Azure Backup Server Installation
Azure Backup Server Installation The final two deployment options for Azure Backup are System Center Data Protection Manager (DPM) and Microsoft Azure Backup Server (MABS). Since both are very similar this article will review how to deploy MABS. Except for the small monthly Azure costs, MABS is completely free. Customers do not need any System Center or SQL […]
Getting Started with Azure Storage
Getting Started with Azure Storage Microsoft Azure Storage is a cloud-based storage solution that provides easy access and secure, high availability for all storage needs. Azure Storage has many different options to configure based on the type of storage that is required. This can provide a great alternative for tasks like backups or file shares and may even be able to […]
Azure Pricing
Azure Pricing In our last article we discussed the four (4) different ways to use Microsoft’s Azure Backup services. With Azure Backup, regardless of the way you deploy, the cost of Azure Backup is the same. You pay per protected instance and storage consumption. For storage, Azure Backup uses Block Blob storage and you can choose […]
Four Primary Ways to Use Azure Backup
Four Primary Ways to Use Azure Backup Azure Backup is the Microsoft’s cloud-based service you can use to back up and restore your data in Microsoft Azure. Azure Backup can replace your existing backup solution with a pure cloud-based solution that is reliable, secure, and competitive in cost and functionality to all major enterprise backup solutions. Azure Backup […]
eGroup + Zerto + Azure = IT Resilience
In last Friday’s post, I discussed the concept that “Things that have never happened before, happen every day” and the need for a posture of resilience to remain operationally ready for anything. Storage industry veteran Paul Zeiter, currently president at Zerto, said recently that “One of the big challenges facing companies today is the need to […]
Protect Azure Resources from Accidental Changes and Deletion
A topic that comes up often in conversations about the Cloud is “How do I protect Virtual Machines and other Cloud resources from accidental deletion?”. Microsoft Azure provides a simple and effective way for Administrators to do this through “Locks”. When combined with other administration best practices, like backups, Locks allows administrators to ensure resources […]
Advanced Disaster Recovery Made Simple – Zerto 5.0
Zerto is an industry leader in disaster protection and disaster recovery for virtual computing environments. With the recent version of Zerto 5.0 released, businesses can take advantage of advanced disaster recovery technology while also introducing simplicity and confidence in their ability to completely avoid or recover from disasters. Here are a couple examples of how recent eGroup […]
Microsoft Incentive Program to Help Your Business Get Started with Cloud in 2017 – Microsoft Azure
Microsoft has created a great program to allow qualified businesses the opportunity to engage eGroup certified Cloud experts to come on-site and help your business get going with Cloud solutions. The Microsoft Azure Everywhere program (expires June 30th, 2017) provides Microsoft funding to qualified partners, like eGroup, to conduct on-site education workshops, proof of concept environments, […]
