John Manning pointed us to this Dantz Forums thread which discusses why you need to login as a root user to backup to networked volumes. Note: "OS X does not allow Retrospect (which runs as root) to ...

Of the products tested, Arkeia Network Backup had the longest lists of supported operating-system clients and storage devices and methods. Of the products tested, Arkeia Network Backup had the longest ...

We're having an issue with a cloud provider we're currently testing. They are offering a backup solution based on Avamar. Basically, they are running an instance of Avamar in their part of the cloud ...

Apple’s Time Capsule base station put a Wi-Fi access point, a network router, and a backup drive that tied into Time Machine all in a single box. That was its downfall, too: if the drive failed or ...

In my experience NFS is not substantially faster however I'm not NFS master. <BR><BR>If you wanted to speed your backups up, I would consider moving to a different method of backup. Something that ...

If you ask me what is the easiest way to steal information from a highly secure site, I will probably not suggest trying to exploit a misconfiguration in the firewall, subverting the perimeter ...

Backups can be defended against ransomware attacks by moving them offsite from primary systems, removing file-system access to the backups, and avoiding using Windows as a backup platform. Ransomware ...

Concerned about your Mac’s startup SSD or hard disk drive falling into someone else’s hands? Encrypting the startup volume prevents access to that drive unless they know an account password password ...

There isn’t a wizard behind a curtain that will help speed your backups, but there is a formula for successfully cutting backup and recovery time. By following 10 simple tips, backup managers can heal ...