Backup and Recovery Blog
Introduction to Sybase and SAP IQ Sybase Inc. was a software company providing software for enterprises with the main purpose of managing information in relational databases, with their efforts mostly focused on a product with a similar name – Sybase IQ (Intelligent Query). The Sybase company was acquired by SAP in 2010, and SAP ceased…
Introduction to RHEV RHEV stands for Red Hat Enterprise Virtualization (often called RHV). It is a virtualization platform from Red Hat that combines RHEL server OS (Red Hat Enterprise Linux) with the KVM hypervisor (Kernel-based Virtualization Machine) and works with both desktop and server environments. At its core, RHV provides a centralized VM management server…
Introduction Generally speaking, there is an argument to say that backup and recovery has been somewhat neglected by some IT departments over time. In some instances, it is not uncommon for an organization to give the topic the priority it deserves and start thinking about backing up their data correctly only after some sort of…
If you run an organization, you will know it is critical to protect your data. Losing information or having your system suddenly go down is costly, as unplanned outages can affect your productivity and severely impact your business reputation. This is why many businesses rely on hybrid and multi-cloud environments to keep their systems and…
What is PostgreSQL and why does it need to be backed up? PostgreSQL is a plugin designed to simplify backup and restore procedures. There are many reasons why your databases might be at risk. For example, device failure (which can lead to all instances becoming unavailable), data corruption (which can also spread across replicas), software…
VMware backup solutions Data backup is an important, if not often critical solution, to nearly all problems that may cause or result in data loss – be it because of hardware failure, ransomware attacks, natural disasters, internal tampering or any other similar reasons. This applies in exactly the same way to other types of systems…
What is data center backup The idea -and aim of backup as a technology means that if there is a loss, failure, compromise or otherwise unwanted alteration in the state of some or all of an organizations’ data, then a copy of that data can be retrieved safely and if necessary, in its entirety. Typically,…
In the last few years there have, unfortunately, been many reports of businesses losing data, for a variety of reasons – from cybercrimes to natural disasters. This is not a new development, but it is increasing exponentially in frequency. Most, if not all enterprises work with some sort of backup and recovery system, and most…
As a relational database management system, MySQL is a popular database. It has several different advantages that may be related to its success – including both the open-source nature of the technology, as well as the fact that it is under the GNU General Public License, meaning that practically everyone can both use and modify…
How to Backup Virtual Machines with Bacula Enterprise Edition? Bacula Enterprise Edition provides tools to backup virtual machine images through their hypervisor backup APIs. Performing backups at this level rather than at the more ubiquitous file level provides many advantages, though in many cases a combined approach that uses both file and hypervisor backups will…
Introduction As a CIO, team leader or business owner, knowing the most efficient ways to reduce IT costs without straining or impacting other areas negatively is key to making sure the business remains viable, operable and profitable. Knowing the best IT cost reduction techniques is easier said than done. Therefore, we have done some of…
Bacula Systems is exhibiting at Cloud Expo Europe in Frankfurt, 8-9th December 2021. Come to our stand J61 to learn more about modern data protection, reducing costs and ransomware prevention strategies. One of Bacula’s co-founders, Arno Lehmann, will also be presenting at the event. The session is entitled: ‘Recovering Your Data From Ransomware: What The…
