Backing up data with VMware vSphere vs. VMware Consolidated Backup (VCB)

Greg Schulz, founder and senior analyst at StorageIO, discusses the differences between VCB and vSphere in this podcast, and answers questions such as:

• How are people using VMware Consolidated Backup?
• How do the backups in vSphere compare to the backups with VCB?
• Will VMware still support it?
• What are the advantages and disadvantages of backup up data in a vSphere environment?
• What else should people look for in this vSphere release?

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