Oracle and PowerProtect Data Manager
I recently wanted to check out some PowerProtect Data Manager options with Oracle, and so I found myself spinning up…
IT Skills: To Degree or not to Degree
(This article was originally published at Musing About Tech, which I’m closing down.) Introduction When I was 16 or thereabouts…
General Review: Fences
I’m a multi-OS person. I use Windows and macOS as desktops, and have a plethora of Linux systems in my…
NetWorker 19.6 At a Glance
I’ve been on a bit of a blogging hiatus over the past month. 2021 was a pretty busy year for…
2021, a Lockdown Odyssey
It’s a wrap for posts from the Data Protection blog for 2021, but if you’ll indulge me for a moment,…
NetWorker Dedupe Stats, Redux
Where we’re at A few weeks ago I posted a (lengthy) Perl script (and explanation) for running deduplication analysis against…
Unmanaged Data Hoarding is Deadly to your Business
I’ve seen a lot of talk lately of data hoarding. Data can bring us new insights, new business opportunities, and…
Crunching NetWorker Deduplication Stats
If you use NetWorker with Data Domain, you’ve probably sometimes wanted to know which of your clients have the best…
NetWorker Basics – Policy Tree and Status
The nsrpolicy tool is remarkably powerful, allowing you to create edit and view policy details rapidly from the command line…
When do I invoke Cyber Recovery?
Introduction Here’s a question I get asked quite frequently: “If we have a vault, how will the vault team know…