Backup School offers all of the fundamental nuts and bolts any
storage manager would need to get a backup shop up and running.
With Advanced Backup School, Author and VP of Data Protection
Services, GlassHouse Technologies
W.
Curtis Preston will cover topics such as multi-streaming,
interleaving, and multiplexing, and how most environments misuse
them, when and how to use disk with your backup system, how to
properly size your backup server, tape library, etc., the top ten
ways storage folks misconfigure backup systems and when to use
LAN-based, LAN-free, and server-free backups -- as well as other
advanced backup techniques.
Curtis will deliver our Advanced Backup School in six concise,
informative, vendor-neutral webcasts that aim to give the advanced,
higher level architect the tools they need to build out the most
efficient backup system.
Welcome to Advanced Backup School...
LESSON
1 
Common backup configuration mistakes, part one
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| SUMMARY: | Many SANs are built in order to
simplify backup -- yet often fail for lack of good design,
processes and procedures. There are several common mistakes that
people make when building a backup system. Avoiding these mistakes
and taking proper action can create a backup system that is
reliable and restorable. In lesson one of Advanced Backup School,
W. Curtis Preston starts to deconstruct the common backup system
and points out the mistakes that may be hampering your backup
operations. This lesson will help you understand if your systems
have too much or too little power and why you MUST consider
multiplexing and multi-streaming to build efficient
systems. |
| WORKSHEET: | Get a copy and follow along in
class |
| SPONSOR: | CommVault |
LESSON
2
Common backup configuration mistakes, part two
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| SUMMARY: | You learned some of the common
configuration mistakes in lesson one of Advanced Backup School --
but that's not all that can go wrong. W. Curtis Preston is back to
expose more common errors backup. In lesson two, Curtis covers why
too many full backups is a bad thing and why standardizing is a
good thing. Also here -- why you can't afford NOT to use disk-based
backup. |
| WORKSHEET: | Get a copy and follow along in
class |
| SPONSOR: | CommVault |
LESSON
4
Sizing a backup system
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| SUMMARY: | Throwing more resources at a backup
problem might not make the issues go away – but just make them
bigger. In lesson four of Advanced Backup School, W. Curtis Preston
gives you the formula for correctly sizing your backup systems.
He'll give you specific metrics to size servers, databases and tape
and disk libraries. Curtis also lets you know how big is too big
for remote backups. |
| WORKSHEET: | Get a copy and follow along in
class |
| SPONSOR: | CommVault |
LESSON
5
Networked backups
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| SUMMARY: | SAN and NAS are two distinct networked
storage options. Depending on which you are running in your shop --
you know they have distinct backup challenges. In lesson five of
Advanced Backup School, W. Curtis Preston describes how to deal
with the unique challenges of each and how to mange backups if you
have SAN and NAS on the same floor. This lesson will also cover the
intricacies of LAN-free, client-free and server-free backups along
with NDMP configurations. |
| WORKSHEET: | Get a copy and follow along in
class |
| SPONSOR: | CommVault |
LESSON
6
Next generation backup
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| SUMMARY: | The traditional methods of backing up
can only take your shop so far. Disk and tape have limitations that
some of the products just starting to come onto the market will
help alleviate. In lesson six of SearchStorage.com's Advanced
Backup School, W. Curtis Preston goes beyond the limits of today's
traditional backup techniques to expose you some of the burgeoning
backup technologies. |
| WORKSHEET: | Get a copy and follow along in
class |
| SPONSOR: | CommVault |
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 W. Curtis
Preston is the Vice President of Data Protection
Services at GlassHouse Technologies. He authored Using
SANs and NAS and Unix Backup and Recovery, the seminal O'Reilly
book on backup. He has been designing storage systems for more than
10 years and has designed systems for environments ranging from
backup systems for small businesses to enterprise storage systems
for Fortune 100 companies. His passion for backup and recovery
began with managing the data growth of a 24x7, mission-critical
environment. Since that time, Preston has been able to help many
companies design resilient storage systems, and his client list
includes many Fortune 100 and Fortune 500 companies.Copyright
2005TechTarget |
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