Differential backups and recoveries
Late last year while in New Zealand, I attended a {Product} Overview session. Unfortunately, I had to leave after an…
What is a backup system?
One of the core concepts I try to drive home in my book is that you don’t get a backup…
First impressions: Data Domain Boost
When IDATA was beta testing NetWorker 7.6 SP1, my colleagues in New Zealand were responsible for testing the DD/Boost functionality….
Good enough, or perfect?
There was an interesting discussion being held on Twitter a day or so ago – the question of designing systems…
Deleting with Reckless Abaddon
This is the fifth and final part of our four part series “Data Lifecycle Management”. (By slipping in an aside…
Sisyphus, the Storage King
This is the third post in the four part series, “Data lifecycle management”. The series started with “A basic lifecycle“,…
An Aside: Stub vs Process Archive
This is an adjunct post to the current series, “Data lifecycle management“, and is intended to provide a little more…
The importance of being archived (and deleted)
This is part 2 in the series, “Data Lifecycle Management“. Penny-wise data lifecycle management refers to a situation where companies…
A basic data lifecycle
I’m going to run a few posts about overall data management, and central to the notion of data management is…
Holiday Wrap-Up
The holiday season is upon many of us – whether you celebrate xmas or christmas, or just the new year…