Tag Archives: backup

How critical is you data?

I was talking to a guy last week about general techie stuff when he said “We don’t bother with backing up our data as we do everything on paper”  You can imagine my surprise when he said this especially since … Continue reading

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How to schedule a backup in Ubuntu 12.04

Today I will show you how to schedule a backup in Ubuntu 12.04 using cron. The cron daemon uses the crontab file  (think Task Scheduler in Windows) which allows you to set the backup schedule.  The beauty of using cron is … Continue reading

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How to schedule a backup in Small Business Server 2011

Most small companies who require a server for their network will be using Microsoft Small Business Server.  Today we will be looking at Small Business Server 2011 Essentials, specifically using the inbuilt tools to backup the server.  These steps will … Continue reading

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How to schedule a backup in Linux Mint 12

Today I will show you how to schedule a backup in Linux Mint 12 so that your precious data is safe. Linux Mint 12 comes with the Backup Tool shown below which allows you to backup your data and software … Continue reading

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Taking a system image in Linux

I have been playing around this week trying to find the best way to take a system image of a linux system.  The are loads of ways to achieve this but this tutorial will concentrate of using the tar package. … Continue reading

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