recoverability of your MVB.
- [A Decade of Innovation and Excellence in Cybersecurity](https://predatar.com/2025/02/05/a-decade-of-innovation-and-excellence-in-cybersecurity/) - Discover POCABAR's journey from unexpected beginnings to provider of world-leading cyber resilience solutions.
- [R17.4: Viper. More Control. More Resilience.](https://predatar.com/2025/01/31/r17-4-viper-more-control-automation-confidence/) - Predatar R17.4: Viper boosts recovery testing, automation, and visibility—helping you stay resilient with smarter insights and seamless recovery validation.
- [Is There a Role for Agentic AI in Cyber Recovery and Cleanroom Orchestration?](https://predatar.com/2025/01/30/is-there-a-role-for-agentic-ai-in-cyber-recovery-and-cleanroom-orchestration/) - Agentic AI could be a game-changer for overstretched security and infrastructure operations teams. Discover the possibilities of agentic AI in Cyber Recovery.
- [5 reasons the Cyber Recovery Cleanroom market is growing fast.](https://predatar.com/2025/01/23/5-reasons-the-cyber-recovery-cleanroom-market-is-growing-fast/) - Cleanrooms aren't a niche solution anymore. Discover what's driving rapid adoption and why you should consider a cyber recovery cleanroom for your business.
- [6 ways Disaster Recovery testing is evolving – and why it needs to.](https://predatar.com/2025/01/14/6-ways-disaster-recovery-testing-is-evolving-and-why-it-needs-to/) - Validating recoverability of data has never been more important, but Disaster Recovery testing hasn’t kept up with new technology or the evolving risk landscape
- [Is Your AIX Environment Safe from Ransomware?](https://predatar.com/2025/01/09/is-your-aix-environment-safe-from-ransomware/) - AIX systems are often the IT backbone of medium and large enterprises and a prime target for ransomware attacks. Learn how to safeguard your AIX backups.
- [Predatar R17.3: AIX support has arrived!](https://predatar.com/2025/01/03/predatar-r17-3-aix-support-has-arrived/) - Discover Predatar R17.3: Viper. Vendor-agnostic cyber resilience with AI, IBM AIX support, and tools for simplified recovery across complex environments.
- [AI in Cybersecurity: Dell Questions the Hype](https://predatar.com/2024/12/20/ai-in-cybersecurity-dell-questions-the-hype/) - At Control24, experts from IBM and Dell stressed that AI is a tool, not a replacement solid cybersecurity fundamentals remain crucial for recovery assurance
- [Mega Trend for 2025: The Convergence of Backup and Recovery with Security Operations](https://predatar.com/2024/12/17/the-convergence-of-backup-and-recovery-with-sec-ops/) - Predatar's CEO predicts a rapid acceleration of the convergence between Backup and Recovery with Sec Ops. Learn what this means for you in 2025.
- [Backup Shake-Up: Cohesity & Veritas Merge](https://predatar.com/2024/12/12/backup-shake-up-cohesity-veritas-merge/) - Discover how the Cohesity & Veritas merger is reshaping the backup market, driving innovation, and setting the stage for more consolidation and transformation.
- [IBM Asks; Are We Really Winning the Cyber AI Race?](https://predatar.com/2024/12/05/ibm-asks-are-we-really-winning-the-cyber-ai-race/) - At Control24, IBM’s Martin Borrett revealed AI as both a powerful ally and a potential risk in cybersecurity, urging proactive security measures for AI.
- [Cyber Vault vs Cyber Recovery Cleanroom: What's The Difference?](https://predatar.com/2024/12/03/cyber-vault-vs-cyber-recovery-cleanroom-whats-the-difference/) - Cyber Vaults and Cyber Recovery Cleanrooms often get confused. They share some characteristics but they have some fundamental differences.
- [A Guide to Cyber Recovery Cleanrooms](https://predatar.com/2024/11/12/a-guide-to-cyber-recovery-cleanrooms/) - The new generation of cyber recovery cleanrooms can prove recoverability, enhance data integrity, improve incident response – and help you meet regulations.
- [Build a Business Case for Cyber Recovery Assurance](https://predatar.com/2024/11/28/build-a-business-case-for-cyber-recovery-assurance/) - Struggling to get stakeholder buy-in and secure budget for your cyber recovery assurance project? Learn tips and get expert advice.
- [R17.2: Boosting Backup Resilience & Recovery](https://predatar.com/2024/11/29/r17-2-boosting-backup-resilience-recovery/) - Discover Predatar R17.2: Viper, featuring expanded Recovery Risk Report support and enhanced FlashSystem scanning to boost resilience and streamline recovery.
- [Building business biceps from 40 years of experience and hard knocks.](https://predatar.com/2024/11/25/msp-evolution-oneteam-kon-kakanis/) - In the IT channel, evolution is critical for survival. Kon Kakanis from OneTeam shares insights from 40 years of business agility.
- [Dell & Accenture: Recovery Beats Bigger Walls.](https://predatar.com/2024/11/15/dell-amp-accenture-recovery-beats-bigger-walls/) - Learn how Predatar, Dell, & Accenture redefine cyber resilience, moving from defence to rapid recovery, ensuring business continuity & fast recoveries.
- [On the Road to Cyber Readiness](https://predatar.com/2024/11/06/on-the-road-to-cyber-readiness/) - Veeam Ready status is an important milestone in our mission to deliver cyber readiness for businesses, regardless of the backup platform they use.
- [Rubrik: The Lie Behind Your Recovery Plan](https://predatar.com/2024/11/05/rubrik-the-lie-behind-your-recovery-plan/) - At Control24, Rubrik and Predatar emphasised that annual DR tests aren’t enough, continuous testing is essential for recovery assurance.
- [R17.1 Viper: AI Control with Rubrik Resilience.](https://predatar.com/2024/10/31/predatar-r17-1-viper-ai-powered-control-with-full-rubrik-resilience/) - Discover Predatar R17.1: Viper! Full Rubrik feature parity, Aurora AIOps Assistant, and CleanRoom 3.0, all to enhance data resilience and recovery assurance.
- [Recovery Assurance. Is HPE dismissing backup?](https://predatar.com/2024/10/30/hpe-backup-and-recovery-assurance/) - In their Keynote at Control24, HPEs Shariq Aqil and Sasha Acosta spoke about the future of backup, and proactive recovery assurance for rapid recovery.
- [Why AI is non-negotiable for cyber resiliency.](https://predatar.com/2024/07/04/ai-for-cyber-resiliency/) - Let’s kick off this article about Artificial Intelligence with a few very real facts... 1. Storage environments are getting bigger and more complex. 2. Cyber-attacks are getting more prevalent and more sophisticated. 3. IT and Security teams are under increasing pressure to do more with less. It's a harsh reality that most businesses are
- [Lets talk about the Elephant in Vegas](https://predatar.com/2024/10/25/the-elephant-in-vegas/) - Everyone's talking about AI for cyber security and resilience, but technology is only part of the answer.
- [Chasing the AI Unicorn](https://predatar.com/2024/10/23/chasing-the-ai-unicorn/) - Here at IBM's TechXchange in LasVegas, AI is everywhere. How can businesses be sure of which AI tools they really need?
- [A Year After the MGM Cyber Attack: Have the Right Lessons Been Learnt?](https://predatar.com/2024/10/18/a-year-after-the-mgm-cyber-attack/) - As the Predatar team heads back to Las Vegas for IBM TechXchange, we ask if businesses have become more resilient since the massive MGM cyber incident.
- [Predatar R17: Viper. Sometimes to go forward, you must look back.](https://predatar.com/2024/10/15/predatar-r17-viper-built-on-reflection/) - True innovation requires reflection. Predatar R17:Viper with CleanRoom 3.0 is built on more than 3 years of customer feedback.
- [Highlights from the Control24 cyber resilience summit.](https://predatar.com/2024/10/11/control24-wrap-up/) - This week we hosted our 5th annual ‘Control’ cyber resilience summit. Did you miss it? Don’t worry, here’s a summary of highlights and key takeaways. - Summary Never before has the Control summit attracted such a wide range of speakers and delegates. Cyber Security experts and Storage experts from some of the world’s leading technology
- [Predatar's big online cyber resiliency summit is back for 2024.](https://predatar.com/2024/09/26/predatars-big-online-cyber-resiliency-summit-is-back-for-2024/) - With experts from HPE, IBM Security, Rubrik, and Accenture on the bill – Control24 will be be our biggest and best event yet.
- [Cyber Resilience. A team sport.](https://predatar.com/2024/09/20/cyber-resilience-its-a-team-sport/) - The world's biggest problems require collective action. Pandemics and climate change immediately spring to mind. According to Gartner there were 3,200 different cyber security vendors selling solutions in 2023. Yet, according to the UK Gov Cyber Security Breaches Survey, the number of attacks in 2024 was 30% higher than the previous year. Based on these
- [How To Make Your Backup Work](https://predatar.com/2024/09/18/how-to-make-your-backup-work/) - If a backup system consistently copies your data and retrieves it when called upon, is that sufficient evidence your backup “works”? If you consider backup as an expensive insurance policy, then the answer should be a definite “yes”. The dying role of 'backup administrator' In today’s hypercompetitive world every asset, be it capital or human,
- [The consumerisation of IT](https://predatar.com/2024/09/03/the-consumerisation-of-it/) - The lines between consumer and enterprise technology are increasingly blurred. The devices and apps we use at home; seamless, intuitive, and fast are setting new standards for what we expect in the workplace. This phenomenon, known as the consumerisation of IT, is rapidly reshaping how businesses operate, driving a shift in user expectations that no
- [10 Ways to make your backup more secure... And why you need to.](https://predatar.com/2024/08/23/10-ways-to-make-your-backup-more-secure-and-why-you-need-to/) - Accidents happen. No matter how hard you try, you can't prevent them all. That's why resilience really matters.
- [Will AI replace the backup administrator?](https://predatar.com/2024/07/15/will-ai-replace-the-backup-administrator/) - It's a big question, with a simple answer... Discover how Artificial Intelligence tools can enhance the storage administrator's role and elevate the function of backup.
- [Good vs REvil: The Dawn of Ransomware as a Service (RaaS)](https://predatar.com/2021/07/29/good-v-revil/) - Join us for a look back at the major ransomware attacks this year and the larger hierarchy behind modern attacks. News of catastrophic cyber-attacks are a regular occurrence these days. So much so that we've become calloused to their causes and consequences. In a recent threat report by VMWare Carbon Black, 94% of surveyed organisations
- [10+ Ways to License Storage Protect (TSM)](https://predatar.com/2017/01/27/10-ways-to-license-storage-protect-tsm/) - We’ve talked about licensing on the blog before, but that was way back in 2013, so it’s about time we revisited it. Why are there 10+ ways to license Storage Protect and what are the benefits and pitfalls of each? Storage Protect has evolved a long way from its roots, to what has been rebranded
- [An optimist's guide to the evolutionary forces shaping the IT VAR](https://predatar.com/2017/05/17/optimists-guide-evolutionary-forces-shaping-var/) - The evolutionary forces on the traditional IT channel, some of the symptoms and the various responses to these forces.
- [Ten Ways to Raise your Game and Delight your Customers as an MSP](https://predatar.com/2017/07/03/ten-ways-raise-game-delight-customers-msp/) - It is difficult for an MSP to provide a differentiated level of service which stays profitable whilst growing the practice - but it's not impossible.
- [Building an MSP, the clue's in the name](https://predatar.com/2017/08/20/building-msp-clues-name/) - It's paramount to switch from thinking about the technology product which powers your service offering, to the actual service provided.
- [Sluggish MSP growth? Perhaps it's time to stop blaming your sales people](https://predatar.com/2017/11/07/sluggish-msp-growth-perhaps-time-stop-blaming-sales-people/) - I would never want to make excuses for lazy, unskilled or under-performing sales people but it seems to me they are taking all the flak, when often the blame lies elsewhere.
- [MSPs - are you focusing on the wrong metrics?](https://predatar.com/2018/01/17/msps-focusing-wrong-metrics/) - Despite Amazon showing them the way, most IT channel businesses are still obsessed by technology. Why do some of us do this and why is it a problem?
- [Is Artificial Intelligence essential to MSP success?](https://predatar.com/2018/02/20/artificial-intelligence-essential-msp-success/) - The evolution of the IT channel from value added reseller to profitable service provider will require it's best human talent to learn and operate alongside increasingly intelligent machines.
- [Predatar goes to Las Vegas - IBM Think 2018](https://predatar.com/2018/02/26/predatar-goes-las-vegas-ibm-think-2018/) - Join us March 19th - 22nd to see how Predatar can help you capture your share of the booming data protection-as-a-service market Visit us at Stand #793
- [Predatar gears up for expansion with new hire](https://predatar.com/2018/03/05/predatar-gears-expansion-new-hire/) - The Predatar team is delighted to welcome Andy Loydell as Global Partner Sales
- [A channel ecosystem for the cloud era](https://predatar.com/2018/03/16/channel-ecosystem-cloud-era/) - Predatar - the business operating system for the managed service provider
- [Predatar doubles down on customer service](https://predatar.com/2018/03/29/predatar-doubles-customer-service/) - The Predatar team are delighted to announce the appointment of Charlie Nicholls as Customer Success Executive
- [The Art of Pricing - a guide for MSPs](https://predatar.com/2018/04/16/the-art-of-pricing-an-msps-guide/) - One measure of a VAR's transformation to a managed service provider is the agility and sophistication of its pricing model.
- [You can’t imitate your way to success](https://predatar.com/2018/05/28/cant-imitate-way-success/) - The technology-as-a-service market is getting crowded. How can the MSP differentiate its business?
- [Tooling-Up the IT Channel - Adapting to a new ecosystem](https://predatar.com/2018/06/22/tooling-channel-adapting-new-ecosystem/) - If you want to build your own data protection services, the right tools are needed to scale. Predatar is getting ready to launch its next generation MSP customer engagement platform.
- [Is customer choice necessary for a Service Provider?](https://predatar.com/2018/08/04/customer-choice/) - Michelin Star or Philly Cheese Steak?
- [Why all IT services are not the same](https://predatar.com/2018/09/02/why-all-it-services-are-not-the-same/) - A comparison of professional and managed services for the evolving technology channel
- [Great businesses need smart people and smart tools](https://predatar.com/2018/09/19/great-businesses-need-smart-people-smart-tools/) - Partner story: How Empalis Consulting transformed its business model by building innovative new services
- [Learning machines go forward with backup](https://predatar.com/2018/11/09/learning-machines-go-forward-backup/) - The Case for Artificial Intelligence in Data Backup and Recovery
- [Naming your baby](https://predatar.com/2018/11/27/naming-your-baby/) - Simple advice when naming and positioning your product
- [Stepping back in time with the 90’s Perennials](https://predatar.com/2018/12/14/stepping-back-time-90s-perennials/) - Why some brands stand the test of time
- [2019 Predictions: Death of an IT Salesman?](https://predatar.com/2018/12/17/2019-predictions-death-salesman/) - What's wrong with the VAR model and how top sales people will drive change
- [Playing the Long Game](https://predatar.com/2019/02/07/playing-long-game/) - Predatar talk to Steve and Pat Sigg of Software Information Systems (SIS) about their evolutionary journey
- [The Generation Game](https://predatar.com/2019/03/01/the-generation-game/) - Disruption in the IT Channel is encouraging entrepreneurs to evaluate the risk of change. For many it feels like the first time they opened their doors.
- [Channel Alchemy - the Silverstring Story](https://predatar.com/2019/03/21/channel-alchemy-silverstring-story/) - Big goals, broken business models and lessons hard-learned. The story behind a UK partner's business transformation.
- [VAR from the Madding Crowd](https://predatar.com/2019/06/13/var-from-the-madding-crowd/) - Although the benefits of introducing a managed service are well documented, many ambitious channel companies still struggle to get off the starting block.
- [A Bridge too VAR](https://predatar.com/2019/06/13/a-bridge-too-var/) - The expedition from VAR to MSP isn’t short of challenges but equipped with the right map, ambitious companies can feel more confident in getting past first base.
- [Scaling New Heights](https://predatar.com/2019/06/13/scaling-new-heights/) - With the right map and guide, CEOs of channel businesses are ready to fully embrace and scale the mountainous terrain of the MSP world. But what about the equipment to help navigate the rocky landscape?
- [Podcast: the finance skeptic and the sales king](https://predatar.com/2019/06/16/the-finance-skeptic-and-the-sales-king/) - The inaugural episode of The Predatar Podcast
- [Podcast: the Dog's not Buying the Food](https://predatar.com/2019/06/29/how-to-sell-oil-in-a-can/) - Branding, positioning and building long-term competitive advantage as an MSP
- [How to build a winning team with Predatar 11?](https://predatar.com/2019/07/26/how-to-build-a-winning-team-with-predatar-11/) - This week sees the release of the all new Predatar 11. Built from the ground up to offer more vendor choice and faster deployment of managed services.
- [Podcast: Money, it's a gas](https://predatar.com/2019/07/31/podcast-money-its-a-gas/) - "Grab that cash with both hands and make a stash. New car, caviar, four star daydream"
- [Our mission is simple; to help you scale](https://predatar.com/2019/08/23/our-mission-is-simple-to-help-you-scale/) - Why do 90% of VARs fail to grab their slice of the $282 billion MSP market?
- [New Predatar appointment is logical AND exciting](https://predatar.com/2019/10/04/new-predatar-appointment-is-logical-and-exciting/) - With a name like NORgate, he just had to lead the pack in the data storage business.
- [Podcast: The Ghost of Tom Joad](https://predatar.com/2019/10/18/podcast-the-ghost-of-tom-joad/) - Alistair Mackenzie talks with Rob Anderson, CEO of Pinnacle Business Systems, based in Oklahoma, USA.
- [Five Telltale Signs you’re not yet an MSP](https://predatar.com/2019/12/06/5-telltale-signs-youre-not-yet-an-msp/) - As an IT Channel exec undergoing a transition to a cloud or service provider model, how do you determine if you are on the right track?
- [10 More Ways to Licence Storage Protect](https://predatar.com/2019/12/09/10-more-ways-to-licence-storage-protect/) - Three years ago, my colleague posted a superb article on the 10+ ways to licence IBM Storage Protect. The blog was very popular but it’s time for an update. A lot can and has changed in three years. Before getting stuck into this post, we recommend reading the original blog to familiarise yourself with the basics. Gravy
- [A Helping Hand at Christmas](https://predatar.com/2019/12/16/recovery-certainty/) - Read all about it. Predatar's final release of 2019 brings recovery certainty to you.
- [Podcast: The Gift of 2020 Vision for the New Year](https://predatar.com/2019/12/18/podcast-the-gift-of-2020-vision-for-the-new-year/) - Predatar design team discusses the new features in Predatar and how they help you deliver data protection services
- [Stuck in the same old cycle?](https://predatar.com/2020/01/27/same-old-cycle/) - Businesses love a new initiative that will have a positive impact on employees and lead to big results. But how many actually work?
- [Nutzen Sie die neueste IBM Storage Protect-Produktversion optimal?](https://predatar.com/2020/01/30/nutzen-sie-die-neueste-ibm-storage-protect-produktversion-optimal/) - Mit zwei oder drei Updates pro Jahr verbessert Storage Protect regelmäßig seinen Service und fügt leistungsstarke neue Funktionen hinzu. Interessanterweise nutzen viele Benutzer diese Upgrades nicht immer. Als Plattform für Datensicherung und -wiederherstellung schätzt Predatar den Wert der Innovationen von IBM und wir möchten Ihnen nur einige der Vorteile zeigen, die sich aus den neuesten
- [“Data is the new oil” - is this really understood?](https://predatar.com/2020/02/17/data-is-new-oil/) - "Data is the new oil" is a terminology being shouted from the rooftops, but is it really understood?
- [Modernising data protection environments](https://predatar.com/2020/03/09/modernising-environments/) - As organisations transform to cloud and modernise their data protection environments, it’s very easy to overlook an obvious point about the workload that gets left behind. How will that workload continue to be protected and whose responsibility is it to manage?
- [The Unsung Superhero](https://predatar.com/2020/03/09/unsung-superhero/) - We know you’re the superhero that ensures your businesses data are protected and can be restored at any point. And we understand that overcoming threats to your data in the future will require a different approach. It's time to think and time to plan...
- [The Rise of the Infrastructure Superhero](https://predatar.com/2020/03/09/infrastructure-superhero/) - Have you noticed that many blogs start with a nice, juicy statistic? Something that draws attention and gets readers engaged. Well, this blog is taking that to another level and will give you not one, but three great statistics!
- [SANs Containers, Containers without SANs](https://predatar.com/2020/03/16/sans-containers-containers-without-sans/) - An old storage technology gets a reboot. The modern storage network to enable the vision of multi-cloud portability and help you be a data protection Super Hero.
- [Keeping the lights on](https://predatar.com/2020/03/23/keeping-the-lights-on/) - In normal times, “keeping the lights on” can be a derogatory term. Today, it’s an aspiration for many companies in sectors hit hardest by the current crisis.
- [Podcast: Tech operators are rock stars too!](https://predatar.com/2020/03/27/podcast-tech-operators-are-rock-stars-too/) - Good data management starts with having unfiltered visibility of your systems. Rick and Al discuss this week's release of Predatar SaaS
- [A world awash with data](https://predatar.com/2020/05/04/a-world-awash-with-data/) - With no shortage of data and powerful AI tools to analyse them, many organisations failed to predict the consequences of Covid-19.
- [Spin, Damn Spin and Statistics in Cloud Backup](https://predatar.com/2020/06/02/spin-damn-spin-and-statistics-in-cloud-backup/) - It's not news grabbing ransomware attacks that will get your data, it's the mundane risks.
- [Yes, it's another sports analogy blog.](https://predatar.com/2020/06/05/yes-its-another-sports-analogy-blog/) - Data defence may not always be as exciting as data offence but it is just as important when it comes to winning.
- [Forever in blue jeans](https://predatar.com/2020/06/22/forever-in-blue-jeans/) - Outsourcing is dead. Long live outsourcing. Find out how outsourcing's biggest threat is driving a revolution for forward thinking outsourcers.
- [Making Data Backup & Recovery Technology Sustainable](https://predatar.com/2020/09/02/making_backup_sustainable/) - Staying up-to-date with your data backup and recovery technology is vital in today’s ever-changing digital world.
- [At your service](https://predatar.com/2020/09/22/customer-service/) - At Predatar, our customers come before all else. Simplifying your backup and recovery processes and giving you the control to run your organisations smoothly is something that we really pride ourselves on. That’s why we’ve decided to launch a three-part spotlight feature on customer service at Predatar.
- [What is an Agile Customer Experience?](https://predatar.com/2020/10/03/what-is-agile-customer-experience/) - Rather than building a regimented customer experience, organisations should focus on future problem-solving and mapping customer journeys.
- [Podcast: The Canary in the Coal Mine](https://predatar.com/2020/10/16/podcast-the-canary-in-the-coal-mine/) - Why Customer Success is important for SaaS entities
- [How Compliant is your backup?](https://predatar.com/2020/10/16/how-compliant-is-your-backup/) - What to do if your CDO or Compliance Officer asks about your data backup operation?
- [Recovering from a Ransomware Attack: The road to recovering your data](https://predatar.com/2020/11/11/recovering-from-a-ransomware-attack-the-road-to-recovering-your-data/) - Threat actors don't just react and neither should you. A pandemic is no excuse for not testing your backup system
- [Battening Down the Data Hatches for Black Friday](https://predatar.com/2020/11/20/battening-down-the-data-hatches-for-black-friday/) - How to make sure only the good guys get a bargain next week
- [Are you making the most of the latest IBM Storage Protect product release?](https://predatar.com/2020/11/25/are-you-making-the-most-of-the-latest-ibm-storage-protect-product-release/) - Find out what’s new and why it’s good for your business
- [Five Cost-Effective Ways to Protect Your Business from a Ransomware Attack](https://predatar.com/2020/12/03/five-cost-effective-ways-to-protect-your-business-from-a-ransomware-attack/) - A great defence is agile and takes practice. Lots of it.
- [The Importance of NPS for SaaS and B2B Organizations](https://predatar.com/2021/01/13/the-importance-of-nps-for-saas-and-b2b-organizations/) - What is it and why does it matter so much? Let’s take a closer look at how NPS boosts business and keeps boosting business over time. In essence, the key purpose of an NPS survey is to measure customer loyalty by categorising their customers into three groups: Passives Detractors Promoters The result of an NPS
- [End of Life for IBM Storage Protect Version 7: What now?](https://predatar.com/2021/01/27/end-of-life-for-ibm-storage-protect-version-7-what-now/) - That's right Storage Protect users, it’s time. IBM has announced its End of Support for Storage Protect v7 by the end of 2021. If you’re still a user of version 7, this might sound like a big deal. So, let’s break it down and ensure you know what this means for you and your company.
- [Preparing for Ransomware Attacks](https://predatar.com/2021/02/25/preparing-for-ransomware-attacks/) - It’s becoming a harsh reality that despite your best efforts to protect your businesses from ransomware threats, cybercriminals are always finding new ways to do their dirty work. Attacks are becoming more elaborate and stealthier. In other words, digital transformation isn’t just happening to the good guys. When you get your hands on new technology,
- [Podcast: Will the IBM elephant dance again?](https://predatar.com/2021/03/11/podcast-will-the-ibm-elephant-dance-again/) - In this podcast we join Predatar’s Al Mackenzie and Rick Norgate as they look inside IBM's big transformation
- [Why We Need to Modernise Data Protection: A Look Back in Time](https://predatar.com/2021/03/12/why-do-we-need-to-modernise-data-protection-a-look-back-in-time/) - If you’re in the tech industry, you’ll no doubt have heard the term ‘modernisation’. So, why do organisations need to modernise and transform their data protection systems? We’re always assuming that organisations are looking to modernise. But, it’s worth us looking back now and then to understand what the drivers are for modernisation. So, let’s
- [How Important are Airgaps for Increased Cyber Resiliency?](https://predatar.com/2021/05/26/how-important-are-airgaps-for-increased-cyber-resiliency/) - Short answer? Very important. When customers are talking to us about the security of their backups, there are some phrases that come up again and again. The unforgiving reality of ransomware attacks is beginning to sink in, and ‘if’ has become ‘when’. So, whilst your backup environment might be the recovery repository of your last
- [What’s Life Like for IT Teams and Managers in 2021?](https://predatar.com/2021/06/09/whats-it-like-for-it-teams-in-2021/) - Welcome to the Summer of 2021. We’ve made it through what can only be described as a year and a half of both ordered and disordered chaos for much of the global population. From the onset of a global pandemic to fast and furious ransomware attacks on our world’s most seemingly secure industries. And let’s
- [The Race to Resilience: How F1 isn’t unlike the race to stay ahead of backup and recovery](https://predatar.com/2021/07/01/the-race-to-resilience/) - 190 miles in 90 minutes, 6G in the turns and speeds of over 210mph. These are just some of the statistics that make F1 the global spectacle that it is. All it takes to win is the fastest car and the best driver, right? Not quite. Take the Mercedes F1 team for example. For 7
- [Airgaps Assemble: S3 and Physical Tape](https://predatar.com/2021/07/12/airgaps-assemble-s3-and-physical-tape/) - The last time we shared our thoughts on airgaps, we spoke about S3 and the idea that it can give you an airgap similar to the one you'll get from using tape as part of your backup solution. You can read that blog here to give you a better insight into what we’re about to cover.
- [Are IBM Gearing Up for a Cyber Revolution?](https://predatar.com/2021/07/20/are-ibm-gearing-up-for-a-cyber-revolution/) - Well, do you? The song written and performed by the Beatles back in 1968, still carries true today. Revolutions, both large and small are ongoing – and much needed – part of society. In a modern, IT-driven world of interconnected devices and internet access from virtually anywhere, cyber-security is on the cusp of a
- [Are the 4 Fundamentals of Cyber Resilience Enough?](https://predatar.com/2021/08/05/are-the-4-fundamentals-of-cyber-resilience-enough/) - In this blog, we’re going to discuss the importance of cyber resilience in challenging times. But fair warning, things aren’t about to get any easier. There are vital fundamentals that we can use to protect our IT landscapes, but are these enough? Or is it a case of evolving or dying a death? Bad
- [CEO Blog Series: If You Can't Come to the Cloud](https://predatar.com/2021/08/17/ceo-blog-series-if-you-cant-come-to-the-cloud/) - Let the cloud come to you. To open our new CEO blog series, Predatar CEO Alistair Mackenzie (or as we like to so fondly call him, Al), talks about becoming cloud-native. Working for a SaaS company, I was intrigued by this recent article on Cloud economics, and you should be too. You can read it for yourselves
- [It Happened to Us: An Anonymous First-Hand Account of a Ransomware Attack (Part 1)](https://predatar.com/2021/10/22/it-happened-to-us-an-anonymous-first-hand-account-of-a-ransomware-attack-part-1/) - What is it Like When your Business is ‘the One it Happens to’? “It will never happen to our business.” “What would they want with data like ours?” “We’re a small business, there’d be no point.” “We’re too secure. They’d never succeed.” “We’d know straight away. Our IT team is prepared.” Many businesses are
- [It Happened to Us: An Anonymous First-Hand Account of a Ransomware Attack (Part 2)](https://predatar.com/2021/11/04/it-happened-to-us-an-anonymous-first-hand-account-of-a-ransomware-attack-part-2/) - It's time. Here's the second, and final, installment of the exclusive interview Predatar conducted with a victim of a business-targeted ransomware attack. Investigating the Breach ‘We had very understanding clients. It was established at a very early stage that there was no desire to publicise any of this information. But generally, we had to be
- [NAA (Not Another Acronym): What is NIST?](https://predatar.com/2021/11/04/naa-not-another-acronym-what-is-nist/) - Not another acronym… We're not sure about you, but even we struggle to keep up with all the different acronyms which, particularly within the IT industry, seem to constantly crop up everywhere. One acronym our team came across lately is NIST and, yes, some of us had to look it up on Google. It turns
- [Corporate Social Responsibility for Small Businesses](https://predatar.com/2021/11/26/corporate-social-responsibility-for-small-businesses/) - Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is a company-led movement and management style that aims to contribute to the wider social causes such as climate change and other ethical responsibilities. Corporate. When you hear the word, you’re tempted to think of looming grey buildings, suits and ties, briefcases, and board rooms. You wouldn’t be far off in
- [Looking back on a year of collaboration.](https://predatar.com/2021/12/24/looking-back-on-a-year-of-collaboration/) - Looking forward at the year ahead – we can see it's going to be a big one for Predatar. But before we really get stuck in to this exciting new year, we wanted to take a few moments to reflect on some of the best moments and biggest achievements from 2021 – with a particular
- [3 ways to get IBM Storage Protect working harder and smarter in 2022.](https://predatar.com/2022/01/13/3-ways-to-get-ibm-storage-protect-working-harder-and-smarter-in-2022/) - Well, it’s January – time to take stock and plan for the year ahead. For many of our customers this means taking an objective look at their IT software assets. If you are too, you’re probably wrangling with conundrums like this… Should you put more investment into software that’s been in place for several years?
- [Storage Protect 8.1.14 brings Administrator MFA to the party.](https://predatar.com/2022/03/18/storage-protect-8-1-14-brings-administrator-mfa-to-the-party/) - Here at Predatar, we keep a very close eye on everything Storage Protect. After all, it's IBM's powerful storage software that underpins the Predatar recovery platform and our cyber orchestration capabilities. So naturally, when IBM released version 8.1.14 last week, we were keen to pop the hood. Predatar's Technical Director, Steve Miller shares his thoughts:
- [Predatar joins the pack – An interview with IBM's Matt Fordham](https://predatar.com/2022/06/29/predatar-joins-the-pack-an-interview-with-ibms-matt-fordham/) - On 28th June 2022, IBM announced that Predatar Cyber Recovery Orchestration is now part of the IBM Storage Software Portfolio. We invited Matt Fordham, technical storage pre-sales lead for IBM in to Predatar HQ to explain why he's excited about Predatar joining the IBM pack. Predatar: Good morning Matt, Thanks for joining us today, So
- [Boosting administrator security controls in Storage Protect  8.1.15](https://predatar.com/2022/07/08/boosting-administrator-security-controls-in-storage-protect-8-1-15/) - Last week saw the release of the latest IBM Storage Protect update. Predatar technology is built to work exclusively with IBM storage software, so naturally we stay very close to the development of what is already an incredibly powerful backup and recovery platform. In fact, Predatar’s Technical Director, Steve Miller is something of an authority
- [In the world of containerization, who will be the new Veeam?](https://predatar.com/2022/07/20/in-the-world-of-containerization-who-will-be-the-new-veeam/) - Few people today question the rationale for the deployment of backup and recovery tools for VMware workloads. It’s this which propelled backup specialist Veeam to the top division of data protection. VMware has dominated the on-premises hypervisor platform market for the last fifteen years, but change is coming quickly. Businesses have gained little by migrating
- [Why most enterprise backup and recovery is inadequate.](https://predatar.com/2022/09/19/why-most-enterprise-backup-and-recovery-is-inadequate/) - Ever turned up to party underdressed? That can be a bit awkward. Ever turned up to a meeting underprepared? That can end-up being pretty embarrassing. But if you turn up to a battlefield ill-equipped and underprepared, the consequences are likely to be catastrophic. Yet, when it comes to backup and recovery, that is exactly what
- [Good deeds to close out a great year.](https://predatar.com/2022/12/01/good-deeds-to-close-out-a-great-year/) - Wow, what a busy year it’s been at Predatar… arguably our busiest ever. Now don’t get us wrong – we’re not complaining – but there’s some important things we hoped to do that we simply didn’t manage to achieve. For a lot of us at Predatar, supporting good courses is important. Whether it’s volunteering to
- [Forget the trends... here's five things enterprises must do to boost cyber resiliency in 2023.](https://predatar.com/2022/12/22/forget-the-trends/) - It’s that time again, when everyone gets out their crystal ball to predict what’s going to be hot in their industry for the coming year. Well, forget about the ‘trends’… when it comes to cyber resiliency, there are critical actions that most businesses need to take – and fast. Because you don’t need mystic powers
- [An elite pack of Predatar partners is coming.](https://predatar.com/2023/03/13/an-elite-pack-of-predatar-partners-is-coming/) - Despite what some software vendors will tell you, cyber resiliency can’t be bought off-the-shelf. No single product can deliver the threat detection, prevention, and response you’ll need to deal with today's cyber attacks. As well as the right technology, you need the right people too. Without the skills and expertise to manage your tech and
- [Finite resources. Growing cyber threats.](https://predatar.com/2023/03/28/finite-resources-growing-cyber-threats/) - IBM extends its partnership with Predatar to help infrastructure teams do more with less. – You may have seen the recent news that the IBM storage portfolio is undergoing a major shake-up. The objective – to better align IBM’s storage solutions with the real-world challenges that businesses are facing. Today, as part of that shake-up,
- [The Apex partners are unleashed.](https://predatar.com/2023/04/06/the-apex-partners-are-unleashed/) - Last month we revealed our vision to create an elite pack of partners with the capabilities to deliver the very highest standard of CRaaS (Cyber Resilience as a Service), built on Predatar technology. Today, it's with huge excitement that we reveal the inaugural Apex partner line-up... Predatar founder and CEO, Alistair Mackenzie explains: “Although
- [Customer story: Hidden malware, hunted-down in 10 days.](https://predatar.com/2023/08/09/10-days-to-value/) - Built for complex storage environments, Predatar uses artificial intelligence, automation, and industry-leading EDR (Endpoint Detection & Response) software to identify and fix potential recovery problems including hidden malware. This short customer story illustrates how one of our newest customers began to achieve significant value from Predatar in just a matter of days. The customer challenge
- [CloudNordic Attack: 3 Key Takeaways for Bulletproof Data Defense](https://predatar.com/2023/08/25/cloudnordic-attack-3-key-takeaways-for-bulletproof-data-defense/) - A recent ransomware attack on the large Danish cloud provider, CloudNordic, has resulted in catastrophic data loss for its customers. In a grim online notice, CloudNordic admitted that the ransomware attack rendered them entirely paralyzed. The aftermath? The majority of their customers should consider their data permanently lost. Such devastating events remind us of the
- [Prioritising Threat Detection with IBM Defender & Predatar: The Role of AI](https://predatar.com/2023/08/28/prioritising-threat-detection-with-ibm-defender-predatar-the-role-of-ai/) - In today's increasingly interconnected world, cybersecurity remains a paramount concern. Ransomware, a form of malicious software that encrypts a victim's data until a ransom is paid, continues to plague businesses and individuals alike. It's crucial for organisations to rapidly detect and respond to these threats. Yet, with the barrage of alerts coming from security, backup
- [Blazing a trail with Recovery Assurance](https://predatar.com/2023/09/28/recovery-assurance-trailblazers/) - There’s a new storage technology in town. Since the introduction of ‘Recovery Assurance Software’ or ‘RAS’ as an Innovation Trigger on Gartner’s latest Enterprise Storage Hype Cycle this summer, we’re hearing these words used with ever-increasing frequency. As is the case with all emerging technologies – there isn’t yet a wide understanding of what it
- [Your Voice, Our Blueprint: Unveiling Predatar R13.1](https://predatar.com/2023/10/26/your-voice-our-blueprint-unveiling-predatar-r13-1/) - By Rick Norgate, Predatar Managing Director. At Predatar, we understand that the heart of any product lies in solving real-world challenges for our customers. This belief steers our innovation roadmap, and it is your invaluable input that fuels our journey toward creating the most effective and cutting-edge solutions in cyber resilience. Today, we're excited to
- [The Evolution of Operational Resilience ](https://predatar.com/2023/11/13/the-evolution-of-operational-resilience/) - By Alistair Mackenzie, Founder & CEO at Predatar - In the financial services industry, operational resilience is entirely critical and completely indispensable in keeping our economies moving around the clock. With the introduction of DORA (the Digital Operational Resiliency Act) in 2025, the EU is recognising it’s no longer sufficient for organisations to simply
- [The year in review with Rick Norgate](https://predatar.com/2023/12/21/2023-wrapped-up/) - 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
- [What is the Recovery Gap and how to close it?](https://predatar.com/2024/01/23/what-is-the-recovery-gap-and-how-to-close-it/) - Imagine this scenario: your business is hit by a cyberattack, your data is held hostage by hackers, and your backups... fail to recover. This isn't just a dystopian nightmare. It's a harsh reality for many businesses who unknowingly harbour a hidden vulnerability – the recovery gap. But what is the recovery gap? Rick Norgate, Managing
- [Beyond Shannon Entropy – Pushing the boundaries of anomaly detection](https://predatar.com/2024/02/02/beyond-shannon-entropy-pushing-the-boundaries-of-anomaly-detection/) - In today’s world of relentless cyber threats, it’s important that all backup and storage systems can detect unusual and suspicious activity in the data they’re protecting. To do this, most major storage vendors use a traditional mathematical concept called Shannon entropy to measure how unexpected, or random the behaviour of the data is. However, with
- [Taking backup ‘scanning’ to the next level in the Predatar CleanRoom.](https://predatar.com/2024/02/08/taking-backup-scanning-to-the-next-level-in-the-predatar-cleanroom/) - You've probably heard the term 'scanning' used in the backup and recovery space. The chances are, you're hearing it more and more as storage vendors increasingly tout their data resiliency capabilities. But not all scanning is created equal. Predatar elevates scanning to the next level to help you find and eliminate dormant ransomware and viruses
- [R15: Honey Badger - A Leap Forward in Cyber Resilience](https://predatar.com/2024/04/02/r15-honey-badger-a-leap-forward-in-cyber-resilience/) - In the dynamic world of cybersecurity, the release of Predatar R15: Honey Badger marks a significant milestone in the evolution of the platform. This update is not just an iteration; it's a leap forward in how businesses can bolster their cyber resilience in an ever-changing threat landscape. With the addition of support for Rubrik and
- [The Power of Refinement: Why Smaller Updates Are Vital](https://predatar.com/2024/05/17/the-power-of-refinement-why-smaller-updates-are-vital/) - When it comes to technology there's a common misconception that bigger always means better. Many expect ground-breaking features with every update; however, not every release needs to be packed with huge, transformative features to be valuable. Predatar’s latest offering, Honey Badger: R15.1, is a perfect example of how subtle refinements based on user feedback can
- [Edam good look at Cyber Resilience... with the Swiss Cheese Model](https://predatar.com/2024/05/22/edam-good-look-at-cyber-resilience-with-the-swiss-cheese-model/) - Do you know the Swiss Cheese Analogy? Go to any cyber security conference, and we guarantee you will spot at least one presenter using it. The Swiss Cheese Model has become a useful and memorable tool to explain why multiple layers of defence is essential for robust cyber security. The model was originally used in
- [Knocked Down But Not Out: Building Cyber Resilience for the Inevitable Breach](https://predatar.com/2024/02/13/knocked-down-but-not-out/) - In our previous post, “What is the Recovery Gap?”, we discussed a silent threat lurking within many businesses – the recovery gap. This gap leaves them vulnerable and unable to recover thoroughly after a data loss event. Remember the crippling cyber attack on MGM? Despite their cyber defences, attackers infiltrated their systems, forcing them to shut
- [Understanding Recovery Assurance Software: Its Significance and Impact](https://predatar.com/2024/02/23/understanding-recovery-assurance-software-its-significance-and-impact/) - Every day, there’s news about another big cyber-attack. Hackers are getting bolder, and their methods more sophisticated – leaving businesses scrambling to defend their critical data and systems. Every time there’s a breach, it’s a reminder of just how valuable your backups can be. There’s a genuine possibility you’ll need to call on them to
- [Rethinking Cybersecurity: Is Prevention Dead in the Age of Inevitable Breaches?](https://predatar.com/2024/03/05/rethinking-cybersecurity-is-prevention-dead-in-the-age-of-inevitable-breaches/) - Over the past 12 months, there has been a noticeable shift in the way businesses approach their cybersecurity strategies. Traditionally, the lion’s share of security budgets was allocated towards tools designed to prevent attacks, operating under the assumption that a strong enough defence could keep threats at bay. However, the evolving landscape of cyber threats
- [Who is on the hook for cyber resilience?](https://predatar.com/2024/03/14/who-is-on-the-hook-for-cyber-resilience/) - Data breaches are a fact of life for businesses today. Most experts agree, it’s not a question of ‘if’ your company will be hacked, but ‘when’. Scary thought, right?So, if a breach is inevitable, then who’s responsible for making sure your business is prepared to respond and recover, quickly, with minimal disruption? To get some

## Pages

- [Home](https://predatar.com/) - Automated, AI-powered, simplicity. Discover Recovery Assurance for your Veeam, Rubrik, Cohesity, and IBM backups... And your FlashSystem and Pure snapshots too.
- [Recovery Risk Report](https://predatar.com/rrr/) - Get a powerful assessment of your backup resiliency fast. No intrusive consultation or huge price tag. Just AI-powered insights and practical advice – fast!
- [Previous releases](https://predatar.com/previous-releases/)
- [About](https://predatar.com/about/)
- [What is ResOps?](https://predatar.com/what-is-resops/) - What is ResOps? A clear guide to Resilience Operations: how it differs from disaster recovery, the metrics that matter, and how Recovery Assurance delivers it.
- [Partners](https://predatar.com/partners/)
- [Predatar image guide](https://predatar.com/predatar-image-guide/) - Predatar Image Guide: Imagery is essential for making Predatar's content and collateral look professional and to helping it to standout – but we don't take a one-size fits all approach. We create imagery in many styles. It's the use of a limited colour palette and a few simple principles that deliver a feeling of brand
- [Contact](https://predatar.com/contact/)
- [Recovery Risk Report - Promo Offer](https://predatar.com/recovery-risk-report-promo-offer/)
- [Predatar Style Guide for Copywriting](https://predatar.com/predatar-style-guide-for-copywriting/) - Predatar Style Guide: For copywriters and content creators 1. Who We Are Predatar is not another backup or cyber security vendor. We are a Recovery Assurance company challenging industries built on assumptions, false confidence, and checkbox compliance. Most vendors sell technology.We sell proof. We believe resilience should be tested, measurable, automated, and transparent — not
- [Jobs | Technical Customer Success Manager](https://predatar.com/jobs-technical-customer-success-manager/) - Technical Customer Success Manager Location: Remote (International)Department: Customer SuccessType: Full-Time A message for recruiters:No thanks. At Predatar, we're masters of our own destiny! Are you passionate about delivering exceptional customer experiences? Does the opportunity to help us shape a growing Customer Success function in an ambitious UK-based SaaS business excite you? Are you comfortable building
- [Rubrik & Predatar | Features comparison & FAQs](https://predatar.com/rubrik-predatar-features-comparison-faqs/) - Discover why Rubrik customers are adding Predatar's Recovery Assurance CleanRoom.
- [ALAN](https://predatar.com/alan/) - ALAN Announcement The ALAN chatbot can now be accessed by Sellers and Partners in the Predatar Deal Registration portal. Open the new Deal Registration Portal
- [CleanRoom Sizing](https://predatar.com/cleanroom-sizing/) - CleanROom Sizing Announcement The CleanRoom Sizer can now be accessed by Sellers and Partners in the new Predatar Deal Registration portal. Open the new Deal Registration Portal
- [ApexDealReg](https://predatar.com/opps/) - Deal Reg Announcement The Deal Reg form can now be accessed by Sellers and Partners in the Predatar Deal Registration portal. Open the new Deal Registration Portal
- [Features](https://predatar.com/features/) - Discover the innovative features of Predatar's ground-breaking Recovery Assurance for backups and snapshots.
- [Form page: Recovery Tactics Workshop (IBM)](https://predatar.com/ibmrecoveryworkshop/) - IBM Storage has joined forces with the Recovery Assurance innovators at Predatar to bring IBM Storage Customers an exclusive offer. Sign-up now.
- [Predatar Integrations](https://predatar.com/predatar-integrations/) - Test real world recovery with Predatar, integrated with the backup patforms you already use, delivering clear proof that recovery will work when it matters.
- [IBM Storage Defender & Predatar Workshops.](https://predatar.com/ibmworkshops/) - Register your interest. The IBM Storage Defender + Predatar online enablement workshops are coming soon. You'll learn how to identify great-fit accounts, deliver killer pitches, nail technical designs, and close the deal. Sign-up now.
- [Jobs | Infrastructure & Systems Engineer](https://predatar.com/jobs-systems-infrastructure-engineer/) - Do you love solving problems with your technical superpowers? If so, the Predatar team are on the hunt for someone like you.
- [IBM TechXchange Win](https://predatar.com/win/) - Win a YETI Outdoor Adventure Kit. Watch the video below and answer 3 simple multiple choice questions for a chance to win. Enter to Win Terms & Conditions. https://app.youform.com/forms/yo89ojiw1. This competition is only open to delegates of IBM TechXchange 2025. 2. Maximum of 5 entries per person. Additional entries will not be included in the
- [IBM TechXchange. Meet with Predatar](https://predatar.com/ibm-techxchange-booking/)
- [Form page: OpRes4FinServ London](https://predatar.com/operational-resilience-for-financial-services/) - Apply to attend Operational Resilience for Financial Services Conference as a guest of Predatar, the Recovery Assurance trailblazers | London | 16 Sep 2025
- [Customer Engagement Questionnaire](https://predatar.com/ceq/)
- [Jobs | Customer Success](https://predatar.com/jobs-customer-success/) - ROLE: Customer Success Lead | LOCATION: United Kingdom (Remote. Some travel to Oxfordshire HQ required | DEPARTMENT: Customer Success | Type: Full-Time
- [Predatar or Veeam SureBackup](https://predatar.com/veeam-surebackup/) - The Predatar Recovery Assurance Platform is a great alternative to Veeam SureBackup. Find out which one is right for you?
- [Apex Application](https://predatar.com/apexapplication/)
- [Predatar Hands On Lab Hero - Badge Download Page](https://predatar.com/predatar-hands-on-lab-hero-badge-download-page/)
- [APEX Ignite - Sales - Badge Download Page](https://predatar.com/apex-ignite-sales-badge-download-page/)
- [APEX Ignite - Marketing - Badge Download Page](https://predatar.com/apex-ignite-marketing-badge-download-page/)
- [APEX Ignite - Technical - Badge Download Page](https://predatar.com/apex-ignite-technical-badge-download-page/)
- [IBM_rrr](https://predatar.com/ibm_rrr/) - Loading…
- [Video | Real World Insights](https://predatar.com/video-real-world-insights/) - Real world insights from a Predatar customer. This anonymised interview video digs into the challenges of recovery validation and regulatory compliance.
- [Form page: Recovery Gap eBook](https://predatar.com/form-page-recovery-gap-ebook/)
- [Resources](https://predatar.com/resources/)
- [Form page: Recovery Assurance Buyers Guide](https://predatar.com/recovery-assurance-buyers-guide/) - Navigate the complexities of this rapidly emerging marketplace with our no-nonsense Recovery Assurance Buyer's Guide.
- [Explainer Video](https://predatar.com/predatar-explained/) - Predatar Recovery Assurance | Explainer Video | 90 seconds Ready to dig deeper? Visit www.predatar.com
- [Contact test](https://predatar.com/contact-2/)
- [Form page: Control24 Spot Prize 4](https://predatar.com/form-page-control24-spot-prize-4/)
- [Form page: Control24 Spot Prize 3](https://predatar.com/form-page-control24-spot-prize-3/)
- [Form page: Control24 Spot Prize 2](https://predatar.com/form-page-control24-spot-prize-2/)
- [Client Discovery](https://predatar.com/discovery/)
- [Form page: Latest Release Early Access Request](https://predatar.com/latest-release-early-access-request/)
- [Privacy Policy](https://predatar.com/privacy-policy/) - Predatar Limited Customer Privacy Notice This privacy notice tells you how we use your personal information, and how we look after it. What information we collect, use, and why We collect or use the following information to provide services and goods, including delivery: Names and contact details Addresses Payment details (including card or bank information
- [Latest Release](https://predatar.com/latest-release/) - this will always redirect to the latest release
- [Register for Control24](https://predatar.com/control24/)
- [Form page: RRR - Pay by invoice](https://predatar.com/rrr-pay-by-invoice/)
- [Form page: Orca Waiting List](https://predatar.com/orca-waiting-list-form/)
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- [Roadmap](https://predatar.com/roadmap/)
- [News and Insights](https://predatar.com/news-and-insights/)

## Releases

- [R18.3 | Black Widow](https://predatar.com/releases/r18-3-black-widow/) - Discover what's new in the R18.3 Black Widow update from Predatar – The Recovery Assurance innovators – Released 7 July 2026
- [R18.2 | Black Widow](https://predatar.com/releases/r18-2-black-widow/)
- [R18.1 | Black Widow](https://predatar.com/releases/r18-1-black-widow/)
- [R18.0 | Black Widow](https://predatar.com/releases/r18-0-black-widow/) - The worlds most advanced Recovery Assurance platform is now available for Zerto. Prove your resilience everyday, with Automated Recovery Assurance from PREDATAR
- [R17.9 | Viper](https://predatar.com/releases/r17-9-viper/) - Release 17.9 is one for the techies. Discover how we've improved technical support for users of the World's most advanced Recovery Assurance Platform.
- [R17.8 | Viper](https://predatar.com/releases/r17-8-viper/)
- [R17.7 | Viper](https://predatar.com/releases/r17-7-viper/)
- [R17.6 | Viper... with CleanRoom 3](https://predatar.com/releases/r17-6-viper-with-cleanroom-3/) - Discover Release 17.6 of the world's most advanced Recovery Assurance platform. Supports Veeam, Rubrik, IBM Storage, Pure and Cohesity.
- [R17.5 | Viper](https://predatar.com/releases/r17-5-viper-2/)
- [R17.4 | Viper](https://predatar.com/releases/r17-4-viper/)
- [R17.3 | Viper](https://predatar.com/releases/r17-3-viper/)
- [R16 - Orca](https://predatar.com/releases/r16-orca/) - This is most intelligent release of Predatar's innovative Recovery Assurance platform yet. Now with Aurora AI built-in, proving the recoverability of your backups and snapshots has never been easier.
- [R17.2 | Viper](https://predatar.com/releases/r17-2-viper/)
- [R15.1 - Honey Badger](https://predatar.com/releases/r15-1-honey-badger/) - Predatar's 15.1 release has been designed to boost platform stability, streamline your recovery testing, and provide insights with more clarity than ever before.
- [R15.2 - Honey Badger](https://predatar.com/releases/r15-2-honey-badger/) - The Honey Badger release makes recovery testing and malware scanning of your backups and snapshots faster and easier than ever before. Discover Predatar Recovery Assurance.
- [R17.1 | Viper](https://predatar.com/releases/r17-1-viper/)
- [R17 | Viper](https://predatar.com/releases/r17-viper/)
- [R16.1 | Orca](https://predatar.com/releases/r16-1-orca/)

## Downloads

- [Resiliency blind spot card](https://predatar.com/downloads/resiliency-blind-spot-card/)
- [Recovery Gap eBook](https://predatar.com/downloads/ebook-download/)

## Case Studies

- [Preventing a Cyber Emergency](https://predatar.com/case_studies/preventing-a-cyber-emergency/)
- [Taking energy to a new height](https://predatar.com/case_studies/taking-energy-to-a-new-height/)
- [Resilience boosted in just 10 days](https://predatar.com/case_studies/resilience-boosted-in-just-10-days/)

## Categories

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## Tags

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- [AI](https://predatar.com/tag/ai/)
- [Recovery Assurance](https://predatar.com/tag/recovery-assurance/)
- [Cyber Resilience](https://predatar.com/tag/cyber-resilience/)
- [Data Resilience](https://predatar.com/tag/data-resilience/)
- [Incident Response](https://predatar.com/tag/incident-response/)
- [Backup and Recovery](https://predatar.com/tag/backup-and-recovery/)