Don't Fail Me Now

Protecting the Protectors: High Availability for Security and Compliance Platforms

Security and compliance platforms are designed to safeguard your organization, but what ensures their availability when infrastructure fails? In this episode of Don’t Fail Me Now, host Dave Bermingham is joined by Justin Chandler, Senior Solutions Engineer at Cimtrak / Cimcor, Inc., to explore how file integrity monitoring, compliance automation, and high availability work together to eliminate blind spots. From reducing alert fatigue and enforcing secure configuration baselines to preventing data loss during outages, Justin explains why resilience must extend to the very systems responsible for monitoring your environment. The conversation also dives into trends in automation, containerization, and DevSecOps, and why continuous compliance and real-time enforcement are becoming essential in today’s always-on IT landscape. https://www.cimcor.com/ [https://www.cimcor.com/] https://us.sios.com/ [https://us.sios.com/]

SIOS Partnerships (with Harry Aujla & Kelly Burke)

Harry and Kelly take listeners inside the SIOS partner ecosystem, from cloud alliances with Microsoft, AWS, and Google Cloud to meaningful collaborations with strategic ISVs like Exabeam, Milestone, and Cimcor. They discuss how SIOS onboards and supports new partners, share lessons learned from years of building successful integrations, and highlight where partner-driven innovation is headed next—including opportunities in AI, hybrid cloud, and edge computing. The episode wraps with practical advice and favorite success stories that showcase the real impact of strong partnerships.

Common Customer Misconceptions (with Greg Tucker)

High availability (HA) and disaster recovery (DR) are often misunderstood.  Greg Tucker unravels common customer misconceptions about HA/DR—from overestimating what cloud providers guarantee to misjudging the complexity of solutions like SQL Server Always On Availability Groups. Greg shares real examples of avoidable mistakes, explains how SIOS helps customers rethink their HA/DR assumptions, and offers practical advice for IT leaders looking to make informed, resilient infrastructure decisions.

DataKeeper (with Joey D'Antoni)

SIOS DataKeeper delivers fast, reliable block-level replication for high availability (HA) without relying on shared storage. Joey D’Antoni breaks down the real-world problems DataKeeper solves for businesses modernizing the HA architecture. Joey compares DataKeeper to traditional SAN-based clustering, explores key considerations for cloud deployments, and explains how DataKeeper enables resilient hybrid and multi-cloud architectures. He also shares insights on evolving trends in storage replication and high availability for SQL Server. A must-listen for teams modernizing their HA strategy.

ARKs and Their Use Cases (with Cassius Rhue)

Application Recovery Kits (ARKs) play a critical role in application-aware high availability (HA). Cassius Rhue demystifies ARKs, explaining how this software add-on extends high availability beyond basic infrastructure protection by delivering intelligent, application-aware recovery. Cassius walks through real-world use cases, highlights the industries that benefit most from ARKs, and clears up common misconceptions about how they work. A great listen for anyone looking to better understand the real business value of application-aware HA.