Category: Backup Technologies
December 20, 2022
Tape Backup vs Disk Backup for VMs
A look at advantages and disadvantages as well as use cases of backing up VMs to tape vs. disk
by Brandon Lee
December 20, 2022
GFS Backup Retention Policy Explained
Ideally, the goal of backup is the ability to recover data from any point back in time. The straightforward way to do that is to keep periodical backups, usually daily. However, even with space-saving ...
by Michael Bose
December 14, 2022
What Is VMware Changed Block Tracking (CBT) and How Does It Work?
Learn about VMware Changed Block Tracking (CBT), a technology used by data protection solutions to deliver fast incremental backups in vSphere environments.
by Michael Bose
December 14, 2022
LAN-Free Backup Technologies for VMware vSphere
LAN-free backup methods allow separating production and backup data streams. This results in faster backups and less load on the production LAN and ESXi hosts.
by Michael Bose
December 7, 2022
The Difference Between VM Snapshots vs Backups
Discover the differences between snapshots and backups. Learn about the pros and cons of each method and how to use them for an effective data protection plan.
by Jessie Reed
December 1, 2022
What Is Incremental Backup?
The amount of data that businesses have to deal with today forces them to look for faster working and more reliable backup software. With so much business-critical data needing to be backed up on a re ...
by Jessie Reed
November 8, 2022
What Is Deduplication in Backup Data Storage
What is deduplication and how does backup deduplication work? Learn about this technology designed to reduce backup space consumption by saving only unique data.
by Michael Bose
October 31, 2022
What Is Synthetic Full Backup: Facts Every Sysadmin Should Know
Learn about synthetic backup and how it compares to the forever incremental and full backup approaches to improve data protection efficiency and recovery times.
by Michael Bose
October 31, 2022
Backup Types Explained: Full, Incremental, and Differential
Get a brief overview of data backup types (full, incremental, differential, synthetic, forever-incremental) and learn the pros and cons of each approach.
by Michael Bose
October 18, 2022
How to Speed Up VM Backups and Improve Performance
Modern data protection solutions offer capabilities to optimize VM backup speed and performance. Discover some of the available features and their benefits.
by Jessie Reed