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New Tools Are Simplifying Backup and Replication

Data Center Knowledge

Fortunately, increased hardware performance and more bandwidth availability make creating such an environment a clear possibility. Featured backup Cloud Computing Disaster Recovery replication Storage Virtualization' Creating a truly distributed environment isn’t always easy.

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News UK dumps tape for backup with Zadara cloud storage

Computer Weekly

News publishing corporation saves up to 40% on hardware and software costs by switching in-house hardware for a cloud-first policy, using Zadara cloud storage as a backup target

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Backup Software vs. Backup as a Service (BaaS): The Key Differences

Network World

Backups continue to serve as the backbone of any data protection solution. While traditional backup software is well-proven, Backup as a Service (BaaS) solutions are rapidly becoming the cross-industry standard. What is Backup Software? However, managing backup software can be complex and resource intensive.

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How to get around Google Backup and Sync failing to work with Apple's Mac M1

Tech Republic Cloud

Google Drive Backup and Sync is broken on the new Apple Silicon hardware. Jack Wallen offers up what might be your best option until Google fixes the issue.

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Mining Experiment: Running 600 Servers for a Year Yields 0.4 Bitcoin

Data Center Knowledge

Online backup provider iDrive tested the concept, which reinforced the value of using custom hardware rather than quad-core servers - even if you''re using 600 of them. Can data centers tap unused server capacity to mine for Bitcoins?

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Gallery: 10 free backup applications to help you prevent disaster

Tech Republic Security

Hardware can fail and malware happens to the best of us. Don't be caught without the ability to restore a computer: Use one of these 10 free backup programs instead.

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World Backup Day is here - is your data secure?

TechSpot

You could always take your hardware to a data recovery expert and see what (if anything) they can extract, but in this case, it's better to be proactive instead of reactive. Performing frequent, system-wide backups of all your most important data is one way to accomplish that.

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