Backup Power Supplies and Strategies to Recover from Power Outages
Depending on what part of the country you’re in, coping… Continue reading Backup Power Supplies and Strategies to Recover from Power Outages
Category Archives: Backup & Storage
Reviewing Your Backup Checklist
With World Backup Day just behind us (and yes there… Continue reading Reviewing Your Backup Checklist
Cloud NAS Shootout: Amazon EFS/FSx versus Azure Files
Organizations looking to move some or all of their file systems to… Continue reading Cloud NAS Shootout: Amazon EFS/FSx versus Azure Files
Get Ready for AWS Pi Day 2022
Now that March is here it’s almost that time of year again. No, I don’t mean St. Patrick’s Day. It’s almost time for AWS Pi Day 2022. Amazon S3, the first AWS service, was launched 16 years ago on Pi Day, March 14, 2006. On March 14th, 2022 Amazon will host its 2nd annual AWS […] Continue reading Get Ready for AWS Pi Day 2022
Amazon Adds AWS Backup to S3
There’s no doubt that file systems are some of the most fundamental cloud services, as they provide storage for cloud-native apps, hybrid apps, and on-premise backups. Amazon Web Services (AWS) Backup enables you to centralize and automate data protection across your AWS services. Using AWS Backup and its new support for S3, you can centrally […] Continue reading Amazon Adds AWS Backup to S3
Disaster Recovery for Kubernetes
A lot of businesses are in the process of modernizing their applications as a part of their digital transformation strategies and the adoption of Kubernetes is a big part of this trend. As businesses have begun migrating toward containers and micros-service type applications, Kubernetes has been quickly becoming the defacto standard for container management and […] Continue reading Disaster Recovery for Kubernetes
Big Announcements at AWS re:Invent 2021
This year’s AWS re:Invent conference is taking place from Nov. 29 through Dec. 3, 2021 at the Venetian Resort & Casino in Las Vegas. The re:Invent conference is the biggest AWS event of the year. Unlike last year’s conference which was only online, this year’s re:Invent is a hybrid event that is both in-person and […] Continue reading Big Announcements at AWS re:Invent 2021
Protecting the Different Types of Microsoft 365 Data
Microsoft 365 is an indispensable collection of tools for businesses. While Microsoft is responsible for the availability and ongoing functionality of all the Microsoft 365 apps, the responsibility for protecting Microsoft 365 data is the customer’s obligation. Let’s take a closer look at the different types of Microsoft 365 data and the kind of protection […] Continue reading Protecting the Different Types of Microsoft 365 Data
How to Avoid Disaster Recovery Failures
Experiencing a disaster is one of the worst possible events for both businesses and their IT departments. However, there is one worse event – failure to recover from the disaster. While every IT department should have a disaster recovery (DR) plan, that doesn’t mean every DR plan will work. In the best case, a failure […] Continue reading How to Avoid Disaster Recovery Failures
MJFChat: Get Ready For The New Windows Server Hybrid Certification
We’re doing a twice-monthly interview show on Petri.com that is dedicated to covering topics of interest to our tech-professional audience. We have branded this show “MJFChat.” In my role as Petri’s Community Magnate, I will be interviewing a variety of IT-savvy technology folks. Some of these will be Petri contributors; some will be tech-company […] Continue reading MJFChat: Get Ready For The New Windows Server Hybrid Certification