Is a “copy” a “backup”?
There’s been of discussions on various storage blogs both previously, and again now on whether a copy (e.g., a tarball,…
Tag: Backup
What’s backup got to do with it?
Perhaps one of the most common mistakes that companies can make is to focus on their backup window. You might…
Think backup belongs in ILM? Think again
In my opinion (and after all, this is my blog), there’s a fundamental misconception in the storage industry that backup…
Manual backups and the ‘quiet’ option
When you run a manual backup in NetWorker (e.g., via the “save” command), NetWorker will by default give you a…
Backup is insurance
Over at The Daily WTF, there’s a story at the moment about a company that went out of business due…
Aside – My take on Time Machine
Introduction Being one of those freaky weird IT people who are passionate about backups*, when Apple first previewed Mac OS…
How important is it to clone?
This post has now been moved to the Enterprise Systems Backup Blog. You can find it here. Related posts: What’s backup…