Backup 2.0 University
We’re pleased to open registration for the inaugural semester of Backup 2.0 University. Backup 2.0 University (Backup2U) is the leading backup, disaster recovery, and storage training program for busy IT Professionals, as well as IT Pros between jobs, who are looking to gain new skills to help them get ahead in the competitive workforce. And best of all? It’s free!
Backup 2.0 University (Backup2U) – the free backup, disaster recovery, and storage training program for busy IT Professionals—as well as IT Pros between jobs—looking to gain new skills to get ahead in the competitive workforce, is here!
Your “dean” for Backup 2.0 University is Joshua Hoffman, former Editor-in-Chief of TechNet Magazine. Josh will give a presentation about each of the features of the Backup 2.0 Revolution, followed by an interview or guest lecture from a Backup 2.0 featured professional.
Begin by downloading Session 1 below:
Class Seminars:
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Session 1 – the Backup 1.0 Mentality is Killing You with guest lecturer, Microsoft MVP Don Jones |
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Session 2 – Rethinking Exchange Server Backups with guest lecturer, Microsoft MVP Lee Benjamin |
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Session 3 – Rethinking SQL Server Backups with guest lecturer, Microsoft MVP Paul Randal |
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Session 4 – Rethinking SharePoint Server Backups with Michael Noel |
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Session 5 – Rethinking Virtualization Server Backups |
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Session 6 – Keeping your backups: Storage Architecture |
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Session 7 – Migration Strategies |
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Session 8 – Cloud-based Backup Strategies |
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Session 9 – Understanding the ROI of Backup 2.0 – Building a business case |
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Session 10 – Putting it all together: Creating your own Backup 2.0 Plan |
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Chapter 12: Tales from the Trenches: My Life with Backup 2.0
In the second chapter of this book, I shared with you some of the horror stories of Backup 1.0. I did so primarily as a way of highlighting how poorly our traditional backup techniques really meet our business needs. In this chapter, I want to do the opposite: share with you some stories of Backup 2.0, both from my own experience and from stories you readers have shared over the year‐long production of this book. Names have been changed to protect the innocent, of course, but I think you’ll find these to be compelling examples of how Backup 2.0 has been applied. Where possible, I’ll share information about the infrastructure that goes with these stories so that you can see some of the creative and innovative ways Backup 2.0 is being used in organizations like your own.




