Assorted musings (Episode 1?)

Not enough to warrant a full blog article, but here are a few things that have caught my attention of…

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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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Basics: Backup Lifecycle

In the various backup/data protection groups I hang around on, I periodically see the “I’m new to backup, what do…

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The 9 Essential Properties of Backup

Introduction What goes into making a backup? What are the traits that essential in order for it to be something…

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7 Contentious Thoughts about Data Protection

Years ago, back in the days when TV shows would take months, if not years, to appear in Australia after…

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I can’t stand world backup day

Another year rolls around, and I yet again find myself facing an onslaught of “world backup day” posts. So yet…

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Updated KVM Image Backup Script for NetWorker

In November last year I posted a script and descriptions for use to allow NetWorker to backup RedHat/CentOS KVM images…

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Basics – Change and Growth

I assume you’ve heard of the wheat and the chessboard problem. It often gets presented as part of the history of chess, or as…

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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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Basics – Backup, Archive, and HSM

Backup, archive and HSM are funny old concepts in technology and business. We’ve been doing backup for literally decades, and…

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