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ALSO CALLED: Removable Data Storage, Electronic Data Storage, Network Data Storage, Remote Data Storage, Computer Data Storage, and Offsite Data Storage
DEFINITION: An exabyte (EB) is a large unit of computer data storage, two to the sixtieth power bytes. The prefix exa means one billion billion, or one quintillion, which is a decimal term. Two to the sixtieth power is actually 1,152,921,504,606,846,976 bytes in decimal, or somewhat over a quintillion (or ten to the eighteenth power) bytes. It is common to say that an exabyte is approximately one quintillion
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Where Angels Fear to Tread: The Problems of Keyword Search in E-Discovery
sponsored by FTI Technology
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In this paper – first in a three part series - we will examine the difficulties of working with keywords during a matter, the many challenges associated with relying on keyword search, and the cost and risk associated with attempting to “guess” one’s way to a relevant document set.
Posted: 04 Nov 2009 | Published: 04 Nov 2009
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How an SRM Tool can Improve and Centralize Storage Technologies
sponsored by Northern Parklife
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Massive data growth and long retention periods of fixed-content data is changing the landscape of enterprise data storage and is challenging storage administrators to deliver a cost effective storage strategy. A Storage Resource Management [SRM] tool can help manage the flow/volume of data.
Posted: 16 Oct 2009 | Published: 16 Oct 2009
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Speeding ETL Processing in Data Warehouses
sponsored by Syncsort
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For processing data for BI analytics and other applications, the usual go-to software products include various extract, transform, load (ETL) and data warehousing solutions. However, these products do not always provide the speed required to deliver data on time. An additional product can speed the processing of high volumes of data.
Posted: 12 Oct 2009 | Published: 12 Oct 2009
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Solving the Challenges of Exponential Data Growth
sponsored by Syncsort
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This paper explores the reasons why data volumes are increasing and where bottlenecks most frequently occur. It then explains why adding more hardware isn’t a solution to these performance problems and delves into the various methods that can be used to break through the bottlenecks to speed applications.
Posted: 12 Oct 2009 | Published: 12 Oct 2009
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Reducing the Costs and Risks of Branch Office Data Protection
sponsored by Double-Take Software
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Read this whitepaper to learn about how Double-Take Backup reduces the window for data loss, is more efficient than tape, and less costly than tape or other replications solutions.
Posted: 09 Oct 2009 | Published: 09 Oct 2009
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Securing Data Stored On Tape With Encryption
sponsored by Quantum Corporation
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With companies storing data for longer periods of time to meet compliance regulations and business best practices, the inherent risk of a data breach is growing significantly. Organizations should develop sound encryption key management processes to minimize administrative overhead and maximize the value of data encryption.
Posted: 08 Oct 2009 | Published: 08 Oct 2009
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Long Term Data Retention – 5 Key Considerations
sponsored by Quantum Corporation
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Recent technological developments in disk backup have had a positive impact on short term data retention requirements. But these improvements do not replace the need to execute and deliver on a long term data retention strategy. This tool provides 5 topics to think about as you design your long-term data retention plans.
Posted: 08 Oct 2009 | Published: 08 Oct 2009
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Executive Guide: Assess the Value of Deduplication for your Storage Consolidation
sponsored by Data Domain
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This IDC Workbook discusses consolidation at the datacenter, server, and storage system levels, including the use of virtualisation. This paper also discusses how deduplication can help improve consolidation of resources and reduce storage footprint, as well as improve data protection and disaster recovery under heavy workload conditions.
Posted: 29 Sep 2009 | Published: 29 Sep 2009
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Techniques to Avoiding Disk Bottleneck in the DataDomain File System
sponsored by Data Domain
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This paper presents a set of techniques to substantially reduce disk I/Os in high-throughput deduplication storage systems. These techniques are general methods to improve throughput performance of deduplication storage systems.
Posted: 29 Sep 2009 | Published: 29 Sep 2009
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Building Proven Data Protection Strategies Checklist
sponsored by Data Domain
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We are beginning to see the next generation of backup and recovery solutions appear. New data protection solutions led by Data Domain’s deduplication architecture are quickly gaining market momentum improving data and application availability while increasing the probability for a business to survive most types of outages.
Posted: 29 Sep 2009 | Published: 29 Sep 2009
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New Ways to Protect Enterprise Data: Best Practices on Eliminating Tape and Backup Reduction
sponsored by Data Domain
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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
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Deduplication Storage Best Practices Guide
sponsored by Data Domain
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This paper provides general information for using Data Domain deduplication storage systems to backup virtual machines deployed with VMware Infrastructure 3 (VI3). Topics include an overview of VI3 components and various methods of backing up data in VMDK images and Guest OS files for discrete recovery.
Posted: 28 Sep 2009 | Published: 28 Sep 2009
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Partitioning with Oracle Database 11g Release 2
sponsored by Oracle Corporation
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Read this white paper to learn about the latest partitioning techniques, enhanced scalability, and extended manageability capabilities available in Oracle Database 11g Release 2.
Posted: 25 Sep 2009 | Published: 25 Sep 2009
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Advanced Compression with Oracle Database 11g Release 2
sponsored by Oracle Corporation
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Read this white paper to learn more about how Oracle Advanced Compression can help you reduce the disk space and costs of managing large data volumes.
Posted: 25 Sep 2009 | Published: 25 Sep 2009
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Deploying and Protecting Microsoft Applications with Dell Equallogic and Vmware vSphere 4.0 Integrated, Scalable and Cost: Effective cloud-like IT environments for your mission critical applications
sponsored by Dell, Inc.
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Dell’s enterprise solutions, including EqualLogic iSCSI SANs, PowerEdge Virtualization Servers and Global Infrastructure Consulting Services (GICS) can help organizations confidently deploy, manage and protect their Tier-1 Microsoft® applications within a VMware vSphere environment.
Posted: 24 Sep 2009 | Published: 24 Sep 2009
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Rethinking Storage Virtualization with the HP SAN Virtualization Services Platform
sponsored by Hewlett-Packard Company
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If you are looking to improve the efficiency of your storage infrastructure, consider the HP StorageWorks SAN Virtualization Services Platform (SVSP). It allows you to provision virtual volumes to meet the requirements of your standard and virtual servers. It delivers improved storage resource utilization along with comprehensive data protection.
Posted: 23 Sep 2009 | Published: 23 Sep 2009
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How to write a RFP for Master Data Management: 10 Common Mistakes to Avoid
sponsored by Siperian, Inc.
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Critical master data management (MDM) functionality can be easily overlooked when request for proposals (RFPs) are narrowly focused on a single business data type. Ensure success by avoiding 10 costly mistakes when writing your RFP.
Posted: 16 Sep 2009 | Published: 16 Sep 2009
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Critical Technologies for Compliance and Risk Management
sponsored by Siperian, Inc.
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Smart decision-makers are seeking technology investments -- such as Master Data Management -- to help establish good governance models that will help with regulatory compliance and lower their operational risk.
Posted: 16 Sep 2009 | Published: 16 Sep 2009
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When Data Governance Turns Bureaucratic: How Data Governance Police Can Constrain the Value of Your Master Data Management
sponsored by Siperian, Inc.
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Over the past several years, most Master Data Management implementations have used a "reactive" style of data governance. Learn how "reactive" data governance falls short and why leading organizations are using a "proactive" approach -- includes case study and migration questionnaire.
Posted: 16 Sep 2009 | Published: 16 Sep 2009
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SQL Server 2008 - 10-20Terabyte Data Warehousing
sponsored by Dell, Inc.
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This white paper documents the performance of Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Business Intelligence and Data Warehouse solutions deployed on Dell PowerEdge servers with Dell PowerVault storage. Using the knowledge gained through joint development this white paper illustrates the cost-effective performance of Dell Solutions for SQL Server 2008.
Posted: 10 Sep 2009 | Published: 10 Sep 2009
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Gone in 30 Days: Exchange, Retention, and Regulatory Compliance
sponsored by Sherpa Software
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In this white paper, we will discuss how to discover, manage, and archive information within your Exchange enterprise to successfully limit your legal exposure and protect your corporate information.
Posted: 10 Sep 2009 | Published: 10 Sep 2009
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Do You Know Where Your Messages Are?
sponsored by Sherpa Software
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This whitepaper will dicuss the need for message archiving in your organization by covering the cost of storage, retaining and protecting messages to stay compliant, features in Microsoft Exchange that help reduce mailbox size, PST management and much more.
Posted: 10 Sep 2009 | Published: 10 Sep 2009
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Using FalconStor FDS as a Backup Target for Veritas NetBackup
sponsored by FalconStor Software
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This document describes the basic concepts and integration guidelines for FalconStor® File-interface Deduplication System (FDS) in a Veritas NetBackup™ environment. It is intended to provide best practices for configuring all components.
Posted: 10 Sep 2009 | Published: 10 Sep 2009
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How to sell business continuity to management in tough times
sponsored by CDW Corporation
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Although more companies than ever have continuity plans, an AT&T study discovered that a high percentage of those plans are outdated. If your company is one of those with an outdated plan or no plan, here are some things that might help them understand the importance of good continuity planning.
Posted: 08 Sep 2009 | Published: 08 Sep 2009
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Preparing to Stay in Business - Storage Continuity Critical in 24-Hour World
sponsored by CDW Corporation
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You probably think it couldn't happen to you, but disastrous events occur more often than not. Perhaps not a hurricane or earthquake or malicious attack, but there are potential risks for every business. Developing a solid data-recovery plan can keep your business up and running in the event of a disaster or other unfortunate event.
Posted: 08 Sep 2009 | Published: 08 Sep 2009
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