Arcserve TechTalk: AI, Security and the Great Tape Comeback of 2026
Ransomware attacks are rising. Hardware costs keep increasing. Choosing the right data backup approach has never been more complex. Data protection leaders now evaluate tape.
The challenge: how to reliably protect data, minimize total cost of ownership (TCO), and meet both compliance and operational demands—without adding new headaches, hidden costs, or risky gaps.
Join Arcserve seasoned experts Steve Butterfield and Stacey Budd, who manage regional Sales Engineering teams, and get valuable insights on the problems you face everyday. Steve and Stacey have decades of experience helping customers manage their backup environments through technology shifts and turbulent times.
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What the Session Covers
- How to approach ransomware protection using modern backup strategies
- Key considerations for selecting between cloud and on-premises backup
- When to use tape, cloud, or on-premises immutable storage—and why immutability is now essential in data resilience, cloud, and on-premises immutable storage to defend critical information.
Format Note
A live, no-slides conversation. Direct, candid expert discussion focused on practical data protection decision-making. Expect actionable insight, not sales pitches.About Speakers
Steve Butterfield — 25-year expert in enterprise data resilience. Oversees Sales Engineering for Europe and Middle East. Skilled in guiding organizations across industries to evaluate and modernize backup and recovery strategies, with deep expertise in both legacy and next-generation storage.
Stacey Budd — 20-year expert in North American data protection. Leads Sales Engineering for North America. Recognized for architecting unified, scalable backup environments and helping teams meet evolving compliance and security requirements.