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February 26, 2024 High Performance Computing vs. Cloud Computing. Cloud Based HPC

The definition of High Performance Computing (HPC) HPC, or High Performance Computing, is the practice of consolidating clusters of extremely powerful hardware to perform a variety of high-demand calculations that are outside of the capabilities of a regular computer. A supercomputer is one of the most basic examples of HPC hardware, capable of performing roughly…

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January 30, 2024 What is HPSS Storage? The Backup of IBM HPSS

What is HPSS? High-Performance Storage System (HPSS) is a highly scalable and flexible storage management software developed by the HPSS Collaboration in order to provide a policy-based and software-defined Hierarchical Storage Management (HSM) system. This technology is typically in demand for many HPC (high Performance Computing) and SuperComputing IT environments. One of the reasons for…

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December 22, 2023 Hadoop HDFS Backup and Disaster Recovery Strategies & Guide

Definition of Hadoop Hadoop was originally created to work with massive data sets, something that is commonly referred to as “big data”. It is a software framework with an open-source nature that is capable of both storing and processing massive data volumes. Designed with extensive scalability in mind, Hadoop delivers high availability, fault tolerance, and…

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December 13, 2023 How to Secure Backup Data? A Guide to Secure Backups

Cybersecurity and ransomware Cybersecurity has become increasingly important in parallel with the widespread popularization and growth of the Internet. It is now more important than ever, with the number of attacks and data breaches consistently increasing on a yearly basis. As a result, cybersecurity is making its way to the fore of a system architect’s…

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December 12, 2023 Backup Encryption 101: Guidelines & Best Practices

The definition of an encrypted backup Encryption by itself is not that difficult of a term – it is a method of data safeguarding, done by reordering or scrambling data so that only authorized parties can return it into its original, normal state. The main purpose of encryption is that the original information in the…

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November 13, 2023 OpenStack Backup and Recovery: Best Practices and Solutions for Cinder, Nova and Swift

Introduction to OpenStack OpenStack is an open-source cloud computing platform that furnishes both a framework and a toolkit for constructing and overseeing private and public cloud infrastructure. Its design is rooted in flexibility, scalability, and interoperability, making it a favored choice for organizations seeking to create and manage their cloud environments. Introduced in 2010, OpenStack…

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November 8, 2023 What is a HPC Data Center? HPC Data Centers 101.

HPC data centers HPC Data Centers (High-Performance Computing) are environments or facilities designed specifically to host extremely powerful computer entities often called supercomputers. There can be many different use cases for such a data center, ranging from commercial to engineering or scientific and/or research. The biggest common denominator of all these use cases is the…

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August 16, 2023 MariaDB Backup Software. Different Approaches to MariaDB Backup

MariaDB is a relational database management system that is distributed under the GNU General Public License with the intent of it remaining completely free and open-source. It is a fork of MySQL (a copy of the original source code, developed independently) that is commercially supported and developed in part by its community. A part of…

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April 20, 2023 What is Immutable Backup? Immutable Backups as a Data Security Measure

Introduction Data permanence as a general idea is not something new or groundbreaking. The concept has been around for a good number of years, in many different iterations. Cave paintings are widely considered one of the first, if not the first, case of data permanence – with humans wanting to retain specific information for a…

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March 16, 2023 Google Workspace Backup Guide: Advantages, Solutions & Types

Introduction to Google Workspace Google Workspace is the latest iteration of Google’s collection of products, previously known as G Suite and Google Apps. Google Workspace includes products such as: Chat Meet Gmail Contacts Currents Calendar Drive Google Docs Editors Classroom (in the education edition) It is true that the majority of these services and products…

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March 13, 2023 Bacula At DRJ Spring Orlando

Bacula Systems is exhibiting at DRJ Spring 2023 in Orlando! Showcasing its highly secure Backup and Recovery software solution, its critical part in Disaster Recovery is being highlighted at the event this week. Meet our experts at the conference to find out how you can improve your company’s business continuity, reduce costs in your IT…

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February 27, 2023 What is the Air Gap Backup Strategy? Air Gap Cyber Security, Network and Systems

Introduction The threat of cyber attack is real today as ever, with the number of data breaches and cybercrimes growing at an alarming pace with every passing year. In fact, these growth rates are so troubling that Cybersecurity Ventures predicts a ransomware attack happening somewhere on the planet every 2 seconds by the year of…

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