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 ...

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.

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Symantec's Backup Exec Agent for VMware lets IT managers back up virtual machines to a SAN, tape or disk without having to offload to a proxy. Virtualization is now an integral part of most data ...

The University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) has replaced three separate backup solutions with a single, consolidated solution for its virtual machine backups and offsite archive. The university ...

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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 ...

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 ...

Steve Zurier is a freelance technology writer based in Columbia, Md. Like many other organizations, school districts have virtualized their servers over the past several years. At Camas School ...

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 ...

Virtualization is now an integral part of most data center consolidation and green initiatives at many IT organizations. It's also at the core of technologies such as cloud computing. But while ...