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The Backup Wrap-Up

W. Curtis Preston (Mr. Backup)

Formerly known as "Restore it All," The Backup Wrap-up podcast turns unappreciated backup admins into cyber recovery heroes. After a brief analysis of backup-related news, each episode dives deep into one topic that you can use to better protect your organization from data loss, be it from accidents, disasters, or ransomware. The Backup Wrap-up is hosted by W. Curtis Preston (Mr. Backup) and his co-host Prasanna Malaiyandi. Curtis" passion for backups began over 30 years ago when his employer, a

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41:53

What to look for in a SaaS data protection solution

The Backup Wrap-Up ·

2019/11/07

W. Curtis Preston (Mr. Backup) & Prasanna Malaiyandi discuss SaaS backup: what it is, what it isn't, things to look for in a SaaS data protection solution, and how to decide if SaaS data protection is for you.

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40:46

How Hollywood Does Storage

The Backup Wrap-Up ·

2019/11/01

Jeff Rochlin, a former actor and Hollywood IT Industry veteran, makes his second appearance on Restore it All. W. Curtis Preston (Mr. Backup) & Prasanna Malaiyandi ask him to design a greenfield datacenter. We also talk about GDPR & CCPA.

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24:29

Backing up relational databases

The Backup Wrap-Up ·

2019/10/24

W. Curtis Preston (Mr. Backup) and Prasanna Malaiyandi discuss the various ways one can backup a relational database, like Oracle, SQL Server, DB2, MySQL, and PostgreSQL.

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36:09

Why are vendors offering Backup as a Service?

The Backup Wrap-Up ·

2019/10/18

W. Curtis Preston (Mr. Backup) and a mystery guest discuss why it has become so popular for data protection companies to offer their product as a service.

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32:05

What do people use instant boot for?

The Backup Wrap-Up ·

2019/10/12

W. Curtis Preston (Mr. Backup) & Prasanna Malaiyandi talk about the concept of "Instant boot" what companies use it for, and when (and when) not it might be an appropriate tool.

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32:49

Thoughts on the latest Forrester Wave

The Backup Wrap-Up ·

2019/10/04

Curtis & Prasanna greet their special guests Chris Mellor (Editor, The Register) and Chris Evans (Storage Unpacked Podcast), and talk about The Forrester Wave: Data Resiliency Solutions, Q3 2019. If you want to download the report yourself, you can do so here: https://resources.druva.com/analyst-reports/the-forrester-wave-data-resiliency-solutions-q3-2019

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27:34

Did a GDPR court just cripple GDPR?

The Backup Wrap-Up ·

2019/09/27

W. Curtis Preston (Mr. Backup) interviews Eugenia Buzogly, Senior Director of Legal and Data Protection Officer for Druva about a recent GDPR ruling that some have interpreted to mean they no longer have to comply! (Here's the ruling: https://regmedia.co.uk/2019/09/24/cp190112en.pdf) Does the ruling actually mean that?

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28:59

Backups - Done - Wrong

The Backup Wrap-Up ·

2019/09/19

W. Curtis Preston (Mr. Backup) and Rob Worman discuss various backup configuration mistakes they've seen throughout their many years of backup.

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22:26

How To Win On Jeopardy (A "bonus" episode)

The Backup Wrap-Up ·

2019/09/18

In this "bonus" episode of Restore it All, I offer a complete departure from our normal podcast content as Rob Worman regales us with stories of what it's like to be a Jeopardy champion, as well as the path he took the get there. Some good advice for anyone thinking about being on the show.

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32:01

Make sure you're not the next ransomware victim!

The Backup Wrap-Up ·

2019/09/14

W. Curtis Preston (Mr. Backup) and Prasanna Malaiyandi discuss two recent huge ransomware attacks. One that affected dozens of cities in Texas, and hundreds of dentists in the US. We discuss things you can do to ensure you don't get attacked, as well as what to do in case you get attacked.

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23:47

Cloud customers lose data

The Backup Wrap-Up ·

2019/09/06

W. Curtis Preston and Prasanna Malaiyandi discuss the AWS outage that happened over Labor Day weekend, where some customers actually lost data. We also discuss what they could/should have done to prevent that.

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19:57

VMworld and Funny Backup Stories

The Backup Wrap-Up ·

2019/08/29

W. Curtis Preston (Mr. Backup) and Prasanna Malaiyandi talk with Steve Schaub at VMworld 2019 about VMware's announcements, and we also tell funny backup stories.

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33:52

Challenges with Disaster Recovery

The Backup Wrap-Up ·

2019/08/24

W. Curtis Preston (Mr. Backup) and Prasanna Malaiyandi discuss various challenges with disaster recovery. We also have a very special guest star!

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27:53

Beer and Backups and Banks

The Backup Wrap-Up ·

2019/08/15

W. Curtis Preston (Mr. Backup) and Ben Patridge talk about the things they learned while working in IT and backups at a bank.

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24:45

Beer and Backups, Part 1

The Backup Wrap-Up ·

2019/08/12

Special guest on the podcast this week, Ben Patridge (Portland beer Ben), and W. Curtis Preston (Mr. Backup) discuss horror stories and other things gone wrong with backups, while drinking a couple of Trappist beers from Belgium.

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18:36

Tape is not dead

The Backup Wrap-Up ·

2019/08/01

After covering in the last episode why tape isn't really good for backup anymore, W. Curtis Preston (Mr. Backup) and Prasanna Malaiyandi discuss the continued uses for tape. It's not dead -- even growing.

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30:14

Why tape and backup became enemies

The Backup Wrap-Up ·

2019/07/25

W. Curtis Preston (AKA Mr. Backup) explains to Prasanna Malaiyandi the early days of tape, and what happened to make backup and tape to become bad for each other.

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39:52

How Hollywood does backup

The Backup Wrap-Up ·

2019/07/18

Today we have a special guest on Restore it All, and it's none other than Jeff Rochlin, an industry veteran and long-time friend. He's going to be giving us the inside scoop about how they do storage and backups in Hollywood, where he has worked for over 40 years. He started out as an actor, and has run IT for the likes of Disney, Dreamworks, and is now head of IT at Fandango and Rotten Tomatoes. This episode is a little longer than most, but it's full of good stuff. I hope you enjoy it.

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27:13

Microsoft disabled the registry backup

The Backup Wrap-Up ·

2019/07/11

W. Curtis Preston (Mr. Backup) and Prasanna Malaiyandi are joined by a guest, Matt Leib, and they discuss how Microsoft disabled the registry backup in Windows 10 and told no one.

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27:20

The Wifi is Down

The Backup Wrap-Up ·

2019/07/06

W. Curtis Preston (Mr. Backup) and Prasanna Malayaindi interview an IT director from a tech company in the bay area. (Company and full name withheld for privacy reasons.) . We discuss what it's like to be an IT and security manager in today's world.

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