Basics – File-level recovery from agent-based backups in PPDM

A lot of the PPDM content I’ve shown thus far has revolved around virtual machine backups. But sometimes you need…

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Basics – Getting NetWorker Client Details

A question that comes up regularly is “how do I find out the NetWorker version and other details for my…

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What’s new in PowerProtect Data Manager 19.5?

Last week saw the release of PowerProtect Data Manager (PPDM) 19.5. That’s the fifth release of PPDM since its inception,…

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Basics – FLR from BBB in NWUI

I’ve been mostly offline for a bit over a week. On Thursday 25 June my husband and I made the…

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Basics – Using the NetWorker HTML UI for File-Level Recovery

One of the changes introduced in NetWorker 19.3 was the inclusion of file-level recoverability from traditional backups via the NetWorker…

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Data Protection Software 19.3 – What’s New?

Last week saw the release of version 19.3 of Dell Data Protection Software – Avamar, NetWorker, Data Protection Advisor and…

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I’d like to speak to your CIPO, please

Chief Information Officers. Chief Information Security Officers. You see those roles, and variants of them advertised all the time. And…

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This is not a political post

Or rather, it shouldn’t be. There should be nothing political in saying we should have equality for all. As a…

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Using NetWorker with Data Domain Retention Lock

You know when you’ve got a secret herb or spice you use in a recipe that turns it from “this…

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Basics – NetWorker Multiple Virtual Machine Recovery Operation

Here’s a really great function of NetWorker: being able to kick off the recovery of multiple virtual machines simultaneously. One…

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