Backup - Virtualization Software
Review: Zetta.net DataProtect – Enterprise-Grade Cloud Backup & Disaster Recovery
October 20, 2014 | David Davis, vExpert, VCP/VCAP, CCIE
Enterprises of all sizes need the best data protection that fits their budget. Unfortunately, too many get bogged down with the complexities of running their own data protection infrastructure, offsite data storage, and disaster recovery solutions. Increasingly, the smarter choice … Read More
Opinion: Protect, *then* Perfect – An Inverted Approach to DR
June 5, 2014 | admin
Ed Note: The following is an opinion post by Shannon Snowden, Senior Technical Marketing Architect at Zerto.
One thing has been made clear to me while designing and implemention DR solutions like VMware SRM and Zerto over the past few … Read More
INFOGRAPHIC: How to Protect Your Virtual Infrastructure from Disaster in Four Easy Steps
June 5, 2014 | David Davis, vExpert, VCP/VCAP, CCIE
It’s time to rethink DR. It can be much simpler and robust with the technology that is available now.
Let’s simplify things. Focus on getting the machines protected first, then do all the necessary planning after the machines are in … Read More
Review: Veeam Backup and Replication Cloud Edition v7
March 25, 2014 | Scott D. Lowe, vExpert, MVP Virtual Machine, MCSE
Even as analysts and pundits bat around fancy new terms like “software-defined”, “hyperconverged”, and “big data”, CIOs and those responsible for data stewardship continue to be faced with ongoing challenges related to how to best protect the information assets of … Read More
Free Data Protection and Virtualization Knowledge Videos From Veeam Backup Academy
March 24, 2014 | Scott D. Lowe, vExpert, MVP Virtual Machine, MCSE
I have to give Veeam some “kudos” (thats a good thing for those who aren’t familiar with the term) for their contributions to the virtualization community. Many vendors post whitepapers, blogs, videos, and podcasts about THEIR products but rarely do … Read More
What Does the Unitrends and PHD Virtual Merger Mean for Customers?
January 20, 2014 | David Davis, vExpert, VCP/VCAP, CCIE
If you haven’t heard, there has been some consolidation in the virtualization backup industry when Unitrends bought PHD Virtual. What does this mean for customers as well as the competition? Let’s find out.
Who Is Unitrends?
Unitrends offers data protection … Read More
Free Virtualization Admin Resources From Veeam
January 15, 2014 | David Davis, vExpert, VCP/VCAP, CCIE
Sure, most companies produce a lot of white paper and video content but much of that is self-serving as it’s only geared toward pushing you to buy their product. I have to give kudos to Veeam, on the other hand, … Read More
Win a Free vSphere Lab from @Veeam
December 9, 2013 | David Davis, vExpert, VCP/VCAP, CCIEDo you have a home lab? If you do, could it use some upgrades? Most of us are in either one of those two categories as we are either a) “between labs” or b) have a lab but it needs … Read More
Video Blog – You Too Can Be a Data Protection Super Hero
December 8, 2013 | David Davis, vExpert, VCP/VCAP, CCIE
This week Jason Buffington of Enterprise Strategy Group (ESG) posted a nice video blog (I really like this format). In the blog, Jason talks about how non-IT people tend to have very high expectations of the IT group, envisioning a … Read More
#VMworld 2013 Europe Interview with @RickVanover from @Veeam Software
October 30, 2013 | David Davis, vExpert, VCP/VCAP, CCIEWhile attending VMworld 2013 in Barcelona Spain, I was thankful for the chance to speak to the, one and only, Rick Vanover (@RickVanover on Twitter), Evangelist at Veeam Software. Rick is a prolific blogger and author from VirtualizationReview.com and other … Read More
Top 5 Most Overlooked Factors in VM Backups
September 19, 2013 | Rick Vanover, vExpert, MCITP, VCP
If there is one thing I’ve learned over the years, it is that there are plenty of things that can go wrong in the datacenter. While virtualization as given us incredible availability technologies, quick provisioning capabilities and excellent management tools; … Read More
VIDEO: Free Data Protection for Free VMware vSphere ESXi from Unitrends
August 28, 2013 | David Davis, vExpert, VCP/VCAP, CCIE 1Announced at VMworld today, Unitrends released a new version of their popular Unitrends Enterprise Backup (UEB) that can protect the free vSphere Hypervisor (formerly known as free ESXi).
This is unique because most virtualization backup tools don’t support ESXi … Read More
