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How to implement snapshots
Snapshots can establish recovery points in just a fraction of the time needed for a traditional backup and can significantly reduce recovery point objectives (RPOs) by supporting more frequent recovery points. When properly implemented, snapshot data can be used to restore lost files or recover from more substantial data loss. Features like data deduplication are...
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How to implement disk-to-disk backups
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Data deduplication has become an indispensable element of disk-based backup, and should be an integrated part of the storage platform itself. Deduplication systematically locates and eliminates redundant data stored within the disk array. This can effectively compress storage as much as 50:1 over time -- not only easing capital expenditures... More...
How to improve tape backup performance and reliability
The role of tape is clearly changing, shifting away from everyday data backup and moving toward deep archiving or offsite storage, but tape is still an important element of many data centers. Storage professionals must contend with concerns about tape performance and reliability that have remained almost unchanged for decades. In spite of...
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FAQ's
Are there any benefits or drawbacks of choosing a separate tool for backup reporting compared with using a tool that's integrated with your backup software?
The backup applications usually provide some fundamental reporting on backup operations. You might have a dashboard view and some canned reports that focus on things like backup job status or media, or device error. And if you need to drill...
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Server-free backup FAQ podcast
W. Curtis Preston discusses how server-free backup works, pros and cons of server-free backup, the server-free backup market today, and alternatives to this complicated approach to backing up large data sets.
Check out the entire Server-free Backup FAQ. W. Curtis Preston is the vice... More...
Server-free backup FAQ
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