ADV_FILE devices and tape rotation strategies

While I touched on this in the second blog posting I made (Instantiating Savesets), it’s worthwhile revisiting this topic more…

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Who is your backup administrator, and who is your archive administrator?

My boss, on his blog, has raised a pertinent question – if it’s so important, according to some vendors, that…

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Going on holiday? Don’t upgrade first

So you’re a busy backup administrator and you’re getting ready to go on leave. It’s 4pm on your final day…

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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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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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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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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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How much aren’t you backing up?

Do you have a clear picture of everything that you’re not backing up? For many sites, the answer is not as…

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Zero Error Policy Management

This article has now moved to Enterprise Systems Backup, and can be read here. Related posts: What is a zero…

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What is a zero error policy?

This post has now moved to Enterprise Systems Backup and Recovery, and you can read it here. Related posts: Zero…

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