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The Backup Wrap-up

The Backup Wrap-up

Formerly known as "Restore it All," 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

April 29, 2024

Life Uncontained YouTube Channel Loses Month of Footage in Crash

In this episode, we discuss the devastating crash experienced by the popular YouTube channel "Life Uncontained," which resulted in the loss of a month's worth of irreplaceable video footage. The Life Uncontained crash serves…
April 22, 2024

The Disastrous Dedoose Crash: Lessons Learned

In 2014, the cloud-based research platform Dedoose suffered a catastrophic crash, losing customer data and backups simultaneously. We examine the causes of the Dedoose crash, its impact on users, and crucial lessons for anyo…
April 15, 2024

StorageCraft Outage: Lessons from a Cloud Backup Disaster

In this episode, we examine the StorageCraft outage that erased customer backup data during a botched cloud migration. We compare StorageCraft's response to Carbonite's in a similar incident and discuss the critical lessons …
April 8, 2024

Rackspace Ransomware Attack: Lessons Learned

In this episode, we examine the Rackspace ransomware attack that crippled the company's hosted exchange environment, affecting thousands of customers. We discuss the timeline of events, the importance of timely patching, and…
April 1, 2024

The Carbonite Lawsuit: A Cloud Backup Cautionary Tale

In this episode, we uncover the troubled history of Carbonite, a once prominent cloud backup provider plagued by lawsuits. In one Carbonite lawsuit they were the plaintiff, in another they were the defendant. From using in…
March 25, 2024

Salesforce.com's Permission Slip-Up (Another Cloud Disaster)

In this episode of The Backup Wrap-Up, Curtis and his co-host dive into the chaos caused by Salesforce's accidental "modify all" permission change in 2019. They explore the fallout from this real-world SaaS disaster, includi…