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The shutdown of cloud backup provider Nirvanix does not surprise me as it appeared to me to be somewhat ill conceived. While Backup Exec is good for conventional backup to tape and other media, is not so well suited for cloud backup and fast RTO (Recovery Time Objectives). It just doesn’t meet the needs of disaster recovery and business continuity. Other solutions like DRworx are vastly better.
Alvaka Networks Kevin McDonald is quoted in the story as well.
Here is the full story:
Backup Exec.cloud customers hunt for data protection alternatives
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Smoke testing is a type of software testing performed by Alvaka after a software patching sequence to ensure that the system is working correctly and to identify any misconfigurations or conflicts within the patched system.
This is a basic cost calculator for you to compute your typical monthly cost for patching your servers, PCs, laptops, tablets and associated application software. It also forms the basis for you to begin calculating your Return on Investment for software patching, or for comparison with alternatives to the manual process of patching operating systems and application software—such as Patch Management as a Service, also known as Vulnerability Management as a Service.
You want to enter in a fully burdened labor rate for this field. What that means is that you want to take the base hourly rate, plus 25-30% for employer payroll taxes, benefits, vacation/holiday time, etc.
Smoke testing is a term used to describe the testing process for servers after patches are applied.