Backup & Storage

We’ve shown you how to create a basic scale-out file server (SOFS) – now it’s time to learn what goes into designing an SOFS!

We’re creating a scale-out file server (SOFS) to share failover storage using Windows Server 2012 R2. Learn how with this how-to guide!

Check out the new features in Windows Server 2012 R2 Storage Spaces, including write-back cache, parallelized repair, tiered Storage Spaces, and more.

Who doesn’t like improvements? Read on for more about the new Data Deduplication and Storage Spaces features in Windows Server 2012.

We’re back with our look at the new vSphere Data Protection (VDP)! Learn the process of backing up and recovering a vSphere virtual machine with VDP.

Unhappy with your new Microsoft Surface Pro’s lack of storage space? Learn to increase storage with a recovery USB stick.

Learn to test the VRM server in VMware Site Recovery Manager 5.0 and configure the VRM database in the second part of these series. Includes step-by-step instructions and video!

Before you configure that VMware vCenter Site Recovery Manager 5 (VRM) server, you gotta prepare the database. Learn how in the first part of these series. Includes both step-by-step instruction and video!

Sometimes things go wrong with disks or volumes: it’s practically the Saga of the Sysadmin. Learn to perform disk repair with Powershell cmdlets in Windows 2012 in this helpful article by Jeff Hicks.

You know, File History is not just another name for a backup — it also protects against accidental changes. John O’Neill, Sr., shows you how to enable and restore File History in Windows 8.