jwcolby
jwcolby at colbyconsulting.com
Tue Jun 5 11:14:27 CDT 2007
>My biggest problem with Retrospect is that Symantec bought it's parent company. Argh! Symantec seems to be buying the competition and throwing them away to get rid of competing programs. Too bad Symantec's programs and tech support are so... uh... well... Let's just say I have rid myself of anything with Symantec anywhere on the box. And I used to be a fan. Sigh. John W. Colby Colby Consulting www.ColbyConsulting.com -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of John Bartow Sent: Tuesday, June 05, 2007 12:02 PM To: 'Discussion of Hardware and Software issues' Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Petulant PC Hi Gustav, I have used Retrospect on and off for years and haven't noticed any issues (probably because I don't have any huge servers that I have to deal with). But I'll keep that in mind if I come into that situation. I schedule it to run at night as most of my clients don't run 24/7 so it hasn't been an issue where I do backup servers. It nice because it has PC and Mac Agents so I can backup everything to one backup location via one application. I suppose there are others that do the same though. My biggest problem with Retrospect is that Symantec bought it's parent company. I'm sure they'll mess it up somehow. I'm evaluating into CA's backup solutions as they bundle them in a small business security suite now. The UI is rather archaic but they've been updating their UIs lately and have been doing a nice job of it. What's your preference in backup software? John B. PS: I just now restored a 40MB folder from an external WD USB drive using Retrospect - took all of a few seconds. Its nice when things work! -----Original Message----- From: dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com [mailto:dba-tech-bounces at databaseadvisors.com] On Behalf Of Gustav Brock Sent: Tuesday, June 05, 2007 10:26 AM To: dba-tech at databaseadvisors.com Subject: Re: [dba-Tech] Petulant PC Hi John Be careful with Retrospect for server backup. It's a dog. (Don't ask why, I have no details). We replace it systematically with anything else when we are allowed to. /gustav >>> john at winhaven.net 05-06-2007 17:15 >>> Ever consider using a backup program such as Retrospect? _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com _______________________________________________ dba-Tech mailing list dba-Tech at databaseadvisors.com http://databaseadvisors.com/mailman/listinfo/dba-tech Website: http://www.databaseadvisors.com