Several scenarios and reasons exist for regularly backing up an Exchange Server database, from data corruption to accidentally deleting files to system crashes to cybersecurity attacks. Microsoft's ...

I just finished restoring/recovering from a ransomware infection, and I'm 1) duly chastened about port forwarding, and 2) scared shitless. I am currently polishing and saying very nice things to my ...

One of the tasks I used to neglect in my lab was backing up my vCenter Sever appliance (VCSA). I did so because I always figured the time it took to back it up was greater than the time it would take ...

There’s some good news for IT managers deploying Windows Server 2008: Backup and Restore has been reworked in this edition to leverage the Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) and block-level transfers ...

Did you know that with Windows Server 2012 you can now backup Hyper-V VMs with very little effort and very little configuration? Now, I'm not recommending that you throw out your existing enterprise ...

Imagine losing months or even years of critical data in the blink of an eye, an all-too-common nightmare for IT professionals and home lab enthusiasts alike. In a world where data is the lifeblood of ...

Automatic, reliable, and completely free—yes please.

As the number of places where we store data increases, the basic concept of what is referred to as the 3-2-1 rule often gets forgotten. This is a problem, because the 3-2-1 rule is easily one of the ...