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'Credible threat': How to protect networks from ransomware
With recent warnings of ransomware attacks targeting US healthcare organizations, this 7-step plan including backup and recovery, network monitoring, and antivirus may help protect your company.
Backing up databases is critical and complex
Proper database backup is essential because of the importance of the data they contain, so understanding how the work is also a must.
Should you upgrade tape drives to the latest standard?
A recently released standard for linear tape-open—LTO-9—sets the scene for faster drives with more capacity, but are they a must-have?
How to make sure data that should be backed up gets backed up
Using selective exclusion to determine what data gets backed up may result in storing some useless data, but it avoids having no backup for the important stuff.
Item-level vs. image-level backup: Why it’s best to use a combo
Two types of backup – item level and image level – have different strengths, and it’s possible to tap the best of both.
How to backup essential data but not the garbage
There’s lots of ways to sort out what to back up and what not to, but the goal should always be to back up everything that needs to survive a crash.
How synthetic full backup works and why you might need it
Synthetic full backup can eliminate traditional full backup and deliver more efficiency
How to backup hyperconverged infrastructure
Backing up hyperconvered infrastructure means backing up virtual machines, and that means several options to choose from.
5 metrics you need to know about your backup and recovery system
Enterprises need to gather key data to determine whether their backup and recovery plans match up with reality.
Coronavirus prep could prompt better disaster recovery
On the chance that the COVID-19 virus forces masses of employees to work from home, this could be the time to review your disaster-recovery plans and address shortcomings
