Virtual server backup is top of the to-do list for many IT departments this year. That is because server and desktop virtualisation is sweeping the datacentre and data protection is a key part of such ...

With the advent of virtualization, there are more servers to be backed up than ever in the enterprise. For IT administrators charged with managing this process, the addition of all these virtual ...

* Serverless backup or consolidated backup, which offloads backup processing from virtual machines to a separate physical server. * Snapshotting or cloning the virtual machines using software from a ...

One of the tasks I used to neglect in my lab was backing up my vCenter Sever appliance (VCSA). I did so because I always figured the time it took to back it up was greater than the time it would take ...

As more servers are virtualized, backing up and protecting them becomes more of a problem. It’s not enough for IT to back up each virtual server and its data. Protection is needed for the virtual ...

Acronis isn't exactly a household name. But the company's backup software should win it some fans, especially among organizations trying to move to a virtualized infrastructure. One of the product's ...

Rick Cook learned programming on a computer with magnetic drum memory. Since then he's written thousands of articles on all aspects of computers and high technology — as well as several fantasy novels ...

Cobalt Iron Inc., a leading provider of SaaS-based enterprise data protection, today announced the availability of Secure Automated Backup with Compass, a new cloud backup-as-a-service offering ...

As the number of servers being virtualized grows, backing up and protecting them becomes more of a problem. It’s not enough for IT administrators to simply back up each virtual server and its data.