VEEAM was founded in 2006 by the team previously behind Aelita Software, well known for its Windows Server management solutions. Aelita was acquired by Quest Software in 2004, and after ensuring the successful continuation of Aelita’s products and strategy at Quest, the team founded Veeam Software to provide similar systems management solutions for virtualized server infrastructures.

Over the last decade, IT has become strategic for every organization, and business requirements for IT have changed dramatically. To stay competitive today, businesses need to provision IT services faster, strengthen security and control, lower operational costs and increase business agility. To meet these requirements, businesses are building modern data centers by investing in technologies such as virtualization, modern storage and the cloud. 

By leveraging this investment in modern data centers, businesses can satisfy a number of demands from end users: 24/7 access to data and applications, no patience for downtime or data loss and exponential data growth. In fact, many companies are seeing their data explode at a rate of 30 - 50% each year. 

CIOs report that businesses are increasing their requirements to minimize downtime and guarantee access to data. We call this the “Always-On Business™ approach.”

The Availability gap

Unfortunately there is still a gap—an “Availability gap”—between the requirements of the Always-On Business and IT’s ability to effectively deliver Availability. Despite an increased demand for Availability, many businesses are still settling for legacy backup solutions with RPOs and RTOs (RTPO™) of hours or days. This is unacceptable to the modern business. 

Black River Technologies today announced that it has become a Champion of National Cyber Security Awareness Month (NCSAM) 2016. It will be joining a growing global effort among businesses, government agencies, colleges and universities, associations, nonprofit organizations and individuals to promote online safety awareness. 

Recognized every October, NCSAM was created as a collaborative effort between government and industry to ensure all digital citizens have the resources needed to stay safer and more secure online while also protecting their personal information. As an official Champion, company recognizes its commitment to cybersecurity, online safety and privacy. 

For the second year now we have identified the value in being a good community partner through education and awareness.

Coordinated and led by the National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA) and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), NCSAM has grown exponentially since its inception, reaching consumers, small- and medium-sized businesses, corporations, educational institutions and young people across the nation and internationally. NCSAM 2015 was an unprecedented success, generating more than 1,700 news stories –an increase of 74 percent from NCSAM 2014’s media coverage. Kicking off NCSAM’s 13th year, this October presents a new opportunity to expand cybersecurity and privacy education and awareness globally.
"The Champion program is a vital part of National Cyber Security Awareness Month’s ongoing success. More than 700 organizations joined last year, a nearly 80-percent increase from the year before,” said Michael Kaiser, executive director of the National Cyber Security Alliance. “We are thankful to our 2016 Champion organizations for their support and commitment to our shared responsibility of promoting cybersecurity and online safety awareness."
For more information about NCSAM, the Champion program and how to participate in a wide variety of activities, visit staysafeonline.org/ncsam. You can also follow and use the official NCSAM hashtag #CyberAware on Twitter throughout the month. 

About National Cyber Security Awareness Month
Now in its 13th year, NCSAM is designed to engage and educate public- and private-sector partners through events and initiatives with the goal of raising awareness about cybersecurity in order to increase the resiliency of the nation in the event of a cyber incident. Since President Obama’s proclamation establishing NCSAM in 2004, NCSAM has been formally recognized by Congress, federal, state and local governments and leaders from industry and academia. This united effort is necessary to maintain a cyberspace that is safer and more resilient and remains a source of tremendous opportunity and growth for years to come. For more information, visit staysafeonline.org/ncsam or dhs.gov/national-cyber-security-awareness-month 

About The National Cyber Security Alliance
The National Cyber Security Alliance is the nation's leading nonprofit, public-private partnership promoting cybersecurity and privacy education and awareness. NCSA works with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and NCSA's Board of Directors, which include representatives from ADP; AT&T Services, Inc.; Bank of America; Barclays; BlackBerry Corporation; Cisco; Comcast Corporation; ESET North America; Facebook; Google; Intel Corporation; Logical Operations; Microsoft Corp.; PayPal; PKWARE; RSA, the Security Division of EMC; Raytheon; SANS Institute; Symantec and Visa Inc. NCSA’s core efforts include National Cyber Security Awareness Month (October), Data Privacy Day (January 28) and STOP. THINK. CONNECT., the global online safety awareness and education campaign led by NCSA and the Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG), with federal government leadership from DHS. For more information on NCSA, please visit staysafeonline.org/about-us/overview/

About STOP. THINK. CONNECT.
STOP. THINK. CONNECT.™ is the global online safety awareness campaign to help all digital citizens stay safer and more secure online. The message was created by an unprecedented coalition of private companies, nonprofits and government organizations with leadership provided by NCSA and the APWG. The campaign was launched in October of 2010 by the STOP. THINK. CONNECT. Messaging Convention in partnership with the U.S. government, including the White House. NCSA, in partnership with the APWG, continues to lead the campaign. DHS leads the federal engagement in the campaign. Learn how to get involved by following STOP. THINK. CONNECT. on Facebook and Twitter and visiting stopthinkconnect.org

Black River Technologies LLC  is pleased to announce our partnership with Citrix, and their Citrix SaaS Advisor Program.  As a Citrix SaaS Advisor, we are able to offer our customers the reliable, easy-to-use collaboration products by Citrix. 

We have always focused on making the day to day work of businesses easier, more enjoyable, and more productive.  Therefore, the collaboration solutions offered by Citrix are a perfect complement.
Citrix solutions pave the way for business to thrive in the cloud era, embracing mobile users, personal devices, wireless access, app stores, SaaS, and cloud infrastructure. Citrix GoTo products will save you and your organization time, allow you to get more done, and enable connecting to others around the world.

• Meeting and collaboration tools: Citrix GoToMeeting, Citrix GoToWebinar, Citrix GoToTraining and Citrix Podio
• Integrated remote support tools: Citrix GoToAssist – including the Service Desk module and GoToAssist Corporate
• Data sharing and access tools: Citrix ShareFile, Citrix RightSignature and Citrix GoToMyPC
• Affordable audio conferencing: Citrix OpenVoice