The designing of backup environments
The cockatrice was a legendary beast that was a two-legged dragon, with the head of a rooster that could, amongst…
Using probes? Upgrade to 7.6 SP3 CR1
A while ago I became aware of some bugs to do with NetWorker probe based backups. While they worked without…
Aside – Indeterminate measurements and false hope
I’d like to suggest that we should specify that “percentage complete” estimates – be they progress bars or sliders or…
Check in – New Years Resolutions
In December last year I posted “7 new years backup resolutions for companies”. Since it’s the end of January 2012,…
Data Awareness Distribution in the Enterprise
Continuing on my post relating to dark data last week, I want to spend a little more about data awareness classification…
Basics – NetWorker and Push/Pull Recovery Models
A common theme of question asked by people new to NetWorker is whether it supports a push or pull recovery…
Dark Data
We’ve all heard the term Big Data – it’s something the vendors have been ramming down our throats with the same…
Automedia Management in Tape Libraries
A recurring theme on the NetWorker Mailing List is people not understanding how Automedia Management operates in tape libraries. Here’s…
5 rules for upgrading NetWorker
So a new version of NetWorker has come out, or is coming out, and it’s been decided that you’re going…
Why backup theory is important
Obviously the NetWorker Blog gets a lot of referrals from search engines via people looking specifically for help on particular…