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ALSO CALLED: Data Protection, CDP, Enterprise Data Backups, Recovery Management, Continuous Backups, Backup and Recovery Management
DEFINITION: Continuous data protection (CDP), also called continuous backup, is a storage system in which all the data in an enterprise is backed up whenever any change is made. In effect, CDP creates an electronic journal of complete storage snapshots, one storage snapshot for every instant in time that data modification occurs.A major advantage of CDP is the fact that it preserves a record of every transaction  … 
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Continuous Data Protection White Papers (View All Report Types)
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Stopping Data Leakage: Making the Most of Your Security Budget
sponsored by Sophos Inc.
WHITE PAPER: This paper demonstrates the need for a high-profile acceptable use policy to prevent data leakage, gives practical guidance on how to use your security budget effectively to protect data at the gateway and endpoint, and highlights the benefits of encryption in securing data in the event that it does get stolen or lost.
Posted: 19 Nov 2009 | Published: 19 Nov 2009


Closing the Gaps in Enterprise Data Security: A Model for 360° Protection
sponsored by Sophos Inc.
WHITE PAPER: This paper examines the primary data threats that currently concern chief security officers (CSOs) and IT security management within enterprises, and recommends best-practice techniques to minimize and overcome risks to data security. These best practices have been successfully implemented and deployed in organizations worldwide as components of a
Posted: 19 Nov 2009 | Published: 19 Nov 2009


How to Protect Data Against Theft and Ensure That it Remains Confidential - No Matter Where it is Stored
sponsored by Sophos Inc.
WHITE PAPER: This white paper introduces SafeGuard Enterprise 5.40, an innovative solution from Sophos that fulfills all the requirements a company could have for protecting confidential data on mobile PCs and data media.
Posted: 19 Nov 2009 | Published: 19 Nov 2009


Ten Steps to Safeguard Small Business Data
sponsored by i365, A Seagate Company
WHITE PAPER: Your small business has distinct needs that differ from either consumers or larger businesses. Here are ten steps to help you to protect your data if your resources are limited?
Posted: 16 Nov 2009 | Published: 16 Nov 2009


Five Cost-Effective Ways to Enable Fast Recovery
sponsored by i365, A Seagate Company
WHITE PAPER: This white paper reviews options for a multifaceted recovery strategy, ensuring that your key systems are protected with maximum efficiency at minimal cost.
Posted: 16 Nov 2009 | Published: 16 Nov 2009


Next Generation Backup for Remote Offices
sponsored by Double-Take Software UK
WHITE PAPER: Relying on tape backup for branch-office data protection is costly and risky. This white paper examines some of the strategies and technologies available for backing up remote or branch offices.
Posted: 23 Oct 2009 | Published: 23 Oct 2009


Cutting Costs with WAN Optimization
sponsored by Riverbed Technology, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: Did you know it’s possible to cut IT costs without impacting day-to-day IT operations? In fact, when you download this whitepaper from Riverbed on cost-savings through WAN optimization, you’ll discover how businesses of all different sizes have realized a return on investment in just a few months.
Posted: 01 Oct 2009 | Published: 01 Oct 2009


Re-architecting Disaster Recovery Solutions Leveraging WAN Optimization Technology
sponsored by Riverbed Technology, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: Disaster Recovery (DR) is a critical component of IT and risk mitigation strategies, and compounded in difficulty by ever growing data volumes, distributed computing, and new technologies.
Posted: 01 Oct 2009 | Published: 01 Oct 2009


Centralized Data Backup: Proven Strategy for WAN based backup
sponsored by Riverbed Technology, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: With a growing number of branch offices, an increasing number of servers, and a high priority on reducing cost, backup is getting even harder to manage. Download this paper and learn about a proven strategy for combining WAN-based backup with WAN optimization solutions.
Posted: 01 Oct 2009 | Published: 01 Oct 2009


Building Proven Data Protection Strategies
sponsored by Data Domain
WHITE PAPER: This paper compares traditional data protection options and provides an overview of the impact data deduplication is having on the storage industry. Deduplication is quickly gaining momentum in the growing disk-to-disk backup market and offers several significant improvements over traditional data protection methods.
Posted: 29 Sep 2009 | Published: 29 Sep 2009


New Ways to Protect Enterprise Data: Best Practices on Eliminating Tape and Backup Reduction
sponsored by Data Domain
WHITE PAPER: Data protection is fast becoming the most critical part of IT strategies today. Read this paper to learn how your organization can address data protection issues using Data Domain enterprise protection storage systems.
Posted: 29 Sep 2009 | Published: 29 Sep 2009


IT Administrators Discuss New Ways to Protect Enterprise Data
sponsored by Data Domain
WHITE PAPER: This paper chronicles the implementations and results of three enterprises that addressed their data protection issues using Data Domain enterprise protection storage systems.
Posted: 29 Sep 2009 | Published: 29 Sep 2009


Next-Generation Disaster Recovery and Availability Technologies for IBM Power Systems
sponsored by Vision Solutions
WHITE PAPER: This white paper reviews the technology spectrum available for IBM i and AIX environments, including the latest, next-generation solutions, with a goal of preparing IT professionals to evaluate and adopt those most effective and appropriate for their organization.
Posted: 15 Sep 2009 | Published: 15 Sep 2009


Step Up Your Strategy – Fine-Tune Use of Storage Availability Processes as a Part of a Business-Continuity Plan
sponsored by CDW Corporation
WHITE PAPER: Business continuity (BC) and disaster recovery (DR) should be major components of any risk-management strategy. After all, no business wants to be caught unprepared for unforeseen events such as floods, fires, terrorist attacks, power outages or other disturbances. That's why planning and regularly testing BC and DR programs is essential.
Posted: 08 Sep 2009 | Published: 08 Sep 2009


Disaster Got You Down?
sponsored by CDW Corporation
WHITE PAPER: While trying to predict an outage is impossible, being prepared for one is not. Having the right tools in place to respond to a "disaster" is essential to sustaining a successful organization. A business-continuity / disaster-recovery plan can help you cut costs by avoiding downtime, lost revenue and dissatisfied customers.
Posted: 08 Sep 2009 | Published: 08 Sep 2009


Continuous Data Protection - Your Safety Net in a Disaster
sponsored by CDW Corporation
WHITE PAPER: When you resume business after a disruption, you want to pick up where you left off. That means minutes, or even seconds, before the lights went out or the computer virus struck. If your business is aiming for zero data loss and zero downtime, there's only one choice - continuous data protection (CDP).
Posted: 08 Sep 2009 | Published: 08 Sep 2009


Disaster Recovery: Plan for the Worst, Expect the Best
sponsored by CDW Corporation
WHITE PAPER: These days, it is rare to find a company without a disaster recovery plan - a fact due in large part to a rash of high-profile disasters in recent years. The risks are too great to ignore. But many companies are still not doing enough to protect their businesses. This paper provides tips for how to protect your business.
Posted: 08 Sep 2009 | Published: 08 Sep 2009


Data privacy best practices: time to take action!
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: This white paper explains the steps you need to consider when developing your privacy strategy and implementing your first data privacy project. Find out how you can help your organization implement best practices in privacy protection and make your privacy project successful from start to finish.
Posted: 04 Sep 2009 | Published: 04 Sep 2009


Data Protection for Virtual Server Environments
sponsored by Datalink and NetApp
WHITE PAPER: Today's data centers are in the midst of a revolution originating from the move to virtual server architectures powered by solutions such as VMware. Based on Datalink's experience protecting enterprise data centers, this white paper provides practical advice and considerations surrounding backup and recovery of virtual server infrastructures.
Posted: 26 Aug 2009 | Published: 26 Aug 2009


Key Considerations in Building an E-mail Archiving and Compliance Strategy
sponsored by Hewlett-Packard Company
WHITE PAPER: This paper by The Radicati Group examines the issues caused by exploding e-mail growth and presents key capabilities that e-mail archiving solutions must have to help you improve mailbox and e-mail storage management, e-discovery and data protection.
Posted: 03 Aug 2009 | Published: 03 Aug 2009


ESG report, Iron Mountain Simplifies the New E-mail Archive Decision
sponsored by Iron Mountain Digital
WHITE PAPER: Organizations that have yet to implement an e-mail archiving solution have a new decision: use an on-premises or cloud-based (sometimes referred to as Software as a Service or SaaS) solution? The latter is more viable when the archive service is delivered by a reputable, well-established provider such as Iron Mountain.
Posted: 22 Jul 2009 | Published: 22 Jul 2009


Merging Backup and Disaster Recovery (DR) Processes
sponsored by FalconStor Software
WHITE PAPER: This paper describes how continuous data protection (CDP) technology can bridge various DR methodologies to help organizations overcome the challenges of tape and achieve maximum benefits from their IT investments.
Posted: 16 Jun 2009 | Published: 16 Jun 2009


The 10 Most Dangerous Risks to Microsoft Security
sponsored by Global Knowledge
WHITE PAPER: Security has always been an important part of any IT infrastructure. This white paper has tips to help improve your awareness of some of the more important risks threatening your Microsoft infrastructure.
Posted: 13 May 2009 | Published: 13 May 2009


Backup and Recovery for Microsoft Exchange Server - Data Domain Deduplication Storage Best Practices Guide
sponsored by Data Domain
WHITE PAPER: In many companies, Microsoft Exchange is now commonly viewed as a mission-critical application. Protecting Exchange information is critical and backup is still the primary method used. This paper focuses on the traditional backup and recovery practices for Microsoft Exchange Server along with solutions from Data Domain.
Posted: 08 May 2009 | Published: 08 May 2009


Cisco Continuous Data Protection for Files
sponsored by Cisco Systems, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: Most analysts, including Enterprise Strategy Group, agree that performing only a periodic backup leaves data at risk, and they find that this is a major concern among the IT professionals they survey. The answer to this concern is Cisco Small Business Network Storage Systems (NSS) and Cisco Continuous Data Protection (CDP) for Files software.
Posted: 25 Mar 2009 | Published: 25 Mar 2009

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CONTINUOUS DATA PROTECTION DEFINITION (continued): …  that takes place in the enterprise. In addition, if the system becomes infected with a virus or Trojan, or if a file becomes mutilated or corrupted and the problem is not discovered until some time later, it is always possible to recover the most recent clean copy of the affected file. A CDP system with disk storage offers data recovery in a matter of seconds -- much less time than is the case with tape backups or archives. Installation of CDP hardware and programming is straightforward and simple and does not put existing data at risk.The market for CDP products is expected to grow as businesses … 
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