Backing up Oracle with NMDA
In previous posts I’ve talked about options around database backups – specifically whether you’d use a NetWorker module or say,…
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In previous posts I’ve talked about options around database backups – specifically whether you’d use a NetWorker module or say,…
I’ve recently been doing some testing around Block Based Backups, and specifically recoveries from them. This has acted as an…
Overview As I mentioned in the previous article, NetWorker 9 SP1 has introduced a REST API. I’ve never previously got around to…
NetWorker 9.0 SP1 (aka “9.0.1”) was released at the end of June. I meant to blog about it pretty much as soon as…
NetWorker 9 introduced a new, pure HTML5 web interface for the File Level Recovery interface for VBA, which works much…
At the start of the week we saw NetWorker 8.2 SP3 released. Now, you might think given NetWorker 9 is out there’s no…
The NetWorker usage survey for 2015 saw 140 respondents across all geographic regions, and provided some excellent details on continuing trends, as…
As we approach the end of 2015 I wanted to spend a bit of time reflecting on some of the data protection…
When Mac OS X 10.11 (El Capitan) came out, I upgraded my personal desktop and laptop to El Capitan. The upgrade went…
While NetWorker 9 went DA at the end of September and is seeing healthy uptake around the world, NetWorker 8.2 is still…
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