The (backup at the) end of the road
There’s a simple truth that weaves its way through all of our lives: deferring a decision is in itself a…
View ArticleBook Giveaway: The Busy IT Manager’s Guide to Data Recovery
Well, it had to happen eventually! Normally when my publisher sends me complimentary copies of my books, they arrive a…
View ArticleComing Soon: A book about recovery for busy people
In June I decided to start tallying how many meetings I do. In this, I should preface that I only…
View ArticleWhen do I invoke Cyber Recovery?
Introduction Here’s a question I get asked quite frequently: “If we have a vault, how will the vault team know… The post When do I invoke Cyber Recovery? first appeared on Data Protection Hub.
View Article28 Days Later – Managing the Challenges Posed by Long-Term Retention Backups
Long-term retention backups, if not managed correctly, can represent a bit of a horror situation for businesses — they can… The post 28 Days Later – Managing the Challenges Posed by Long-Term Retention...
View ArticleHow do you solve Protective Dissonance?
There’s a term in psychology you may have heard of – cognitive dissonance. It refers to having contradictory beliefs, or… The post How do you solve Protective Dissonance? first appeared on Data...
View ArticleIntroductory Considerations to Cyber Resiliency
It’s fair to say that a significant number of my customer conversations this year have been centred around cyber resiliency.… The post Introductory Considerations to Cyber Resiliency first appeared on...
View ArticleBasics: Backup Lifecycle
In the various backup/data protection groups I hang around on, I periodically see the “I’m new to backup, what do… The post Basics: Backup Lifecycle first appeared on Data Protection Hub.
View ArticleWhy Data Classification in Backup is Pointless
You know that saying, “Data is the new oil”? If you work in IT and haven’t heard of it, I’d… The post Why Data Classification in Backup is Pointless first appeared on Data Protection Hub.
View ArticleThe 9 Essential Properties of Backup
Introduction What goes into making a backup? What are the traits that essential in order for it to be something… The post The 9 Essential Properties of Backup first appeared on Data Protection Hub.
View ArticleData Protection in 2020: Reflections
Or, the world is burning but data protection goes on. Did someone get the license plate of the year that… The post Data Protection in 2020: Reflections first appeared on Data Protection Hub.
View ArticleBackup Administrators Should Stick to Their Knitting
How often do you hear the term “stick to your knitting!” these days? It seems whenever a celebrity or sportsperson says something like “Maybe we should do something about climate change”, there’s a...
View ArticleData Protection: Ensuring Data Availability – 2nd Edition
Over the last year or so, I’ve been working on a project that’s very dear to me: creating an updated and expanded release of Data Protection: Ensuring Data Availability. I’m proud to say, the eBook was...
View ArticleMeme Monday
It’s that time again to explore common data protection themes through memes! This time, I’m looking at some animated GIFs. We’ll fix it in production “We’ll fix it in production” is one of the most...
View ArticleGuess who else likes your backups in the Cloud?
Having just finished the excellent Dickinson series on Apple TV+, I keep getting one of Emily Dickinson’s most famous refrains rolling around in my head: Because I could not stop for Death –He kindly...
View ArticleMeme Monday
OK, it’s been a little while since I did a meme Monday, and there are s a few ones I want to cover off today. So let’s get cracking! Listen, I get that people in procurement, in particular, want to be...
View ArticleData Protection Memes
The concept of a meme has been around for quite a while, now. It was first introduced in 1976 by Richard Dawkins in his book, “The Selfish Gene”, as a way of explaining behaviour which may not have an...
View ArticleThe Four Horsemen of the Appocalypse
“And lo, as the skies darkened and the earth trembled, I saw them riding their pale steeds — The Four Horsemen of the Appocalypse: Apathy, Procrastination, Budget and Emulation.” Etched onto the...
View ArticleDisaster Movies: A Model for Data Protection
So, the other night, my husband and I finally got around to watching San Andreas, the 2015 movie featuring Dwayne Johnson. I’d heard at best average reviews for it, but it had two things going for it:...
View ArticleThe Perfect Cloud Environment is the Perfect Headache for Data Protection
It practically goes without saying that the smartest way to move workloads to a public cloud is to have them completely refactored to run as a SaaS based application. At that point you’re paying for...
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