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Better Catalogs Make for Better Data Restores (video)
It really is just that simple: backup products without robust catalogs are just that, backup products – not restore products. There are lots of reasons that just maintaining a browse-able file list is not enough today, including not only a… Read more
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Data Protection Appliances are better than PBBAs
Too many folks categorize every blinky-light box that can be part of a data protection solution as a "Purpose Built Backup Appliance" or PBBA. But the market isn’t just a bunch of apples with an orange or two mixed in,… Read more
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vBlog: How to Ensure the Availability of the Modern Data Center
When you really boil down the core of IT — its to deliver the services and access to data that the business requires. That includes understanding the needs of the business, its dependencies on things like its data, and then… Read more
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D2D2C is like 1 box of Legos and 2 manuals
Last year, I blogged that a modern “Data Protection Strategy” is more than just backup – instead including also snapshots, replication, archiving, etc. (see also bit.ly/jbSpectrum1) And while some would then call this a hybrid architecture, others prefer to think… Read more
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vBlog: Every Data Protection Architecture should be “Hybrid”
Maybe not “every” – but certainly more than “most” – data protection architecture should be “hybrid,” meaning that it should include disk-, cloud-, and yes tape-based recovery components. Why? Because each has a legitimate set of use-case scenarios and attributes… Read more
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vBlog: What to look for in Virtualization Protection in 2014
I spend a lot of time talking about protecting highly virtualized environments because so many people still struggle with it. In fact, ESG published a whole report on it earlier in 2013: ESG Report: Trends in Protecting Highly Virtualized Environments… Read more
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