Can Snaps and Replication ever replace traditional back-up applications? It's an interesting thought and certainly one that we've considered in the past. We often find that the answer that you get very much varies from what the favourite technology is with generally the NetApp fans saying yes and … [Read more...]
Help Evaluating VMware Virtual Machine Backup Options
November 27, 2009 by Leave a Comment
It has to be the most common question for those implementing a new virtual infrastructure (VI) – “how do we back up our virtual machines?” There are certainly plenty of choices. A company could stay with the (most commonly found in physical environments) system of agent based … [Read more...]
Data Management – Industrial Light and Magic
August 14, 2009 by 5 Comments
Zilla nails it here; too often we are backing up when we should be archiving. We generate so much content which is pretty much Write Once Read Never but it sits there just in case; getting backed-up time and time again whereas it should just go straight into the archive or certainly get moved after … [Read more...]
Planning for Virtual Infrastructure: Avoid the Pitfalls
March 14, 2009 by Leave a Comment
Today, many companies are considering a compete migration from a physical to a virtual infrastructure. Based on the promises of cost savings, administrative efficiencies, and improved resource utilization, virtualization is seen as the technology that makes it possible to do more with less. However, … [Read more...]