Tag Archives | Backup

Would You Really Trust Your ISP to Back-Up Your Data?

By on May 13, 2008 in Uncategorized

Online backup is set to go large in the next four years, according to a recent study, and your ISP is sharpening its profit pencil. But who would you trust to look after your data?

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Windows Home Server Power Pack 1: Database Backup Shelved

By on May 9, 2008 in Windows Home Server

A post from Microsoft today over on the Windows Home Server forums confirmed that a key feature of Windows Home Server Power Pack 1, scheduled to be released in the first half of 2008, has now been cut from the pack. Users have been eagerly awaiting new Home Server Backup capabilities in the forthcoming update, which [...]

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HP Upline Goes Down – Users Refunded

By on April 19, 2008 in Windows Home Server

HP launched it’s cloud-based online backup service, HP Upline, last week to a small fanfare – the backup client is not yet compatible with Windows Home Server (but can work if you want to hack it), but that’s not really a concern for us right now as news reaches us that the whole service has [...]

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HP Announce HP Upline Remote Backup Service

By on April 8, 2008 in Add-ins & Apps, Windows Home Server

HP today announced the launch of HP Upline, an online back-up and data storage service open to individuals, families and small businesses. ehomeupgrade.com has full details of the service. HP Upline users have access to a variety of tools, including: File sharing and remote access – share files of any size by emailing a password [...]

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Windows Home Server Power Pack 1 In Depth: External Backup

By on January 7, 2008 in Windows Home Server

One of the most requested features (or should that be “biggest missings”? ) in Windows Home Server is the ability to backup the server itself. Sure, WHS is looking after all of your home computers, but who’s looking after WHS? If your home server fails – what happens to your backups? If there’s a fire, [...]

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Windows Home Server Power Pack 1 – Coming Your Way!

By on January 7, 2008 in Windows Home Server

  This morning at the CES conference in Las Vegas, Microsoft will announce the forthcoming release of Windows Home Server Power Pack 1 (formerly known as Windows Home Server Update Release 1). This is a feature update pack that will be released as a free upgrade through Windows Update to all Windows Home Server users [...]

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Ed Bott Has More on the Data Corruption Bug

By on December 28, 2007 in Software, Windows Home Server

Ed Bott has more news on the data corruption bug, specifically the scenario in which the bug occurs and some behind the scenes context around the KB article – worth a read. There’s been a huge amount of online vitriol poured out around this issue, which is probably to be expected given the seriousness of [...]

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Add-In: Jungle Disk for Windows Home Server Beta

By on November 30, 2007 in Add-ins & Apps, Windows Home Server

  Jungle Disk have just released the first public beta build of their online back up solution, which is powered by Amazon S3. The add-in came second in Microsoft’s Code2Fame competition, and pricing starts at $0.15 per gigabyte transferred in either direction. Jungle Disk for Windows Home Server is a Windows Home Server add-in that [...]

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KeepVault Announces Pricing for Unlimited Yearly Online Backup

By on November 5, 2007 in Add-ins & Apps, Windows Home Server

We covered Proxure’s KeepVault for Windows Home Server back in mid-September. KeepVault allows you to backup your home server to a remote server, so your data is protected from physical damage to the home. Today, Proxure announced pricing for KeepVault’s backup service – for a limited time, Proxure is offering unlimited online storage for $78 [...]

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Under the Hood: Windows Home Server Drive Extender

By on November 1, 2007 in Software, Under the Hood, Windows Home Server

Windows Home Server Drive Extender is one of the major technical innovations in Windows Home Server. It’s the technology that pools all of your internal and external storage, removing the need to worry about the physical location of your storage. No more drive letters! Automatic folder duplication is another great feature delivered through Drive Extender. [...]

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