Centralized Backup ... aka Jason's Blog
Random thoughts from a Backup-dude … Husband & Father … Christ-follower & Scout-leader … Gamer & former-MSFTie & former-ESG Analyst … now at Veeam
One of the most complicated areas of data protection in IT today has to be around securing the data on endpoint devices (laptops & tablets). Frankly, most IT organizations weren’t able to do an effective job of protecting that data when the devices were corporate-owned, but with the myriad devices that are now in use, … Read more
First and foremost, I am so thankful for the job that I have and the ESG family members that I share it with. It has been an amazing year that I cannot say “thank you” enough times for. I am also very thankful to the ESG family of data protection companies that have welcomed me … Read more
I worry about us. Now that the battle that we call elections is over, I find myself not so disappointed in the election results — but more in my social networks. We shake our heads and get mad at how polarized our congress is, but they are our representatives — and we mere mortals are … Read more
It wasn’t that many years ago that “snapshotting vs. backup” had the same kind of fervor in IT debates that some American political discussions have today, or religion, or any other media-infused divisive issue. Sidenote: my favorite of these incite-ful battlegrounds is still to enter a filled room and shout “Tape is Dead” (which it … Read more
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 vSphere Data Protection (VDP) And coming off of VMworld, I’ve received lots of kind feedback … Read more