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Associated Press
15-07-2025
- Business
- Associated Press
Veeam Kasten Assessed 'Awardable' for Department of Defense work in the P1 Solutions Marketplace
SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul 15, 2025-- Veeam ® Software, the #1 global leader by market share in Data Resilience, today announced that Veeam Kasten has achieved 'Awardable' status through the Department of Defense (DoD) Platform One (P1) Solutions Marketplace. The P1 Solutions Marketplace is a digital repository of post-competition, 5-minute long readily-awardable pitch videos, which address the Government's most stringent requirements in hardware, software and service solutions. As organizations increasingly rely on Kubernetes for containerized applications and VMs, the need for robust data resilience – including backup and disaster recovery solutions – becomes critical. The dynamic nature of containers complicates traditional backup strategies. Without proper backup and recovery processes in place, organizations risk data loss, service disruption, financial impact, and adverse mission outcomes, making backup and disaster recovery essential for mission continuity and data integrity. Veeam Kasten provides comprehensive backup and disaster recovery, application mobility and ransomware protection for mission critical Kubernetes workloads. Whether managing large-scale migrations, ensuring resilient operations, or automating data protection and recovery, Veeam Kasten delivers unmatched reliability, security and usability. Veeam Kasten is the first enterprise-ready data protection solution to be hosted on Iron Bank – the vetted repository of assessed containers, purpose-built to enable the rapid, scalable, and secure deployment of applications across the DoD. Veeam Kasten images are available for P1 users to deploy on their Kubernetes clusters with confidence and ease, reducing deployment times from months or years to just weeks. 'As the DoD accelerates the adoption of emerging technology, the inclusion of Veeam Kasten in the P1 Marketplace demonstrates our commitment to delivering secure, data resilience for Kubernetes,' said Gaurav Rishi, Vice President of Product Management at Veeam. 'This milestone allows us to better support government agencies and contractors with a comprehensive solution for their Kubernetes application workloads, maximizing operational efficiency and enhancing data resilience in today's complex IT landscape. 'While most backup tools retrofit container support, Veeam Kasten was built for Kubernetes from day one, with native APIs, hardened images, and zero-trust architecture. Veeam Kasten is uniquely purpose-built – combining the industry's first FIPS 140-3-validated Kubernetes protection, P1 Iron Bank-hardened images, and automated SBOM generation – to enable federal agencies to meet stringent cyber resilience mandates without compromising innovation. We're excited to continue supporting the defense community with our industry-leading solutions and further strengthening Veeam Kasten's capability to secure Kubernetes data and support the DoD mission.' Veeam Kasten's video, Veeam Kasten for US Fed in Five Minutes, is now accessible by government customers on the P1 Solutions Marketplace. It presents an actual use case in which the company provides the what, why, and how of Veeam Kasten for Kubernetes and highlights how Veeam Kasten can help US Federal agencies and organizations protect their cloud native VM and container workloads. Veeam Kasten was recognized among a competitive field of applicants to the P1 Solutions Marketplace whose solutions demonstrated innovation, scalability, and potential impact on DoD missions. Government customers interested in viewing the video solution can create a P1 Solutions Marketplace account at Federal agencies can request access or schedule a product demo via For more information on Veeam, visit About Veeam Software Veeam®, the #1 global market leader in data resilience, believes every business should be able to bounce forward after a disruption with the confidence and control of all their data whenever and wherever they need it. Veeam calls this radical resilience, and we're obsessed with creating innovative ways to help our customers achieve it. Veeam solutions are purpose-built for powering data resilience by providing data backup, data recovery, data portability, data security, and data intelligence. With Veeam, IT and security leaders rest easy knowing that their apps and data are protected and always available across their cloud, virtual, physical, SaaS, and Kubernetes environments. Headquartered in Seattle with offices in more than 30 countries, Veeam protects over 550,000 customers worldwide, including 67% of the Global 2000, that trust Veeam to keep their businesses running. Radical resilience starts with Veeam. Learn more at or follow Veeam on LinkedIn @veeam-software and X @veeam. About the P1 Solutions Marketplace The P1 Solutions Marketplace is a digital repository of post-competition, readily awardable pitch videos that address the Department of Defense's (DoD) most significant challenges in hardware, software and service solutions. All awardable solutions have been assessed through complex scoring rubrics and competitive procedures and are available to Government customers with a Marketplace account. Government customers can create an account at For more information or media requests, contact: [email protected]. Supporting Q&As Why do you need Kubernetes protection? Veeam Kasten protects the unique characteristics of modern, cloud-native development in Kubernetes including data, configurations, metadata and dependencies. Kubernetes manages key data, configurations, and dependencies for modern apps. Veeam Kasten helps by safeguarding all these elements, ensuring Kubernetes workloads remain resilient, available, and secure. What does 'Awardable' mean in the Department of Defense Platform One Solutions Marketplace? 'Awardable' status means Veeam Kasten has passed DoD vetting and is pre-approved for procurement, allowing agencies to quickly acquire and deploy the solution without lengthy review processes. What platforms and environments are supported by Veeam Kasten? Veeam Kasten supports all major Kubernetes distributions, including Amazon EKS, Google GKE, Azure AKS, Red Hat OpenShift, VMware Tanzu, and on-premises Kubernetes clusters. View source version on For Veeam media inquiries, [email protected]. KEYWORD: UNITED STATES NORTH AMERICA WASHINGTON OHIO INDUSTRY KEYWORD: DATA MANAGEMENT DEFENSE SECURITY TECHNOLOGY SOFTWARE GOVERNMENT TECHNOLOGY HARDWARE SOURCE: Veeam Software Copyright Business Wire 2025. PUB: 07/15/2025 09:05 AM/DISC: 07/15/2025 09:05 AM
Forbes
08-07-2025
- Business
- Forbes
An Essential Guide To Business Continuity And Disaster Recovery
Anuj Tyagi is a seasoned SRE with more than a decade of experience in cloud, AI & cybersecurity. Tech speaker and open-source contributor. getty In an era of cyberthreats, pandemics and natural disasters, risk isn't just a probability—it's a certainty. Three years ago, a ransomware attack hit one of our key clients at 2 a.m. on a Friday, paralyzing their customer service operation and threatening $50,000 per hour in losses. What saved them from catastrophe? Robust business continuity and disaster recovery plans. What A Business Continuity Plan (BCP) Is A BCP outlines how an organization continues delivering essential services during disruptions. Whether it's a server outage, supply chain failure or natural disaster, a BCP ensures critical functions operate without interruption. BCPs are essential for reducing downtime and maintaining customer trust. They help protect revenue, especially for mid-sized e-commerce businesses, which can lose between $10,000 and $25,000 for every hour of disruption, in my experience. BCPs also support compliance with regulatory requirements and play a critical role in preserving an organization's reputation. How To Create Your Business Continuity Plan Developing a strong BCP starts with understanding your organization's critical operations and the risks they face. 1. Establishing Policy And Ownership Start with a formal C-level commitment and appoint a dedicated BCP coordinator. Without executive buy-in, you'll lack the resources for effective implementation. 2. Conducting A Business Impact Analysis (BIA) Identify critical business functions and map their dependencies. Quantify financial, operational and reputational impacts of downtime. This analysis reveals recovery priorities and interconnected vulnerabilities. 3. Defining Recovery Objectives Establish realistic targets: • Maximum Tolerable Downtime (MTD): Absolute maximum offline time • Recovery Time Objective (RTO): How quickly processes must be restored • Recovery Point Objective (RPO): Maximum acceptable data loss 4. Developing Recovery Strategies Evaluate multiple options: redundant systems, multisite architecture, cloud failover and manual workarounds. The best approach often combines multiple strategies. 5. Documenting Everything Create usable documentation including business functions, RTO/RPO targets, roles and responsibilities, communication plans and escalation procedures. Write as if explaining to someone unfamiliar with your organization. 6. Training And Testing Conduct regular simulations and tabletop exercises. Make them realistic with communication challenges and time pressure. Update plans based on test results and organizational changes. Sample BCP Template Here is the essential structure of a BCP: • Purpose: Strategic importance and objectives • Scope: Covered business units and processes • Critical Functions: Ranked operations with dependencies • Recovery Objectives: MTD, RTO and RPO for each function • Contingency Resources: Backup sites, suppliers and emergency resources • Roles And Contacts: Staff assignments and emergency numbers • Communication Plan: Stakeholder messaging and escalation • Testing Schedule: Drill frequency and review cycles What A Disaster Recovery Plan (DRP) Is A disaster recovery plan focuses specifically on recovering IT systems and data after a disruption. While BCP addresses the entire organization, DRP zeroes in on the technology infrastructure that underpins business operations. DRPs are critical because technology recovery often becomes the bottleneck for overall business recovery. Even minor IT outages can cascade into major operational losses. How To Create Your Disaster Recovery Plan Creating an effective disaster recovery plan involves outlining the steps your organization will take to restore systems, data and operations after a disruption. 1. Inventorying Critical Assets List essential hardware, software, databases and cloud services with their interdependencies. Conduct workshops with both IT and business units to avoid gaps. 2. Defining IT-Specific RTO And RPO Collaborate with business stakeholders to determine system restoration speed and acceptable data loss. For example, payroll systems might require an eight-hour RTO with a two-hour RPO, while e-commerce sites need a 30-minute RTO with a 15-minute RPO. 3. Selecting Recovery Solutions Choose based on cost and recovery speed: • Cold Sites: Cheaper but slower activation • Warm Sites: Mid-cost with partial readiness • Hot Sites: Expensive but near-instant failover • Cloud Disaster Recovery as a Service (DRaaS): Enterprise capabilities at lower upfront costs 4. Establishing Communication Protocols Map out notification procedures and escalation trees. Account for primary contacts being unavailable and use multiple communication channels. 5. Creating DRP Documentation Include defined roles, step-by-step recovery procedures, contact information, communication protocols and testing guidelines with success criteria. 6. Testing And Maintaining Simulate real disaster scenarios beyond just checking backups. Review logs, fix gaps and update regularly for infrastructure changes. Sample DRP Template The essential structure of a DRP includes: • Scope: Covered systems, databases and applications • Recovery Priorities: Ranked list with RTO/RPO targets • DR Strategy: Site approach (cold/warm/hot, cloud or hybrid) • Team Roles: Coordinator, network, security and vendor liaisons • Procedures: Detailed backup, restore and failover instructions • Vendor Information: Support contacts with service levels • Testing Plan: Frequency and types of testing Key Actions To Take Right Now Start by focusing on your top three critical functions rather than attempting to build a comprehensive plan all at once. Within the first 30 days, conduct a tabletop exercise, even if your procedures are still incomplete, to identify gaps early. Be sure to document everything clearly, writing procedures as if for someone unfamiliar with your company. Prioritize crisis communications by establishing methods that don't depend on office systems. Finally, calculate the real costs of potential disruptions, including lost revenue, customer churn, regulatory fines and reputational damage, to help justify further investment. In our digital-first business environment, disruptions aren't an "if"—they're a "when." Effective business continuity and disaster recovery plans ensure your organization can bounce back quickly with minimal loss. Both plans must be management-backed, continuously tested, periodically updated and clearly communicated. The time to build your parachute is not when you're falling. Start building your resilience today, because tomorrow's disruption is already on its way. Forbes Technology Council is an invitation-only community for world-class CIOs, CTOs and technology executives. Do I qualify?
Yahoo
14-06-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
St. Pete officials reveal $160M disaster recovery plan to help victims of the 2024 hurricanes
The Brief St. Pete City Council approved a draft Disaster Recovery Action Plan. The city is receiving a HUD grant for almost $160M for Helene and Idalia recovery. The city is accepting public comments on the draft plan until June 23. ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. - The city of St. Pete moved closer to securing a grant for nearly $160 million for hurricane recovery. St. Pete City Council approved a draft of its Disaster Recovery Action Plan for Hurricanes Idalia and Helene on Thursday night. The plan allocates money from a U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Community Development Block Grant to storm recovery. The backstory It's been almost nine months since Hurricane Helene, but some of the hardest-hit neighborhoods in St. Pete still have a long way to go in the rebuilding process. "It's tragic," Kevin Batdorf, the Shore Acres Civics Association President said. "It's horrifying. 11,000 homes had water in them." Batdorf says more than 2,000 of those homes around the city that flooded are in Shore Acres. He says this accounts for 82% of the homes in the neighborhoods. READ:St. Pete approves projects to make sewer system more resilient "People were made homeless after Helene," Batdorf said. A lot of the homes in Shore Acres on now for sale, and many others are still under construction as homeowners repair or build up. "A lot of people are still not here and we're all in transition," Matt Thorn, who lives in Shore Acres said. "So, it has that little eerie aspect to it." The HUD grant designates $159.8 million for long-term storm recovery efforts from Helene and Idalia. READ:St. Pete playwright writes kid's audiobook to help navigate hurricane stress during storm season In the city's draft of the Disaster Recovery Action Plan, it proposes allocating about 66% of the HUD grant for housing needs. "This disaster money should go to those who suffered the disaster," Batdorf said. "The entire city didn't suffer like we did, like Riviera Bay and some other communities." By the numbers The plan also allocates about 16% of the grant funding for infrastructure projects, 12% to public services, 5% to administration and 1% to planning. City officials say HUD requires the majority of the funding to go towards low- to moderate-income households, which includes households of four that earn less than $83,450 annually. What they're saying "When you restrict how the money is spent in a certain way, it has to be diverted to folks that may or may not have been affected by the storm," Batdorf said. The city says the funding could be used for things like housing repairs, reconstruction for homes damaged by the disaster, public infrastructure improvements, economic recovery efforts, multifamily affordable housing developments for low- and moderate-income families and rental assistance. Batdorf says his neighborhood is made up of a lot of workforce housing, but he worries that some of the grant eligibility requirements will keep the money from some of the people who need it the most. "It's never enough over here," he said. "This pot of money should be used for this pot of projects. It needs to help people get their homes out of harm's way." READ: St. Pete City Council unanimously approves $5 million for Tropicana Field repairs Homeowners hope that neighborhoods like Shore Acres aren't forgotten about, as time continues to pass and the rebuild continues. "We're going to build back stronger than ever," Batdorf said. "And we're just going to keep fighting to get the money that's going to help us do that." What you can do The city says public input was used to help draft this plan. The community had the opportunity to provide feedback on what should be included in the draft action plan at the March 2025 City Hall on Tour event. We encourage residents to read the draft Action Plan and submit written comments until June 23. The city says once the public comment period closes, a final action plan will be submitted to HUD. It expects to submit the plan to HUD in July. If approved by HUD, the city will move forward with beginning the grant program. The Source This story was written with information collected by FOX 13's Kylie Jones. STAY CONNECTED WITH FOX 13 TAMPA: Download the FOX Local app for your smart TV Download FOX Local mobile app: Apple | Android Download the FOX 13 News app for breaking news alerts, latest headlines Download the SkyTower Radar app Sign up for FOX 13's daily newsletter Follow FOX 13 on YouTube
Yahoo
10-06-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
FEMA assistance extended for Kentuckians affected by April storms
HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT) – FEMA has extended the eligibility period for Serious Needs Assistance for an additional 30 days for those who were impacted by the April severe storms, flooding, straight-line winds, tornadoes, flooding, landslides and mudslides. Officials say applicants who register for FEMA assistance by June 23 may be considered for Serious Needs Assistance. Serious Needs Assistance is a one-time payment per household. Immediate or serious needs assistance may provide lifesaving and life-sustaining items, including water, food, first aid, prescriptions, infant formula, breastfeeding supplies, diapers, consumable medical supplies, durable medical equipment, personal hygiene items and fuel for transportation. FEMA says people may be eligible for Serious Needs Assistance if: They can complete a FEMA application. FEMA can confirm their identity. The home where the person lives most of the year is in a declared disaster area. FEMA confirms the disaster damage from an inspection or documents the person sends. They tell FEMA they are displaced, need shelter or have other emergency costs due to the disaster on their application They apply for FEMA assistance while Serious Needs Assistance is available. Deadline to apply for disaster relief extended for Kentucky counties Officials note there are several ways to apply for FEMA assistance: Online Visit any Disaster Recovery Center. To find a center close by, visit this website, or text 'DRC' along with a zip code to 43362. Use the FEMA mobile app. Call the FEMA Helpline at 800-621-3362. It is open 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. Eastern Time. Help is available in many languages. If anyone uses a relay service, such as Video Relay Service (VRS), captioned telephone or other service, give FEMA the number for that service. FEMA works with every household on a case-by-case basis. Officials say disaster assistance is not a substitute for insurance and is not intended to compensate for all losses caused by a disaster. The assistance is intended to meet basic needs and supplement disaster recovery efforts. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
01-06-2025
- Climate
- Yahoo
Disaster Recovery Center in Daviess County closes temporarily
HENDERSON, Ky (WEHT) – The Disaster Recovery Center in Daviess County is closing temporarily starting Sunday. The center location was at 159 Highway 1554 in Stanley. FEMA officials state the center will remain closed until further notice. No reason for the closure was given. For more information about flooding recovery in Kentucky, click here. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
