For enterprises seeking to escape the challenges of managing and maintaining tape backup architectures, disk-to-disk backup has been nothing short of a godsend. By replacing tape with disk for nightly ...

In most enterprises, disk is looked to as a cure for all your backup woes. The goal of adding disk to the process is to reduce backup windows, improve recovery windows and make the whole process more ...

One new appliance is Idealstor&'s FrankeNAS, which is a disk-to-disk storage and backup device that takes backup tape out of the equation. The device uses hard disks both in a RAID array and in a ...

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Disk-based backup has been making a name for itself this past year especially since costs continue to drop. SearchStorage.com's readers have come to us seeking answers on the best way to implement ...

What happens instead is that customers using tape backup worry about their systems. Switching to a different backup mechanism can be costly, both in dollars and in time. Disk-based backup vendor ...

This advanced tip allows a Time Machine backup to be made and transferred to an alternative storage location, all while still being available as a backup disk. Joe is a seasoned Mac veteran with years ...

Some people will be able to set up and turn on Time Machine with a single click. But you may need to do some manual configuration to get it to work the way you want. You should also be aware of some ...

When it comes to Mac backup, most Mac users think of Time Machine. But as part of a backup plan, it’s a good idea to supplement Time Machine with another backup method, such as disk cloning, using an ...

Since the release of Time Machine, backing your Mac up has never been easier. If you want to back up different sets of files to more than one drive, though, this script will help you do so. Time ...

I spoke at several sessions at SNW Europe last week, and one session was about next-generation data protection. Attendees asked an interesting question, which ties into my last column on challenges ...

Currently, we backup to tape nightly, but are planning to switch to backup to disk with tape going offsite weekly and monthly. Commvault Simpana will be configured to backup a variety of file sizes to ...