Image-Based Backup

A disk image backup is basically a backup of your whole hard drive. The basic idea is for backup software to use low-level disk I/O to just copy all the bits on your hard disk to another disk, without any particular regard for concepts like files. When you have a backup image, there’s no question of accidentally forgetting to backup a particular file,  if it was on the hard disk, then it got backed up. Due to the lost cost of both internal storage and Network attached storage (NAS) there is no reason not to image every server and workstation on your network. (more…)

At Micro-Point we are beginning to phase out back to tape and are moving to External drives for data protection. Disk based backup is faster and more reliable than tape. As a perfectionist, I noticed some minor issues (bugs) with our external storage devices and since I was aware that a new generation of software was available, I decided to investigate. The new package (both software and firmware) had been out for 6 months, so I thought it would be safe to upgrade out storage devices, thereby fixing some minor issue and using the new features. (more…)