3112, 2020

6 common Backup Exec error codes and how to resolve them

Staff Writer/ December 31, 2020/ Archiving and backup, Backup and Archival Tools, Backup and recovery software, Cloud backup, Data storage backup tools, Data storage backup tools, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Expert Advise and Opinion, How-Tos and Other Useful Tips and Tricks, Industry News and Expert Advice, Timeless Tips

Reading Time-approximately: 5 minutesBackup Exec, which is now under the Veritas brand, is one of the top names in data protection. If a Backup Exec error occurs, it may be one of the codes analyzed below. By Brien Posey Backup Exec has been around in one form or another since the early 1990s and has a reputation as one of the more reliable

0410, 2020

Full vs. incremental vs. differential: Comparing backup types

T-Blog Editor/ October 4, 2020/ Backup and Archival Tools, Best practices for data center operations, Data storage backup tools, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice, Remote data protection

Reading Time-approximately: 4 minutesEvaluate full vs. incremental vs. differential backup, as well as newer types of backup, in synthetic and incremental-forever, to determine what’s best for your organization. By Erin Sullivan, Brien Posey For quite some time, there have been three basic types of backup: full, incremental and differential. All three have benefits and drawbacks, so deciding which one works best for you will

0410, 2020

Types of Backup Explained: Full, Incremental, Differential, etc.

T-Blog Editor/ October 4, 2020/ Backup and Archival Tools, Data storage backup tools, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Expert Advise and Opinion, How-Tos and Other Useful Tips and Tricks, Industry News and Expert Advice, Timeless Tips

Reading Time-approximately: 6 minutesThere are several different types of backup. Here’s how to choose the best way to safeguard your data and recover appropriately in the event of an incident. By Russ Fellows and Paul Crocetti Protecting data against loss, corruption, disasters (human-caused or natural) and other problems is one of the top priorities for IT organizations. In concept, the ideas are simple,

2409, 2020

What are 5 hyper-converged backup best practices?

T-Blog Editor/ September 24, 2020/ Backup and Archival Tools, Data storage backup tools, Data storage backup tools, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice

Reading Time-approximately: 2 minutesCompatibility, connection and cost are key considerations for hyper-converged data backup. Dive into these best practices to improve your data protection efforts. By Brien Posey Hyper-converged infrastructure appliances from vendors such as Dell EMC, Hewlett Packard Enterprise and Nutanix continue to perform well in the market, as do backup-oriented systems from vendors like Cohesity and Rubrik. Whichever type of HCI

1109, 2020

How to keep physical backup media storage safe

T-Blog Editor/ September 11, 2020/ Backup and Archival Tools, Data storage backup tools, Data storage backup tools, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice, Tape backup and tape libraries

Reading Time-approximately: 3 minutesData is your organization’s most important digital asset. Here are some tips on how to ensure physical data backups are stored at a safe and secure location. By John Edwards Published: 31 Mar 2020 Creating regular data backups is necessary to protect essential data from both natural disasters and human destruction. It’s equally important for organizations to decide on the location

0809, 2020

Tape data storage industry tackles challenges, archival uses

T-Blog Editor/ September 8, 2020/ Backup and Archival Tools, Best practices for data center operations, Data storage backup tools, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Industry News and Expert Advice, Tape backup and tape libraries

Reading Time-approximately: 4 minutesThe tape data storage market has confronted a major legal issue and a pandemic. Buoyed by strong archival use and offline protection, capacity shipments rose last year. By Paul Crocetti Published: 03 Sep 2020 With the increase in digital work and life as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, the world is creating more data. Much of that data is immediately

0609, 2020

5 signs it’s time for a NAS or SAN upgrade

T-Blog Editor/ September 6, 2020/ Backup and Archival Tools, Data storage backup tools, Data storage backup tools, How-Tos and Other Useful Tips and Tricks, Primary Storage Devices

Reading Time-approximately: 3 minutesIt’s easy to tell when it’s time to modernize your storage infrastructure if you know the warning signs. Find out what they are and how Liberty Mutual Insurance handled its upgrade. By John Edwards Upgrading an enterprise’s storage infrastructure isn’t easy. That’s why many managers hesitate before committing to a NAS or SAN upgrade. However, sticking with outdated storage that

0509, 2020

Backup scheduling best practices to ensure availability

T-Blog Editor/ September 5, 2020/ Backup and Archival Tools, Best practices for data center operations, Data storage backup tools, How-Tos and Other Useful Tips and Tricks, Remote data protection

Reading Time-approximately: 5 minutesFor daily work files, databases and mission-critical systems and data, the more frequent the backup, the better. But how often should you back up all your data? By Paul Kirvan With all the backup-focused products available on the market today, there is no excuse not to back up systems and data. The key to making all of this work is