1 out of 1 people found the following review helpful:
not that useful. not good at all for netbackup. Wednesday, December 22, 2004
not that useful in real life. not good at all for netbackup.
however, it is good for "general knowledge" about backup.
really good for calculating capacity etc.
5 out of 5 people found the following review helpful:
Amazing general resource despite vendor-centric approachWednesday, March 17, 2004
I don't normally find value in general topic books that use a specific product to illustrate concepts; however, this book is an exception. The authors thoroughly cover all of the issues associated with back-up and recovery, including those related to business continuity, disaster recovery, and the affect that back-up and recovery has on service and availability.
Given the pervasiveness of both UNIX (including Linux), and Windows, I like the fact that both operating systems are addressed in the book. I am firmly in the UNIX camp, but it's nearly impossible to find a Linux or UNIX shop that doesn't have at least some critical applications running on Windows servers.
Of course, if you use Netbackup this book is going to be all the more valuable; however, if you don't, do not let the fact that the authors base the concepts and examples on this product dissuade you from buying this book. It is one of the best books on back-up and recovery issues and challenges, regardless of vendor solution used.
6 out of 6 people found the following review helpful:
A must read for anyone tasked with backup and recoveryTuesday, December 23, 2003
If you are setting up a new backup and recovery environment, or if you are maintaining an existing strategy, this book is a must read. Not only does it walk you through backup and recovery process from start to finish, it helps you to understand that there is more required to backup - and especially recovery - than simply performing daily backups.
3 out of 3 people found the following review helpful:
Great overview of Backup and RecoveryMonday, October 20, 2003
This book is a must have for the person doing backup and recovery in an enterprise environment. It cuts through all the chase and gets right to the point. A great book for the novice or expert!!!! I've been working in the backup and recovery areana for over 7 years and this book already has some worn out pages.
4 out of 4 people found the following review helpful:
Indepth look at backups using NetBackupMonday, October 20, 2003
The authors, Little and Chapa, have taken their deep knowledge of the backup space and applied it using the VERITAS NetBackup product. This should be viewed as the definitive guide to anyone implementing NetBackup or any other backup product. Many of the concepts transcend NetBackup and can be applied in general.
Chapter 10 does a nice job of exploring the future of backup approaches, offering insight into what we might expect to see in the coming years. As important, this book provides two appendices covering "Disaster Recovering Planning" (Appendix D) and "Business Impact Analysis" (Appendix E) which could pay for the book in their own right.
This book should be a requirement for any organization which utilizes or is considering the use of NetBackup.