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How to dispose of unwanted backup media

Brien Posey looks at the inherent problems with backup media disposal. Because it contains sensitive data, you must dispose of it safely.

By Brien Posey • Nov. 25, 2013

Modern backup alternatives

With more data to protect, weekly fulls and nightly incrementals may not be enough. It's time to look at alternatives to traditional backup processes.

By Brien Posey • Oct. 1, 2013

Using PowerShell for bare-metal recovery

Brien Posey shows you how to create backup in PowerShell that is suitable for performing a bare-metal recovery.

By Brien Posey • Sept. 6, 2013

Pros and cons of the integrated data backup appliance

Data center backup solutions are complicated; hence, the integrated data backup appliance. George Crump examines whether it is the right approach.

By George Crump • Aug. 23, 2013

The keys to a compliance-ready records retention schedule

Data retention and destruction have become key elements of compliance, making a retention schedule essential to a successful GRC program.

By Christine Campbell • Aug. 7, 2013

Building an incident response plan

Learn how incident response plans offer a starting point for responding to a situation and then deciding how to proceed in this tip from Paul Kirvan.

By Paul Kirvan • June 6, 2013

IPhone vs. Android backup

Eric Slack of Storage Switzerland compares iPhone and Android backup in this Expert Answer.

By Eric Slack • May 30, 2013

Should you back up Google Drive contents?

George Crump of Storage Switzerland discusses whether it is necessary to back up Google Drive contents in this Expert Answer.

By George Crump • May 6, 2013

Should you back up Dropbox contents?

George Crump of Storage Switzerland discusses whether it is necessary to back up Dropbox contents in this Expert Response.

By George Crump • May 6, 2013

Microsoft ReFS backup: Ensuring compatibility and testing

Independent backup expert Brien Posey outlines important considerations for Microsoft ReFS backup in this tip.

By Brien Posey • May 1, 2013

The importance of cloud recovery testing

Brien Posey explains why it is extremely important to perform cloud recovery testing that simulates a real recovery following a catastrophe.

By Brien Posey • March 20, 2013

Virtual machine backup and restoration in a Windows failover cluster

Learn about Windows failover clusters and their role in VM backups and restoration in this tip from Microsoft expert Brien Posey.

By Brien Posey • Nov. 28, 2012

Performing Microsoft System Center DPM bare-metal recovery

Bare-metal recovery with Microsoft System Center DPM is easier than you might think. Brien Posey explains the process in this tip.

By Brien Posey • Oct. 24, 2012

HP StoreOnce Catalyst accelerates dedupe

HP StoreOnce Catalyst speeds the dedupe process by deduping at the application and backup servers before moving data to the B6200 backup target.

By Dave Raffo • June 4, 2012

Building a DR site vs. outsourcing disaster recovery

Paul Kirvan explains some of the pros and cons of using a third-party vendor to provide a backup DR site versus building your own site.

By Paul Kirvan • April 2, 2012

The value of VMware’s Changed Block Tracking (CBT)

VMware’s Changed Block Tracking is an important part of VMware’s efforts to simplify and improve the VMware virtual machine backup process.

By Marc Staimer • March 28, 2012

Active Directory restores: How to restore deleted objects

Brien Posey shows how to perform an Active Directory restore using authoritative and non-authoritative techniques.

By Brien Posey • Jan. 24, 2012

Removing a bad patch using Microsoft Windows Server Update Service

This tip offers information about how to remove a bad software patch using Microsoft Microsoft Windows Server Update Service.

By Brien Posey • Jan. 16, 2012

IIS backup: How to protect Microsoft Internet Information Services

This tip offers information about how to perform a Microsoft IIS backup.

By Brien Posey • Jan. 16, 2012

Five Microsoft DPM errors and how to prevent them

Microsoft DPM can produce a wide variety of errors. This article discusses how to solve five common errors that you are likely to encounter.

By Brien Posey • Jan. 10, 2012

ISO 22301 (International Organization of Standardization standard 22301)

International Organization of Standardization standard 22301 (ISO 22301) is a proposed standard that would call for meeting specific societal security requirements for disaster preparedness and business continuity management systems (BCMS). It is currently in draft form that, if approved, would call for requirements for creating a BCMS, as well as managing and improving that system.

By TechTarget Contributor • Nov. 10, 2011

Backing up a Windows Server 2008 group policy

While a Windows Server 2008 group policy is copied automatically, it is easier to manage when you make your own group policy-specific backup.

By Brien Posey • Oct. 3, 2011

Backing up VMs: Traditional apps vs. virtual machine backup software

In this tip on backing up VMs, learn about the pros and cons of traditional backup software vs. VM backup software.

By Jacob Gsoedl • Sept. 26, 2011

Wbadmin backup tips for backing up Windows

The Windows Wbadmin backup command can appear deceptively simple to use. In this tip, we'll teach you the basics of using Wbadmin and its commands.

By Brien Posey • Sept. 19, 2011

Printer backup and recovery tips

Learn the best way to back up and recover your printers when you upgrade a server from Windows Server 2003 to Windows Server 2008.

By Brien Posey • Sept. 12, 2011