Shane on July 2nd, 2007

Now that our datawarehouse database is over 250GB, using the built-in SQL Server tools are not an option. I have experience with Veritas BackupExec and NetBackup, and here is my typical experience: backups are scheduled overnight and usually take the entire night. Restores are no faster. Here’s a product that’s worth looking in to: Idera [...]

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Shane on December 1st, 2006

I don’t burn ISO images onto disk very often, but every time I do it seems like I spend an inordinate amount of time downloading, installing, and trying to use several utilities before I finally find one that works. The search is over. ISO Recorder is free, fast, and easy to use. Dead easy. Thank [...]

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