We’ve done a DR for a new client this week that we picked up when their server failed. Last known good backup was to tape drive a week ago, which is not ideal. We were unable to fix the hardware of the server, but were able to get a cold image of it using ShadowProtect IT Edition. We restored it into a virtual machine on a Hyper-V 2012R2 server and when it booted … [Read more...]
StorageCraft Deep Dive Video
You will want to check this out – it’s a video done by StorageCraft Australia Guru Jack Alsop on how to configure ShadowProtect correctly to work with Exchange servers … [Read more...]
Support for Windows Server 2012–Trend and StorageCraft
One of the common issues we face in our industry is when a new version of a product is released, the support for that new product and our ability to deploy it is limited by the other vendors programs that need to work together. Windows Server 2012 has been released, and here’s a list of the current products that I use for our client deployment and their required versions … [Read more...]
Free StorageCraft IT Edition to help recovery of Hurricane Sandy
Here’s a VERY generous offer from the people at StorageCraft in the USA – FREE IT Edition for the next two weeks specifically to help people in the hurricane Sandy affected areas. Well done StorageCraft for the community spirit here! Hurricane Sandy Help In light of the severe damage many people are facing as a result of Hurricane Sandy, StorageCraft wants to … [Read more...]
Tips to configure ShadowProtect correctly
We pickup a lot of clients that have had bad experiences with other IT resellers. As a result we get to see some pretty strange configurations that people have made which adversely affect the clients environment. Here’s a few that I’ve seen with ShadowProtect that really should NOT be done. Running missed jobs automatically – this is an option within ShadowProtect … [Read more...]