Thats pretty cool, the datadomain appliance is actually really cool and I definitely appreciate its existence.
I definitely feel like we were using it wrong and I’m not entirely convinced it was my fault.
In my ideal scenario I would have had a weeks worth of point in time backups on a machine in the rack, and replicated the contents to the DD after verification.
Sadly I was denied that “in-rack” solution and was sold the datadomain solution (without it being named) as if it was simply a remote disk, not a fancy appliance.
the main point I tried (and failed) to convey in the article is that a solution can be brilliant and expensive but that doesn't mean its what you meed for the job at hand.
Oh yeah, for sure. I got the gist of your article. I thought it was pretty clear.
But overall, planning a backup strategy can take some time. You need to know your goals before you go buy some vendor's hardware. But, in your circumstance, you gotta do what you gotta do.
I definitely feel like we were using it wrong and I’m not entirely convinced it was my fault.
In my ideal scenario I would have had a weeks worth of point in time backups on a machine in the rack, and replicated the contents to the DD after verification.
Sadly I was denied that “in-rack” solution and was sold the datadomain solution (without it being named) as if it was simply a remote disk, not a fancy appliance.
the main point I tried (and failed) to convey in the article is that a solution can be brilliant and expensive but that doesn't mean its what you meed for the job at hand.