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Restore Windows 8 with System Image Recovery

March 27, 2013 12:17pm PDT

Greg Shultz shows you how to use System Image Recovery tool from the Recovery Drive to restore your hard disk.

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Five free and reliable cloning tools

August 21, 2012 6:11am PDT

Image your drives for free with the help of one of these reliable tools.

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10 outstanding Linux backup utilities

July 21, 2009 11:41am PDT

A dependable backup tool is not a luxury - everyone needs to have one. But that doesn't mean you need to spend a fortune to get the feature set that meets your needs. Jack Wallen introduces some...

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Help! My SQL Server Log File is too big!!!

September 22, 2008 1:26pm PDT

Overgrown transactional log files can turn into real problems if they are not handled properly. Today SQL Server consultant Tim Chapman discusses the perils of not handling SQL Server log growth...

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Backup your Android SMS, MMS, and phone logs to Gmail

November 6, 2012 9:13am PST

Jack Wallen takes a look at Backup Message & Call to Email, a free application that can help you save your SMS, MMS, and phone logs to your Gmail account.

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Five reliable Windows Server backup solutions

February 20, 2012 8:27am PST

When disaster strikes (and it will), you can put the pieces back together if you've got a solid backup solution in place.

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How Do I... Restore a SQL Server database to a new server?

June 20, 2007 10:24am PDT

This blog entry is also available as a TechRepublic gallery and as a TechRepublic download. As a DBA, I have been in many situations where I had to move databases to a new server due to old...

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Back up Exchange 2010 with this Windows Server 2008 R2 feature

August 26, 2010 9:58pm PDT

Windows Server Backup is included with Windows Server 2008 R2 and can be a great quick-and-dirty way to back up an Exchange server. Scott Lowe explains how to use this tool.

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10 reasons you should build your own cloud

March 21, 2013 5:40am PDT

As your reliance on cloud technologies increases, it might be time to think about bringing your cloud infrastructure in-house.

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Configure automated backups using SyncToy and Windows 7's Scheduled Task

March 9, 2012 2:34pm PST

Learn how to create a new SyncToy task that automatically schedules backups of the directories clients need regularly backed up to a network share or external hard disk.

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KeyBox makes controlling your servers easier

April 19, 2013 6:00am PDT

Convenient, browser-based management of remote servers is possible with a free open source tool called KeyBox. Marco Fioretti explains how to install and use it.

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Eliminate these common Mac backup errors

April 24, 2013 9:41am PDT

Backups do not fall into the "set it and forget it" category. To ensure reliable and secure backups of your data, watch out for these common mistakes.

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10 physical security measures every organization should take

July 16, 2007 12:55pm PDT

This information is also available as a PDF download. Every general computer networking class teaches the OSI and/or DoD networking models, and we all learn that everything begins at the bottom,...

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Backing up and restoring snapshots on Amazon EC2 machines

March 21, 2012 6:00am PDT

Nick Hardiman describes several methods of backups of your Amazon EC2 machines. He also details the steps for restoring snapshot backups.

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How to back up and restore Boot Camp partitions

May 9, 2013 6:00am PDT

Backing up and restoring the Windows environment stored within Boot Camp partitions can be tricky. Jesus Vigo recommends this method using WinClone.

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Use Robocopy's multi-threaded feature to quickly back up your data in Windows 7

October 26, 2010 10:58am PDT

Greg Shultz shows you how to take advantage of Robocopy's multi-threaded copy feature to create an exact mirrored duplicate of your user profile folder.

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