Backup tools tips and expert advice

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Backup tools tips and expert advice

We've compiled our recent how-to tips and expert advice on backup tools here for your convenience.

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  • The top 10 causes of slow data backups

    Tip -  If your backups start to take longer, examine your system even if the backups are within your normal backup window. Here's a list of 10 things that may be slowing things down.

  • Source-side data reduction and backup

    Tip -  For short-term, rapid recoveries of the most recent versions of data, focus should be on source-side data reduction.

  • Data deletion or data destruction?

    Tip -  It's often assumed that once data has been marked for disposal, it no longer requires much attention. But when data backups or archives are deleted, are they really gone?

  • Top five tips for VMware data backup

    Ask the Expert -  VMware has seen tremendous adoption rates over the past two to three years. Getting your VMware data backup environment right is one of the most critical aspects of any virtualization deployment.

  • Why you need a data backup reporting tool

    Tip -  When backup reporting needs go beyond knowing what happened last night, it's probably time to start considering specialized data backup reporting tools.

  • Automate data backup with open-source tools

    Tip -  Here's a look at some of the major open-source tools for data backup.