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 lack of search-ability but also because the catalog is the key to really leveraging primary storage snapshots and replication capabilities with traditional backup for a modern recovery capability.
As always, thanks for watching.
[Originally posted on ESG’s Technical Optimist.com]