Comments on: Tweets: Active Directory Reports 2.3.1.1 – NTFS ADS – password formula – Vista x64 – IE8 – Backup Exec 12 http://4sysops.com/archives/tweets-active-directory-reports-2311-ntfs-ads-password-formula-vista-x64-ie8-backup-exec-12/ For Windows Administrators Fri, 19 Mar 2010 19:02:26 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Michael http://4sysops.com/archives/tweets-active-directory-reports-2311-ntfs-ads-password-formula-vista-x64-ie8-backup-exec-12/comment-page-1/#comment-94180 Michael Wed, 06 Aug 2008 17:22:05 +0000 http://4sysops.com/?p=1484#comment-94180 I absolutely agree that Backup Exec is very unreliable. And that is probably the worst thing that can happen for a backup tool. I think that the future belongs to continuous data protection anyway. Backup Exec supports this now. However, in my view it doesn’t make sense to just add CDP features to a conventional backup tool. CDP is conceptually quite different that it is better to just start from scratch with a new solution. I absolutely agree that Backup Exec is very unreliable. And that is probably the worst thing that can happen for a backup tool. I think that the future belongs to continuous data protection anyway. Backup Exec supports this now. However, in my view it doesn’t make sense to just add CDP features to a conventional backup tool. CDP is conceptually quite different that it is better to just start from scratch with a new solution.

]]> By: Wizard of Oz http://4sysops.com/archives/tweets-active-directory-reports-2311-ntfs-ads-password-formula-vista-x64-ie8-backup-exec-12/comment-page-1/#comment-93187 Wizard of Oz Sun, 03 Aug 2008 02:16:31 +0000 http://4sysops.com/?p=1484#comment-93187 Backup Exec must be one of the most unreliable pieces of software ever developed, and the customer support follows suit. I have been working with Windows Servers since 1996, and I have never seen a server with Backup Exec installed that didn't, after some time, have problems with the backups. I have successfully switched every server away from BackupExec. I would highly recommend that anybody in the need for backups (and who isn't) consider alternatives. We've used NTBackup and BackupAssist to work quite well in most scenarios. Backup Exec must be one of the most unreliable pieces of software ever developed, and the customer support follows suit.

I have been working with Windows Servers since 1996, and I have never seen a server with Backup Exec installed that didn’t, after some time, have problems with the backups. I have successfully switched every server away from BackupExec.

I would highly recommend that anybody in the need for backups (and who isn’t) consider alternatives.

We’ve used NTBackup and BackupAssist to work quite well in most scenarios.

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