Who should handle your database backups?
I’ve been working with backups for 20 years, and if there’s been one constant in 20 years I’d say that application…
2015 NetWorker Usage Report
The NetWorker usage survey for 2015 saw 140 respondents across all geographic regions, and provided some excellent details on continuing trends, as…
Client Load: Filesystem and Database Backups
A question I get asked periodically is “can I backup my filesystem and database at the same time?” As is…
Data isn’t data isn’t data
An integral part of effective data protection is data awareness. You can’t adequately protect what you don’t know about, but…
2015 – that’s a wrap!
As we approach the end of 2015 I wanted to spend a bit of time reflecting on some of the data protection…
NetWorker Scales El Capitan
When Mac OS X 10.11 (El Capitan) came out, I upgraded my personal desktop and laptop to El Capitan. The upgrade went…
NetWorker Usage Survey for 2015
It’s that time of the year again where I ask my readers and the NetWorker Community to spend a few minutes…
Recovering nsrd.info
Regular visitors will have noticed that nsrd.info has been down quite a lot over the last week. I’m pleased to…
NetWorker 8.2 SP2 is here
While NetWorker 9 went DA at the end of September and is seeing healthy uptake around the world, NetWorker 8.2 is still…
Multihost consistent backups in NetWorker 9
NetWorker 9 introduces a new action that can be incorporated into workflows, Check Connectivity. You can use this prior to a backup…