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- Tape Is Dead, Part II
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How should I back up data that doesn’t deduplicate? It’s one of the questions I’m asked often – by both our engineers and our customers. In fact, a TBW reader raised the issue in response to my recent post. Therefore, I’d like to explain how we approach such fundamental challenges and then share the approaches ... Continue Reading » - Tape is Alive? Inconceivable!
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To begin each year, Joe Tucci brings 400+ people together for the EMC Leadership Meeting. We spend a little time reflecting on the prior year, but most of it focusing on the future. After that, the Backup and Recovery Systems Division leadership spends another day planning our future. So, imagine my surprise when I saw, ... Continue Reading » - Need a Boost to Deal with Backup Windows?
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Remember how much you hated story problems when you were in school, especially on tests? How about the one about the two trains going in opposite directions? Well, forget that one. Here’s a real story problem that will make a lot more sense, and you won’t even need your slide rule. Q. Your backups currently ... Continue Reading » - Backup and Archive are BFFs – Don’t Keep Them Apart!
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One of my first assignments at EMC was to learn and deliver the Centera customer presentation – an overview of the company’s most successful archiving platform to date. At the time, as a new employee, I had no perspective on why it was important and certainly had no idea that the topic would be even ... Continue Reading » - Even the Insurance Guys Need Insurance
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Backup is often referred to as a company’s insurance policy – something you spend money on in case you need it. Just like you invest in health insurance to protect your family, you invest in backup to protect your data. Well, the world of IT is to backup as the commonwealth of Massachusetts is to ... Continue Reading » - Consolidated BACKUP and ARCHIVING means better application performance, reduced primary storage costs, and ensured compliance
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International Computerware, Inc. (ICI), a leading global provider of information technology solutions and consulting, had a problem. The company’s highly mobile workforce relies heavily on email and document sharing, requiring access to current and past messages and attachments. As email mailboxes became clogged, the performance of the company’s Microsoft Exchange server began to slow down. ... Continue Reading » - Ground Hog Day in Backup
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I ride a commuter train to and from work every day. And, every day, on the way home, two passengers spend 30 minutes vehemently debating Obamacare. Each states his case passionately and coherently. With the same arguments. Every day. For two consecutive months. Neither person has changed his beliefs. At all. For two consecutive months. ... Continue Reading » - Houston, We Have a Tape Problem
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It never ceases to amaze me how much discussion the words “tape is dead” can still stir up. In the last couple of days alone, I received several emails from leading industry media and analyst outfits with links to a variety of articles, podcasts and even videos on the topic. One of the links brought ... Continue Reading » - How the Grinch Stole Tapes
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Every Moo Down in Moo-ville Liked tape backups a lot… But the Grinch, Who lived just north of Moo-ville, Did NOT! The Grinch hated tape backups! He considered it treason! Now, some might ask why. But there’s not just one reason. It could be that he hated working all through the night. It could be, ... Continue Reading » - Where’s Your Life Jacket?
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Greetings from Europe! I had a bit of an unusual experience the other day. I was the first one into a conference room and on one of the chairs was a life jacket. No explanation – just sitting there. Of course, I found it a funny commentary on some of the meetings we have at ... Continue Reading »
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The Right Architecture Is Priceless, Part I
 Evolving data protection technology and expanding requirements have completely transformed the backup industry. Unfortunately, with such rapid change, many organizations have fallen into the chaos of an accidental architecture.
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