Written by W. Curtis Preston (@wcpreston), four-time O'Reilly author, and host of The Backup Wrap-up podcast. I am now the Technology Evangelist at S2|DATA, which helps companies manage their legacy data
I keep running into a particular problem at customers and I'm curious if any backup…
I keep running into a particular problem at customers and I'm curious if any backup…
If you're encrypting the data on your hard drive using OS-level software encryption (e.g. Windows…
FacebookXNo one knows for sure whether backups are going to be included in the right to be forgotten (RTBF). Even the GDPR ICO isn’t being entirely clear about it yet. But that hasn’t stopped people from expressing very strong opinions on the subject. I’ve now written several articles on this topic, and I’ve seen a…
FacebookXWhat makes a successful data protection as a service (DPaaS) product? I watched another vendor announce a “SaaS” product that I suppose technically meets the definition – but looks like it will fall short in both metrics of success: customer satisfaction and overall revenue. It’s not going to offer an actual SaaS experience, and it’s…
FacebookXLook, I’ve been doing this backup thing for a long time. And I can tell you right now that most companies think they have backups when they really don’t. They’re missing key pieces that turn what looks like a solid backup system into a house of cards waiting to collapse. This blog post summarizes the…
FacebookXDisaster recovery experts do not agree whether you should have one-and-only-one recovery time objective (RTO) and recovery point objective (RPO) for each application, or two of them. What am I talking about? Let me explain. In case you’re not familiar with RTO & RPO, I’ll define them. RTO is the amount of time it should…
FacebookXCloud backups offer convenience and scalability, but as some outages have shown, they are not immune to catastrophic failures. The 2012 StorageCraft incident, in which a botched cloud migration led to the loss of customer backup data and metadata, serves as a stark reminder of the risks involved and the importance of meticulous planning and…
FacebookXImagine if you had to lease a car in order to use Uber. That’s the logic behind how many infrastructure software vendors sell their “service” in the cloud. These “services” come in a couple of different flavors, but both of them come down to the same thing: infrastructure set aside for your exclusive use – which…