Data is getting bigger, virtualization is expanding, and data protection applications are ill-prepared to deal with it. This much we can all agree on. But Symantec’s introduction of “V-Ray,” which the company describes as “X-Ray vision into … virtual environments” has just left me puzzled. Is this “marketecture” or some sort of technology or product?
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Local Snapshots in Mac OS X Lion Time Machine: Is It A Good Idea?
Although it is not a full-featured backup application, I heartily endorse Time Machine since its ease-of-use encourages average users to backup their data and enables them to recover lost files in a user-friendly environment. Time Machine local snapshots add another layer of protection for Apple users on the go. As long as they do not rely on local snapshots exclusively for data protection, I call that a win.
Surviving Armageddon on God’s Ten Acres and Deed Rock
This week’s rapture hysteria brought to mind one of my favorite pieces of Worcester, Massachusetts folklore: Deed Rock and God’s Ten Acres. It is a tale of extreme belief, and the lengths some people will go to see another day.
FCoE vs. iSCSI – Making the Choice
iSCSI is an excellent choice in situations where Fibre Channel investment is nonexistent or badly in need of wholesale upgrade. FCoE, on the other hand, is likely to take over in high-end enterprise shops. It is relentlessly promoted by major vendors, and it seems that they will force the upgrade eventually.
SlideShare Embed Injects ScoreCard “Market Research” Junk
It appears that SlideShare is injecting a tracking code from “ScoreCard Research”, a research firm, when their slideshow embed code is used. This would be bad enough on its own, but this embedded JavaScript seems to interfere with the WordPress editor and I saw no indication of an opt-in or privacy policy regarding this.