Mr. Backup Blog

VMware goes for multi-cloud support with NSX+

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...

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Curtis and Prasanna

What it takes to make a successful SaaS product

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...

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Curtis and Prasanna

Salesforce no longer has your back (up)

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...

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Curtis and Prasanna

Storage & Backup Lessons from WestWorld

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...

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