March Madness 2024
Mar
28
to Mar 30

March Madness 2024

SWEET 16 Round at TD Garden

When: March 28th 2024, Time: 7:39pm & 10:09pm

Who: UCONN vs SDSU followed by Illinois vs Iowa St.

Where: Private DataPivot Suite — level 6

**Sweet 16 ticket includes 2 games

ELITE 8 Round at TD Garden

When: March 30th 2024, Time: 6:09pm

Who: UCONN vs Illinois

Where: Private DataPivot Suite — level 6

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Dot Your i's and Cross Your t's
Mar
14
10:00 AM10:00

Dot Your i's and Cross Your t's

  • zoom North Andover, MA, 01845 United States (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

During this technical session we will review all details that matter when fighting Ransomware:

  • Immutable Storage Options and Considerations

  • Isolated Backup Infrastructure

  • Testing Cyber Resilience with Cleanroom Recovery

Title: Tech Talk: Coffee & Conversation - Immutability, Isolation and Testing

Date: Thursday March14th

Time: 10:00am – 10:45 am EST

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SHIFT Boston
Feb
1
12:00 PM12:00

SHIFT Boston

Announcing the future of cyber resilience.

Everything you know is about to SHIFT.

 

Join us at SHIFT New England for an immersive experience that will change the way you think about data security and cyber resilience. 

 
Our program begins with a heart-thumping, nail biting ransomware simulation event where you and a group of peers role play to weigh the risks and financial impacts of every decision faced during an attack. 


Commvault Security experts will then share the latest cyber threats and how to effectively safeguard your data – ensuring swift recovery from ransomware attacks, while maintaining business continuity.


At the conclusion of our event, you will be armed with a comprehensive understanding of the latest cyber threat landscape paired with an actionable toolkit and recommendations to review against your organization’s cyber resilience plan.

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Email Security Webinar
Jan
25
10:00 AM10:00

Email Security Webinar

  • 16 High Street Suite 201 North Andover, MA, 01845 United States (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Join us on January 25th for the next installment of DataPivot’s Coffee Tech Talk Series. We’ll review and demo Abnormal Security’s AI solution for combating BEC.

We’ll send all registrants gourmet organic coffee in advance. This coffee comes from Costa Rica and is only available here in the US through DataPivot.

You should attend this webinar and demo with Abnormal if you are concerned about the following:

  1. BEC

  2. Social Engineering Attacks

  3. Vendor Impersonation

  4. Advanced attacks getting through your existing gateway

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CommvaultFest 2023
Jun
22
2:00 PM14:00

CommvaultFest 2023

  • 16 High Street Suite 201 North Andover, MA, 01845 United States (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Welcome to the registration page for the highly anticipated event, "CommvaultFest," hosted by DataPivot and Commvault! We are thrilled to invite you to our second edition of CommvaultFest, designed exclusively for Commvault Users and Backup Professionals. Get ready to join us for an exciting day of speakers and festivities at Mohegan Sun’s Game On. At 2:00, we’ll kickoff the meeting with an update from Commvault engineering on the latest news from Commvault. We’ll then hear from customers on their experience innovating with Commvault. When registering bellow please let us know if you are interested in a speaking role or the Q&A panel discussion.

COMMVAULT FEST DETAILS

Date: Thursday, June 22

Time: 2:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Venue: Mohegan Sun - 1 Mohegan Sun Blvd, Uncasville, CT 06382

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What's New At DataPivot - Webinar
May
11
10:00 AM10:00

What's New At DataPivot - Webinar

  • 16 High Street Suite 201 North Andover, MA, 01845 United States (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

We want to take this opportunity to thank you for your support.  We've achieved record growth the past two years and our goal is to continue providing services and products that help our clients protect and secure their data .  

Webinar: What's New at DataPivot

When: Thursday May 11th 10:00 EST (Zoom)

Agenda: DataPivot founder and president Giles Westie will provide an update on DataPivot's growth, new partnerships, new team members and industry trends.  We'll then have the following select partners present 5 minute overviews.  

Cayosoft - Bob Bobel, Founder and CEO, will review Cayosoft's platform for securing, managing and monitoring Active Directory.  We'll also have a DataPivot customer talk about their success using Cayosoft. 

Rapid 7 - Rapid 7 has built out a full platform of security products and services. This overview will focus on how their CloudSec tool can contain your cloud costs and reduce risk.

Black Kite - Boston based Black Kite has established itself as a leader in Third Party Risk (TPR) management.  This is a hot field since most data breaches happen via third parties.  Black Kite's CRO and Cyber Risk Evangelist will showcase their cybersecurity SaaS platform.  

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ThreatWise Cyber Deception: IT Executive Dinner
Mar
9
5:30 PM17:30

ThreatWise Cyber Deception: IT Executive Dinner

  • 250 Northern Avenue Boston, MA, 02210 United States (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

What: Dinner at Del Frisco's with Louis Smith of Metallic ThreatWise

When: Thursday March 9th 5:30 EST 

Where: Del Frisco's Seaport, 250 Northern Ave, Boston, MA 02210

Speaker

LOUIS SMITH

Head of Global Sales Engineering , Metallic Security Services

You're invited to join us for dinner and networking at Del Frisco's in the Seaport on Thursday March 9th.  

During this event, Louis Smith will review Metallic ThreatWise's cyber detection technology.  Before joining Metallic as Head of Global Engineering, Louis was the VP of Sales Engineering at TrapX which was acquired by Commvault in early 2022 and integrated into their Metallic product line.

Commvault has long been recognized as a leader in the enterprise backup and recovery landscape.  Metallic ThreatWise, as a stand alone offering or integrated with Commvault Complete, is a SaaS offering that uncovers zero-day and unknown threats with its patented deception technology.

 
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CommvaultFest
Oct
6
2:00 PM14:00

CommvaultFest

  • 52 Second Avenue Burlington, MA, 01803 United States (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Commvault and DataPivot invite you to join us at this fall’s New England Commvault User Group Meeting at Kings Dining & Entertainment on Thursday October 6th from 2:00 to 4:30. Its Octoberfest time or in this case, CommvaultFest!

At 2:00, we’ll kickoff the meeting with an update from Commvault’s Senior Director of Engineering, David Langley.  We’ll then hear from a customer (or two) on their experience with Commvault followed by a Q&A panel discussion for all to participate. 

Drinks and food follow the meeting from 4:30 – 6:00!

What:  CommvaultFest - A Commvault Community Meeting

When: Thursday October 6th 2:00 – 6:00

Where: Kings Dining & Entertainment, 52 Second Avenue, Burlington, MA 01803

Who: All Commvault users and interested backup/recovery professionals

This is your forum to meet other Commvault backup professionals, network, learn new tricks of the trade and enjoy the setting and food that Kings has to offer. Please fill out the form below to reserve you spot.

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Backup & Brews: DR In A Bucket
Apr
7
4:00 PM16:00

Backup & Brews: DR In A Bucket

  • 16 High Street Suite 201 North Andover, MA, 01845 United States (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

ALL YOU NEED TO RECOVER IS AN S3 BUCKET

Join us for this technical session to learn about how to recover your data center or cloud workloads with Commvault from a Bucket (S3 or equivalent).  This is ideal for any IT leader looking to improve their organization's DR Testing and Ransomware Recovery or posture.  The discussion will be lead by DataPivot engineers using a white board to allow for active engagement with participants.  We'll be enjoying some unique craft beers that we will ship directly to you to go along with a custom bucket! In addition, we will have a live raffle at the end for a Bucket of Hours for DataPivot professional services. 

Backup and Brews: DR in a Bucket

Date: April 7th

Time: 4:00 – 4:45 EST

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Hybrid Cloud With One Cloud, One Backup Featuring NTX And CVLT
Feb
9
9:00 AM09:00

Hybrid Cloud With One Cloud, One Backup Featuring NTX And CVLT

  • 16 High Street Suite 201 North Andover, MA, 01845 United States (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

During this technical session we will demo Nutanix's Clusters which provides one console to manage on-premise and public cloud workloads - seamlessly.  We'll also show how Commvault can backup All of these workloads - wherever they reside.  Together, these two technologies provide: One Cloud Console, One Backup Console which equals simplicity, elasticity and flexibility.
  
Tech Talk: Coffee & Conversation featuring Nutanix and Commvault 

Date: Wednesday February 9th

Time: 9:00am - 9:45 am EST

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Metallic Easy As Pie
Dec
14
9:00 AM09:00

Metallic Easy As Pie

  • 16 High Street Suite 201 North Andover, MA, 01845 United States (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Easy as Pie: Backups Made Simple & Easy with Metallic

 The holidays are here, and we’re looking for ways to sweeten your data protection.

 Metallic™ SaaS backup delivers enterprise-grade data protection with the simplicity of SaaS – making safeguarding your data “Easy As Pie”.

 Join our upcoming webinar and see a live demo of Metallic™ Office 365 Backup & Recovery in action. You’ll see just how easy installation, configuration, and backup can be with Metallic, and have an opportunity to chat live with data protection experts.

All attendees will receive fresh Costa Rican coffee, and be entered into a raffle for $50 Goldbelly gift cards.

In addition, we will be raffling off a PlayStation 5 to one lucky attendee!

When - Tuesday, December 14th, 9:00 AM EST

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Coffee & Conversation: Curated Snapshots for Ransomware Recovery
Dec
2
8:15 AM08:15

Coffee & Conversation: Curated Snapshots for Ransomware Recovery

  • 16 High Street Suite 201 North Andover, MA, 01845 United States (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

During this technical session we will review Druva's SaaS backup solutions and their newly released "Curated Snapshot" technology for recovering from Ransomware.  A Curated Snapshot is a collection of the latest, safest and most secure versions of files in a single snapshot. Your last good backup.  The Curated Snapshot is created by processing files from multiple snapshots within a specific date range. The files are processed and scanned for the IOCs.    

Title: Tech Talk: Coffee & Conversation featuring Druva's Curated Snapshots 

Date:  Thursday December 2nd 

Time: 8:15am - 9:00 am EST

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LiveFire DR Ransomware Readiness for Commvault
Nov
3
8:15 AM08:15

LiveFire DR Ransomware Readiness for Commvault

  • 16 High Street Suite 201 North Andover, MA, 01845 United States (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

During this Coffee Tech Talk, we will review a Ransomware Readiness service for Commvault customers called LiveFire DR DataPivot engineers have developed a custom Checklist that helps ensure the backup environment is configured optimally to mitigate the risks of Ransomware. We will discuss over a fresh cup of gourmet coffee offered exclusively by DataPivot Technologies.

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Trillium Brewing Company
Aug
26
4:30 PM16:30

Trillium Brewing Company

  • 50 Thomson Place Boston, MA, 02210 United States (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

There’s a lot brewing between Cloudian, Weka and DataPivot.  Please join us at Trillium for an informal happy hour (no presentations) August 26th at 4:30.  We have the rooftop deck reserved for you to network with peers and enjoy some craft beer.

Please join us at Trillium for an informal happy hour (no presentations) August 26th at 4:30.  We have the rooftop deck reserved for you to network with peers and enjoy some craft beer.

 Time: 4:30 – 7:30

Where: Trillium Brewing Company Fort Point, 50 Thomson Place, Boston

Who: Sponsored by Cloudian, Weka and DataPivot

 About Cloudian

Cloudian® is an industry-leading, Silicon Valley-based file and object storage company specializing in S3-compatible object storage systems.

About Weka

Weka offers a Limitless data platform that was built to address the storage challenges posed by modern applications that leverage Cloud, GPU compute through innovations in how Flash is used.

About DataPivot

DataPivot specializes in data protection and data storage solutions. Based in North Andover, DataPivot designs, implements and supports data center and cloud solutions. As a partner of Cloudian and Weka.io, DataPivot brings these technologies together to provide clients a modern data storage solution built for scale and speed.

 

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Coffee & Conversation: Ransomware Mitigation: Protecting endpoints, SaaS apps and VMs while Securing Access
Jun
10
8:00 AM08:00

Coffee & Conversation: Ransomware Mitigation: Protecting endpoints, SaaS apps and VMs while Securing Access

  • 43 High Street North Andover, MA 01845 USA (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

During this 45-minute session we will discuss how and why to backup endpoints (laptops), SaaS Apps (O365/Gmail/SFDC) and VMs all while securing who has access to those apps.  The trends are clear: cloud adoption continues to grow; Work from Home is here to stay and company data is more spread out than ever before.  The risks are even clearer: Ransomware and other breaches are front page news.  Learn how we are helping clients protect their data by backing it up and making sure only the authorized users have access to that data.

Before the event, we'll send you coffee from Taza Amarilla, organically roasted in Costa Rica along with a Clever Coffee Dripper. Leland Westie, Taza Amarilla's master coffee roaster, will start our morning with a discussion about coffee roasting and brewing techniques while we enjoy a cup of joe. This event is a great chance to network with industry IT peers and enjoy some organic coffee.

 SAVE YOUR SEAT HERE

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Commvault & Arctic Wolf Backup and Brews
May
13
2:30 PM14:30

Commvault & Arctic Wolf Backup and Brews

Join Arctic Wolf, Commvault & DataPivot on May 13th for a virtual beer tasting experience with Brew Master – Christopher O’Connor.

 

With cyberattacks on the rise and regulators on the hunt, we’re bringing together our leading data protection experts from Arctic Wolf & Commvault to help you reduce risk amid a constant deluge of regulations.

Organizations often struggle  to overcome security compliance challenges because of lack of visibility and control over their data.

This 60-minute session is ideal for any IT leader looking to improve your strategy (and enjoy some unique craft beers that we will ship directly to you!)

Space is very limited, so RSVP early – deadline to sign up is May 7!

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Coffee & Conversation: Feature Release 22
Apr
28
8:15 AM08:15

Coffee & Conversation: Feature Release 22

  • 43 High Street North Andover, MA 01845 USA (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Plans are nothing … planning is everything.” – Dwight Eisenhower

During this 45-minute session we will cover a variety of topics including: what to expect in the new release; how to plan for the upgrade; the new Command Center, Storage Policies and Plans Workflow. FR22 is more comprehensive than typical releases so we’ll also poll attendees on what else they want to review within FR22.  This is a great chance to network with other Commvault users & industry IT peers.

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Tanium No Pitch Operations DEMO
Mar
17
2:00 PM14:00

Tanium No Pitch Operations DEMO

  • 43 High Street North Andover, MA 01845 USA (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Join Tanium and DataPivot for our “No Pitch” Operations platform review led by Tanium's technical management team. This session will avoid Powerpoint slides entirely and will focus on the core challenges we see with our clients and how we can help.

Wednesday March 17th 2:00 Agenda:

  • Tanium 101

  • Operations Focus will include:

    •   IT Hygiene

    •   Automation of standards

    •   Efficient Patching and Software distribution

    •   Inventory and Control of Hardware Assets

    •   Inventory and Control of Software Assets

    •   Continuous Vulnerability Management

    •   Secure Configuration for Hardware and Software on Laptops, Workstations, and Servers

At the end of the demo, we will raffle off a bottle of whiskey valued at $150.00! *

Plus. if you register by Tuesday March 15th we'll send you an exclusive package of organic Costa Rican Coffee to enjoy during the demo!

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Backup & Brews Super Bowl LV Style: Ransomware Protection Discussion & Chalk Talk with Boomer Esiason
Feb
2
3:00 PM15:00

Backup & Brews Super Bowl LV Style: Ransomware Protection Discussion & Chalk Talk with Boomer Esiason

  • 43 High Street North Andover, MA 01845 USA (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Join Commvault & DataPivot for a unique beer tasting experience with Brew Master – Christopher O’Conner on Feb 2nd followed by a Chalk Talk with NFL legend  Boomer Esiason (note you will receive a separate email confirmation for the session with Boomer).

We’re bringing together our intelligent data management pros, & beer expert Christopher O’Conner for a virtual beer tasting event that you won’t want to miss.  Chris has chosen unique beers to sample from large, mid and small craft breweries. 

Space is limited, so RSVP early – deadline to sign up for the beer tasting is January 26!

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Putting for Petabytes
Oct
12
4:30 PM16:30

Putting for Petabytes

  • 43 High Street North Andover, MA 01845 USA (map)
  • Google Calendar ICS

Join Cloudian and DataPivot on Thursday, November 12th at 4:30 pm (EST) for a virtual putting competition. You don’t need to worry about green fees, we have you covered for our online putting extravaganza.

You’ll get insights from a PGA professional to improve your putting while learning about Cloudian’s S3 Object Storage. Find out why Gartner recently awarded Cloudian HyperStore the highest scores for critical capabilities and the top rank for all use cases for Object Storage. Very relevant technology. 

The event includes a free putting green to practice indoors!

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Jun
20
3:00 PM15:00

Infinidat & DataPivot Virtual Reality Event

On June 20th DataPivot is hosting a tech talk + virtual reality gaming session at MindtrekVR, the first VR multi arena in the world. In one afternoon you can conquer zombies and learn how to conquer your most pressing storage & backup challenges. During the tech talk, we will share data storage & management innovations that simplify and streamline data centers. Our featured vendor will be INFINIDAT

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