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Backup for virtual servers
What Is Cloud Backup and How Does It Work?
Cloud backup, also known as online backup or remote backup, is a strategy for backing up data that involves sending a copy of the data over a proprietary or public network to an off-site server and storage system. Continue Reading
Physical vs. virtual backup appliances: Make the best choice
Organizations have a choice in backup appliances: physical or virtual. Explore what both types of appliances require and where a virtual backup appliance has an edge. Continue Reading
Dell EMC Avamar
Dell EMC Avamar is a hardware and software data backup product. Continue Reading
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serverless backup
Serverless data backup removes backup procedures from production servers so that the time usually spent on backup functions can be used for other server tasks. Continue Reading
Will instant VM recovery ever be truly instant?
The need for human interaction currently prevents the virtual machine recovery process from being more instantaneous. But that could change in the future. Continue Reading
What is NetBackup Instant Recovery for VMware?
Symantec's NetBackup Instant Recovery for VMware feature can provide organizations with instant recovery capabilities, but backup server power issues can be a concern.Continue Reading
Volume Shadow Copy Service-based backup
A Volume Shadow Copy Service-based backup operates at the block level of the file system to create application-consistent backups through a VSS writer and VSS requestor.Continue Reading
VM backup software offers efficient protection and recovery
Virtual machine-specific backup software and VM backup functionality from traditional vendors have changed virtual server backup for the better.Continue Reading
The expert guide to enterprise backup software
Get tips on backup software -- where it works best and how to purchase the best product for your environment.Continue Reading
How does agentless backup of virtual servers work?
How does agentless backup of virtual servers work? How does the system understand what needs to be backed up?Continue Reading
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How does instant recovery (recovery-in-place) work?
What is recovery-in-place, which some people call instant recovery, and how does it work?Continue Reading
The evolution of data backup application suites
Today's backup suites offer more than just backup, with snapshot and replication management, virtual server protection, cloud integration and more.Continue Reading
Virtual machine backup software eases admin pain
Virtualization complicated backup using legacy products, but virtual machine backup software offers flexibility and a richer feature set.Continue Reading
How private clouds impact the backup and recovery process
Brien Posey explains why private clouds impact the backup and recovery process and what you can do to be sure your data is recoverable.Continue Reading
Virtual data protection requires fresh approach to backup
Virtual data protection strategies require admins to modernize production and protection at the same time to lessen the impact on performance.Continue Reading
How virtual machine replication to the cloud is changing data protection
Brien Posey discusses how the ability to replicate and run virtual machines in the cloud is changing data protection and DR for SMBs.Continue Reading
Server virtualization drives interest in backup monitoring software
Independent backup expert Brien Posey discusses why server virtualization is driving increased interest in backup monitoring software.Continue Reading
Meet service-level objectives for 'recovery in place'
George Crump discusses the challenges associated with meeting service-level objectives for 'recovery in place' in this video from Storage Decisions.Continue Reading
Hypervisor-based replication in VMware and Hyper-V
Independent backup expert Brien Posey discusses native hypervisor-based replication in VMware and Hyper-V, in this Expert Answer.Continue Reading
virtual tape library (VTL)
A virtual tape library (VTL) is a storage system consisting of hard disk drives (HDDs) that looks and acts like a physical tape library.Continue Reading
The backup target today
There are many backup target options available with a wide range of price points. They include everything from tape drives and tape libraries to virtual tape libraries, deduplication arrays, integrated backup appliances and cloud backups.
What is data protection?
Data backups have evolved to the point that they are hardly recognizable. For many organizations, the days of producing a nightly backup to tape are over. Exponential data growth and the need for near real-time data protection have driven ...Continue Reading
Symantec Corp. NetBackup 5220 appliance
The Symantec NetBackup 5220 is a scalable disk backup appliance. It can be partitioned as deduplicating or non-deduplicating storage partitions, or a combination of the two.Continue Reading
Quantum Corp. vmPRO 4000 appliance
The vmPRO 4000 family offers backup software and storage in one appliance that’s based on Quantum’s DXi dedupe and replication devices.Continue Reading
image-based backup
Image-based backup is a backup process for a computer or virtual machine (VM) that creates a copy of the operating system and all the data associated with it, including the system state, and application configurations and saves it as a single file.Continue Reading
VMware backup
VMware backup is the copying of data on a virtual machine (VM) in a VMware environment to prevent data loss.Continue Reading
virtual server backup
Virtual server backup is the copying of data stored on a virtual server to guard against data loss.Continue Reading