In this podcast, we look at snapshots and their role in data protection strategy with Shawn Meyers, field chief technology officer (CTO) at Tintri. Meyers also talks about the limitations of snapshots ...

While storage array snapshots offer quick, hardware-level data protection, they are not a standalone substitute for traditional backups due to limitations in protection, management and retention ...

Server virtualisation introduces a radically different approach to backing up data in the enterprise than simply using backup agents installed in the guest operating system and backing up VMs across ...

Microsoft's Hyper-V snapshots feature is a convenience, not a backup replacement. But with different cloud vendors using the term "snapshots" in different ways, that's easy to forget. The public cloud ...

Today we announce the availability of Amazon Elastic Block Store (Amazon EBS) Snapshots Archive with AWS Backup. Previously available only in the Amazon EC2 console or Amazon Data Lifecycle Manager, ...

Snapshots don't take up much space and can be made quickly – unlike backups, which can take many hours as every bit of data must be transferred. Here are five use cases where snapshots can and should ...

As someone who has lost important data to carelessness, I value backups a lot. Data loss can strike at any time, from a ...

I think I've had one of the messiest backup strategies for years. I'm constantly testing out new tools, and it takes a toll. I've used backup tools like Restic and mainstream options like Google Drive ...

For the people that use VMware over NFS on a NetApp system, how do you handle consistent snapshots? And at what intervals? We are looking at a consistent snapshot every two hours for DR purposes but ...

In the digital age, data loss is a critical concern, and effective backup and recovery systems are vital for any Debian system administrator or user. Debian, known for its stability and suitability in ...