Long-Term Data Protection and Retention: Finding the Correct Balance
sponsored by Quantum Corporation
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This expert white paper, written by storage guru Greg Shulz, is designed to give IT pros a better overall understanding of the strategic differences between short- and long-term data retention plans, what specific factors to consider when creating your backup plan, and the roles that disk and tape should play. Access this paper now to learn more.
Posted: 03 May 2010 | Published: 18 Mar 2009
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Data Protection for Isilon Scale-Out NAS
sponsored by Isilon Systems
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This paper examines several challenges and recommends solutions for ensuring data availability in an Isilon scale-out NAS clustered storage environment. The best solutions typically involve the use of multiple technologies.
Posted: 05 Apr 2010 | Published: 01 May 2009
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Four Steps to Determine When a Standby Generator is Needed for Small Data Centers and Network Rooms
sponsored by APC by Schneider Electric
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Small data centers and network rooms vary dramatically in the amount of uninterruptible power supply (UPS) runtime deployed. This paper identifies four steps to identifying if a standby generator is required.
Posted: 01 Apr 2010 | Published: 01 Jul 2007
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Email Archiving: Common Myths and Misconceptions
sponsored by Dell India
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This white paper explores 5 common myths about email archiving, and provides guidance and solutions to solving email management and archiving issues.
Posted: 17 Mar 2010 | Published: 01 Jan 2009
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Making Cents of Tape vs. Disk: The Complete Guide on What to Choose and Why
sponsored by Nexsan
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Since the cost comparison between tape and disk is obviously far more complex than the media itself, this brief outlines all the considerations necessary for a more complete understanding of the benefit and true cost comparison between tape and disk to help IT professionals choose and justify their backup environment.
Posted: 25 Feb 2010 | Published: 23 Feb 2010
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Mainframe Tape Technology: Eight Myths, Realities and Best Practices
sponsored by CA Technologies.
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Read this paper to learn how organizations can mitigate risk, reduce TCO, address compliance requirements and optimize security and support by better managing and automating key tape-related processes, creating broad strategies for retention and encryption and implementing best practices.
Posted: 24 Feb 2010 | Published: 25 Jul 2008
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Whitepaper - Merging Backup and DR Processes
sponsored by FalconStor Software
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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: 15 Feb 2010 | Published: 12 Feb 2010
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D2D2T Backup Architectures and the Impact of Data De-duplication
sponsored by Quantum Corporation
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This paper examines the impact of de-duplication in a disk-to-disk-to-tape (D2D2T) backup and recovery environment.
Posted: 03 Feb 2010 | Published: 01 May 2008
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Protecting Server Data in Small and Medium-sized Businesses
sponsored by Iron Mountain
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Read this white paper to learn how to successfully protect server data outside a centralized data center and focus on specific needs and requirements for SMBs.
Posted: 11 Jan 2010 | Published: 01 Sep 2006
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Optimizing Backup Using Deduplication: Select the Right Method to Fit Your Environment
sponsored by Dell | EMC
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Deduplication software has been shown to reduce the amount of backup data stored in typical environments by a ratio of 20:1 - significantly lowering the amount of backup storage media required. However, deciding how to implement deduplication requires a better understanding of the alternatives available.
Posted: 07 Jan 2010 | Published: 09 Dec 2009
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You’re Not As Backed Up As You Think
sponsored by EMC Corporation
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Learn how to overcome the challenges of traditional data backup for your small to mid-size organization and discover the benefits of implementing a Software-As-A-Service (SaaS) backup solution.
Posted: 11 Dec 2009 | Published: 11 Dec 2009
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A Practical Guide to Disaster Recovery Planning: The Basics to Getting Started
sponsored by Double-Take Software UK
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This paper is intended to help simplify the process of starting a disaster recovery plan so as not to be so overwhelming. Through some basic steps, businesses can better protect themselves against data loss while working toward a more complete business continuity plan.
Posted: 23 Oct 2009 | Published: 01 Dec 2006
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Long-Term Data Protection and Retention: Finding the Correct Balance
sponsored by Quantum Corporation
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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: 18 Mar 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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Using FalconStor FDS as a Backup Target for EMC NetWorker
sponsored by FalconStor Software
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This document describes the basic concepts and integration guidelines for FalconStor FDS in an EMC NetWorker environment. The document is intended to provide an architectural overview of FalconStor FDS being used with EMC NetWorker and the benefits of a combined solution.
Posted: 26 Aug 2009 | Published: 01 Aug 2009
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HP StorageWorks Tape and Disk-to-disk Data Protection
sponsored by Hewlett-Packard Company
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This guide provides a comprehensive look at the complete HP data protection and recovery solution offering. Choose the solution that best fits your business requirements and budget, and get the assurance you need—knowing your assets are protected.
Posted: 13 Aug 2009 | Published: 11 Aug 2009
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Optimizing Performance and Maximizing Investments in Tape Storage Systems
sponsored by Fujifilm USA
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Fujifilm Tape Environment Analysis is the first vendor-agnostic, platform-neutral, comprehensive assessment for tape storage systems. It provides an assessment of the backup environment culminating in a report that includes recommendations to maximize existing resources, avoid unnecessary expenditures and ensure compliance requirements are met.
Posted: 27 Jul 2009 | Published: 27 Jul 2009
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D2D Virtual Tape Library Replication Primer
sponsored by Hewlett-Packard Company
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With the introduction of HP Dynamic deduplication and low bandwidth replication (LBR) on HP D2D2500, D2D4000 and D2D4100 Backup Systems, the way data protection can be implemented has been transformed. This whitepaper explains the terminology and concepts behind these technologies and establishes some sizing rules through worked examples.
Posted: 17 Jul 2009 | Published: 17 Jul 2009
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Merging Backup and Disaster Recovery (DR) Processes
sponsored by FalconStor Software
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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
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iSCSI for TL-Series Tape Libraries
sponsored by Dell, Inc.
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To supplement the growth in iSCSI SANs, Dell has introduced an iSCSI-to-SAS bridge card for the TL-series of tape libraries. This allows a customer to directly attach a tape backup target to their iSCSI 1Gb Ethernet SAN with little to no degradation in transfer speed. This white paper explores
this setup and configuration.
Posted: 06 May 2009 | Published: 30 Sep 2008
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Thinking Beyond Tape: The Case Against Tape Backup
sponsored by Double-Take Software
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This whitepaper explores the high cost, complexity and potentially dangerous shortcomings of a backup strategy based only on tape backup. When recoverability matters, depend on Double-Take Software to dynamically move, protect, and recover your critical applications.
Posted: 01 May 2009 | Published: 29 Feb 2008
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BMC Software Hybrid Copy Techniques
sponsored by BMC Software, Inc.
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Because organizations are demanding 24x7 availability from their IMS, DB2®, and VSAM applications, it is imperative that those applications do not experience outages. Read this white paper to find out how BMC's Hybrid Copy techniques help for faster system recovery in the event of a local outage.
Posted: 17 Apr 2009 | Published: 17 Apr 2009
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The What, How and Where of Deduplication
sponsored by Spectra Logic Corporation
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This white paper is as an introduction to data deduplication, answering the what, how, and where of this storage technique. Data deduplication is a method of reducing the amount of duplicate copies of data on your system. It makes a whole lot of sense - instead of storing multiple copies of an item, stores the data once.
Posted: 19 Mar 2009 | Published: 01 May 2008
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Media Lifecycle Management Best Practices
sponsored by Spectra Logic Corporation
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This White Paper describes the best practices for managing tape media throughout its lifecycle to minimize data loss. Best practices include the implementation of proper processes, user training and tape handling.
Posted: 19 Mar 2009 | Published: 01 Apr 2008
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Is Deduplication Right For You?
sponsored by Spectra Logic Corporation
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Is deduplication right for you? With all the industry excitement about data deduplication, this is a question you need to ask. This paper reviews the specific benefits of deduplication and how you can evaluate your organization's data in terms of deduplication's potential advantages.
Posted: 19 Mar 2009 | Published: 01 May 2008
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