Random thoughts from a Backup-dude … Husband & Father … Christ-follower & Scout-leader … Gamer & former-MSFTie & former-ESG Analyst … now at Veeam
With an architecture that is designed to scale-up (compute) its storage and dedupe controllers, separate from how it scales-out (capacity) is storage nodes, Sepaton markets itself as the only data protection solution that is designed solely for large enterprises. In its 6.1 release, Sepaton brings new options to Symantec owners, through its recent OST certification … Read more
I confess to have been personally blown out of the water by this new UI, when I saw it a few weeks ago. Many backup companies talk about ‘policy-based’ solutions and ‘ease-of-use’ – but what has come out of Quest looks more like a UI from a science fiction movie like Minority Report or video … Read more
[cross posted on ESG blog Technical Optimist .com] Deduplication isn’t an “if”, it’s a “when” – and the “when” is now. Take a look at this 5m video to explain where the evolution is coming from, in a technology that everybody ought to be taking for granted. As always, thanks for watching.
Microsoft Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) can back up Windows-based virtual servers while ensuring data is application-consistent. In a world where server virtualization is a “when” and not an “if,” it’s important to understand how backup strategies might change when moving from OS-centric (guest-level) backups to host-based (hypervisor) protection. More importantly, not all host-based backup … Read more
Had the chance to sit down with the folks at Wikibon on SiliconAngle.tv while I was at EMC World 2012. Check out the video, where we discussed “The Future of Backup and Recovery” As always, thanks for watching.