Bacula: Backups That Don't Suck | Linux Today

Bacula: Backups That Don’t Suck

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Apr 24, 2008

“Good systems administrators know that implementing a robust
backup procedure is one of their most important duties.
Unfortunately, it’s also one of the most complex and least fun.
When the phone rings and there’s a panic-stricken user on the other
end who has just lost a crucial document, you need to be confident
that you can promptly recover his missing files. Failure to do so
can bring about a speedy end to a promising career in systems
administration. So what’s a budding sysadmin to do? Download the
latest release of Bacula and watch those backup woes disappear into
the dark of night.

“Led by head developer Kern Sibbald, the Bacula team has built
an open source backup solution that is fast, reliable, and
exceptionally configurable…”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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