10 Things Still Wrong with Data Protection Attitudes

When I first started working with backup and recovery systems in 1996, one of the more frustrating statements I’d hear…

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Check in – New Years Resolutions

In December last year I posted “7 new years backup resolutions for companies”. Since it’s the end of January 2012,…

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7 New Years Backup Resolutions for Companies

I’d like to suggest that companies be prepared to make (and keep!) 7 new years resolutions when it comes to…

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Trial podcast

For some time I’ve been debating whether to generate podcasts for the NetWorker blog. Rather than continue to vacillate, I’ve…

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Metrics you can depend on

When I discuss backup and recovery success metrics with customers, the question that keeps coming up is “what are desirable…

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You’re not the boss of me

Consider the following two questions: Do you manage your backups, or do your backups manage you? Does your organisation decide…

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No Zero Error Policy? No backup system

In the past I’ve talked about the importance of having zero error policies. In “What is a zero error policy?“,…

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Error lifecycle management

In previous articles I’ve discussed the need for zero error policies. This was covered first in What is a Zero…

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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…

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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…

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