Eric Schott | Source | Chief Product Officer at Object First
Eric Schott
Bringing decades of product management experience to Object First, Schott has specialized in building easy to use, scaling, and innovating storage products as businesses increasingly invest in protecting data from rising cyber threats. This expertise has ranged from helping the world’s largest technology companies to start-ups. Schott began his career with Hewlett Packard (HPE), where he spent the first 20 years focusing on Unix and file systems development. Most recently, he was Senior Director of Product Management at Veeam, where he was responsible for new integrations, including public cloud offerings, Nutanix AHV, and RedHat Virtualization. Schott also held product leadership positions at Dell, OneCloud Software, and EqualLogic.
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Object First
Chief Product Officer
started Oct 2023
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Object First Drops Larger 192TB Ootbi, 1.5 Software Release
Eric Schott speaks with Storage Review about enhancements to Object First's Ootbi storage solution.
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World Backup Day: Embrace Zero Trust for Data Resilience
Eric stresses the need for "zero trust principles and modern backup solutions" to combat cyber threats. Sterling urges a proactive review of data resilience, focusing on "immutable storage and account separation." Both emphasize secure, on-prem storage for swift recovery. On World Backup Day, prioritize data protection to safeguard against ransomware and other threats.
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Each year, World Backup Day serves as a crucial reminder of the growing importance of data protection in an era where cyber threats like ransomware are increasingly sophisticated. With data breaches, cyberattacks and human error contributing to increased business outages, it’s essential to adopt a comprehensive backup strategy built on zero trust principles. By implementing zero trust, organizations ensure that no device, user, or system is trusted by default, minimizing the risk of ransomware and other threats from gaining access to critical data, while continuous, immutable backups serve as the last line of defense.
Today, organizations should prioritize modern backup solutions that go beyond traditional approaches, incorporating encrypted backups, version control, and real-time synchronization across cloud and on-premises environments. These strategies, combined with zero trust, prevent unauthorized access and data manipulation, ensuring that even if ransomware breaches a system, the most recent, uncorrupted backup remains secure and recoverable. By embracing zero trust and immutable backup technologies, organizations can quickly restore operations and ensure business continuity.
