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
The awesome folks in the ESG Video team recently let me sit down and record a few podcasts that I will be releasing over the next few weeks. In this one, I started thinking about the challenges of midsized organizations and ensuring adequate data protection and recovery. While enterprises often have experts that are ready … Read more
I am a Backup Guy, which by definition means that I somewhat pretend to be a Storage guy, too (cuz where else are you going to store back up stuff?). Well, a few weeks ago, I decided to augment my home lab with some additional storage and had been really intrigued by the iSCSI offerings … Read more
With twenty years of backup experience, you might presume that my own personal backups might be flawless and in triplicate. And for my professional workstation, it actually is. But admittedly, for the rest of my data, such as those invaluable family photos, personal data and other stuff – it admittedly isn’t as well or frequently … Read more
“All we can afford is tape.” “We’re small – so we can’t afford enterprise stuff” “We only have 40 people. If we have to recreate something, it isn’t too bad“ Respectfully, none of these are reasons — they are all excuses — and they are mostly inaccurate. The US Dept. of Labor once surveyed what … Read more
repost from Because It’s Everyone’s Business This week, a new report from Compass Intelligence ranked Microsoft as #1 among the top technology vendors that are effectively serving small businesses. Stephanie Mehta at CNN Money.com published an article this week that listed the top ten vendors, with Microsoft going from #6 last year to #1. Ms. … Read more