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The NIST Cloud Computing framework defines the following essential characteristics of cloud computing: On-demand self-service Broad network access Resource pooling…
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The NIST Cloud Computing framework defines the following essential characteristics of cloud computing: On-demand self-service Broad network access Resource pooling…
Introduction In Casino Royale, Vesper Lynd says to James Bond, “There are dinner jackets and dinner jackets; this is the…
What do I mean by workload migration? We hear about workload migration all the time, particularly as businesses continue to…
Long-term retention backups, if not managed correctly, can represent a bit of a horror situation for businesses — they can…
Did you know that NetWorker lets you ‘roll your own’ savesets? This functionality gives you a great deal of flexibility in customising your backup configuration to make critical datasets readily identifiable. Here’s how.
If you’re doing image-based backups of virtual machines, it’s useful to see the actual change rate of those virtual machines….
There’s a term in psychology you may have heard of – cognitive dissonance. It refers to having contradictory beliefs, or…
Got Salesforce? Then you need PowerProtect Backup Service.
There are a few traditional ways you can backup to an S3 target via NetWorker. If you’re in the cloud,…
NetWorker 19.3 introduced the option to redeploy VMware image-based backup proxies via the NWUI interface. Previously that functionality had been…
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The Small One!
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The Big One!
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