Best practices for VMware backup - Webinar

Are you looking for better ways to backup your virtual machines? Fast backups and fast restores are important things to look for, but how do you get there? There are many options for VM backups, yet which are the must-have features? In this webinar, vExpert Rick Vanover from Veeam will discuss:
* How disk systems can be part of your VM backup strategy
* Differences between image-based and file-based backups for VMs
* Different application backup and restore scenarios for VMs

Featured speaker: Rick Vanover

[samtaylor]

I 'Like' tape.  It is cheaper per TB even when costs of the drives and libraries are figured in, Using IBM 3592 media, over the last 9 years I have had 4 tape failures every other month I have a disk failure, so  tapes are not only cheaper but more reliable.Also, no single admin can erase the contents of tapes with a single command;whereas, we discovered yesterday the single button to erase all information on a Cleversafe disk device.  So tape is cheaper, more reliable, and safe from malicious administrators.  Can you access information on tape as fast as disk, NO.  There is the trade off,