What’s the point of enterprise, commercial Linux?

I’m curious as to the differences between using a commercial, supported version of Linux in the enterprise and a non-supported…

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Why I work in backups

I’m not a storage geek – storage to me is a means to an end, almost irrelevant to the final…

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What’s happening with Sun OEM NetWorker?

This is an appeal for information. I’ve heard conflicting stories and I can’t get rock solid clarification from any party.…

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An appeal for better manners

On Twitter and via blogs, I subscribe to feeds from a bunch of vendors: HP, EMC, NetApp, Xiotech, Compellent, etc.…

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Downgrading NetWorker on Mac OS X

I have, on a few occasions, been puzzled as to how to downgrade NetWorker on Mac OS X. There’s a…

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NetWorker 7.5 SP3 Released

NetWorker 7.5 SP3 has been released today, and with it comes a selection of important changes, including: ADV_FILE devices now…

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The Half-Life of a Backup

Every backup you do has a half-life, which isn’t the retention period of the backup. Now, if you’re new to…

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Know your environment

Whenever I conduct training, I tell a story about a disaster recovery test that I ran for a customer in…

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Why upgrade clients?

The Question It’s usually the case that the biggest part of a NetWorker environment – in terms of resources that…

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