You cannot just rely on snapshots of your virtual machines even if these are taken on regular basis without having a proper data backup plan in action. Your data backup strategy should be based on a reliable and fast backup/restore solution which at least caters for the business most critical data. What do I...
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Tags: Altaro, beta, data backup, image, restore, Virtualization, VM
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Veeam Backup & Replication provides 2-in-1 backup and replication and is built specifically for VMware vSphere to provide fast backup and recovery for ESX(i) virtual machines. By leveraging the virtual environment and patent-pending Veeam vPower™ technology, Veeam Backup & Replication lets you recover an entire VM or an individual object from any application or...
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Tags: backup, ESX, ESXi, replication, restore, RPO, RTO, vPower
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You do not appreciate something until that something is no longer there. Emails, contacts and appointments are three of the most important things in the electronic world we live in. A backup solution that is easy to setup and forget about while being equally easy to restore when the need arises is the ideal...
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Tags: Office 2007, outlook, restore, Windows 7, Windows Vista
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How many computer users rely completely on application wizards? I have nothing against application wizards, in fact, I do recommend users to make use of these when they are using new applications and lack experience with that application. However, wizards most often set certain parameters to default values rather than adding an extra screen...
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Using the Backup and Restore console to restore files is very easy :) You can restore files to their original location or to a different location. There is another file recovery option and this is the restore from a shadow copy! Shadow copies are copies of files and folders that Windows 7 automatically saves...
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Tags: restore, Windows 7
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Shadow copies are previous versions of files or folders and are created at the same time as a restore point. However, the system protection feature must be enabled! By defaut, Windows 7 creates Restore Points and Shadow copies for the system drive or partition only (Ex. C:). So, make sure that you set the...
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Tags: previous versions, restore, shadow copies, Windows 7
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