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sponsored by Overland Storage
Posted:  02 Apr 2008
Premiered:  02 Apr 2008, 09:00 EDT (13:00 GMT)
Format:  Video
Type:  Videocast
Language:  English
ABSTRACT:
Throwing more resources at a backup problem might not make the issues go away -- but instead make them worse. But because of its performance benefits, backing up to disk before tape is making a huge impact on the way backups are done and done more cost effectively.

In this expert Videocast, storage guru W. Curtis Preston, VP of Data Protection Services for GlassHouse Technologies, explores the fundamentals of using disk and tape together for backing up your data. Learn about important topics, such as:

  • The benefits of combining disk and tape backup
  • How to size up your backup system to increase efficiency
  • Using data deduplication during disk-to-tape backup
  • And more

View this expert Videocast to learn more.




Speaker

W. Curtis Preston
VP of Data Protection Services, GlassHouse Technologies
W. Curtis Preston is Vice President of Data Protection Services at GlassHouse Technologies. Curtis authored Using SANs and NAS, Unix Backup and Recovery and The Storage Security Handbook. Curtis has been designing and implementing data protection systems for over 12 years, and now consults on data protection with end users from Fortune 100 and Fortune 500 companies, as well as vendors around the world. Curtis is also a sought-after speaker for technical and CXO-level audiences. He can speak the languages of business and technology to any level audience, using humor to keep the presentation enjoyable. Curtis speaks at several storage, security and disaster recovery and business continuity oriented industry events including, TechTarget's Backup School and Preventing Data Theft and Loss Seminars, Storage Decisions for the past four years and Information Security Decisions.



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