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The Backup Wrap-up

The Backup Wrap-up

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.

Recent Episodes

June 30, 2025

What Is an Air Gap Backup? Real Protection vs Marketing

Air gap has become one of the most overused and misunderstood terms in backup and recovery. In this episode, W. Curtis Preston and Prasanna explore what air gap really means, tracing its origins from the days when everyone us...
June 23, 2025

Largest Data Breach in History: What You Need to Know

The largest data breach in recent memory has exposed 16 billion login credentials across multiple databases, and we're here to help you understand what it means for your security. This massive exposure involves data stolen pr...
June 16, 2025

How do you make a snapshot backup?

This episode breaks down snapshot backup fundamentals, covering the key differences between traditional storage snapshots and cloud-based approaches. Curtis and Prasanna explain copy-on-write versus redirect-on-write methods,...
June 9, 2025

Human error: Why We Backup

Human error has replaced hardware failures as the primary driver of data loss and restore operations in modern IT environments. This episode explores real-world examples of how both end users and administrators create the nee...
June 2, 2025

How to Extract ROI from Backups

Learn how to extract measurable ROI from your backups beyond traditional disaster recovery. Curtis and Prasanna explore proven strategies for extracting business value from backup infrastructure through test and development e...
May 19, 2025

World Backup Day: Take the Pledge to Protect Your Data

World Backup Day falls on March 31st - the day before April Fool's Day because not backing up your data is no joke. In this episode, hosts W. Curtis Preston and Prasanna Malaiyandi discuss alarming statistics about data loss ...

Reviews

Outstanding Content!

"Curtis and Prasanna do a great job every week discussing the real life experiences of an area in Technology Operations that most people won’t find sexy, but need to take care of every day! They brin…"

Jrochlin | April 1, 2020