0601, 2021

Examine these 21 top cloud backup services for business

Staff Writer/ January 6, 2021/ Backup and Archival Tools, Backup and recovery software, Cloud computing, Cloud computing SLAs, Data storage backup tools, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice, Storage Vendors

Reading Time-approximately: 20 minutesBefore selecting a service from a cloud backup provider, identify your organization’s specific needs, including which features are important for security and data management. By Chris Evans As data becomes more valuable to enterprises, backup and data protection become increasingly critical in delivering IT services to internal business customers. Over the last 15 years, IT has gradually adopted public cloud

0401, 2021

What is Enterprise backup as a service?

Staff Writer/ January 4, 2021/ Backup and recovery software, Cloud backup, Data backup security, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice, Security

Reading Time-approximately: < 1 minuteEnterprise BaaS is a software as a service that delivers backup and recovery services that connect systems to the cloud. Learn how BaaS works, pros and cons, and best practices. Tekmart Africa Partner Content Before the pandemic, enterprises were gradually turning to software-as-a-service providers for data protection. With millions of employees now working from home, more organizations started asking: “What

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

1511, 2020

How can I best implement an active archive environment?

T-Blog Editor/ November 15, 2020/ Archiving and backup, 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: 2 minutesExamine the major elements of an active archiving environment, including the kinds of data that you can use in one and resources to help with platform execution. By Paul Kirvan Archiving assumes an organization must protect data but might not actively use it for an extended period. Typical archiving technologies include magnetic tape and cloud-based archives. However, suppose certain data

2610, 2020

Cloud-to-Cloud Backup (C2C Backup)

T-Blog Editor/ October 26, 2020/ Cloud backup, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Engage the experts, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice, Tech Definitions

Reading Time-approximately: 6 minutesC2C backup (cloud-to-cloud backup) is the practice of copying data stored on one cloud service to another cloud service. The backup stored on the second cloud service serves the same purpose as an off-site backup. Posted by: Margaret Rouse WhatIs.com Contributor(s): Paul Crocetti and Matthew Haughn Cloud-to-cloud backup is important for organizations that rely on software-as-a-service (SaaS) applications like Microsoft Office 365, Box and Zendesk.

2010, 2020

Top 5 backup and recovery challenges and their remedies

T-Blog Editor/ October 20, 2020/ Backup and Archival Tools, Data storage backup tools, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Engage the experts, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice

Reading Time-approximately: 3 minutesAs data backup and recovery reaches new levels of capacity and complexity, learn how to gain the upper hand over common challenges in this important field. By John Edwards Data backup and recovery has always been a demanding task, requiring meticulous planning and tenacious scheduling. Although cloud technology and storage media improvements make it easier to protect essential data, the

0910, 2020

Remote office backup best practices and options

T-Blog Editor/ October 9, 2020/ Backup and Archival Tools, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice, Remote data protection, Remote data protection, Working Remotely

Reading Time-approximately: 3 minutesHow can organizations ensure backup of data generated from employees’ remote offices? Explore two top options and guidance to help protect your critical data. By Brien Posey With much of the world working from home as a result of the current coronavirus pandemic, proper data backup is more essential than ever. Depending on your organization’s architecture, however, it might struggle

0910, 2020

Incremental Backup-a tech definition

T-Blog Editor/ October 9, 2020/ Datacenter Infrastructure News, Expert Advise and Opinion, Incremental Backup, Industry News and Expert Advice, Tech Definitions

Reading Time-approximately: 6 minutesAn incremental backup is a backup type that only copies data that has been changed or created since the previous backup activity was conducted. An incremental backup approach is used when the amount of data that has to be protected is too voluminous to do a full backup of that data every day. Posted by: Margaret Rouse WhatIs.com Contributor(s): Rich Castagna and Brien

0910, 2020

Differential Backup-a tech definition

T-Blog Editor/ October 9, 2020/ Differential Backup, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice, Tech Acronyms and Initialisms, Tech Definitions

Reading Time-approximately: 3 minutesA differential backup is a data backup that copies all of the files that have changed since the last full backup was performed. This includes any data that has been created, updated or altered in any way and does not copy all of the data every time. The term differential backup stems from the concept that only data that is “different” is

0610, 2020

Remote backup and recovery, protection changes that will stick

T-Blog Editor/ October 6, 2020/ ‘New Normal’ courtesy of Covid-19, Backup and Archival Tools, Covid-19 Global Responses, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice, Remote data protection

Reading Time-approximately: 3 minutesYour organization likely saw big changes in IT processes as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. Explore the backup and recovery shifts you should expect to remain. By Krista Macomber The COVID-19 pandemic shifted most companies to operating remotely nearly overnight. IT was forced to adapt just as quickly, especially when it came to backup and recovery processes. In fact,