In recent SharePlex blogs, my colleagues and I have discussed using the Analyze Config command to help gather information to tune SharePlex, and the importance of tuning the target database.  In this blog, I’ll attempt to put it all together.  This…

First things first. What is data archiving?  Simply put, it’s a process that takes data that’s no longer in use or has lost its relevance and moves it to lesser expensive storage such as magnetic tape or cheap disk storage.  Archived data is…

A customer recently asked me to clarify the option "Enable Backup Escalation" in Litespeed for SQL Server. The customer has been using Litespeed for a while so I was a bit surprised the question was asked. When we spoke further, I learned they had built…

Acabamos de testemunhar um dos ataques públicos de ransomware mais devastadores e abrangentes já registrados.  Na sexta-feira, dia 12 de maio de 2017, uma estimativa de 200.000 vítimas em 150 países foram vítimas de um …

In today's business, demand for a complete Disaster Recovery solution is becoming the norm.  The days of backup discussions are gone, DR is the focus and backup is the bridge to bigger conversations in today's modern world.  

Proper DR planning…

Lions and Tigers and Bears! Oh My! Ah, the famous lines from The Wizard of Oz. Of course, these are the lines uttered by Dorothy just before she meets the Cowardly Lion. This helps to illustrate her fear of the forest and the creatures that they may…

Having worked in a Data Center, I’m familiar with the challenges IT Admins face on the daily.  From security, networking, to data management and everything in between, it seems there just isn’t enough time in the day to get done what needs to.…

The requirements for data protection continue to evolve with the changing IT environment as well as the need to protect an increasing amount of data. 

My experience in the area of data protection began in the late 1980’s when the only option for data…

Part one of this blog post may be retrieved here.

Part three of this blog post may be retrieved here.

In the previous post we worked together toward laying the foundation for a simple and scalable PowerShell GUI framework for managing Rapid Recover…

So we’re finally here, it’s hockey season again.  The training camps have concluded and positions are set.  The cold weather in the north is setting in and time lace up the pond skates.  Each player has a responsibility and they know what job…

IT professionals today have a great deal on their plate. They are responsible for servers, applications, storage, networking, security, etc. Throw in a Cloud initiative, BYOD, managing a diverse array of endpoints like smartphones and its easy to see…

Part two of this series may be found here.

Part three of this series may be found here.

Over the years I have written hundreds of PowerShell scripts for RapidRecovery/AppAssure Management and Automation. One of the constant requests I have heard from…

Let me tell you a story all about the DL…

Have you ever deployed a new software solution and had many sleepless nights over the implementation?

Many times we are told that this new software’s strengths are “ease of use” and will “save time” etc…

When managing a robust complicated backup environment, problems often come up in droves and it is hard to manage all of the issues. One of the hardest and most frustrating issues with backups is poor performance. Poor performance is often the cause of…

With the start of Season 7 of AMC's hit series "The Walking Dead" slowly advancing toward us, we are now left with not the question of when....but how, or who? Avid watchers will understand the what or the who to which I'm referencing, to the others,…

In this blog post, I’ll approach some issues pertaining to Data Protection | Rapid Recovery virtual standby machines. It is a subject that requires some groundwork to be properly approached. So, without further ado, let’s begin!

Rapid Recovery…