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Or rather, it shouldn’t be. There should be nothing political in saying we should have equality for all. As a…
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Or rather, it shouldn’t be. There should be nothing political in saying we should have equality for all. As a…
You know when you’ve got a secret herb or spice you use in a recipe that turns it from “this…
Here’s a really great function of NetWorker: being able to kick off the recovery of multiple virtual machines simultaneously. One…
This well and truly falls into the “old dog learns new trick” category. During a discussion last week about how…
Over the last year or so, I’ve been working on a project that’s very dear to me: creating an updated…
It’s that time again to explore common data protection themes through memes! This time, I’m looking at some animated GIFs….
While Avamar has options for automating the test of virtual machine recoveries, it’s not functionality that’s present in NetWorker. Recently…
“In these strange times…” “In these interesting times…” “In these very different times…” “As we come to grips with the…
We’ve just had our long, long weekend in Australia. Back in the days of tape libraries, there used to be…
It’s that time again to explore data protection myths and details through the power of the meme! Since it seems…
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The Small One!
My latest book is The Busy IT Manager’s Guide to Data Recovery. This book is short and to the point, designed for people who are either responsible, or accountable for data recovery. You can buy from here.
The Big One!
The second edition of Data Protection: Ensuring Data Availability is now available. It’s not just an update to existing content, there’s significant new information in this new edition. Buy here.
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