Bacula: Backup files from any platform
An Open Source, Cross Platform backup soltution
By Ron Barrett on Fri, 06/19/09 - 12:30pm.In the world of cross-platform environments the challenge of backing up Linux, Unix, Mac and Windows data to a single solution can be costly or downright impossible.
Thanks to an open source project called Bacula. Bacula is actually a "set" of software programs that combine to form an enterprise ready solution for backup, recovery, verification and cataloging of network data.
Bacula supports backup to hard disk or tape media and even supports some tape autochangers (see the list of supported autochangers on their site). The management tool is easy to understand and very intuiative ( it even supports a web based interface). Bacula also has plug-in support for backing up Exchange Server 2003/2007 and supports many advanced features found in commercial products like bare metal restore.
Download Bacula today and let it do as their website says "It comes by night and sucks the vital essence from your computers."
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Ron Barrett has been a technology professional for over a decade, working for several major financial firms and dotcoms. Barrett is a specialist in network infrastructure, security and IT management Ron is also the author of several books including: Office Communications Server 2007 R2: How-To , Windows Server 2008: How-To and The Administrator’s Guide to Microsoft Office 2007 Servers. Ron has been a co-author or technical editor for several other books on Windows administration. Along with book writing, Ron has contributed to several industry magazines such as Redmond, Datamation and Windows IT Pro. Beyond writing, Ron has spoken at several technology conferences for CPAmerica, AICPA and TECHMENTOR.
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