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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Do you need to make Exchange Online backups?

T-Blog Editor/ October 2, 2020/ Exchange Online administration and implementation, Expert Advise and Opinion, How-Tos and Other Useful Tips and Tricks, Messaging and collaboration, Timeless Tips

Reading Time-approximately: 4 minutesMicrosoft has several protective measures in place to let customers restore deleted mail in Office 365, but backup vendors will say it’s not enough to cover every scenario. By Nathan O’Bryan, Planet Technologies Moving from on-premises Exchange into Exchange Online is a big change for multiple reasons. These are different systems that require different administration strategies. For administrators, one of the

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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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How to execute a virtual hardware upgrade — and Ctrl-Z a faulty one

T-Blog Editor/ September 27, 2020/ Creating and upgrading VMware servers and VMs, Datacenter Infrastructure News, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice, VMware ESX and ESXi administration, VMware products

Reading Time-approximately: 5 minutesAdministrators who want to get the most out of their virtualization investments will need to perform an upgrade to the virtual hardware, and know how to undo the change if problems arise. By Mike Preston VM compatibility mode plays a key role in how adaptable and mobile VMs can be in the data center. With every new release of vSphere,

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Upgrade ESX to ESXi hosts in seven steps

T-Blog Editor/ September 27, 2020/ Datacenter Infrastructure News, Engage the experts, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice, VMware ESX and ESXi administration

Reading Time-approximately: 5 minutesThe upgrade from ESX to ESXi hosts can be difficult; no current tools convert hosts for you and you can’t preserve manual configurations. But there are ways to ease the process. By Eric Siebert The next release of vSphere won’t include VMware ESX, so you may be unsure how to upgrade your ESX hosts to ESXi hosts. Unfortunately there is

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Use the command line for ESXi host backup and restoration

T-Blog Editor/ September 27, 2020/ Datacenter Infrastructure News, Expert Advise and Opinion, How-Tos and Other Useful Tips and Tricks, Industry News and Expert Advice, Timeless Tips, VMware ESX and ESXi administration

Reading Time-approximately: 3 minutesBacking up and properly restoring VMs are essential tasks for workload protection. Use a command-line interface, such as vSphere CLI or PowerCLI, to back up and restore the ESXi host. By Stephen J. Bigelow VMware administrators can back up an ESXi host using one of two command-line scripting interfaces: vSphere CLI and PowerCLI. After creating the ESXi host backup, those

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How to change an ESXi password for vCenter

T-Blog Editor/ September 27, 2020/ Datacenter Infrastructure News, Engage the experts, Expert Advise and Opinion, How-Tos and Other Useful Tips and Tricks, Industry News and Expert Advice, Tekmart Enterprise Hardware Tips, Timeless Tips, VMware ESX and ESXi administration, VMware products

Reading Time-approximately: 3 minutesA forgotten ESXi root password can stop you in your tracks. Avoid dodgy quick fixes and learn the proper way to recover a root password for vCenter-connected and stand-alone hosts. By Stuart Burns Everyone forgets a password once in a while. If you forget your ESXi root password, you can find many quick fixes online, but many of these options

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How to troubleshoot unexpected ESXi host reboots using crash logs

T-Blog Editor/ September 27, 2020/ Datacenter Infrastructure News, Engage the experts, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice, Timeless Tips, VMware ESX and ESXi administration, VMware products

Reading Time-approximately: 2 minutesWhen your ESXi host abruptly reboots, you can use logs to track the potential causes, whether they are planned, environmental or hardware-related. By Vladan Seget Sometimes an ESXi host reboots unexpectedly, often during a power outage if the uninterrupted power supply doesn’t last, but sometimes as a result of a core dump or faulty hardware. This can cause your ESXi

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How do you use VMware ESXi logs to troubleshoot your host?

T-Blog Editor/ September 27, 2020/ Datacenter Infrastructure News, Engage the experts, Expert Advise and Opinion, Industry News and Expert Advice, VMware products

Reading Time-approximately: 3 minutesWith access to logs, you can troubleshoot your ESXi host and track issues as they crop up. You can access your logs via the console or a web browser with only a few simple steps. By Vladan Seget You can troubleshoot an ESXi host in a few different ways. The exact method depends on which version of ESXi you’re trying

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