It struck me recently while working on a report that there’s 7 distinct challenges in data protection, and that we…
I have to say, I’m really liking NetWorker’s ability to work with persistent binding on tape libraries now. If you’re…
I have to admit, I have great personal reservations towards virtualising backup servers. There’s a simple, fundamental reason for this:…
As a consultant, you get attuned to (or as some would have it, “cynical”) certain key phrases and statements when…
When it comes time to consider refreshing the hardware in your environment, do you want do do it quickly, or…
A common convention in organisations is that full backups are run on the weekend – regardless of whether that’s every…
Deduplication can create fantastic space saving opportunities within an environment, but it does also create the need for a much…
This is the fifth and final part of our four part series “Data Lifecycle Management”. (By slipping in an aside…
This is the third post in the four part series, “Data lifecycle management”. The series started with “A basic lifecycle“,…
This is part 2 in the series, “Data Lifecycle Management“. Penny-wise data lifecycle management refers to a situation where companies…