Windows Server 2008 offers a new set of backup tools, and I want to show you how easy it is to use them with the new Windows Server 2008 R2. Be aware that the new backup feature can't manage ...

The Windows Server Backup application that is built in to Windows Server versions 2008 and later is a little gold mine, and I’ve written about it before, as well as ways to manage it.

There’s some good news for IT managers deploying Windows Server 2008: Backup and Restore has been reworked in this edition to leverage the Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) and block-level transfers ...

Microsoft says that some applications might fail to backup data using Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) after applying the June 2022 Patch Tuesday Windows updates.

Home Server Setup Microsoft The sad fact is most people just don't back up their data. For example, the last time I backed up my systems was probably a good two or three months ago.

Long story, but I've been tasked with finding a backup solution for a couple of old physical Windows Server 2003 boxes. The idea is to have backups that I can then convert to virtual in a DR event.

Over the next several weeks I’ll be blogging about significant pros and cons of the Server 2008 version of the backup tool that debuted in Windows Vista, so that you can decide whether the ...

Thankfully, Windows 8 sports new storage and backup features that make it uniquely suitable as an impromptu file server, and I’ll walk you through the setup process in this article.

It works well, although a little light on features, and it’s free. Once you move to a HA Cluster, Windows Server Backup will no longer be available to help you.

Windows Server 2008 offers a new set of backup tools, and I want to show you how easy it is to use them with the new Windows Server 2008 R2. Be aware that the new backup feature can't manage ...