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How to implement snapshots
It can take up to 12 hours or more to process a full backup job and move the entire backup volume to tape or disk. For many companies, that's just too much time. IT departments can use snapshots to capture entire storage environments, or simply track changes to the state of mission-critical systems. Snapshots can establish...
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How to implement disk-to-disk backups
As capacities grow and costs per gigabyte shrink, disk is being used as a backup storage target more frequently. Disk offers far better performance than tape systems, allowing for faster data transfers as well as greater long-term reliability. Disk can accept complete backup volumes, as well as simple file copies. For example, backup software...
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How to improve tape backup performance and reliability
A notable exception here is LTO-3 tapes, which are still readable in LTO-4 tape drives.
Use data backup tools to locate bottlenecks Experts point to a growing number of backup and data protection management tools that can analyze backup traffic and highlight potential problem areas. For example, you might identify tape as your data bottleneck and spend significant... More... FAQ's
Who needs a backup reporting tool?
Any organization that performs a regular backup can use visibility into those processes, which they're not likely to get with a backup application that has some basic reporting capabilities, such as log files.
If you're looking at backup reporting tools, you might be in an... More...
Are organizations using the same tools to back up virtual server environments that they have in the past?
do is deploy the same type of environment in which they are installing a backup agent inside of the guest OS or inside the virtual machine itself. There are other instances in which people are using the server virtualization vendor tools; these tools complement the backup process. Some people are writing...
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What is server-free backup, and how does it work?
Server-free backup is an umbrella term for two different kinds of backup. The general distinction is that it is backup that is going to be done outside of the server that is being backed up -- hence the name. Some of the methods for doing server-free backup...
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