The (backup at the) end of the road
There’s a simple truth that weaves its way through all of our lives: deferring a decision is in itself a…
Category: Backup theory
Book Giveaway: The Busy IT Manager’s Guide to Data Recovery
Well, it had to happen eventually! Normally when my publisher sends me complimentary copies of my books, they arrive a…
Coming Soon: A book about recovery for busy people
In June I decided to start tallying how many meetings I do. In this, I should preface that I only…
When do I invoke Cyber Recovery?
Introduction Here’s a question I get asked quite frequently: “If we have a vault, how will the vault team know…
28 Days Later – Managing the Challenges Posed by Long-Term Retention Backups
Long-term retention backups, if not managed correctly, can represent a bit of a horror situation for businesses — they can…
How do you solve Protective Dissonance?
There’s a term in psychology you may have heard of – cognitive dissonance. It refers to having contradictory beliefs, or…
Introductory Considerations to Cyber Resiliency
It’s fair to say that a significant number of my customer conversations this year have been centred around cyber resiliency….
Basics: Backup Lifecycle
In the various backup/data protection groups I hang around on, I periodically see the “I’m new to backup, what do…
Why Data Classification in Backup is Pointless
You know that saying, “Data is the new oil”? If you work in IT and haven’t heard of it, I’d…
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…