Project Backup - Episode 4 - Backup Tape Non-Native Restoration

About this episode

This episode discusses the methodology and benefits of non-native restoration for backup tapes.

Non-native restoration is a methodology that uses software that is designed to index data or rip data and/or databases from tapes for further extraction or processing. Why Non-Native:  •Can be a more efficient (fast) methodology in certain cases   •Sequencing of tapes is less critical  •Initial set-up time is less time consuming (not replicating the environment)  •Good approach if underlying issue is disaster recovery/operational requests  •Some clients shy away from non-native for litigation or external investigation  •Tape indexing can be a useful approach for internal assessments, initial sampling, etc.  Best available approach when native restoration cannot be utilized   Dean Felicetti 4016010927

People in this episode

Host: Dean Felicetti

Topics covered

• Non-native restoration
• Backup tape
• Data extraction
• Disaster recovery

Keywords

• efficiency
• tape indexing
• disaster recovery
• operational requests

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