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Checking out vSphere Data Protection 5.1
A few weeks ago, at VMworld 2012 US, VMware announced vSphere Data Protection – a virtual appliance backup solution for vSphere 5.1 that is based on EMC Avamar technology. Read more about VDP on my blog : VMworld 2012 announces… Read more
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VMworld 2012 Wrap-up on Backup
As much as I like virtualization, and systems management, and private cloud … most folks know that I am a backup guy, first and foremost. So, you should definitely look to some of the ESG peers for the other parts… Read more
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VMworld 2012 video on VMware backup
Had the chance to do an interview on ‘The Cube’ … on VDP, VMware backup and other stuff from VMworld. Thanks for watching. Read more
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What IT Pros should look for in Virtualization Protection
Most folks know that if I wasn’t a backup-guy, I would be a virtualization-dude. So, when those two topics collide, I’m a happy IT guy who probably has an opinion or suggestion (or two). Coming off of the Trends in… Read more
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Cool EMC Networker 8 video
While I was taking some time off last month, EMC announced NetWorker 8 – and one of the things that I caught up on was a neat video celebrating the legacy of NetWorker from 1988 through 2012. Other than the… Read more
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HP announces StoreOnce Catalyst
This week at HP Discover 2012, HP announced StoreOnce Catalyst as a software accelerator (API toolset) that enables its HP StoreOnce backup appliances to achieve up to 100TB/hour in backups – and in restores, too! Along with support for HP’s… Read more