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How to Choose the Best Proxmox Backup Solutions
Proxmox VE includes native backup and a robust ecosystem of backup tools. This guide explains its three backup layers, reviews six products, and provides six criteria to pick backup solutions for your infrastructure.
By Vinchin Solutions Team
Sep 20 2026
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How to Choose the Best Hyper-V Backup Software
This guide compares built-in Hyper-V backup methods with third-party software. It outlines essential features, including granular recovery, immutable storage, automated testing, and cluster scalability for protecting Hyper-V environments.
By Vinchin Solutions Team
Sep 09 2026
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Choosing the Best OpenStack Backup Software: Evaluation Criteria & Tool Comparison
OpenStack backup works differently from VMware due to missing changed‑block tracking, distributed state and disabled Cinder backup drivers. This guide outlines nine evaluation criteria, common selection mistakes, and comparisons of top OpenStack backup tools.
By Vinchin Solutions Team
Sep 15 2026
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What Is a VM Migration Readiness Checklist for Enterprises?
By Richard Yang
What Is a VM Migration Readiness Checklist for Enterprises?
7 Mins
This guide explains what the VM migration checklist covers, gives a seven-area VM migration checklist with VMware migration examples, and shows how to decide go or no-go.
By Richard Yang
Oct 27 2026
What Is SpeedKit and How Does It Improve Backup Performance Without CBT Support?
By Cassie Tang
What Is SpeedKit and How Does It Improve Backup Performance Without CBT Support?
8 Mins
SpeedKit accelerates VM incremental backups in Vinchin Backup & Recovery on supported platforms without native CBT. This article covers how SpeedKit works, supported platforms, comparisons with CBT, and key deployment considerations.
By Cassie Tang
Oct 27 2026
How to Back Up VMs in a Multi-Tenant Private Cloud Without Cross-Tenant Data Exposure
By Richard Yang
How to Back Up VMs in a Multi-Tenant Private Cloud Without Cross-Tenant Data Exposure
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This guide explains where cross-tenant data exposure occurs, how to design tenant isolation into the backup architecture, which five security controls to enforce, and how to test that the isolation holds across the console, the API, and the storage layer.
By Richard Yang
Oct 26 2026
Agentless vs. Agent-Based Backup: How Do They Actually Work Under the Hood?
By Richard Yang
Agentless vs. Agent-Based Backup: How Do They Actually Work Under the Hood?
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Agentless backup reads data from outside the guest through the hypervisor, while agent-based backup runs software inside each protected system. This guide explains how both work, how they keep data consistent, and when to use agentless VM backup.
By Richard Yang
Oct 22 2026
What is Changed Block Tracking (CBT) and How Does it Speed Up Incremental Backups?
By Amelia Luo
What is Changed Block Tracking (CBT) and How Does it Speed Up Incremental Backups?
6 Mins
This article explains how Changed Block Tracking records modified disk blocks, why that shortens incremental backups, in what scenario should rely on CBT, and CBT best practices.
By Amelia Luo
Oct 22 2026
What Is Point-in-Time Recovery for Databases and How Does It Work?
By Cassie Tang
What Is Point-in-Time Recovery for Databases and How Does It Work?
11 Mins
Point-in-time recovery (PITR) restores databases to a specific moment using full backups and transaction logs. Learn how PITR works, with practical examples and comparisons to backups and snapshots. Explore PITR support in MySQL, PostgreSQL, SQL Server, and cloud databases.
By Cassie Tang
Oct 22 2026
Best NAKIVO Alternative for Enterprise VM Backup: The Ultimate Guide
By Richard Yang
Best NAKIVO Alternative for Enterprise VM Backup: The Ultimate Guide
9 Mins
Choosing a NAKIVO alternative for enterprise VM backup comes down to platform coverage, recovery speed, security, and licensing. This guide compares four options on those points and explains how to choose and switch.
By Richard Yang
Oct 21 2026
What Is the 3-2-1-1-0 Backup Rule and How Does It Prevent Ransomware Data Loss?
By Cassie Tang
What Is the 3-2-1-1-0 Backup Rule and How Does It Prevent Ransomware Data Loss?
9 Mins
This article explains the 3-2-1-1-0 backup rule, how it protects against ransomware, how it differs from the traditional 3-2-1 rule, and how to implement and test a reliable backup strategy.
By Cassie Tang
Oct 21 2026
Full vs. Differential vs. Incremental vs. Transaction Log Backup: What's the Difference?
By Amelia Luo
Full vs. Differential vs. Incremental vs. Transaction Log Backup: What's the Difference?
8 Mins
This guide defines full, differential, incremental, and transaction log backups, compares their restore chains and failure risks, and shows how to match them to RPO, RTO, database, and virtual machine workloads.
By Amelia Luo
Oct 21 2026
How Are Broadcom's VMware Licensing Changes Affecting Enterprise Migration Plan?
By Amelia Luo
How Are Broadcom's VMware Licensing Changes Affecting Enterprise Migration Plan?
9 Mins
Broadcom's subscription-only, per-core VMware licensing makes renewal dates migration deadlines. This article explains the changes, cost mechanics, platform options, and a phased workflow, with attention to technical blockers.
By Amelia Luo
Oct 20 2026
What Is Malware Scanning in Backup Software and How Does It Work?
By Richard Yang
What Is Malware Scanning in Backup Software and How Does It Work?
8 Mins
Malware scanning in backup software checks backup data for viruses and ransomware before you restore it. This guide explains what it is, why backups need it, how a scan works, where it can run, what to do when malware is found, and what limits to expect.
By Richard Yang
Oct 20 2026
What Is the Best VMware Alternative for Enterprise in 2026?
By Cassie Tang
What Is the Best VMware Alternative for Enterprise in 2026?
11 Mins
Looking for the best VMware alternative for enterprises in 2026? This guide compares Nutanix AHV, Microsoft Hyper-V and Azure Local, Proxmox VE, OpenShift Virtualization, and other enterprise platforms.
By Cassie Tang
Oct 20 2026
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