Data archiving: It doesn’t have to be on tape
Long-term data storage can be done in the cloud, on disk drives, and optical disks, but each has some drawbacks.
Stories by W. Curtis Preston
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Five reasons restores can take longer than backups
Backing up data can be fairly quick, but because the steps needed to access the backup and restore it to the live network, restores can be surprisingly slow.
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Why cloud is the way to go when recovering from ransomware
For businesses attacked by ransomware, a fully automated, high-speed disaster recovery is the way to successfully avoid paying the ransom.
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Ransomware: How to ensure back-ups are ready for a real attack
Avoid paying off ransomware attackers by following these steps to ensure back-ups can restore infected systems.
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Back-up lessons from OVHcloud's catastrophic fire disaster
Organisations that failed to make sure their cloud data was backed up learned the consequences when an OVHcloud data centre burned last month.
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How CIOs can protect back-ups from ransomware
Back-ups can be defended against ransomware attacks by moving them offsite from primary systems and removing file-system access.
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Disaster recovery lessons from an island struck by a hurricane
Prepping for disaster recovery needs a plan, testing, and thinking about non-technical necessities like food and shelter for the recovery team.
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Facts about back-up security that should scare businesses to death
How CIOs can tighten up security for back-up systems and avoid malicious activities carried out by lone wolves.
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Backing up databases is critical and complex
Proper database back-up is essential because of the importance of the data they contain, so understanding how the work is also a must.
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Should businesses upgrade tape drives to the latest standard?
A recently released standard for linear tape-open—LTO-9—sets the scene for faster drives with more capacity, but are they a must-have?
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How to ensure data that should be backed up gets backed up
Using selective exclusion may result in storing some useless data, but it avoids having no back-up for the important stuff
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Item-level vs. image-level back-up: Why it’s best to use a combo
Two types of back-up – item level and image level – have different strengths, and it’s possible to tap the best of both.
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How to back-up hyper-converged infrastructure
Enterprises running hypervisors on HCI systems typically have back-up options available to them that are not available on generic hardware.
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5 metrics to assess enterprise back-up and recovery systems
Enterprises need to gather key data to determine whether back-up and recovery plans match up with reality.
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How to back up Kubernetes and Docker
You don’t have to back up everything about every container, but it’s important to back up configurations.
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