Pictorial representation of management happiness over OpEx cost savings

There is a profoundly important backup adage that should be front and centre in the mind of any backup administrator,…

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15 crazy things I never want to hear again

Over the years I’ve dealt with a lot of different environments, and a lot of different usage requirements for backup…

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This holiday season, give your inner geek a gift

As it approaches that time for giving, it’s worth pointing out that with just a simple purchase, you can simultaneously…

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Funny attitude adjustments

It’s funny sometimes seeing attitude adjustments that come from various companies as they’re acquired by others. One could never say…

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How complex is your backup environment?

Something I’ve periodically mentioned to various people over the years is that when it comes to data protection, simplicity is…

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Enhancing NetWorker Security: A theoretical architecture

It’s fair to say that no one backup product can be all things to all people. More generally, it’s fair…

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Merits of target based deduplication

It goes without a doubt that we have to get smarter about storage. While I’m probably somewhat excessive in my…

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The 5 Golden Rules of Recovery

You might think, given that I wrote an article awhile ago about the Procedural Obligations of Backup Administrators that it…

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Dedupe: Leading Edge or Bleeding Edge?

If you think you can’t go a day without hearing something about dedupe, you’re probably right. Whether it’s every vendor…

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Laptop/Desktop Backups as easy as 1-2-3!

When I first mentioned probe based backups a while ago, I suggested that they’re going to be a bit of…

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