Are you wondering whether secure virtual machine file backup is possible and what can be done to protect against viruses and ransomware? Many backup solutions use a risky method to access VM files, namely direct mounting of the VM’s disks to the host server. Unfortunately this is not a secure method because an infected VM […]

Lots and lots of smaller companies use BackupChain to back up VMs to USB drives as it allows for very simple drive rotation (no configuration is necessary when drives are rotated). When backing up virtual machines to external drives, such as USB drives, there are a couple things to watch out for. First, you need […]

When you’re dealing with Windows Server 2012 R2 CSV backups you need to be aware of the following: use Hyper-V Backup types only, not Universal overlapping backups (simultaneous backups between two or more nodes) are now permitted. Server 2008 R2 couldn’t do that make sure all VM files are on the one and same CSV: […]

Granular Backup is an innovation of ours and uses the same VSS mechanisms as a full backup. It should give you the same file perspective as being inside the VM. Thus it saves you time and money and nothing needs to be installed/managed inside the VM. Probably because it saves you money you won’t find […]