<p>This week’s episode is dedicated to my friend Jim Bougor, who passed on this week.  Jim, this week’s guest (Darryl Baker), and I all worked at Collective Technologies back in the day.  Darryl comes with over 30 years of backup and IT experience, and he and I walk down memory lane about the way things used to be with backups.  Apropos for women’s history month, we also talk about Grace Hopper and Ada Lovelace a little bit.  The Grace Hopper speech Darryl references can be seen here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9eyFDBPk4Yw&ab_channel=funbury  We talk about all sorts of tape drives from the old days including: 9-track, VHS, QIC-180, 8mm, AIT, 4mm, TK-70s, DLTs, and LTOs. We discuss the concept of coercivity and how that relates to magnetic media. We also discuss the difference between helical scan and linear tape drives, and Darryl’s theory as to why helical scan disappeared.</p>

This week’s episode is dedicated to my friend Jim Bougor, who passed on this week. Jim, this week’s guest (Darryl Baker), and I all worked at Collective Technologies back in the day. Darryl comes with over 30 years of backup and IT experience, and he and I walk down memory lane about the way things used to be with backups. Apropos for women’s history month, we also talk about Grace Hopper and Ada Lovelace a little bit. The Grace Hopper speech Darryl references can be seen here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9eyFDBPk4Yw&ab_channel=funbury We talk about all sorts of tape drives from the old days including: 9-track, VHS, QIC-180, 8mm, AIT, 4mm, TK-70s, DLTs, and LTOs. We discuss the concept of coercivity and how that relates to magnetic media. We also discuss the difference between helical scan and linear tape drives, and Darryl’s theory as to why helical scan disappeared.

<p>This week’s episode is dedicated to my friend Jim Bougor, who passed on this week.  Jim, this week’s guest (Darryl Baker), and I all worked at Collective Technologies back in the day.  Darryl comes with over 30 years of backup and IT experience, and he and I walk down memory lane about the way things used to be with backups.  Apropos for women’s history month, we also talk about Grace Hopper and Ada Lovelace a little bit.  The Grace Hopper speech Darryl references can be seen here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9eyFDBPk4Yw&amp;ab_channel=funbury  We talk about all sorts of tape drives from the old days including: 9-track, VHS, QIC-180, 8mm, AIT, 4mm, TK-70s, DLTs, and LTOs. We discuss the concept of coercivity and how that relates to magnetic media. We also discuss the difference between helical scan and linear tape drives, and Darryl’s theory as to why helical scan disappeared.</p>

Back in my day, backups were really hard

Formerly known as "Restore it All," The Backup Wrap-up podcast turns unappreciated backup admins into cyber recovery heroes. After a brief analysis of backup-related news, each episode dives deep into one topic that you can use to better protect your organization from data loss, be it from accidents, disasters, or ransomware.  

The Backup Wrap-up is hosted by W. Curtis Preston (Mr. Backup) and his co-host Prasanna Malaiyandi. Curtis' passion for backups began over 30 years ago when his employer, a $35B bank, lost its purchasing database – and the backups he was in charge of were worthless. After miraculously not being fired, he resolved to learn everything he could about a topic most people try to get away from.  His co-host, Prasanna, saw similar tragedies from the vendor side of the house and also wanted to do whatever he could to stop that from happening to others.

A particular focus lately has been the scourge of ransomware that is plaguing IT organizations across the globe.  That's why in addition to backup and disaster recovery, we also touch on information security techniques you can use to protect your backup systems from ransomware.  If you'd like to go from being unappreciated to being a cyber recovery hero, this is the podcast for you.

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Formerly known as "Restore it All," The Backup Wrap-up podcast turns unappreciated backup admins into cyber recovery heroes. After a brief analysis of backup-related news, each episode dives deep into one topic that you can use to better protect your organization from data loss, be it from accidents, disasters, or ransomware. The Backup Wrap-up is hosted by W. Curtis Preston (Mr. Backup) and his co-host Prasanna Malaiyandi. Curtis' passion for backups began over 30 years ago when his employer, a $35B bank, lost its purchasing database – and the backups he was in charge of were worthless. After miraculously not being fired, he resolved to learn everything he could about a topic most people try to get away from. His co-host, Prasanna, saw similar tragedies from the vendor side of the house and also wanted to do whatever he could to stop that from happening to others. A particular focus lately has been the scourge of ransomware that is plaguing IT organizations across the globe. That's why in addition to backup and disaster recovery, we also touch on information security techniques you can use to protect your backup systems from ransomware. If you'd like to go from being unappreciated to being a cyber recovery hero, this is the podcast for you.

Formerly known as "Restore it All," The Backup Wrap-up podcast turns unappreciated backup admins into cyber recovery heroes. After a brief analysis of backup-related news, each episode dives deep into one topic that you can use to better protect your organization from data loss, be it from accidents, disasters, or ransomware. &nbsp;

The Backup Wrap-up is hosted by W. Curtis Preston (Mr. Backup) and his co-host Prasanna Malaiyandi. Curtis' passion for backups began over 30 years ago when his employer, a $35B bank, lost its purchasing database – and the backups he was in charge of were worthless. After miraculously not being fired, he resolved to learn everything he could about a topic most people try to get away from.&nbsp; His co-host, Prasanna, saw similar tragedies from the vendor side of the house and also wanted to do whatever he could to stop that from happening to others.

A particular focus lately has been the scourge of ransomware that is plaguing IT organizations across the globe.&nbsp; That's why in addition to backup and disaster recovery, we also touch on information security techniques you can use to protect your backup systems from ransomware.&nbsp; If you'd like to go from being unappreciated to being a cyber recovery hero, this is the podcast for you.

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