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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

March 24, 2025

Disaster Recovery Lessons from 9/11 and Beyond

In this eye-opening episode of The Backup Wrap-up, W. Curtis Preston and Prasanna Malaiyandi unpack crucial disaster recovery lessons from major events like 9/11. They discuss how companies lost both primary and backup data c...
March 17, 2025

How to Choose the Best Password Manager: Security Features That Matter

In this episode of The Backup Wrap-up, Curtis and Prasanna discuss how to choose the best password manager in light of recent security breaches. They examine the LastPass hack that resulted in $150 million of stolen cryptocur...
March 10, 2025

Is Tape Backup Dead? Why This Technology Still Matters

Tape backup isn't dead – but it's glory days are gone. In this episode, W. Curtis Preston and Prasanna Malaiyandi discuss why tape backup remains relevant despite its diminished role in operational backups. They reveal how cl...
March 3, 2025

Hide Your Backup Disk from Ransomware

In this episode of The Backup Wrap-up, W. Curtis Preston and Prasanna Malaiyandi discuss critical strategies for securing your backup disk against cyber threats. They explain why the default configuration of storing backups i...
Feb. 24, 2025

Your 4-Hour Recovery Time Objective is Fantasy

Ever wonder why your recovery time objective seems impossible to meet? In this episode, we challenge the common assumption that a four-hour RTO is achievable for most organizations. Host W. Curtis Preston and guest Prasanna M...
Feb. 17, 2025

Passwords vs Passkeys: The Future of Backup Security

In this eye-opening episode about passwords vs passkeys, W. Curtis Preston and Prasanna Malaiyandi expose why traditional password protection isn't enough for your backup systems anymore. They break down the evolution from ba...

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