Welcome to the Storage magazine eNewsletter for August, which includes a recent interview with backup guru Eric Siron (though he'll probably hate me for describing him as such!), that is a real must-read for anyone still trying to convince their management of the need for a proper top-down backup strategy in their organisation.

As Eric says: "How do we explain how important this is? If you go to pretty much any technical forum you will see 'Hey, I just got this great new system, now I want to back it up - but I want to do it for free.' Really? Is that what your system is worth to you? Of course there are free backup solutions out there, but is that really the value you're placing on all of your data?"

It's not too late to get a free copy of Eric's essential-reading 'Backup Bible' from the link at the end of the article - and I'd highly recommend it.

Lastly a quick reminder: voting is still open for the finalists in this year's Storage Awards. You have until the 8th of September to cast your votes - so why not head to www.storage-awards.com right now?

David Tyler, Editor
Storage magazine

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