TAG: virtualization
Forget the Drapes… How’s Your Plumbing?
| May 17, 2013
A little more than 10 years ago, I wrote an article for InfoStor magazine exposing IT's Dirty Little Secret: Backup was grossly inefficient - and IT knew it. Back then, nobody talked about the backup problem because there was little that could be done about it.
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Rockin’ EMC World: Avamar and Data Domain for Vblock Systems
| May 10, 2013
After several exciting days at EMC World 2013, you should have had lots of opportunities to hear our great sessions and talks around Backup and Recovery for Vblock Systems. But in case you missed it, here's a recap....
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“Those Guys” or “The Other Guys”…It’s All About the Data
| April 12, 2013
 Las Vegas is certainly the city of choice this spring when it comes to IT conferences! In the past three months, I have visited here twice already. We aren’t even through April! Here is the Best Part, I along with other members of the EMC team will be back here AGAIN in May for the ...
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View Into VSPEX: EMC Backup for VSPEX Virtualized Applications
| April 10, 2013
The Backup Window bloggers Caitlin Gordon, Alex Almeida and Mark Doncov discuss the importance of getting SQL, Exchange and Oracle backup right in this short video.
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T-Minus 2 hours, and Counting – VCE Mega Launch Is Here!
| February 21, 2013
Get your popcorn ready! Today is the day that VCE will be holding their virtual launch, and EMC Backup and Recovery is proud to form the foundation of the VCE’s Data Protection Suite. The clock is winding down to the 11AM EST event, which you can still register to watch live here. I plan to ...
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We Keep Getting Better
| February 12, 2013
Check out the new face of The Backup Window. More Blogs. More Social. More Info. Enjoy.
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Word Clouds, Vblocks, and Backup
| January 23, 2013
What do Vblock and backup have in common? To find out, I used a “word cloud” (or “tag cloud”) generator, Infomous. Here is the result....
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Tape is Alive? Inconceivable!
| January 22, 2013
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, ...
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VSPEX and Backup — Go Full Speed
| January 14, 2013
Last week EMC launched VSPEX for Virtualized SharePoint.  (If you’re not familiar with VSPEX see here and here). I’m often asked if VSPEX includes backup.  The answer is yes, absolutely. In fact, EMC Backup is part of every VSPEX Proven Infrastructure. Why?  Simple:  to transform IT, you have to transform backup. The job is incomplete ...
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EMC’s Chief Oracle Architect Speaks Out
| December 5, 2012

EMC Chief Oracle Architect speaks candidly about backup from his vantage point as a database guy. Watch the video and check out the Q&A. A must-read!

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Thoughts from Stephen Manley
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. Read More...
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