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10 Steps to Choose an Office 365 Backup Solution

According to Statista, Microsoft Office 365 is used by over a million companies worldwide, with...

Planning for Data Backup and Disaster Recovery With Zmanda and AWS S3

This blog helps you formulate a data backup and disaster recovery plan optimized for Zmanda leverag...

MySQL Backup | How To Find Login Details for ZRM on AWS

MySQL Backup | Easy Way To Find Login Details for ZRM on AWS S3 Backup

Are you tired of following complicated procedures to complete simple tasks? We at Zmanda understand...

Why Do Databases Crash And What To Do About It

Why Do Databases Crash And What To Do About It

Have you ever confronted a database crash? The database setup comprises of the system server hard...

Data Deduplication and VMWare Upgrades are Coming to Zmanda

Data Deduplication and VMWare Upgrades are Coming to Zmanda

The new data deduplication and VMWare client upgrades coming to Zmanda will make it easier than e...

How to Build a HIPAA Compliant Backup and Recovery Plan

How to Build a HIPAA Compliant Backup and Recovery Plan

A HIPAA compliant backup and recovery plan is a mandate for your organization. If you have a dat...

New Azure and AWS Support Features Coming to Zmanda 4.0

New Azure and AWS Support Features Coming to Zmanda 4.0

Last week we shared a post highlighting the new data archival and management console features. T...

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Top 6 Challenges with Traditional Backup and Disaster Recovery and How to Overcome Them

What do businesses use as a leverage point to mint revenue and profits? It's DATA. Companies now us...

Zmanda User Guide for Linux Clients

Zmanda User Guide for Linux Clients

Amanda Enterprise Edition Linux Client is a certified Amanda network backup software, tested and su...

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How to Create a Windows Template on Zmanda Windows Client and Configure It

When it comes to the popularity of operating systems, nothing can trump Microsoft Windows. As of De...

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How To Create a Windows Template on Zmanda Windows Client and Configure It

When it comes to the popularity of operating systems, nothing can trump Microsoft Windows. As of ...

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Zmanda Makes Enterprise Backup Affordable with 4.0 Software Release

Zmanda 4.0 is coming soon. Get updates on all of the new features and upgrades - sent directly to...

6 Big Revelations on Zmanda Backup and Data Replication Technology

6 Revelations on Zmanda’s MySQL Backup and Data Replication Technology for Business Continuity

Businesses are turning to data replication software as part of a backup recovery plan. No doubt,...

Configuration of Tape Library with Zmanda | Zmanda

Tape Library Configuration with Zmanda

Zmanda is undoubtedly a globally recognized provider of the leading open-source backup and recovery...

Navigating the Tape Backup Strategy as Part of the Hybrid Cloud Strategy | Zmanda

Navigating the Tape Backup Strategy as Part of the Hybrid Cloud Strategy

We're entering a new world where data might be more important than software. ~ Tim O'Reilly In t...

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Understanding the Tape Landscape

When the why is clear, the how is easy.  In the previous blog of our tape series, “Tapes ...

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Tapes as a timeless long-term investment

"Data is a precious thing and will last longer than the systems themselves." Tim Berners-Lee, inv...

Understanding Object Storage vs. Block Storage

Understanding Block Storage vs Object Storage

Block storage vs Object storage, which is the right fit for today's data storage environments? ...

Understanding Block Storage in Securing Your Data

Understanding Block Storage in Securing Your Data

Modern enterprise storage for primary workloads aims at three crucial parameters wherein block stor...

Understanding Cloud Object Storage in Securing your Data

Understanding Cloud Object Storage in Securing Your Data

As per the IDC's prediction, "unstructured data will represent 80% of data worldwide by 2025." ...

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Introducing Zmanda 5.1: Faster Backups and Cost Savings with Integrated Disaster Recovery & Deduplication

Key features of Zmanda 5.1: Easily modify log levels for better debugging and performance insig...

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Introducing Zmanda Pro: Adding M365 Backup, Client-Side Deduplication, Straight-to-Target Storage, and More

Top 3 Reasons to Choose Zmanda Pro: Secure Your M365 Data: Back up your Outlook, SharePoint, On...

Zmanda Endpoint Backup 2.7

Release Update: Zmanda Endpoint Backup 2.7 Delivers Enhanced Continuous Data Protection

Key Enhancements of Zmanda Endpoint Backup 2.7 Include: Onboard users quickly and easily with b...

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Announcement: Introducing Zmanda Endpoint Backup for MSPs & Resellers

Zmanda Endpoint Backup for MSPs provide: Centralized subaccount and organization management. ...

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Release Announcement: Introducing Zmanda Endpoint Backup Version 2.6

Broomfield, Colorado, January 2023 We are pleased to announce the release of Zmanda Endpoint Bac...

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Releasing Zmanda 5.0: Managed Cloud Storage, Enhanced Glacier Features, SSO, and More

Broomfield, Colorado, May 2023 We are pleased to announce the release of the all-new feature-pac...

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Zmanda and Open Source Solutions Partner to Deliver Enterprise Backup in Saudi Arabia

Zmanda, the #1 open-source backup and recovery software, is partnered with Open Source Solutions SA...

Zmanda Endpoint Backup Release

Releasing Zmanda’s New Cloud-Based Endpoint Backup Solution

Broomfield, Colorado, April 2023 We are pleased to announce the launch of Zmanda Endpoint Backup...

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Zmanda, a BETSOL company, & Wasabi Partner to Provide a Highly Cost-Effective & Scalable Managed Cloud Storage Solution

Broomfield, Colorado, April 2023– Zmanda, a BETSOL company that provides reliable enterprise back...

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Offsite Backups: Mastering Disaster Recovery—Part 2

In the previous article, I wrote about the seven levels of disaster recovery. Read it here for more...

How Data Backups Equip You to Tackle the Data Integrity Scare

How Data Backups Equip You to Tackle the Data Integrity Scare

For any individual, company be it a start-up or a multinational, data is a vital piece of the busin...

Adoption of GDPR into the data systems of universities

Adoption of GDPR into the Data Systems of Universities

The landmark date of 25th May 2018 will hold great significance, as a date etched on the footsteps t...

TechRepublic; How to Get Started with open-source backup software

TechRepublic: How to Get Started with Open-Source Backup Software

There are many choices for corporate backup software, and it's easy to overlook the open-source opt...

AWS Backup for S3 | Zmanda

AWS Backup for S3 Made Easy with Zmanda

AWS S3 has become a storage of choice for many businesses now, backed by the fame of Amazon S3 Glac...

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Near-Continuous Data Protection (CDP) of SQL Server

With version 4.5, ZCB now supports incremental (log-based) backups of SQL Server. This helps a gr...

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Grandfather Father Son Backup (GFS) for Tape Rotation with Amanda

Grandfather Father Son backup (GFS) is one of the most popular backup schemes. It allows you to sav...

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Experience The All-New Zmanda Endpoint Backup: Cloud-Based Solution for Endpoint Protection

Key features: Bundled cloud storage powered by Wasabi Affordable, all-inclusive, per-employe...

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Announcement: Introducing Zmanda Endpoint Backup– A Scalable Cloud-Based Backup Solution

Broomfield, Colorado, April 2023 Zmanda has been powering enterprise backups since 1991 and is p...

Data Breach | Zmanda

What is Data Breach?

What is Data Breach and How to Handle them Many a time, you might have come across these words â...

What is cloud storage | Zmanda

Cloud Storage – Types, Services, and Benefit

Cloud Storage for Businesses   It’s time to say goodbye to physical storage devices such ...

Benefits of cloud storage | Zmanda

Benefits of Cloud Storage

Cloud storage services seem to overtake on-site storage options like hard drives and serve...

Disaster Recovery | Zmanda

Can Backup Help Me Recover From a Virus?

Backup is a lifesaver, especially when it comes to recovering from a virus.  If a malicious fil...

Storing LTO Tapes Safely for Decades to Come

Storing LTO Tapes Safely for Decades to Come

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. Benjamin Franklin Linear Tape-Open tapes procu...

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DRP Testing in 2024: Final Step to Business Resilience

Testing leads to failure, and failure leads to understanding.  ~Burt Rutan A comprehensi...

Disaster Recovery | Zmanda

What is Disaster Recovery Testing? Fundamentals and Best Practices

What is the Meaning of Disaster Recovery Testing? Disaster recovery testing simulates real-world...

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Data Backup With ZMC’s Unique Powers

Explore the unique functionalities of the Zmanda Management Console and take control of your data b...

Configuration of Tape Library with Zmanda | Zmanda

Tape Library Configuration with Zmanda

Zmanda is undoubtedly a globally recognized provider of the leading open-source backup and recovery...

Disaster Recovery and Tape Storages' Role | Zmanda

The Relation of Disaster Recovery and Tape Storage

Always remember to plan ahead. It wasn't raining when Noah built the ark.~Richard Cushing Desp...

Amazon Glacier with Zmanda

Amazon Glacier for Long-Term Enterprise Storage and Data Protection Needs – A Quick Guide

Enterprises generate large volumes of data daily. But, how much of that data is accessed daily?...

Ideal Amazon S3 Storage Class for Your Data | Zmanda

Ideal Amazon S3 Storage Class for Your Data – A Quick Guide

Finding the right Amazon AWS S3 storage class for your data storage requirements is essential to en...

Working With AWS S3: A Brief Overview | Zmanda

Working With AWS S3: A Brief Overview

“The great growling engine of change-technology†– Alvin Toffler Out of the many great...

Planning for Data Backup and Disaster Recovery With Zmanda and AWS S3

This blog helps you formulate a data backup and disaster recovery plan optimized for Zmanda leverag...

10 Steps for Disaster Recovery Planning (DRP) with Zmanda

Natural disasters, ransomware, and human error... Oh my! These and the countless other threa...

2024 Checklist for a Disaster Recovery Plan

Ultimate Disaster Recovery Plan Checklist 2024

Imagine this scenario: Your team is diligently working towards crucial deadlines when suddenly,...

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Offsite Backups: Mastering Disaster Recovery—Part 2

In the previous article, I wrote about the seven levels of disaster recovery. Read it here for more...

Seven Tiers of Disaster Recovery Explained

Mastering Seven Tiers of Disaster Recovery—Part 1

When discussing business continuity plans, it's important to understand the concepts of high availa...

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DRP Testing in 2024: Final Step to Business Resilience

Testing leads to failure, and failure leads to understanding.  ~Burt Rutan A comprehensi...

Disaster Recovery | Zmanda

What is Disaster Recovery Testing? Fundamentals and Best Practices

What is the Meaning of Disaster Recovery Testing? Disaster recovery testing simulates real-world...

What is disaster recovery and its fundamentals

What is Disaster Recovery and its fundamentals?

“94% of companies suffering from a catastrophic data loss do not survive and 43% never reopen an...

What is Disaster Recovery Plan (DRP)

What is a Disaster Recovery Plan (DRP)? Meaning, Importance & Benefits

What is a Disaster Recovery Plan (DRP)? A disaster recovery plan, or an IT disaster recovery pla...

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Why is Disaster Recovery Important?

Understanding why is disaster recovery important, is vital for all industries. Disasters can come a...

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