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March 21, 2025 Proxmox vs Hyper-V: Which Virtualization Platform is the Best Hypervisor?

The ability to choose the most suitable available virtualization platform is important for businesses that want to maximize the efficiency of their IT infrastructure. Proxmox and Hyper-V are two perfect examples of such platforms that take completely different approaches to the same subject – virtualization. Proxmox is open-source and built on Linux with KVM, while…

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March 14, 2025 Mastering AIX Backup: Comprehensive Guide for System Administrators

When it comes to enterprise computing, AIX systems are still very important in a wide range of mission-critical tasks or operations. Such robust UNIX-based environments also necessitate equally flexible backup strategies in order to ensure business continuity and protect sensitive information of the organization. Securing the entire AIX infrastructure is a business imperative and not…

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March 10, 2025 RMAN Database Backup and Recovery Essentials

A modern-day business environment does not accept data loss in any form, considering how one such event can cause massive damages to the business in question, including financial losses, reputational issues, etc. When it comes to Oracle database administrators, it is practically necessary to create and implement a robust strategy for backup and recovery tasks….

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March 3, 2025 DB2 Backup and Restore. How to Backup DB2 Database?

A DB2 database secures data in a proverbial fortress: data being, by far, any modern company’s most important resource. Information security is an extremely sensitive topic in the modern world of enterprise data management, which requires creating contingency plans well before a crisis arises. A robust backup strategy should help companies address all kinds of…

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February 18, 2025 The Ultimate Guide to Backup Management: Best Practices & Solutions

An introduction to backup management Information has long been the most prized resource of any organization in any industry. The loss of critical data can bring potentially destructive consequences to any business, no matter whether the data in question is intellectual property, operational documents, financial transactions, or customer records. In this context, backup management operates…

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February 11, 2025 ZFS Backup and Restore Strategies and Software Tools

Data integrity and a reliable of backup solutions became critical components of any modern storage infrastructure many years ago. ZFS – Zettabyte File System – is one of many examples of powerful solutions for technical users and enterprises that seek strong data storage capabilities with efficient backup-oriented features. Originally developed by Sun Microsystems, ZFS is…

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February 4, 2025 Choosing the Right Virtualization Platform: Proxmox vs. KVM Explained

In the context of virtualization technology,  the key to deployment success may not be just choosing the most popular platform, but rather by choosing the one that best  suits your business needs. KVM and Proxmox are two prominent examples of virtualization platforms, each with its own unique advantages for handling virtual machines. This article examines…

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January 27, 2025 How to Perform Backup and Recovery Testing?

The data and applications in an organization is constantly under threat by hostile actors – more now than ever before. Simply stated, adequate levels of safety to a business via backup and restore technology must be tested in order to ensure that such systems will perform when, almost ievitably, they are needed. This article looks…

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January 10, 2025 Implementing ISO 27001 Data Backup and Recovery: A Complete Requirements Guide

What is ISO 27001 and why is it important for data backup? The modern-day digital landscape has long since made data protection an essential factor of an organization’s strategy instead of an optional task. Standards such as ISO 27001 offer a systematic approach to sensitive data management, making sure that such information can remain accessible…

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January 9, 2025 HIPAA Compliance Requirements & Policies for Data Backup Solutions

What is HIPAA? HIPAA, the 1996 Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, established national requirements  for protecting individuals’ personal health information focusing primarily on medical records. Although designed to improve the continuity and portability of health insurance coverage, HIPAA has been amended several times to also include essential security and privacy regulations for Protected Health…

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December 18, 2024 Ensuring GDPR Compliant Backups. GDPR Data Backup Requirements.

What is GDPR? The General Data Protection Regulation, or GDPR, is a complex data protection law that has been operational since May 25, 2018. It represents one of the most well-known elements of privacy legislation worldwide, despite it only being applicable to the customer information of the European Union and the European Economic Area residents….

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November 25, 2024 VMware ESXi vs XCP-ng: A Comprehensive Hypervisor Comparison

What is VMware ESXi and How Does It Work? VMware ESXi is part of VMware’s virtualization technologies package and is one of the most often used hypervisors for data centers and cloud systems. Enterprises that need to combine servers as virtual environments often choose ESXi because of its excellent performance, scalability, and efficiency. Understanding the…

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