Dell EMC Integrated Data Protection Appliance

Dell EMC World is currently on in Las Vegas, and one of the most exciting announcements to come out of…

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Architecture Matters: When you dedupe

There was a time, comparatively not that long ago, when the biggest governing factor in LAN capacity for a datacentre was…

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NetWorker 9.1.1 gets out the door

I had a fairly full-on weekend so I missed this one – NetWorker 9.1.1 is now available. Being a minor…

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Basics – Compatibility Guide

Regardless of whether you’re new to NetWorker or have been using it for a long time, if there’s any change…

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NetWorker 9.1 FLR Web Interface

Hey, don’t forget, my new book is available. Jam packed with information about protecting across all types of RPOs and RTOs, as…

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What to do on world backup day

World backup day is approaching. (A few years ago now, someone came up with the idea of designating one day of the…

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Data protection licensing

I’d like to take a little while to talk to you about licensing. I know it’s not normally considered an exciting subject (usually at…

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What Queen can teach us about long term retention

It’s fair to say I’m a big fan of Queen. They shaped my life – the only band to have even a…

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NetWorker Usage Report for 2016

The NetWorker usage report for 2016 is now complete and available here. Per previous years surveys, the survey ran from December…

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The Rise of the New Risk

In 2008 I published “Enterprise Systems Backup and Recovery: A corporate insurance policy”. It dealt pretty much exclusively, as you…

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