Backup Strategies
Why 3-2-1 Backup Sucks
The 3-2-1 backup rule is a revered and time-honored backup strategy. It seems like every backup vendor has endorsed it with at least one_going so far as to call it "timeless.""
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VMware CBT Reset PowerShell Cmdlet
A few weeks ago a new CBT bug KB2136854 was discovered in ESXi 6.0. We already wrote about it in this post: VMware ESXi 6.0 Introduced A Changed Block Tracking Bug (2136854) – Why Recovery Testing Is …
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Cloud Cost Comparison Calculator – Cloud Backup Costs
Cloud Backup Cost Comparison Calculator : Unitrends vs Amazon and Google Many organizations have recognized that cloud based backup is a superior solution for storing copies of backups for long term …
Hyper V
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What are SOFS and How Do They Help Hyper-V?
In Windows Server 2012 (and R2), Microsoft released the Scale Out File Server (SOFS) feature. SOFS provides highly available file-based storage for applications and general use, and they are …
Hyper V
Monitoring &Amp; Management
How to monitor the health of Hyper-V
There are any number of tools, interfaces and scripts available to monitor the health of your Hyper-V environment. I like to use the resource and performance monitors which are available via the …
Hyper V
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How to use PowerShell to assign RAM in Hyper-V
With the introduction of Server 2012, Microsoft added 164 PowerShell cmdlets directly pertaining to managing your Hyper-V environment. While you can certainly manage your VMs using the Hyper-V Manager …
Hyper V
Technical
How to assign vCPUs for Hyper-V (Part 2 of 2)
In part 1 of this post we discussed planning for vCPU resource assignment for Server 2012 R2 Hyper-V VMs. Now let’s take a look at ways in which you can perform the assignment of vCPUs to your …
Hyper V
Technical
How to assign vCPUs for Hyper-V (Part 1 of 2)
If your IT environment is like the vast majority of growing shops these days, you are probably considering, in the process of, or already managing some virtualized resources. Virtual machines are …
Backup
Product / Feature Launch
Unbelievable granularity with file level views from Backup Capacity Tool
Please visit our more recent post here This post refers to a tool that is no longer available. Check out our latest Free Tools here. One of the best things about the recently introduced Free …