Unitrends Users...
We are working on getting info together to meet with the CEO about switching from our current Tape / Backup Exec backup solution to Unitrends and my boss was asking if I was able to find some Unitrends...
View ArticleVeeam Backup & Replication Add-on for Kaseya is released!
Hey SpiceHeads!For those of you who might missed it, Veeam is happy to announce that Veeam Backup & Replication Add-on for Kaseya was officially released this week. Beta testing has proved its...
View ArticleBackup Exec 2014 Beta
Just received any email with download link for BE 2014 Beta.Has any one installed it yet??..I'm downloading it and will install it on fresh server any one going for a in place upgrade?Post your...
View ArticleBackup Exec 2014 Beta - Important Update #2
Hello my friends...Been awhile since I posted any Backup Exec news...I'm a little rusty. We have news on the BE 2014 Beta front courtesy of Brian Greene, Senior Director of Product Management at...
View Articlebackupexec 2012 and catalogs done in backupexec 2010
HelloI did a lot of cataloging of my tapes in backupexec 2010, some of these tapes where for backups of servers that have retired, so no longer exist.when I looked at backupexec 2012 to see if I could...
View ArticleAre the HP "LTO Storage Media Kits" any good?
Hey everyone. We're looking to pick up some more LTO tapes for our backup system and I'm wondering if anyone has a recommendation for a carrying case for the tapes when we take them off-site?I was...
View ArticleVEEAM Backup Failing: Agent failed to process method {Stg.OpenReadWrite}.
I rebuilt my NAS in prep to go to VEEAM full time. It is a cheap Seagate NAS with CIFS and NFS and I set up the permissions as I did before the rebuild. In fact, right now, the entire share is OPEN and...
View ArticleUnitrends agent vs host level backups
Hi All, I am currently in the process of trialling out Veeam and Unitrends. With Unitrends free you can protect up to 8 VM’s. However each virtual machine must have the agent installed and is treated...
View ArticleLooking for backup software recommendation
Yes, I realize there's a million threads on this, but I can't seem to find the info I'm looking for.- I'm adding one new server to my small business domain.- This server will be running Windows 2008 R2...
View ArticleBest backup solution for server 2008 R2?
Hi There,I know this topic may already have discussed but I just need your suggestions. I have domain controller and addition domain controller servers running server 2008 R2. ADC is also a file...
View Article0kb for VMs on Hyper-V 2012R2 Windows Server Backup
I've a Windows Standard 2012R2 Hyper-V Host with 5 VM's (assorted server 2008R2 up) which after various changes and cleanups etc now does a full VSS backup successfully. The server is a 4x500GB RAID 10...
View ArticleDell Appassure
What do guys think about Appassure backup solution? Anyone use it? How long have you had it? What did you switch/upgrade from? Pros and Cons - By experience if any? Just looking for some inputs. Thanks.
View ArticleCheap and efficient way to backup multiple workstations
Hello everybody! I have several workstations (out of about 30) that I'd like backed up, and I'm trying to make the process more time/space efficient.What I have:Three NAS (Buffalo) units, with...
View ArticleVeeam - Recommended retention policy for reverse-incremental backups
So... I'm configuring Veeam for the first time for our new Hyper-V server & its guests - I'm looking to use reverse-incremental backups, and I'm wondering how many backups to retain, i.e. how many...
View ArticleBacking up system state?
Starting to enroll clients in offsite backup. File and Folder backup with option to backup system state. Should I add or skip?
View ArticleWho cares about backups? It’s about the restore.
This is the 309th article in the Spotlight on IT series. If you'd be interested in writing an article on the subject of backup, security, storage, virtualization, mobile, networking, wireless, cloud...
View ArticleWhat Does Software-Defined Mean For Data Protection?
Virtualization technology, cloud computing and the proliferation of end-user edge devices is radically changing how data protection needs to be applied inside and outside the datacenter. As usual,...
View ArticleBacking up Cisco Virtual Appliance with Veeam
We recently deployed a Cisco C100V Email Security Virtual Appliance within our organization and was wondering if we could use our Veeam backup solution perform daily backups of this virtual appliance.I...
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