Disk Backups

WHITE PAPER: ExaGrid is a cost-effective, scalable disk-based backup solution that replaces tape in your nightly backup process, enabling faster and more reliable backups at a price comparable to a new tape library. ExaGrid offers the only disk backup appliance with data deduplication purpose.

Posted: 07 Feb 2012 | Published: 07 Feb 2012

WHITE PAPER: As a Disk Backup Champion, ExaGrid received the highest rating from Info-Tech Research Group for its exceptional product architecture and overall vendor score highlighting the company’s ‘exemplary’ strategy and strong viability, reach and channel. Read on to learn more.

Posted: 07 Feb 2012 | Published: 07 Feb 2012

WHITE PAPER: In selecting a disk-based backup solution, it's critical to consider the scalability of each prospective solution to ensure that it will meet the needs of your organization now and into the future. This paper outlines the five key questions you should ask when evaluating the scalability of any disk-based backup solution.

Posted: 07 Feb 2012 | Published: 07 Feb 2012

WHITE PAPER: This white paper is a 7-step guide for making the move from tape to disk backup with deduplication. Within these steps, the white paper provides a concise summary of the downsides of tape backup, and then examines the superiority and economy of second-generation disk backup with data deduplication.

Posted: 07 Feb 2012 | Published: 07 Feb 2012

WHITE PAPER: ESG Lab believes that organizations struggling with the cost, complexity, and risk associated with tape backups would be wise to consider the bottom line savings that can be achieved with ExaGrid. Check out this lab validation report to learn more.

Posted: 07 Feb 2012 | Published: 07 Feb 2012

WHITE PAPER: This Magic Quadrant represents vendors that sell into the end-user market with branded midrange and high-end modular disk array storage systems that support block-access protocol. Register below to view the Gartner report.

Posted: 31 Jan 2012 | Published: 31 Jan 2012

WHITE PAPER: This document provides a summary of how IBM Tivoli Storage Productivity Center supports the IBM System Storage SAN Volume Controller, and provides an in-depth description of the management capabilities that Tivoli Storage Productivity Center provides in a virtualized storage configuration.

Posted: 10 Jan 2012 | Published: 10 Jan 2012

WHITE PAPER: This white paper outlines a new, removable disk-based backup solution for SMBs. Combining disk's ease of use, shorter backup windows and high backup and recovery success rates with tape's durability, infinite capacity and portability, this new technology can give SMBs the confidence and tools they need to successfully complete backups/recovery.

Posted: 18 Nov 2011 | Published: 18 Nov 2011

WHITE PAPER: This paper will examine how to architect storage subsystems to provide efficient protection as part of the backup and recovery process. Read on to learn more.

Posted: 23 Sep 2011 | Published: 23 Sep 2011

WHITE PAPER: This white paper describes the benefits of using ProtecTIER deduplication solutions in an Oracle data protection environment.

Posted: 02 Sep 2011 | Published: 02 Sep 2011

WHITE PAPER: Read this Oracle white paper for expert insight into disk-to-disk backup for the Oracle Exadata Database Machine with the Sun ZFS storage appliance.

Posted: 13 Jun 2011 | Published: 13 Jun 2011

WHITE PAPER: Today’s business climate is more challenging than ever and businesses are under constant pressure to lower costs while improving overall operational efficiency. One way that enterprises of all sizes can reduce costs and improve business agility is by changing the way data protection is managed.

Posted: 10 May 2011 | Published: 10 May 2011

WHITE PAPER: Tape is a key component in the enterprise data center, and that will continue to be the case well into the future. If you're investigating new storage technologies for backup and archive needs, it's worth being able to discern fact from myth as you consider your options. Download this Tech Brief to get the real facts about tape storage.

Posted: 25 Apr 2011 | Published: 25 Apr 2011

WHITE PAPER: Many IT organizations have grown dissatisfied with tape-based backups and are looking for alternatives. This white paper will discuss the factors to consider when evaluating any of these alternatives, including a framework for assessing the value to IT for each approach.

Posted: 19 Apr 2011 | Published: 19 Apr 2011

WHITE PAPER: The movement from tape-based to disk-based backup is well underway. Disk eliminates all the problems of tape backup. Backing up to disk is faster than backing up to tape, and disk-based backups are more reliable and more secure than tape-based backups. Read on to learn more about the advantages of disk backup today!

Posted: 19 Apr 2011 | Published: 19 Apr 2011

WHITE PAPER: This document provides a high-level description of how to implement an RMAN backup and recover methodology using Sun® storage arrays as the storage medium. For more information about Oracle best practices, refer to Best Practices for Running Oracle RAC Database with ASM on a Sun Storage 6540, 6580, or 6780 Storage Array.

Posted: 21 Mar 2011 | Published: 21 Mar 2011

WHITE PAPER: Many IT organizations have grown dissatisfied with tape-based backups and are looking for alternatives. This white paper will discuss the factors to consider when evaluating any of these alternatives, including a framework for assessing the value to IT for each approach.

Posted: 13 Dec 2010 | Published: 13 Dec 2010

WHITE PAPER: New research from the International Technology Group demonstrates that the three-year operating and capital expenses for deployment and use of IBM XIV storage systems average 69 percent less than for EMC VMAX equivalents.

Posted: 20 Oct 2010 | Published: 20 Oct 2010

WHITE PAPER: Many enterprises looking to increase the flexibility, improve the scalability, enhance the availability and reduce the costs of data storage have turned to SANs. The Compellent SAN enables businesses to continuously integrate new disk drive, switch and network interface technologies without having to replace existing hardware or software.

Posted: 09 Jul 2010 | Published: 09 Jul 2010

WHITE PAPER: This DCIG report takes an in-depth look at Quantum’s DXi-Series and its ability solve today’s backup problems while putting in place a foundation for stable and sustainable growth. Access this report now to learn more.

Posted: 14 May 2010 | Published: 14 May 2010

WHITE PAPER: Managing backup and recovery in today's environment is a multi-dimensional challenge with both near and long term business requirements. This paper explains 5 topics to think about as you design your long-term data retention plans.

Posted: 03 Feb 2010 | Published: 03 Feb 2010

WHITE PAPER: Tape remains the most cost effective, energy efficient and reliable program technology for storing large amounts of inactive, off-line or near-line data while complimenting disk-based data protection and retention solutions. Read this paper and find out why.

Posted: 08 Oct 2009 | Published: 08 Oct 2009

WHITE PAPER: When a full backup of the city's 125-plus servers became impossible overnight on a legacy tape system, Burbank went looking for a better answer. The city chose Quantum's DXi7500 Express disk-based backup solution with deduplication technology.

Posted: 22 Jul 2009 | Published: 22 Jul 2009

WHITE PAPER: This report examines in detail Quantum‘s new enterprise-focused DXi7500 platform, featuring "policy-based deduplication" which allows users to choose between deduplication methods.

Posted: 11 Feb 2009 | Published: 11 Feb 2009

WHITE PAPER: This white paper explains the differences between the de-duplication approaches, discusses the strengths and limitations of each, shows how different backup tasks are likely to benefit from them, and talks about the business benefits.

Posted: 23 Oct 2008 | Published: 23 Oct 2008