Direct to Tape is Dead, Long Live Tape
Any regular reader knows that I don’t for a minute believe that tape is dead. However, it is time to…
Tag: VTL
The A-Z of Backup and Recovery
I’ve debated for a while whether to do this or not, since it might come across as somewhat twee. I…
The top 10 for 2009
Looking at the stats both for this new site and the previous site, I’ve compiled a list of the top…
Thinking big about VTL? Think again, it’s all about thinking small
A common mistake I see people make when planning VTL implementations is to aim to keep virtual media of a…
November’s top article
November saw the article, “Carry a jukebox with you (if you’re using Linux)” remain the top read story for another…
EMC, Data Domain, VTLs and Disk Backup
With their recent acquisition of Data Domain, some people at EMC have become table thumping experts overnight on why you…
Quibbles – The maddening shortfall of ADV_FILE
Everyone who has worked with ADV_FILE devices knows this situation: a disk backup unit fills, and the saveset(s) being written…
NetWorker and linuxvtl, Redux
Some time ago, I posted a blog entry titled Carry a Jukebox with you, if you’re using Linux, which referred…
Merits of target based deduplication
It goes without a doubt that we have to get smarter about storage. While I’m probably somewhat excessive in my…
Most popular in August
The most visited post in August was again, Carry a jukebox with you (if you’re using Linux). I think part…