Verge.IO

Discover the best practices for protecting and recovering not only your data from a ransomware attack but your entire data center.

In this educational TechTalk, our world-class speakers provided thought leadership on the latest strategies and best practices for protecting your valuable data from ransomware attacks. We delved into the intricacies of ransomware threats and equipped you with the knowledge and tools to improve your organization’s defenses and response strategy.

We also demonstrated the encryption of a Windows virtual machine, showcasing our advanced detection technology and promptly alerting the administrator. Furthermore, we highlighted the speed at which they could recover from the attack, providing a practical demonstration of our efficient recovery process.

Yan Ness: CEO, VergeIO: Before joining VergeIO, Ness was CEO of Online Tech, the Midwest’s Leading Secure, Compliant Enterprise Hosting Company with 7 Data Centers across Michigan and Indiana. His team at Online Tech had to prepare and respond to cyber threats every day. 

Jeff Campbell: Runs VergeIO’s Customer Success team and has first-hand experience helping customers recover from disasters and ransomware attacks. 

George Crump: before joining VergeIO, was an IT Analyst for 15 years and spent five years leading TechTarget’s SearchStorage and SearchDisasterRecovery workshops, training IT professionals worldwide to develop fully functioning disaster recovery plans.

Agenda

Building a Solid Defense Foundation

• Learn about the vulnerabilities of Virtual Machines (VMs), hypervisors, metadata, backup software, and even network switches.
• Discover the importance of a hardened operating environment in reducing ransomware threats and vulnerabilities.

Unparalleled Data Resilience

• Explore the concept of unlimited and unchangeable clones and their role in preserving data integrity.
• Understand the advantages of clones over snapshots as it pertains to ransomware defense and recovery.

Proactive Detection and Alerting

• Learn the importance of rapidly detecting ransomware anomalies and empowering you to limit the damage, identify the most appropriate recovery method and take swift action.
• Learn how to create ransomware honeypots to understand how to improve your resiliency.

Rapid Recovery for Business Continuity

• Discover how IOfortify enables speedy restoration of systems, virtual machines, and even entire data centers, minimizing downtime and ensuring business continuity.
• Learn how to recover quickly while maintaining forensic capabilities to understand the “how” of the attack.

Real-life Success Stories

• Hear from VergeIO customers who have successfully restored their systems to a secure state within minutes.
• Gain valuable insights from testimonials and case studies, showcasing the effectiveness of IOfortify in real-world scenarios.

IOfortify Product Demonstration

• Understand the foundation of IOfortify, the ultimate solution for Holistic ransomware protection and recovery.
• Explore the integration of IOfortify into VergeOS and its key features.
• See IOfortify in action

Don’t miss this opportunity to gain insights from industry leaders and stay ahead of the constantly evolving ransomware landscape. Register now to secure your spot!

About VergeIO

VergeIO is a leading provider of unltraconverged infrastructure solutions, committed to empowering organizations with robust and reliable technologies. With IOfortify, we redefine ransomware protection by combining state-of-the-art security measures, unlimited clones, and rapid recovery capabilities. Our mission is to equip businesses with the tools and knowledge to fortify their data integrity and ensure peace of mind.

Join us for a technical deep dive on virtual storage file system design with our panel of experts:

• Greg Campbell, VergeIO’s Founder, and CTO
• Aaron Reid, VergeIO’s SE Director
• George Crump, VergeIO CMO

The panel will discuss the various design choices that storage software developers make and how those choices impact the capabilities of the storage infrastructure and the entire virtual environment.

We will also provide a live demonstration of the VergeOS storage capabilities, including showing our IOclone functionality and answer your questions in the chat throughout the event.

Key Takeaways

• The differences between stand-alone All-Flash Arrays, Hyperconverged Infrastructure, and Ultraconverged Infrastructure in their support of virtual infrastructure.
• The differences between deduplication technologies and how those differences impact performance and scalability
• The differences between snapshots and clone technologies and which provides the most benefit with the most negligible impact for the modern storage infrastructure.

About our Speakers

Greg Campbell is the founder and CTO of VergeIO. He is the original architect of VergeOS and sets its strategic vision. Before founding VergeIO, he was the Founder and CTO of Codespear, later acquired by Federal Signal Corporation, where he was Chief Architect and Director of Advanced Technology.

Aaron Reid is VergeIO’s SE Director for the US and APAC. Before joining VergeIO, he was a Senior Systems Engineer for Morpheus Data, a multi-cloud management platform. He has over 25 years of experience designing storage solutions to support virtual infrastructures.

George Crump is VergeIO’s, Chief Marketing Officer. Before joining VergeIO, he was Chief Product Strategist at StorONE after spending 14 years as the founder and lead analyst of Storage Switzerland, a storage industry analyst firm.