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March 2, 2026

Future Data Centers In Glass

Microsoft’s Project Silica has seen some advances in recent times, prompting speculation about the application and the future shape of long-term data storage hardware. Microsoft’s recent press release from February 18, 2026 describes the project in some detail; magnetic tapes and hard drives “degrade within decades,” which has spurred a...

February 23, 2026

The New Data Frontier

Developments in the world of technology continue at a rapid pace – in some cases delivering increased productivity and flexibility to users, but in others opening doors to...

February 16, 2026

Growing push for local backup and archive software

One of the newest trends in archiving is a growing consideration for where your systems come from. Increasingly, we’re seeing a desire for local backups and archives sourced...

February 9, 2026

Data migration – when, why and how?

There comes a point when legacy solutions used to secure company data in an archive reach the end of their service life. Older archives may not reflect the needs presented by a...

February 2, 2026

Stolen data recovered from INC ransomware gang

Due to security failures on their end, systems belonging to the INC ransomware gang were themselves breached and data recovered. The operation was conducted by Cyber Centaurs, a...

January 26, 2026

Practical considerations beyond data compliance

Regulatory compliance is a key consideration for organizations operating in the current day and age. At the same time, it is often almost handwaved. You must comply with data...

January 19, 2026

Active archives grow in importance

TECH-ARROW has long prided ourselves on our archiving solution’s features enabling more active use, including direct end user access through various means. Now, active archives...

January 9, 2026

Microsoft SharePoint’s upcoming changes for Q2 2026

Microsoft has been signaling for some time that there are changes being planned for SharePoint online. Of particular interest is this: SharePoint Online is divesting itself from...

December 15, 2025

Anxiety over online storage

Storage on the Cloud has manifold advantages. It’s cheaper, more convenient, and accessible. So what’s the catch? Some individuals have reported anxiety over their online...

December 8, 2025

Archive – added value beyond the obvious

How contentACCESS can set you up for success In a world with dozens of potential software solutions, setting up archives can feel overwhelming. Many organizations may decide to...

December 1, 2025

Top Five Considerations To Your Backup

Backups are the answer many organizations have for preparing their disaster recovery plans. Preparing your backup correctly, however, is often the difference between success and...

November 18, 2025

Fighting Data Growth and Rising Costs

We’ve spoken before about the need to establish good data handling procedures, archives, and backups – but these things all go hand in hand with rising data volume and...

November 10, 2025

Beyond Backups – Configuring your Data

Having a backup is one of the cornerstones of a data security and disaster recovery strategy – but acquiring a backup is not where responsibilities end. Beyond backups, we have...

November 4, 2025

Data Regulations encourage new solutions

Data regulations worldwide encourage new solutions to older business problems or processes, including some surprising ones. Per Reuters, U.S. government agencies, major financial...

October 27, 2025

Preserving business mailboxes – Complications and solutions

With Microsoft Exchange undergoing developments in the recent weeks (with 2016 and 2019 hitting their End of Life and newer versions updating to Microsoft Exchange SE, it’s high...

October 21, 2025

Windows 10 hits end of life – now what?

Windows 10 hit its end of life date last week, on the 14th of October. For users, it opens uncomfortable questions about what will come next. Meanwhile, for others, it can present...

October 14, 2025

Exchange Server reaches End of Life

Exchange Server reaches End of Life today. After October 14, 2025, Microsoft will no longer provide technical support for problems that may occur with Exchange 2016 or Exchange...

October 13, 2025

AI adoption – key takeaways

The AI market continues to swell in what detractors claim is a bubble and proponents insist is the future of several industries. As AI adoption continues, we now have a number of...

October 6, 2025

Costs and benefits of archiving

Too often, data archiving is treated as a routine back-office task, separate from other strategic priorities. But done intelligently, archiving ensures that all data, whether...

September 30, 2025

AI use in cyberattacks

AI’s pervasive presence in our lives continues to grow; the AI bubble shows no signs of slowing its current growth, and AI tools are rapidly being integrated into existing...