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4 SQL Server Backup Methodologies and the Pros and Cons of Each (1 of 3)
This is part 1 of a multipart series on Microsoft SQL Server data. We're talking about SQL backups and copy data, different methods of using SQL copy data and creating them. To start, let's review the different backup methodologies for SQL Server databases. There are really four different approaches that people use:
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The Benefits of Deploying Data Management at Scale for Large Enterprises
We’re witnessing a very large digital transformation that’s happening in industry. Everybody wants to leverage the cloud to make their enterprise data centers run like the cloud. And one of the fundamental reasons to do this is the scale at which the data is evolving.
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So Much to be Thankful For
On November 22nd, this Thursday, the U.S. will celebrate our Thanksgiving holiday. For most of us it brings a tradition of turkey dinners, family gatherings and carefully evading any talk of politics with a crazy uncle. Our Thanksgiving is a harvest festival that traces back to the Pilgrims at Plymouth Massachusetts in 1621. Their celebration lasted three days. Now we only celebrate for one day and then go shopping for the remainder of the weekend.
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ESG Research Shows that Multi-Backup Applications is the Future
The Enterprise Strategy Group recently published a research report entitled “2018 Data Landscape Survey.” As part of the research, they interviewed over 300 IT professionals on topics related to data protection. In this blog, the first of a series on this research, I wanted share some thoughts about their findings regarding backup application usage.
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How to Deliver High-Performance DevOps and Analytics with Microsoft Azure Ultra SSD
Microsoft recently announced Azure's Ultra SSD storage tier. It boasts 160,000 IOPS/disk with a throughput of 2,000 MBytes per second. Clearly, Microsoft designed this for enterprises running critical workloads such as SAP HANA in the Azure cloud, which require very high performance. Best of all, you can start small and grow storage performance based on your current needs and expected growth.
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Common Data Protection Questions from Oracle Open World 2018
Last week, I attended Oracle Open World in San Francisco. Actifio had a large booth, and I was excited to meet with many Oracle users to discuss the challenges of Oracle protection and cloning. As part of the show, I also presented in two sessions:
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The Impact of Customer Centric User Conferences
If you are an IT professional who’s been around a while, you probably remember when the big trade shows were industry events, not single-vendor conferences. COMDEX and CeBIT drew hundreds of thousands of people to Las Vegas and Hannover, Germany, respectively. Every vendor large enough to fill a booth exhibited at these events, and customers got a chance to learn about a lot of different options to keep their IT departments at the forefront of innovation and efficiency.
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Actifio Tames the Database Beast at Oracle OpenWorld 2018
We are preparing and planning for our participation next week at the 2018 Oracle OpenWorld
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Chinese Spy Chip Explained – 6 Frequently Asked Questions Everyone is Asking
On Oct 4th, Bloomberg rocked the world with a report that claims Chinese spy agencies worked with sub-contractors in China to insert a small, rice grain-sized chip into motherboards that were assembled for SuperMicro. All the details (almost a 20 minute read) is in this Bloomberg news article. Now known as the Chinese spy chip, many questions are swirling about the implications of the situation.
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5 Challenges Oracle DBAs Face Daily
If you are part of a large enterprise, chances are high that you have Oracle database servers in your production environment. If you are an Oracle DBA, you would be entrusted with ensuring that data integrity and availability is maintained all the times. That means you’d have to make sure that if there are any data corruptions/deletions you need to find a way to get back to a consistent state in order to minimize business revenue loss.
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