Virtual machine backup can be done using a traditional backup product with agents in each virtual server's file store but can also be carried out via snapshot or by backing up the virtual machine and ...

Server virtualization has crossed the proverbial chasm. Not long ago, when deploying new servers, one had to justify making them virtual, rather than physical. Now, the opposite is becoming true. IT ...

As the number of servers being virtualized grows, backing up and protecting them becomes more of a problem. It’s not enough for IT administrators to simply back up each virtual server and its data.

The rise of virtualization has ushered in dramatic shifts in the computing landscape: Servers are more efficient and users can be more agile. But it’s also created new challenges for backup and ...

VMware takes a bigger step into the backup and restore market for virtual machines with the latest release of VMware Data Recovery 1.1 (VDR) VMware administrators may be interested and happy to know ...

The virtual machine (VM) is the standard unit of deployment in today’s IT. Utilisation rates reach 80% or more, with many organisations running completely virtual environments. As a result, VM backup ...

eSpeaks host Corey Noles sits down with Qualcomm's Craig Tellalian to explore a workplace computing transformation: the rise of AI-ready PCs. Matt Hillary, VP of Security and CISO at Drata, details ...

EMC, IBM, and others are strengthening their ability to back up virtual machines. Initial versions focus on database servers. More will be needed down the road. Major storage players EMC and IBM are ...

Sean Gallagher, who began his career as an IT project manager for the Navy, has spent two decades as a technology writer and reviewer. Most IT organizations have server virtualization well under way.

The CodeFromThe70s blog has a tutorial for backing up your current installation of Windows XP to a virtual machine that you can access at any time from your fresh installation of Windows, potentially ...

* Serverless backup or consolidated backup, which offloads backup processing from virtual machines to a separate physical server. * Snapshotting or cloning the virtual machines using software from a ...