Myspace Data Loss – Some Questions
While it’s been murmuring in the background, and something affected users have been well aware of for a while, over…
Pay the Ransom or Recover the Data?
Let’s consider a theoretical scenario: your business has been hit by Ransomware, and a chunk of data on a fileserver…
Thoughts on how to Protect PaaS
As an organisation becomes more mature in their dealings with cloud they recognise that certain cloud decisions (AWS vs Azure,…
Proof of Concept: Docker with BoostFS
Docker: it’s where all the cool kids are playing these days (or so I’m told). It’s certainly got some good…
Understanding Database Backup Methods
Introduction There’s always been a few different methods for database backups. Adding to the mix of course, businesses can have…
Data Domain Virtual Edition Extends Multi-Cloud Support
When Data Domain OS 6.2 was released, one of the new features enabled for virtual edition (DDVE) was support for…
Basics – The FARR Model
Public Cloud is one of those things that works great until it doesn’t. Now, there’s a lot of reasons why…
Basics – Dynamic VMware Policies with NetWorker 18.2
I really love adaptive backup processes – that is, NetWorker and Avamar’s functions around defining dynamic selections of resources to be…
GDPR: Do your backups spark joy?
itnews Australia is reporting on a DLA Piper analysis of GDPR operations within Europe since it came into law in…
Updated KVM Image Backup Script for NetWorker
In November last year I posted a script and descriptions for use to allow NetWorker to backup RedHat/CentOS KVM images…