The (backup at the) end of the road

There’s a simple truth that weaves its way through all of our lives: deferring a decision is in itself a…

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Contemplating Complexity

We’re often taught to reject complexity, and there’s a certain simple, elegant logic to that idea. Taken at face value,…

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NetWorker Architecture Basics

If you’re approaching NetWorker for the very first time, it might seem a little intimidating. There are a lot of…

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The Perils of Myopic Optimism

ā€œOxford economics historian Avner Offer believes that we’re hopelessly myopic. When left to our own devices, we’ll choose what’s nice…

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PowerProtect – Changing Data Protection

At Dell Technologies world, PowerProtect was announced. This is next generation data protection software and appliances; these aren’t just an…

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Staging Systems vs Backup Systems

Do you want a backup system, or a staging system? This might seem like an odd question, but I’m asking…

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Long Term Retention: Convenient Now, or Later?

“Oxford economics historian Avner Offer believes that we’re hopelessly myopic. When left to our own devices, we’ll choose what’s nice…

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The House That No-One Built

And there she lullĆØd me asleep, And there I dreamed—Ah! woe betide!— The latest dream I ever dreamt On the…

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Would you buy a dangerbase?

Databases. They’re expensive, aren’t they? What if I sold you a Dangerbase instead? What’s a dangerbase!? I’m glad you asked. A dangerbase…

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Architecture Matters: When you dedupe

There was a time, comparatively not that long ago, when the biggest governing factor in LAN capacity for a datacentre was…

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