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…
Tag: Architecture
Contemplating Complexity
We’re often taught to reject complexity, and there’s a certain simple, elegant logic to that idea. Taken at face value,…
NetWorker Architecture Basics
If you’re approaching NetWorker for the very first time, it might seem a little intimidating. There are a lot of…
The Perils of Myopic Optimism
“Oxford economics historian Avner Offer believes that we’re hopelessly myopic. When left to our own devices, we’ll choose what’s nice…
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…
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…
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…
The House That No-One Built
And there she lullèd me asleep, And there I dreamed—Ah! woe betide!— The latest dream I ever dreamt On the…
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…
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…