Disk snapshots are one of the best data-protection mechanisms available in the data center today. Whether it’s a SAN-based snapshot technology or one built into your file system or operating system, ...

Looking at people’s VMWare implementations, the most common problem I see is people who run on snapshots for an extended period of time. And by that I mean months. This can cause downtime issues for ...

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Server virtualisation introduces a radically different approach to backing up data in the enterprise than simply using backup agents installed in the guest operating system and backing up VMs across ...

For the people that use VMware over NFS on a NetApp system, how do you handle consistent snapshots? And at what intervals? We are looking at a consistent snapshot every two hours for DR purposes but ...

HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--opvizor just launched a new product called “Snapwatcher” to discover any hidden, invalid or broken snapshots in VMware in order to free up more disk space. “81% of all VMware ...

(Editor’s note: This story initially misidentified the employer of James Bothe, a systems administrator at RackForce Networks Inc. The company’s name has now been corrected. Also, the cost of Virtual ...