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Backup and recovery software
- September 06, 2012
06 Sep'12
Cancer research group endorses Backup Exec 2012 upgrade
The Backup Exec 2012 upgrade made for a lot of unhappy customers, but the Gynecological Oncology Group's IT team found the new interface a snap.
- August 28, 2012
28 Aug'12
vSphere Data Protection brings Avamar dedupe, possible conflicts
VMware uses EMC Avamar to bring dedupe and file restores to its new vSphere Data Protection (VDP) SMB backup product.
- August 13, 2012
13 Aug'12
Symantec hopes to quiet Backup Exec 2012 upgrade complaints
Customers unhappy with Backup Exec 2012 upgrade say they look forward to the restoration of the popular Job Monitor from previous versions.
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- July 25, 2012
25 Jul'12
Symantec dumps CEO; vows to fix Backup Exec 2012
New Symantec CEO Stephen Bennett said fixing Backup Exec 2012 problems is one of his priorities as he replaces Enrique Salem.
- July 17, 2012
17 Jul'12
Druva adds file collaboration to its backup app
Laptop and endpoint backup specialist Druva gives customers the option of adding file collaboration, either on premise or through the cloud.
- July 02, 2012
02 Jul'12
Quest acquisition bolsters Dell backup software portfolio
Dell backup plans receive a jolt from $2.4 billion acquisition of Quest Software and its physical and virtual machine data protection.
- June 14, 2012
14 Jun'12
Dell backup plans include move from SMB to enterprise
The Dell backup roadmap includes plans to build on its DR4000 appliance and AppAssure software to move into the enterprise.
- June 06, 2012
06 Jun'12
Sepaton aims at large database backup with DBeXstream multistreaming
Sepaton says its DBeXstream improves performance and data reduction by deduplicating large multistreamed and multiplexed database backups.
- June 05, 2012
05 Jun'12
Quest NetVault XA will offer integrated backup management
Quest NetVault XA will offer a common backup management interface for the company’s virtual and physical data protection applications.
- May 30, 2012
30 May'12
CommVault CEO talks big data backup, cloud backup, archiving
CommVault CEO Bob Hammer talks about backing up big data, cloud backup and the relationship between archiving and backup.
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- May 14, 2012
14 May'12
Execs talk Backup Exec 2012, integrated appliances at Symantec Vision
Our senior news director Dave Raffo attended Symantec Vision last week, and we have compiled his reporting for your convenience.
- May 10, 2012
10 May'12
Symantec defends ‘bold’ changes in Backup Exec 2012 upgrade
Backup Exec 2012 upgrade has angered long-time customers, but Symantec executives say the changes were needed and users will adapt.
- May 09, 2012
09 May'12
Symantec CEO: We’ll win in virtual backup and the cloud
CEO Enrique Salem says Symantec will emerge as the leader in virtual backup and the cloud; he also expects appliances to surpass backup software.
- May 07, 2012
07 May'12
Symantec extends integrated backup appliance strategy
Symantec doubles down on its backup appliance plans, putting NetBackup 7.5 and Backup Exec 2012 on appliances with dedupe software and media servers.
- April 24, 2012
24 Apr'12
EMC aims DD Boost at Oracle RMAN
EMC looks to give Oracle RMAN a DD Boost by extending its Data Domain dedupe-enhancement software to the database recovery application.