Of the products tested, Arkeia Network Backup had the longest lists of supported operating-system clients and storage devices and methods. Of the products tested, Arkeia Network Backup had the longest ...

We're having an issue with a cloud provider we're currently testing. They are offering a backup solution based on Avamar. Basically, they are running an instance of Avamar in their part of the cloud ...

John Manning pointed us to this Dantz Forums thread which discusses why you need to login as a root user to backup to networked volumes. Note: "OS X does not allow Retrospect (which runs as root) to ...

Here's the deal; we want to set up a separate network on the ESX (4.1) hosts for backups. I go through the typical exercise of creating a new vswitch, adding the appropriate nic, and assigning the ...

Apple’s Time Capsule base station put a Wi-Fi access point, a network router, and a backup drive that tied into Time Machine all in a single box. That was its downfall, too: if the drive failed or ...

If you ask me what is the easiest way to steal information from a highly secure site, I will probably not suggest trying to exploit a misconfiguration in the firewall, subverting the perimeter ...

Tolis Group’s BRU LE network data backup software is now available as a Universal binary that runs natively on Intel and PowerPC-based Macs alike. BRU LE 1.3.0 costs $129; it’s a free update for ...

Backups can be defended against ransomware attacks by moving them offsite from primary systems, removing file-system access to the backups, and avoiding using Windows as a backup platform. Ransomware ...

There isn’t a wizard behind a curtain that will help speed your backups, but there is a formula for successfully cutting backup and recovery time. By following 10 simple tips, backup managers can heal ...

I can be such an idiot some days. There I was, zooming along doing my usual work when I noticed the awful odor of overheated electronics. One quick sniff and a glance around the office revealed that ...