The Backup Wrap-Up
Hosted by Prasanna and Curtis and Prasanna Malaiyandi and W Curtis Preston · W. Curtis Preston (Mr. Backup)
4.7from 39 ratings
- 369
- Episodes
- 43
- Transcribed
- 39
- Ratings
- Weekly
- Cadence
- 2019
- First episode
- 44K
- YouTube views
About 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. The Backup Wrap-up is hosted by W. Curtis Preston (Mr. Backup) and his co-host Prasanna Malaiyandi. Curtis' passion for backups began over 30 years ago when his employer, a $35B bank, lost its purchasing database – and the backups he was in charge of were worthless. After miraculously not being fired, he resolved to learn everything he could about a topic most people try to get away from. His co-host, Prasanna, saw similar tragedies from the vendor side of the house and also wanted to do whatever he could to stop that from happening to others. A particular focus lately has been the scourge of ransomware that is plaguing IT organizations across the globe. That's why in addition to backup and disaster recovery, we also touch on information security techniques you can use to protect your backup systems from ransomware. If you'd like to go from being unappreciated to being a cyber recovery hero, this is the podcast for you.
- Publisher
- W. Curtis Preston (Mr. Backup)
- Category
- technology
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 22 Jun 2019
- Latest episode
- 19 Oct 2026
Latest episodes
43 of 369 episodes have a transcript.
19 Oct 2026TRANSCRIPT
Building an Incident Response Team (Before You Need One)
21 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Endpoint Hardening: Closing Windows Before Somebody Climbs In
14 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Least Privilege Best Practices: Where to Start
Inside a recent episode
Building an Incident Response Team (Before You Need One)
Published 19 Oct 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] I can do this. Or there's no way I'm going to do this. And then I'm going to call people to make it happen. Anyway, Mike, what's your opinion about the importance of an incident response team? The most important part is knowing who they are. You don't want to assemble that team when the house is on fire. Because you may spend a lot of time trying to recruit somebody that just won't participate or is the wrong resource to begin with. So preparation is definitely key when putting together an incident response team and getting the buy-in and dedication and accessibility of the people that you're going to rely on. […]
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See plansWho has been a guest on The Backup Wrap-Up
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- Mike Saylor
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- Mark Shriner
- Tom Hollingsworth
Reach and audience
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- YouTube views
- 44,399
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.7 / 5
- 26 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.7 / 5
- 13 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 78 / 100
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- Quality
- 92
- Social presence
- 0
- YouTube
- 76
- Engagement
- 85
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Who hosts The Backup Wrap-Up?
Prasanna and Curtis and Prasanna Malaiyandi and W Curtis Preston host the show. Published by W. Curtis Preston (Mr. Backup).
How often do new episodes come out?
The show publishes weekly, based on its RSS feed.
Does The Backup Wrap-Up take guests?
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