Of Cascading Failures
I got a real-world reminder in cascading failures this weekend, and that’s as good a time as any for me…
Category: Architecture
Bad Things Happen
Bad Things Happened at OVH If you work in infrastructure, you probably saw some reference in the last week to…
The 9 Essential Properties of Backup
Introduction What goes into making a backup? What are the traits that essential in order for it to be something…
Basics – NetWorker AFTD on NAS
Someone recently asked me about using NetWorker to backup to a NAS, and how easy it would be to then…
Basics – Compliance Retention with PowerProtect Data Manager
PowerProtect Data Manager uses a concept called promotion backups to help you create long-term retention backups. A promotion backup is…
Bunkers vs Vaults
I want to spend a little while talking about bunkers vs vaults. I’ve been thinking about what constitutes a vault…
NetWorker Architecture Basics
If you’re approaching NetWorker for the very first time, it might seem a little intimidating. There are a lot of…
Backup Administrators Should Stick to Their Knitting
How often do you hear the term “stick to your knitting!” these days? It seems whenever a celebrity or sportsperson…
Data Protection: Ensuring Data Availability – 2nd Edition
Over the last year or so, I’ve been working on a project that’s very dear to me: creating an updated…
Meme Monday
It’s that time again to explore common data protection themes through memes! This time, I’m looking at some animated GIFs….