Did NetApp jump the shark?

If you’re not familiar with the term jumping the shark, you might want to read up on the history of…

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Partner is not a dirty word

I periodically see indignant tweets and comments by people that if you sell something to a client, then you’re at…

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Book Drive

We’ve reached the time where I suggest that if you’re a regular reader of this blog, you would likely find…

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Well, it performs – or performance?

We are approaching the point where it would be conceivable for someone to build a PB disk system in their…

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First, backup everything

Martin Glassborow, aka @storagebod, and I had a bit of a discussion via Twitter, which came down to the following:…

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No Zero Error Policy? No backup system

In the past I’ve talked about the importance of having zero error policies. In “What is a zero error policy?“,…

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Technology is rarely the issue

One of the stories I sometimes hear from companies is that some technology X doesn’t work in their environment because…

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nsrjb -w -S 7 … aka, 7 weeks to go

In 7 weeks I’ll be moving. Not the blog – that’s staying right here, but I, personally will be moving.…

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Psst! Want to touch my backup server?

Last month, I posted a survey with the following questions: What is your backup server (currently)? Physical server Virtual server,…

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5 questions for Drobo

I love my Drobo. I have a 4-drive FW800/USB-2 unit, purchased mid last year. It has pride of place sitting…

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