Microsoft late last month quietly rolled out an online backup service for use with its Windows Server 8 beta. Not everyone can try out the new Microsoft Online Backup Service. It's currently offered ...

No need to run software on the server, no need for a complicated client/server setup. Just pick a Mac backup client you're comfortable with, tell it what to backup, and point it to an SMB share on the ...

After configuring the backup of the Windows Server, if you try to trigger the backup but find that the GUI is missing, then this post is sure to help you. In this post, we will see what you can do if ...

The Microsoft Online Backup Service, which is backed by Microsoft's Azure cloud, allows files and folders to be backed up to the cloud for off-site protection against data loss due to disasters, wrote ...

In a post to Microsoft’s Windows Server blog, Microsoft Senior Program Manager Gaurav Gupta revealed that the company will offer an integrated cloud backup service for Windows Server “8”(the current ...

If you find the system writer missing, open Windows Event Viewer and search for the following event. The missing writer will be mentioned here. Volume Shadow Copy Service error: The process that hosts ...

With Windows 8 client in the spotlight, it's sometimes easy to forget that Windows Server 8 is just as big a release and also packs hundreds of new features ("more than 300," to be precise). But ...

There’s some good news for IT managers deploying Windows Server 2008: Backup and Restore has been reworked in this edition to leverage the Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) and block-level transfers ...

Microsoft updated Windows Azure this month to integrate with its latest flagship software offerings, rolling out some new services as well. Adding to the mix, Microsoft announced today that it has ...

It turns out you can build your own backup utility instead of buying one. But you have to be brave. Back in September 2008, I described some of the changes that came with Windows Server 2008, ...

Microsoft says that some applications might fail to backup data using Volume Shadow Copy Service (VSS) after applying the June 2022 Patch Tuesday Windows updates. The issue occurs due to security ...

QNAP has announced the availability of its new NetBak PC Agent, a license-free full system backup solution for Windows. Imagine you’re working on your Windows PC or managing a server, and suddenly, ...