Overland Storage on the ropes?
The Register reports that Overland Storage is on the ropes, as far as the Nasdaq as concerned. While delisting from…
Welcome to the new site
I’d like to welcome everyone to the new site. I’ve transferred across all previous posts and comments and I’m pleased…
Seasons greetings from the NetWorker Blog
I’d like to take a moment to wish all the regular readers – and any new visitors – a very…
Show me the man pages
As a long term Unix admin, it’s frustrating when there are commands on my systems for which there aren’t man…
Aside – My Number #1 Pet Peeve in Interface Design
At University, I had a fascinating lecturer. His typical mode of dress was a t-shirt, stubbies and to go barefoot…
What’s been happening this week?
It’s been a fairly interesting week overall in storage. There’s still been a lot of chatter about FAST, EMC’s new…
Pictorial representation of management happiness over OpEx cost savings
There is a profoundly important backup adage that should be front and centre in the mind of any backup administrator,…
Fingers Crossed for some New Years Resolutions from EMC
Over at Storagebod’s Blog, Martin Glassborow has been providing a highly interesting and entertaining set of letters to Father Christmas,…
The pros and cons of Legato License Manager
Bundled with NetWorker for some time now has been the peripheral product, Legato License Manager (LLM). (Now normally just referred…
15 crazy things I never want to hear again
Over the years I’ve dealt with a lot of different environments, and a lot of different usage requirements for backup…