Last article discussed several access methods you can have with IBM SmartCloud Object Storage. This article discusses how to have a team folder in the IBM SmartCloud Object Storage so everyone can share.
Assuming you already have an IBM SmartCloud Object Storage account and a Gladinet Team account and you are already checking out the different access clients, such as web portal, desktop drive, file server volume and mobile app. Next step is to check out the team folder and its related features.
CloudBerry Lab Updates Cloud Backup Windows Tools
CloudBerry Lab has released CloudBerry Backup version 2.9, an application that allows users to backup their data online to their cloud storage accounts such as Amazon S3, Windows Azure and Google Storage.
Disaster recovery planning is often times an afterthought that comes to light when disaster strikes. Very seldom do companies fully recover from loss of critical data which could lead to loss of business. CloudBerry Backup provides a powerful online Backup and Restore software designed to leverage Amazon S3 reliable and secure online storage to make your disaster recovery plan simple, reliable, and affordable.
The latest version of CloudBerry Backup comes with an option to estimate cloud storage costs. The users can set up cost estimates per storage account and specify a limit in GB or in dollar equivalent. When the limit is reached the backup will stop. The software will automatically calculate the costs based on the current storage price offered by the storage provider. Currently Amazon S3 charge 0.125/GB per month. The software will also send an alert to the users when the storage is about to reach the limit.
Another important feature is an option to write Events on backup completion (success and failure) to the Windows Event log. This feature makes it easier to deploy CloudBerry Backup along with the popular monitoring and management systems such as Microsoft System Center Operations Manager (SCOM), HP OpenView, BMC Patrol, Quest Foglight and a few others that come with a capability to process Windows Event Log and apply certain rules.
With the latest release you can configure Pre- and Post actions that will run before and after the actual backup is running. This feature will make it easier to back up applications such as SQL Server and Exchange. You can set up a Pre-action to back up SQL Server and then you can set up a POST action to clean up the SQL Server backup directory from the older backup files.
Finally, CloudBerry Backup prevents computer from going to sleep mode, so that back up will continue running. With this feature users are assured that the backup will complete on time without interruption.
CloudBerry Backup is also available as a Windows Home Server 2011 and Small Business Server 2011 Essentials add-on. It integrates with the WHS console and offers scheduled backup to cloud storage, hosted on Amazon S3.
CloudBerry Backup is designed to work on Windows XP/Vista/7 and Windows Server 2003/2008. Command line interface allows partners and advanced computer users integrate backup and restore plans with other routines.
CloudBerry S3 Backup for Windows costs $29.99(US) for a single-user license. Volume discounts are available. CloudBerry Backup will be offered without charge to students, educational institutions and non-profit organizations. You will continue to pay Amazon directly for their S3 charges.
For more information & to download the evaluation copy, visit http://www.cloudberrylab.com/
CloudBerry Backup for Windows Home Server is available at http://www.cloudberrylab.com/
Is Google about to launch a new IaaS service?
With Google’s developer conference due to kick off this week, rumours are afoot that the internet giant is preparing to announce the launch of an expanded batch of cloud services.
Google I/O opens on Wednesday in San Francisco, and a number of leading industry commentators have reported that the company will announce a new IaaS offering, in addition to its existing App Engine and Google Cloud Storage facilities.
On Friday GigaOm cited ‘multiple sources’, claiming that Google was planning to launch a competitor to Amazon’s successful EC2 IaaS service. Such a service was rumoured to be in the pipeline back in May, but wasn’t initially expected until the end of this year.
If the rumours are correct, the launch would mean Google going head to head with both Amazon and Microsoft, which is also believed to be preparing an IaaS cloud offering that would constitute a …
Ethics of Big Data: Do You Have 76 Days to Spare?
Editor’s note: The following was written by Kord Davis from a post originally at KordIndex. Kord is the author of a forthcoming book on Ethics of Big Data. – bg Alexis Madrigal reporting on research conducted at Carnegie Mellon in The Atlantic finds that reading all of the privacy policies we encounter would take 76 work days a year. And […]
This post by Kord Davis was first published at CTOvision.com.
Easily Access Your IBM SmartCloud Object Storage
IBM SmartCloud Object Storage is targeted for Enterprise Cloud Storage. Most of the time, it is used for disaster and recovery or as an alternative media storage option. This series of articles discuss other common use cases – team collaboration and
Industry Leadership Profile: Neil McEvoy
Neil McEvoy is the Founder and President of the Cloud Best Practices Network.
Neil McEvoy is a Cloud Computing entrepreneur who has been pioneering new innovations in this industry for over fifteen years.
Aged 28 he launched his first company, one of the Europe’s first ASPs (Application Service Providers), a joint venture with Microsoft to bring hosted CMS systems to small businesses and funded by the elite of the UK Internet entrepreneur market.
Backing Up and Restoring to Amazon’s S3 Cloud
CloudBerry
S3 Backup is a powerful Windows program that automate backup and restore
processes to Amazon S3 cloud storage.
S3 Backup is a powerful Windows program that automate backup and restore
processes to Amazon S3 cloud storage.
With the latest release you can configure Pre- and Post actions
that will run before and after the actual backup is running.
that will run before and after the actual backup is running.
This feature will make it easier to back up applications
such as SQL Server and Exchange. You can set up a Pre-action to back up SQL
Server and then you can set up a POST action to clean up the SQL Server backup
directory from the older backup files.
such as SQL Server and Exchange. You can set up a Pre-action to back up SQL
Server and then you can set up a POST action to clean up the SQL Server backup
directory from the older backup files.
To set up Pre/Post action just go to the separate step of
the backup wizard and select the corresponding scripts.
the backup wizard and select the corresponding scripts.
You have an option to exit backup plan if pre-action fails
or continue backup in regardless of the results. you can also run the post-action only if a backup
has successfully completed or in any cases.
or continue backup in regardless of the results. you can also run the post-action only if a backup
has successfully completed or in any cases.
As always we would be happy to hear your feedback and you
are welcome to post a comment.
are welcome to post a comment.
Backing up MS SQL Server
you can now back up SQL Server using the pre-action and then
configure the backup plan to copy the SQL Server .BAK files over to the cloud
storage . To do that you can run one of the following command as a pre-action.
configure the backup plan to copy the SQL Server .BAK files over to the cloud
storage . To do that you can run one of the following command as a pre-action.
1) using a script
stored in *.sql file
stored in *.sql file
specify sqlcmd -S . -i “c:\sqlcmd-backup-script.sql”
2) using osql
“C:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL
Server\90\Tools\Binn\osql.exe”
Server\90\Tools\Binn\osql.exe”
-E -Q “BACKUP DATABASE mydatabase TO DISK=’C:\tmp\db.bak’ WITH
FORMAT”
FORMAT”
Overall SQL Server Backup is far beyond the scope of this
article , but we hope this will give you a hint on how you can back up SQL
Server. Check out SQL Server Books Online for more information.
article , but we hope this will give you a hint on how you can back up SQL
Server. Check out SQL Server Books Online for more information.
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Note: this post applies to CloudBerry
Backup 2.9 and later.
Backup 2.9 and later.
CloudBerry
Backup is a Windows program that leverages Amazon S3 storage. You can download it at http://www.cloudberrylab.com/backup. It comes
with onetime fee of $29.99 (US) per copy.
Backup is a Windows program that leverages Amazon S3 storage. You can download it at http://www.cloudberrylab.com/backup. It comes
with onetime fee of $29.99 (US) per copy.
CloudBerry
Backup for WHS is a Windows Home Server add-in that leverages Amazon S3 storage. You can download it at
http://www.cloudberrylab.com/whs. It comes
with onetime fee of $29.99 (US) per copy.
Backup for WHS is a Windows Home Server add-in that leverages Amazon S3 storage. You can download it at
http://www.cloudberrylab.com/whs. It comes
with onetime fee of $29.99 (US) per copy.
CloudBerry
Backup Server Edition. is a Windows
program designed to run in server environment that leverages Amazon S3 storage. You can download it at http://www.cloudberrylab.com/server. It comes
with onetime fee of $79.99 (US) per copy.
Backup Server Edition. is a Windows
program designed to run in server environment that leverages Amazon S3 storage. You can download it at http://www.cloudberrylab.com/server. It comes
with onetime fee of $79.99 (US) per copy.
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Size doesn’t matter – controlling Big Data through cloud security
There’s data. And then there’s BIG DATA.
Many of us have been bombarded with the term in many frameworks. There are some professionals that chalk it up to marketing hype or meaningless buzzword.
Personally, I prefer the way Gartner categorises it. That it is more than size. It is a multi-dimensional model that includes complexity, variety, velocity and, yes, volume.
But the pressing issue with this definition of Big Data is how best to secure something so vast and multifaceted. If you recognise the old concept of a network perimeter is antiquated and dangerously narrow, there should be some concern as to corralling all this data and ensuring its transit and storage is protected.
The latter issue speaks directly to compliance needs. Banks and other financial institutions, medical facilities, insurance, retailers and government entities are especially sensitive to the compliance requirements.
However, if your business doesn’t fit …
Team Collaboration Solution Based on Nirvanix Cloud Storage
Gladinet Solutions has been integrated with Nirvanix Cloud Storage since 2009. It started 3 years ago with simple desktop integration between Gladinet Cloud Desktop and Nirvanix Cloud Storage so you can use a mapped network drive to connect to your
Three Use Cases for Splunk
The greatest source of potential use cases for technology is the user community. This is a great reason to attend events where customers are at the center of focus. This was what last month’s Splunk Live DC was like. Splunk is a very user-focused capability and when you create a venue where users can exchange info it […]
This post by AlexOlesker was first published at CTOvision.com.