Should You Back Up a Virtual Machine?
Virtualization has been touted as the future of data center computing — fewer pieces of hardware are consolidated to address the same or more computing requirements than in the past. However, as IT managers consolidate their resources, the question arises: Do I back up my virtual machine or simply make…
Transition to IPv6
In 1977, father of Internet, Vint Cerf was the program manager for the ARPA Internet research project; he created IPv4 and chose a 32-bit address format for an experiment in packet network interconnection. And that was the beginning; for more than 30 years IPv4 was used to connect billions of…
How to Pick A Backup Vendor
Users today are inundated with backup tools. Some come with the Windows operating system. Some are bundled in with DVD-writing software. Still others are stand-alone disk imaging or file-based backup products. It is easy to information overload, making it difficult to make a decision as to which is best for…
Mirroring is not Backup
Although backup and disk mirroring are often used interchangeably, a mirror is decidedly not a backup. Mirroring and backups serve different purposes. A mirror is designed to keep your system up and running in the case of a hard disk failure. While a backup essentially serves that purpose, it is…
PSP, Android and Smart Phone Equals The PlayStation Phone
The gaming-focused PlayStation phone, aka the Sony Ericson Xperia Play will be released on Sunday February 13 in Barcelona, Spain. To help describe the new gadget, imagine a Play Station Portable (PSP), and add a multi-touch LCD screen, calling/texting, connecting to a 3G network, a 5 mega-pixel camera, and the…