Securing the AI-Driven Enterprise: Why Autonomous Agents Demand ISO 27001 & NIS2-Ready Data Protection
The integration of autonomous AI agents in IT infrastructure brings unprecedented speed, but also new risks of widespread, instantaneous data corruption. For European CIOs, this directly impacts NIS2 and ISO 27001 compliance. Discover why next-generation, rapid-recovery data protection is essential when AI takes the wheel—and how IssTech secures your mission-critical DevOps environments.
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Så skyddas backup mot AI-agenter
As AI agents become increasingly advanced, the threat landscape for corporate data is changing. Read our article, featured in IT-Kanalen, on how IssTech and AvePoint help organizations future-proof and build resilience into their backups.
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Why Gartner’s 2026 Backup Report is 5 Years Behind Modern European Engineering (And Why There’s Still Hope)
Standard enterprise analyst reports still evaluate data protection through the lens of legacy VMs and centralized GUI consoles. Here is why modern European engineering teams are moving beyond traditional frameworks toward Backup-as-Code, Kubernetes state recovery, and strict NIS2 compliance.
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The Blind Spot in ISO 27001: The Myth of GitOps as Your Backup
Think your Kubernetes cluster is safe because everything is in Git? Think again. Discover why relying on GitOps for ISO 27001 compliance is a myth that can cost you your certification—and why even "stateless" applications require a live-state backup.
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Update on the EWS to Microsoft Graph Transition: Accelerated Timelines and Next Steps
Microsoft has accelerated the EWS to Microsoft Graph transition timeline for specific frontline worker licenses. Read our latest update to learn about the new June 2026 deadlines, our roadmap for IssProtect for Cloud, and the simple step you need to take today to ensure your backups remain uninterrupted.
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Veeam Kasten v9.0: A Sneak Peek for IssTech Customers - Elevating Enterprise Kubernetes Resilience for the DevOps Era
Discover how a leading digital agency secured their high-traffic SEO analytics and dynamic Squarespace integrations on Kubernetes. In our latest customer reference story, learn how IssProtect for DevOps —supercharged by the newly released Veeam Kasten v9.0 —eliminated manual backup tasks with label-based automation, delivered petabyte-scale performance, and ensured bulletproof cloud-native resilience. Read the full case study to see how we solved their scaling challenges!
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Beyond Ransomware: Future-Proofing Microsoft 365, Google Workspace, and Other SaaS Solutions Against Geopolitical Risks
Today's cyber threats go beyond ransomware. Learn how smart CIOs are securing Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace against global geopolitical risks and EU regulations—getting more protection for the exact same budget. Read the full guide.
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From Vision to Reality: The Story Behind IssAssist and the Future of Kubernetes Backup
The data protection landscape is changing. Traditional VM backups are a thing of the past, and the future lies in securing Kubernetes and Cloud environments. In this post, we look back at a 15-year journey to explore the origins of IssAssist. Discover how our AI-powered digital backup consultant is helping companies move beyond basic operation recovery to true Disaster Recovery—featuring automated mass-restore testing and comprehensive SaaS data protection. Read the full story to see where we are heading next.
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Introducing IssAssist: Transforming Data Protection from Reactive to Proactively Automated
Stop gambling with "Schrödinger’s Backup." Discover how IssAssist by IssTech eliminates manual recovery guesswork by automating non-disruptive restore testing at scale. Learn how our SaaS platform delivers predictive analytics and ensures your enterprise is fully compliant with upcoming NIS2 and DORA directives.
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Beyond the Hype: Why Kubernetes is the True Control Plane for AI Production
Kubernetes is no longer just for modern applications—it’s the new foundation for enterprise AI. But as 79% of mature organizations shift to stateful workloads, a hidden data protection crisis is emerging. Discover why the real AI advantage lies not in the models themselves, but in resilient, secure, and future-proof infrastructure choices.
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Svenska företag måste evakuera data på 10 minuter
Svenska företag lever i en farlig illusion om att molnet sköter sig självt. I en tid av geopolitisk osäkerhet och nya krav som NIS2 räcker det inte med att "bygga om" vid en kris. Lär dig varför experterna på IssTech menar att ni måste kunna påbörja en evakuering av affärskritiska data på under tio minuter – och hur ni skapar en robust Plan B.
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EWS Retirement in Exchange Online: What IssTech Customers Need to Know
Microsoft recently announced that it will begin blocking Exchange Web Services (EWS) requests in Exchange Online starting October 1, 2026 . As the platform transitions to the more secure and modern Microsoft Graph API , you might be wondering how this major update impacts your IT environment. The good news is that IssTech customers have nothing to worry about. This blog post breaks down exactly what the EWS deprecation means for your organization and how IssTech is working closely with our trusted partner, AvePoint, to manage the transition seamlessly. We are proactively tracking updates, validating your managed services and backups, and ensuring all necessary data flows shift to the Graph API well before Microsoft's deadline. Currently, no immediate action is required on your part . We are handling the heavy lifting so you don't have to! If you need to approve new Microsoft Graph permissions in your tenant down the line, IssTech will provide plenty of advance notice and clear, step-by-step guidance. Read the full post to learn more about our proactive approach, and find out how to stay informed on all critical IT updates.
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The Uncalculated Risk: Why "Rebuild It" Is No Longer a Strategy
The "Rebuild It" Myth: Relying solely on automated pipeline rebuilds instead of dedicated backups is a failing strategy in modern cloud and Kubernetes environments. Why Pipelines Fail: Code redeployment cannot restore lost persistent data, replace undocumented tribal knowledge, or function during major repository outages. Unpredictable New Threats: Unforeseen risks—such as autonomous AI agents creating hidden dependencies or sudden geopolitical shifts—require true disaster recovery, not just quick automated fixes. The Wisdom of Regulation: Compliance frameworks like DORA and NIS2 shouldn't be viewed as bureaucratic hurdles, but as hard-learned lessons from past IT disasters codified to protect your business. The Bottom Line: IssTech emphasizes that an independent, robust data protection strategy is the only reliable safety net against the industry's ever-evolving "unknown unknowns."
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RTO: The Hidden Time Bomb in Modern Infrastructure
While legacy VMs offer "Instant On" recovery, modern applications often suffer from a "Time Bomb" RTO. Because data and code (IaC) are managed in silos, disaster recovery becomes a slow, fragmented process of rebuilding infrastructure before data can be injected. IssProtect bridges this gap by unifying the application, configuration, and data into a single unit. Powered by Veeam Kasten, it restores the entire stack simultaneously, bringing near-zero RTO to Kubernetes and cloud-native environments. Don’t let your modern architecture become a recovery liability.
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RPO: The Clock That Defines Your Business Resilience
Is your modern infrastructure at risk? Learn how to solve the "Asynchronous Nightmare" of Kubernetes RPOs with Backup-as-Code and application-centric protection.
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Why Backing Up Your Cloud Apps Just Got Smarter (And Why It Matters)
Kubernetes Changed Block Tracking (CBT) is a newly project feature that revolutionizes cloud backups. Instead of scanning an entire volume to create a backup, CBT identifies and saves only the blocks of data that have changed since the last snapshot. This drastically reduces backup windows, lowers storage costs, and minimizes the performance impact on running applications.
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Stop Polishing Dinosaurs: Why Your VM Estate is Just Expensive Technical Debt
Is your VM estate expensive technical debt? Discover why Nordic leaders are shifting to cloud-native containers, the hidden security risks involved, and how IssTech guarantees NIS2 compliance with Backup-as-Code.
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Traditionell backup ger falsk trygghet – sju steg till modernisering
Många svenska företag använder föråldrade backuplösningar som inte klarar av allt mer moderna IT-miljöer. Förutom att företagen riskerar kostsamma dataförluster kan de också få böter när nya NIS2-direktivet träder i kraft. IssTech listar sju tips för alla som behöver modernisera sin backup.
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The Ingress Jungle: Surviving the NGINX Deprecation with Backup-as-Code
With ingress-nginx entering feature freeze, the hunt for alternatives like Cilium with Gateway API or Traefik. However, migrating production workloads can be risky and tedious. IssTech proposes a "Backup-as-Code" strategy using Veeam Kasten to solve this. By backing up your live NGINX application and restoring it to a test cluster, you can validate new controllers safely using real data. The process leverages Kasten "Transform Sets" to modify data on the fly—automatically patching Ingress classes and stripping annotations, or excluding old configs entirely for a Gateway API migration. This approach turns backup software into a powerful migration engine, eliminating the need for manual manifest rewriting and protecting production environments.
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Why IssProtect for DevOps is the Superior Choice Over Velero
While Velero is a common starting point for Kubernetes backups, it often brings hidden risks, manual overhead, and compliance gaps. IssProtect for DevOps (powered by Veeam Kasten) delivers the professional alternative your business needs: Backup-as-Code: True data mobility to move workloads across clouds effortlessly. Compliance Ready: Built for NIS2 and DORA with advanced encryption and immutability. Superior Performance: Scalable ephemeral pods architecture that outperforms Velero’s static agents. Application Aware: Protects code and data integrity without manual scripts. Don't wait for disaster to strike. Choose resilience over risk.
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My life as a Hacker: The Reality of Modern Data Loss, this is why Your CI/CD Isn't Enough
Modern DevOps tools like Git, CI/CD pipelines, and Docker repositories can rebuild infrastructure fast, but they can’t restore lost data. In this post, IssTech’s Kubernetes Backup Expert explores real-world “hacks” to show how data loss exposes a massive protection gap. Learn why Backup-as-Code is the only way to ensure rapid, secure recovery after ransomware or total system failure.
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My Life as a Hacker: Using AI to understand
In this chapter of “My Life as a Hacker,” IssTech explores the anatomy of a modern Kubernetes environment; servers, storage, CI/CD pipelines, and source control. By mapping every component and applying AI analysis, the series reveals how organisations can recover faster from cyberattacks.
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My Life as a Hacker: First step
This autumn, IssTech is simulating a real-world Kubernetes hacks to test if backups are truly essential. From ransomware threats to insider risks, follow the “My Life as a Hacker” series as experts prove why immutable backups may be your only way out.
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Installing GitLab + Backup on Kubernetes - Part 1
Learn step-by-step how to deploy GitLab Community Edition on Kubernetes and protect it with automated backup and recovery using Veeam Kasten. This guide walks you through hosting GitLab on a Kubernetes cluster, exposing it securely to the internet with proper TLS certificate management, and preparing for disaster recovery.
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Ensuring DORA Compliance with IssProtect for DevOps (Veeam Kasten)
Ensure your financial institution meets EU’s DORA regulations with IssProtect for DevOps. Built on Veeam Kasten, it delivers application-centric backup, automated resilience testing, ransomware protection, and a seamless exit strategy for Kubernetes and cloud-native environments. Learn how this solution enhances digital operational resilience and mitigates vendor lock-in risks.
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Automated Backups: The Key to Seamless Disaster Recovery
Manual backups can’t keep up with today’s data demands. Automated backups ensure fast recovery, minimise downtime, and reduce human error. IssTech’s IssProtect delivers seamless, secure, and scalable backup solutions to keep your business protected and running, even during a disaster!
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Why You Need a Backup Strategy for Your DevOps Pipeline: Or How to Avoid the "Oops" Moment in Your Code
Avoid costly data loss and downtime in your DevOps pipeline with a smart backup strategy. Learn why automated, versioned, and tested backups are essential—and how IssProtect DevOps keeps your workflow protected, seamless, and “Oops”-free.
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The 5 Most Common Backup Mistakes and How to Avoid Them
In today’s digital world, proper data backup is essential to protect your business. But many businesses make critical mistakes that leave them vulnerable to data loss. In this blog, we highlight the 5 most common backup mistakes, including irregular backups, poor storage practices, and neglecting encryption. We also explain how IssProtect’s automated cloud backup solutions can help you avoid these mistakes, ensuring your data is safe, secure, and always recoverable. Don’t let simple errors compromise your business—read on to learn how to protect your data the right way!
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Data Security in the Cloud: How to Protect Your Business from Cyber Threats
Learn how to safeguard your business from cyber threats with robust cloud security practices. Discover common vulnerabilities, the importance of encrypted backups, and how IssProtect ensures top-notch protection for your cloud data.
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How DevOps and Backup Solutions Work Together to Strengthen Your Infrastructure
In the fast-moving world of IT, businesses need both agility and robust data protection. By integrating DevOps practices with automated backup solutions, you can ensure seamless operations while safeguarding critical data. In this blog, we discuss how combining DevOps and backup strategies enhances infrastructure security, boosts efficiency, and reduces downtime. We also highlight how IssProtect DevOps integrates into your workflows to provide automated, reliable backup and recovery solutions. Read on to discover how this powerful combination can support your growth and business continuity.
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Why DevOps is a Game-Changer for Your Business: Unlocking Speed and Efficiency
Discover how DevOps can transform your business by unlocking speed, efficiency, and innovation. Learn how automation, security, and scalability boost your software development process. Read on to see how IssProtect DevOps can help streamline your workflow.
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Veeam Kasten v8.0: A Sneak Peek for IssTech Customers - Supercharging Kubernetes Data Protection for the Modern DevOps Era
IssTech, the first Nordic Veeam Kasten Preferred Partner, delivers an exclusive look at Kasten v8.0—featuring native VM backup, ARM support, Kanister integration for application-consistent backups, and enhanced multi-architecture capabilities. Discover how this release supercharges Kubernetes data protection for modern DevOps teams.
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Why Backup of your Cloud workload is Essential for your Business 2025
Discover why cloud backup is crucial for your business in 2025. Learn how IssTech’s cloud backup solutions can protect your data from cyberattacks, hardware failures, and more.
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The Future of Backup: IssProtect DevOps for Flexible Kubernetes Solutions
Learn how IssProtect DevOps offers flexible backup solutions for Kubernetes and containerised environments. Stay agile and secure with modern backup strategies.
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The new era of Ransomware, Targeting kubernetes.
Explore how ransomware is targeting Kubernetes environments and learn effective strategies for securing containerised workloads with backup solutions and security best practices.
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Don't see NIS2 and DORA as a problem, it is there to help!
Understand how NIS2 and DORA regulations help enhance data protection and cybersecurity. Learn why these standards can strengthen your business resilience.
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Get started with protecting your Containers
Learn how to protect container workloads from security threats. Explore the best practices for securing your containers and ensuring business continuity.
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My life as DevBackOps
Discover what it's like to be a DevBackOps consultant, helping clients secure their container and cloud workloads from potential disasters and ransomware attacks.
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Safeguarding Business Continuity: The Crucial Role of Early Ransomware Detection in Backup Environments
Learn why early ransomware detection is vital to safeguarding business continuity and preventing data loss in backup environments.
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Why should we protect container workload
Explore the importance of securing container workloads to prevent vulnerabilities and ensure smooth business operations.
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True Air-Gap is a good alternative to prevent ransomware.
True air-gap strategies offer an effective way to prevent ransomware attacks by isolating backup data. Learn why this method is essential for your cybersecurity.
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Enable Multi People Authentication helps you to protect your data
Enable multi-factor authentication (MFA) for enhanced data protection and prevent unauthorised access to your critical business data.
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Will Immutable Storage solve all Cyber Attacks and be NIS2 compliant?
Learn how immutable storage can prevent data manipulation and help you comply with NIS2 standards to protect against cyber threats.
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IBM Storage Protect Operations Center REST API + Python
Discover how to use IBM Storage Protect Operations Center with Python to automate and enhance your data protection processes using the REST API.
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Is Retention Lock a good option to implement?
Understand the benefits of implementing retention lock as part of your data security strategy to prevent accidental or malicious data deletion.
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Why use MFA for your Backup Application
Discover why MFA should be implemented for your backup application to ensure that your data remains protected against unauthorised access.
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Stärk ditt företags digitala försvar mot hot i den digitala eran
Learn strategies for fortifying your company’s digital defense against cyber threats in today’s increasingly digital business landscape.
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Backup måste bli företagens plan A
Backup should be a priority for every business. Explore why having a comprehensive backup strategy is essential for safeguarding data and ensuring business continuity.
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Create your own AWS S3 Glazer Storage
Learn how to set up your own S3 Glacier storage on-premises using IBM technology, enhancing your data backup and archiving capabilities.
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Kickstart BackupAsCode with ChatGPT
Explore how using ChatGPT can help you automate Backup-as-Code and prepare your IT infrastructure to prevent ransomware attacks.
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Summery from AWS re:invent
Catch up on the major announcements and trends discussed at AWS re:Invent 2022, including new technologies and best practices for cloud computing.
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Reflection on SSUG Nov 2022
A reflection on the Swedish Spectrum User Group event in November 2022, covering everything from Backup-as-Code to Quantum Qubits in IT.
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Secure Backup Portal
Learn how to secure your backup portal using Let’s Encrypt, ensuring a reliable and encrypted backup solution for your business.
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Spectrum Scale on Ubuntu
Step-by-step guide on installing IBM Spectrum Scale on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, ensuring seamless data management and scalability for your enterprise.
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Is your cloud protected?
Because you are going for the cloud, it doesn't mean it will be protected. You need to take actions to make sure your data is protected from Ransomware, unexpected situations and more.
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