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Disaster Recovery Part I – Organisational Aspects

Backup&DR 101

In modern companies, one of the most important elements that affect their market competitiveness as well as smooth operation, is the guarantee of broadly understood business continuity. In case of IT systems and infrastructure, ensuring such continuity comes down primarily to defining and implementing disaster recovery (DR) processes. This includes developing a set of policies, processes and procedures relating to restoration and maintenance of mission-critical IT systems and infrastructure.

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Best Office 365 Backup: Microsoft Office 365 Backup Best Practices

Backup&DR 101, Microsoft 365

Microsoft is a global software giant. It provides the software many companies use daily. Their main priority is to keep the continuity of the provided services and protect cloud data. But despite that, there is still a possibility of data loss, due to countless reasons. Accidental data deletion is a significant risk factor leading to data loss, emphasizing the importance of implementing backup solutions to safeguard against such occurrences. Protecting cloud data is crucial to ensure continuity and compliance. That’s one of the causes you might consider protecting your data in Office 365, and one of the best ways to make sure your data is secure is to perform an Office 365 backup. In this article, we will talk about a few of the best practices when it comes to it.

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Understanding Your Role in Microsoft Office 365 Shared Responsibility Model

Microsoft 365

In a traditional on-premises data center, the organization that owns it is responsible for managing security incidents, including the mitigation and remediation of any dangerous incident. On the other hand, if the company uses Infrastructure-as-a-Service offerings (Azure, AWS), security for infrastructure is the cloud provider’s responsibility. In the Software-as-a-Service model, specifically in the Microsoft 365 suite, Microsoft is responsible for maintaining the infrastructure and making sure data is available and accessible while users are responsible for protecting their Microsoft 365 data. It means the user is responsible for restoring lost, stolen, deleted, or compromised data and it should be quite logical and obvious. In the end, it’s the user’s data, right?

Regardless of the cloud deployment types, the customer retains ownership of their data and identities and is responsible for their security, while the cloud service providers manage other operational aspects. This framework helps clarify the shared responsibilities involved in using cloud services. Understanding the Microsoft 365 Shared Responsibility Model is particularly important as it outlines the division of responsibilities between Microsoft and businesses regarding data protection and security.

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Office 365 Troubleshooting Issues: Common Problems and How to Solve Them

Microsoft 365

Microsoft Office 365 is currently the most popular suite for productivity applications – thus it is important to mention the most common Office 365 issues. Microsoft 365 offers the most reliable solutions for improving team productivity, storage, and communication. But it doesn’t mean it’s impossible for some Office 365 issues to occur. The important thing here to remember is that not all problems are caused by bugs or inappropriate coding on the vendor site. The more probable option is that the Office 365 issue occurs, and can be fixed on the client-side.

Issues can also arise from incorrect account permissions, which can affect access to various Office 365 features.

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Running Kubernetes on VMware vSphere

VMware

If you work in the IT industry, you’ve probably heard the term “Kubernetes,” which is typically used in association with containers technology. Containers may be really beneficial when it comes to developing apps. Kubernetes was intended to address many of the issues that come with deploying applications, most notably by automating and orchestrating deployments and availability. In this article, we will take a closer look at how Kubernetes works with VMware and how to deploy Kubernetes on VMware infrastructure.

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Granular Recovery Technology: How Does It Work and What Do You Need to Know About It

Backup&DR 101

In the modern office environment, every person working on projects generates huge amounts of data. Emails, datasheets, presentations, databases, documents, and many many more. Protecting this information is very important from the business standpoint, so usually, organizations tend to use backups as the mean of protecting their data. But backup is only one part of the equation. What would you do if somehow you lose that data? Well, you probably want to quickly and easily recover it. Then you should think about setting up a granular recovery (alt. granular restore) plan which is also the main topic of this article. 

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Backup vs archive – what’s the difference?

Backup&DR 101

Data backup and data archive are two terms that come with the topic of protection of business data. On the surface, it might seem that they are similar, but in fact, nothing could be further from the truth, especially when it comes to archive data. They are used for very different purposes, and you must understand the differences between them. In this article, we will take a closer look at where the data archive shines, when is a time for backup, and what are the differences between archiving and backup.

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The Best GitLab Backup Tools And Solutions To Ensure GitLab Data Resilience

Backup&DR 101, Git Backup

What will you do if you accidentally lose access to your GitLab repository? Or some of your issues, pull requests, webhooks, or other metadata is gone for a lifetime? One may think that if he keeps all his data in Git and uses GitLab, which is one of the most secure Git hosting services, everything will be fine. 

However, Git isn’t a backup itself, and GitLab as any other service provider is governed by the Shared Responsibility Model, which means that your data is all your responsibility. The service provider is only responsible for its service being ongoing, and its data being secured.

In this blog post, let’s look at different methods and tools to back up GitLab, their pros and cons.

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