All frameworks have limits

One of the most powerful aspects of NetWorker is that the entire design philosophy of the product is that of…

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NetWorker 8: Synthetic fulls

The history of NetWorker and synthetic fulls is an odd one. For years, NetWorker had the concept of a ‘consolidated’…

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Recovery survey

We talk a lot about backups, but we all know that backups are done for one reason – to recover…

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Client side compression gets a squeeze

One of the enhancements to NetWorker v8 has been the introduction of additional client side compression options. If you’ve been…

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NetWorker 8 Advanced File Type Devices

As mentioned in my main NetWorker 8 introduction article, one of the biggest architectural enhancements in NetWorker v8 is a…

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Introducing NetWorker 8

Introduction Those of us who have been using NetWorker for many years know it’s been a long time between major…

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FUDtasia

I’m in a training course for a disk-only backup product, and in the introductory material, there’s a distinct message: tape…

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Monitoring vs Troubleshooting

How much time do your staff take to monitor backups? The answer should be: very little. Not because they don’t…

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Stop

The last 6 weeks my life has seemingly constantly been about interruptions. The house we’re renting has just been sold,…

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10 Things Still Wrong with Data Protection Attitudes

When I first started working with backup and recovery systems in 1996, one of the more frustrating statements I’d hear…

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