I had the opportunity to watch VMware’s presentation on HSX+ at Tech Field Day Extra at VMware Explore 2023. Here are my thoughts on the evolution of this product. First, let’s pump the brakes for a...
In this bonus episode of Restore it All, Mr. Backup talks BBQ! A few months ago, Curtis did a 15-stop BBQ tour of Texas, and made a series of youtube videos ( ) about it. This is a bonus episode...
I read a blog post yesterday written by Chris Colotti that described a scenario that sounds horrible: a backup service deleting a customer’s data with little to no notice. A few disclaimers:...
I recently gained some insight into the US election process has given me much more confidence in said process, and I’d like to pass it on. I gained this insight by working as a poll worker for...
What makes a successful data protection as a service (DPaaS) product? I watched another vendor announce a “SaaS” product that I suppose technically meets the definition – but looks like it will fall...
They never really did, IMO, but at least now they’re being open about it. As of July 31, 2020, Salesforce will discontinue its “recovery service,” which was a last-resort backup...
It started as one episode to discuss the Coronavirus and how it affects your data and how it is protected. Six episodes later, we’ve actually done quite a bit of coverage of this new virus. ...
I learned a lot from The Tiger King, currently the most popular show on Netflix. And like WestWorld, I saw a few lessons about backup and disaster recovery that I thought I’d share with you...
Like a lot of companies, some of my employer’s plans for the year have been put on hold. For example, we had planned to do a video series where I fly up to Druva’s Sunnyvale headquarters...
Westworld was really just a giant object lesson about proper backup and recovery design. The producers of the show may have felt differently; they seemed to think the show was more about free will or...