20 Common Misconceptions about Backup
There’s lots of misconceptions about backup – here, I want to present 20 of them: Backup is an IT activity….
Where RIM went wrong
(Quick note: I posted this on my personal blog – insufficient coffees thus far this morning, and decided to repost…
If you wouldn’t drink it, don’t cook with it…
This blog article has been moved across to the sister site, Enterprise Systems Backup and Recovery. Read it here. Related…
Taming dragons
So, I was having a conversation with someone via Twitter yesterday that started with me getting on a high horse…
Should POETS day be special?
You all know about POETS day, don’t you? It’s a great acronym: P-ss Off Early, Tomorrow’s Saturday It’s a pretty…
Time to move
After an 8+ hour outage on my domain this week, with no explanation from my hosting provider, I’ve finally had…
Vendors without a message
There was another flurry of conversation this week about another IT convention with some booths featuring scantily clad girls to…
5 more considerations for deduplication
Recently I wrote, “7 common problems with deduplication“. That covered some of the practicalities that you need to be aware…
Preparedness is not wastefulness
This post has now moved to the Enterprise Systems Backup Blog, and can be read here. Related posts: How much…
But where does the DPA fit in?
In yesterday’s post, I suggested that it was time for businesses to recognise and setup a new role – the…