Jan

30

DLT Tape Backup Technology

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January 30, 2007 | Leave a Comment

DLT has been around for a while. It was developed by a company called Digital Equipment Corporation in 1984, but was bought by Quantum in 1994. Quantum is the major player in the DLT market, so you’ll see me using their stats a lot. DLT uses a specialized compression algorithm, called Digital Lempel Ziv 1 […]

Jan

23

Backup Media Comparison

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January 23, 2007 | Leave a Comment

One of the first things that you need to decide when coming up with a backup strategy is what media you will use. I hope the chart below helps you come up with a more informed decision. Of course prices vary, but this is pretty accurate. You will immediately see that Zip […]

Jan

16

Interesting Data Protection Techniques

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January 16, 2007 | Leave a Comment

As we get a start to what is hopefully for you a short work week, let’s begin with some interesting ways that you can guard settings and data.  The first one involves a unique backup scheme that utilizes the unused disk space of computers already on your network.  Most small businesses have immense hard drive […]

Jan

7

Windows System Restore

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January 7, 2007 | 9 Comments

For some odd reason, it seems that not a lot of people have heard about this feature.  It isn’t heavily advertised, but it can save your tail.  Windows incorporates a files catalog system that keeps track of versions of files.  This allows you to turn back your system to a past time.  This is somewhat […]