What’s new in 8.2?

NetWorker 8.2 entered Directed Availability (DA) status a couple of weeks ago. Between finishing up one job and looking for a…

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I’ve started working on a new eBook, Turbocharged EMC NetWorker, aimed squarely at NetWorker administrators who want to get more out of…

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Rolling your own dedupe

I’m a big fan of lab testing – it’s the only way you can safely work out how to do potentially…

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A very blue upgrade

I recently encountered one of those has-to-be-environmental errors that turned out to be a NetWorker issue. You know the one: the situation being explained…

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Seven enhancements I’d like to see in NetWorker

Much as I love using NetWorker, I do periodically have my gripes with it. As a long term user (I…

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Data Domain Boost and Daily/Monthly Backups

One question that comes up every now and then concerns having an optimal approach to Data Domain Boost devices in…

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Deduplication Usage in NetWorker

Following from my NetWorker Survey Results for 2013, I’ve been going through the survey data in more detail, and spotted…

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NetWorker Usage Survey 2013 Results

The results from the 2013 NetWorker Usage Survey are in, and the report is available. Continuing on from previous years,…

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NetWorker Usage Survey, 2013

It’s time for the annual NetWorker Usage Survey for 2013. This will run from 1 December, 2013 through to 31…

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Spy vs Agent

Since VMware entered the server space, a simple problem has plagued backup administrators: Backup via a client installed in the VM? or…

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