Guides
Backup, explained clearly.
What the law really requires, which rules have proven themselves and how to recognise a good backup – from the practice of an IT service provider that has been looking after businesses since 1990.
Scanning backups for viruses: restore clean
Malware detected today has often been sitting in the backups for weeks. How to find it there – and the last clean backup.
Read the article 2026-11-07Restoring a deleted file from the backup
Find the right restore point, compare versions and get the file back without overwriting the current one – step by step.
Read the article 2026-11-07Proxmox Backup Server or AegisGrid? A comparison
What both do for Proxmox VE, where Proxmox Backup Server is stronger and when AegisGrid fits – together, too.
Read the article 2026-11-07Backing up a file server: shares and permissions
Consistent despite open files, with permissions, fast incremental runs and a warning when suddenly a very large number of files change.
Read the article 2026-11-07An Acronis alternative from the EU: a comparison
When AegisGrid is an alternative to Acronis Cyber Protect and when Acronis is the better fit – factual and with sources.
Read the article 2026-10-30Backup plan: a guide with checklist
Which questions a backup plan has to answer – from RPO and RTO to the sealed emergency envelope for the key – and a checklist to tick off.
Read the article 2026-10-27A Veeam alternative from the EU: a comparison
When AegisGrid is an alternative to Veeam and when it is not – factual, with sources and honest about the limits.
Read the article 2026-10-27Testing restores: only the test counts
Why “backup successful” does not mean the restore will work – and how check restores run automatically and with evidence.
Read the article 2026-10-27Ransomware: backups that survive an attack
Attackers delete the backups first. How immutable copies, separate permissions and an offline copy save the restore.
Read the article 2026-10-27Backing up Proxmox VE: consistent and encrypted
Consistent snapshots with the guest agent, LVM, ZFS, Ceph and qcow2, UEFI and vTPM – what matters when backing up Proxmox VMs.
Read the article 2026-10-27NIS2 and backup: what you have to prove
Backup management and recovery are mandatory under NIS2. What that means in concrete terms, who is affected and what auditors want to see.
Read the article 2026-10-27Microsoft 365 backup: the recycle bin is not a backup
How long Microsoft 365 keeps deleted items, why that does not replace a backup and what matters for a GDPR-compliant backup.
Read the article 2026-10-27Backing up field staff laptops reliably
In the background, over slow connections, despite closed lids and flat batteries – how laptops are backed up reliably on the road.
Read the article 2026-10-27Hyper-V backup: application-consistent and complete
Recovery checkpoints, VSS in the guest, change tracking, vTPM and Guardian – what matters when backing up and restoring Hyper-V VMs.
Read the article 2026-10-27Backup under the GDPR: what you need to consider
Recoverability, encryption, storage location, data processing and deletion periods – what the GDPR requires of backups.
Read the article 2026-10-27The 3-2-1-1-0 rule: backup strategy explained simply
Three copies, two media, one off-site, one immutable, zero errors – what the rule means and how to put it into practice.
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