SME backup products offer diverse routes to the cloud

T-Blog Editor/ October 2, 2020/ Backup and Archival Tools, Backup and recovery software, Data storage backup tools, Expert Advise and Opinion, How-Tos and Other Useful Tips and Tricks, IT Managed Services, IT Management, Timeless Tips

Reading Time-approximately: 3 minutesWe take the temperature on cloud-era SME-focused backup products that come as “traditional” software, replication-centric protection environments and hardware appliances. By Antony Adshead Computer Weekly recently surveyed the main backup software providers and those that supply a new breed of backup appliances, all built for the cloud era as a target. Here we look at the rest – all small and medium-sized enterprise

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Acronis backup and recovery software: Features to know

T-Blog Editor/ October 2, 2020/ Backup and Archival Tools, Backup and recovery software, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Expert Advise and Opinion, How-Tos and Other Useful Tips and Tricks, Industry News and Expert Advice, Tekmart Enterprise Hardware Tips

Reading Time-approximately: 2 minutesA long-time cloud backup proponent, Acronis tries to make the selection and use of its data backup products easier with a Backup Purchase Wizard and Universal Restore technology. By Brien Posey With a reputation as stable, easy to use and innovative, Acronis backup and recovery software products are the go-to data backup offerings for many organizations. And since approximately 2012,

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Microsoft 365 disaster recovery options: Native vs. third-party

T-Blog Editor/ October 2, 2020/ Backup and recovery software, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Expert Advise and Opinion, How-Tos and Other Useful Tips and Tricks, Industry News and Expert Advice

Reading Time-approximately: 2 minutesWhile Microsoft offers disaster recovery for its 365 platform, you might need more protection. Explore some of the available options, plus how to create a DR plan. By Brien Posey Microsoft 365 — formerly Office 365 — is one of the most popular software suites for businesses. Given the volume of data that organizations store within Microsoft 365 applications such

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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

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Why tape-based backup is making a comeback

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

Reading Time-approximately: 4 minutesNew technologies make venerable tape storage tech a smart choice for off-site backups and data archiving. Explore pros and cons, as well as how the pandemic affects tape use. By John Edwards Published: 30 Jun 2020 Tape technology, regarded by many storage professionals as legacy hardware, is mounting a surprising comeback. While hardly anyone expects tape-based backup to become the dominant

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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

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LTO-6 (Linear Tape-Open 6)

T-Blog Editor/ September 8, 2020/ Datacenter Infrastructure News, LTO-6 (Linear Tape-Open 6), Tech Acronyms and Initialisms, Tech Definitions

Reading Time-approximately: 2 minutesPosted by: Margaret Rouse WhatIs.com Contributor(s): Ed Hannan LTO-6 is a tape format from the Linear Tape-Open (LTO) Consortium released in 2012. It was preceded by LTO-4 in 2007 and LTO-5 in 2010. LTO-7, LTO-8, LTO-9 and LTO-10 formats are scheduled, but not yet available. According to the Consortium, LTO-6 offers 2.5 terabytes (TB) of native capacity (6.25 TB compressed) capacity, native sustained data transfer rates of

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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

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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

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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

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