There has been a lot of press coverage and buzz about the release of the new Idera Server Backup product. With the release of Server Backup 5.0 Idera thinks it is time that we stop trying to only back up “important servers”.  In today’s fast paced, data packed world all servers are important. Whether they are stood up for years, months or even days, data is just too important to not back up. Read the rest of this entry »

If you haven’t already heard you should head over and read the press release about Idera’s new Server Backup solutions. David Wartell has a blog post up before this one that explains how, to him, server backup should be like buying beer in Costco…. easy. Read the rest of this entry »

Not too long ago I walked into Costco to buy, well, the usual stuff anyone buys at Costco.  You know, paper towels, beer, chips, diapers, etc.  Sometimes when I’m in Costco I just sort of zone out and wander the aisles seeing if there is anything else I can justify purchasing at their discounted bulk price.  Am I the only one that does that? Read the rest of this entry »

Here in Florida, Houston, New Orleans or anywhere in the Southern US, we know how devastating a Hurricane can be. So our hearts and best wishes go out to all of those in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic who have been caught in the web of destruction that Sandy brought to that area. We know from experience the long and arduous task ahead of the folks there. Read the rest of this entry »

Carbonite, a leader in personal computer and consumer backup and recovery services has recognized the important and growing market of commercial  Server and Database backup and recovery. In order to move up the ladder into this market they have acquired Zmanda, who sells both open source and commercial backup solutions to the SMB market. Read the rest of this entry »

Idera’s Server Backup (formerly Continuous Data protection) is implemented using the C++ and C programming languages.  Java technology is used for its innovative web-based user interface that allows backups to be centrally administrated remotely from any location.  Due to the nature of the exploit and the way Java technology is used by the Server Backup product there is no risk or vulnerability to the Server Backup product. Read the rest of this entry »

I saw a great article by Rachel Dines of Forrester Research in Information Week’s special report on Big Data. Dines makes the case that we have moved into an era where we can no longer measure data or disaster recovery. Instead we must measure data and IT resiliency. Our business models just cannot tolerate the downtime or time to recover. This enlightened line of thinking reminded me so much of the whole Continuous Data Protection (CDP) idea that is ingrained with Idera’s Server Backup solutions. Read the rest of this entry »

In speaking to people about backup solutions, it’s clear that many people fixate on how much capacity they have. Is it enough capacity? How redundant is it? How long before they need more? Read the rest of this entry »

We have moved well past the point where someone should have to convince you that backing up your data and applications is critical to your success. Sure there are some last pockets of resistance out there—those few who may not be backing up their critical data. By and large, though, most organizations realize that a reliable backup solution is a must-have. But what solution should it be? And what is best-practice for using it? Read the rest of this entry »

Today’s Quick Tip shows you how to customize the CDP interface depending on how (and who!) you want to use it. Choose from the following configuration options to set up your CDP environment based on your needs:

1) Only Administrators Login to the CDP Server (all users logging in are admins/super-users)

2) Multi-Tenant with Groups (Group-based administration – not recommended for service providers)

3) Multi-Tenant (User-based administration)

4) Tiered Reselling (User-based administration where customers can create their own users)

5) Use a custom configuration

If you’re just getting started with CDP, the initial default setting is admin only login (option #1 above).

Read more in our wiki.

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