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Emma Jia

Emma Jia

Senior Technical Editor

Emma is the bridge between complex engineering and the people who need it. As a content creator at Info2soft, she spends her days translating "tech-speak" into clear, actionable stories about data resilience. She’s not just documenting software; she's uncovering how data replication and recovery actually change the way businesses run.

All Articles by Emma Jia

Disaster Tolerance | August 28, 2026
How to Create a Replication User in PostgreSQL Step-by-Step
A PostgreSQL replication user is a dedicated role for streaming or logical replication. This guide covers how to create the user, configure secure authentication, verify permissions, and fix common replication errors.
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Data Management & Migration | August 26, 2026
KVM Virtualization: How It Works, Install & Best Practices
KVM virtualization turns Linux into a platform for running virtual machines with KVM, QEMU, and libvirt. This guide covers how KVM works, how to install and create VMs, KVM vs. VMware, and best practices for managing, protecting, and migrating KVM workloads.
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Data Backup & Recovery | August 25, 2026
Raw vs QCOW2 Image: Performance, Snapshots & Conversion
Raw and QCOW2 are the two most common virtual disk formats in KVM/QEMU, but they trade off performance, storage efficiency, and snapshot support in different ways. This guide breaks down what each format is, benchmarks the real performance gap, and gives you a workload-based framework for choosing — plus the commands to convert between them.
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Data Management & Migration | August 24, 2026
10 Disaster Recovery Testing Best Practices to Strengthen Your DR Plan
Most organizations have a disaster recovery plan. Far fewer have tested it. This guide covers 10 proven best practices for DR testing — from setting RTO/RPO targets and choosing the right test types, to avoiding the mistakes that cause recovery to fail when it counts.
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Data Backup & Recovery | August 24, 2026
How to Backup MySQL to Tape: 2 Methods & Restore Steps
This guide demonstrates how to back up MySQL to tape using logical methods like mysqldump and tar, as well as physical backup methods. You’ll also learn how a dedicated MySQL backup solution can automate and simplify tape backup.
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Data Management & Migration | August 22, 2026
How to Fix VMware Not Showing Cursor with 5 Fixes
A missing or unresponsive cursor in VMware can result from VMware Tools, guest drivers, input settings, or console mouse modes. This guide covers the five most common causes and provides step-by-step fixes for Workstation, Linux guests, migrated VMs, and vSphere environments.
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Data Backup & Recovery | August 20, 2026
Postgres COPY Command: Syntax, Examples, and COPY vs \copy
The PostgreSQL COPY command provides an efficient way to transfer data between PostgreSQL tables and files. This guide explains COPY syntax, demonstrates practical import and export examples, compares COPY with \copy, and shows how to troubleshoot common errors.
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Data Backup & Recovery | August 20, 2026
ALTER SYSTEM ARCHIVE LOG in Oracle: CURRENT vs ALL vs STOP vs SWITCH LOGFILE
Using the wrong archive log command can lead to backup failures, recovery issues, or even a hung database. This guide explains how Oracle's CURRENT, ALL, and STOP options work, when they should be used, and the risks administrators need to understand.
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Data Backup & Recovery | August 20, 2026
SQL Server Management Studio Backup Database: 3 Methods Explained
This guide details step-by-step methods to backup databases in SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS) — including manual GUI operations, custom T-SQL scripts, automated solutions, and an enterprise-level upgrade with i2Backup.
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Data Management & Migration | August 19, 2026
Hyper-V Converter: P2V, V2V, and Format Conversion (2026)
A Hyper-V converter can help migrate physical machines, VMware VMs, or virtual disks to Hyper-V. This guide compares practical tools for P2V, V2V, and VHD/VHDX/VMDK/QCOW2 conversion, including their use cases, limitations, and options for production migrations.
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