Virtualizing your data protection - it ain't no cakewalk and takes a lot more...
There are a whole slew of issues surrounding storage for server virtualization environments, but one stands out - data protection. If you're not taking your DP approach outside the traditional box...
View ArticleBecause that's what we've always done
It's a few years ago, and this pilot fish works at a very large data processing outfit where every night there's a very large job that runs for hours -- until there's a problem.
View ArticleIs tape really dead?
With all the industry buzz around disk based data protection and deduplication, many companies are rethinking their current investments in tape infrastructure. The problem is, many have spent years...
View ArticleWhy doesn't somebody TELL us these things?
Pilot fish is fed up with manually dealing with backup problems -- resetting the daemons database and replacing the tape in the autoloader before he can rerun a failed backup. Fortunately, it looks...
View ArticleYep, that would do it
Flashback to the mid-1980s, when the company this pilot fish works for is changing to a new brand of minicomputer -- and it's a good time to see what can be done about the network.
View ArticleGlad that's cleared up. Now about that stuck tape...
Consultant pilot fish gets a call from a client who says she can't get Monday's tape cartridge out of the drive and insert Tuesday's tape. But that's not what it looks like on fish's end.
View ArticleData protection services -- Make sure you get what you pay for
For those readers growing up in the 1970s, you are probably familiar with the commercials for Fram oil filters. For those who don’t know, they featured a grease covered mechanic talking about how...
View ArticleYou CAN have too much of a good thing
IT pilot fish is at a client site to do an upgrade, and while he's there the client proudly mentions that he has just ordered another four-drawer file cabinet -- and it's dedicated for backup logs.
View ArticleIf files were bricks, you'd change your backup strategy
If somebody asked you to do the exact same work over and over again, would you think that was a smart thing to do? Of course not. But that’s exactly what many of us are doing in our backup environments.
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