Ask the Experts

Ask the Experts

• CDP’s (continuous data protection) advantages in virtual server backup

  Find out the advantages CDP (continuous data protection) offers in backing up virtual servers in this Expert Response from Brien Posey.  Continue Reading

• Magnetic tape’s changing storage role

  David Hill, analyst with the Mesabi Group, discusses the changing role of magnetic tape in this Expert Answer.  Continue Reading

• The difference between target and source deduplication for VM backup

  Find out the difference between target and source deduplication for virtual server backup in this Expert Response from Brien Posey.  Continue Reading

• Why Microsoft VSS is important to virtual server backup

  Find out why Microsoft VSS is so important to virtual server backup in this Expert Response from Brien Posey.  Continue Reading

• How VMware backups differ from Hyper-V, Xen backup

  Find out how VMware backups differ from Hyper-V or Xen backup in this Expert Response from Brien Posey.  Continue Reading

• Agent-based vs. hypervisor-level backups of virtualized servers

  Find out why so many organizations continue to make agent-based backups of virtualized servers in this Expert Response from Brien Posey.  Continue Reading

• The impact of the vStorage APIs on VMware backup

  Find out how, if at all, vStorage APIs have leveled the playing field for VMware backup in this Expert Response from Brien Posey.  Continue Reading

• How vStorage APIs have impacted virtual server backup

  Find out how the vStorage APIs have impacted virtual server backup in this Expert Response from Brien Posey.  Continue Reading

• Hypervisor-level backup efficient for VM backups

  Find out the two reasons why hypervisor-level backups are more efficient for VM backups in this Expert Response from Brien Posey.  Continue Reading

• Different approaches to backing up virtual servers

  Learn the two main approaches to backing up virtual machines in this Expert Response from Brien Posey.  Continue Reading

• The challenge of backing up virtual machines

  Learn why backing up virtual machines can be so challenging in this Expert Response from Brien Posey.  Continue Reading

• The role of magnetic tape storage is changing

  Jon Toigo, founder and CEO of Toigo Partners International, discusses how tape storage is used today, how it may be used in the future, and why.  Continue Reading

• Cloud data backup vs. tape backup

  Jon Toigo, founder and CEO of Toigo Partners International, discusses whether cloud data backup is a replacement for tape in this Expert Response.  Continue Reading

• Skepticism about deduplication to tape remains

  Jon Toigo, founder and CEO of Toigo Partners International, offers his thoughts on why adoption of deduplication to tape has been slow in this Expert Response.  Continue Reading

• Challenges associated with tape vaulting

  Jon Toigo offers advice on solving some common challenges associated with tape vaulting in this Expert Response.  Continue Reading