“Most companies see an explosive growth in the amount of data
that they have to process and store. This fact given, it’s usually
necessary to take a closer look to how backups are done and how the
methods of backing up data can/must be expanded or changed. To come
to the right decision on what backup method(s) to use, there first
must be a good understanding of what methods there are and what
benefits and disadvantages these methods have.”
“There are a wide variety of backup/restore software
packages available on the market today. A lot of these packages
support a broad range of soft- and hardware platforms. There are
already a number of packages designed for the Linux community
too. A small selection of backup/restore software
packages:
Armanda
Veritas NetBackup
Legato Networker
BRU from EST (Linux)
Arkeia from Knox (Linux)
HP Omniback
The decision on what software to choose should be based on the
needs of your environment, personal preferences (evaluate that
stuff!) and, as always, budgetary limitations (or absolute
freedom).”