Bitpipe: Disaster Recovery Research

Disaster recovery planning fundamentals: DR testing basics

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 24:00:00 EST

A disaster recovery plan represents an organization's detailed roadmap of where to go, what to do and when to do it in the event of a disaster. Understanding what does the business need, and is it capable of addressing this need with regard to both capabilities and cost is essential in the overall planning stages. Published by: Zenith Infotech

Top points to achieving a fast ROI in Enterprise Backup and DR with Symantec, FalconStor and Hitachi Data Systems

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 24:00:00 EST

Disk-based backup systems fundamentally change the way we do backup and recovery. But the key is to treat disk as disk and not as tape. Solutions need to recognize the intelligent features of disk and take advantage of those features. This podcast explores how to leverage the advantages of disk for best possible backup performance and maximum ROI. Published by: FalconStor Software

Maximizing Enterprise Backup and Dedupe Performance for Greater ROI

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 24:00:00 EST

Disk-based backup systems fundamentally change the way we do backup and recovery. But the key is to treat disk as disk and not as tape. Solutions need to recognize the intelligent features of disk and take advantage of those features. This webcast explores how to leverage the advantages of disk for best possible backup performance and maximum ROI. Published by: FalconStor Software

Deploying a BackUP system that won't break IT's Back.

Thu, 12 Nov 2009 24:13:00 EST

SonicWALL's award-winning solutions for the enterprise, distributed enterprise and SMB include network security, secure remote access, content security, backup and recovery, and policy and management technology. Published by: SonicWALL

Is cloud data backup service right for your organization?

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 24:00:00 EST

Assessing your organization's challenges, abilities and assets will help to determine if deploying a cloud-based data backup strategy is a better alternative than relying on an on-site data backup and recovery strategy. This tutorial spells out what you need to consider when trying deciding if cloud backup is right for your organization. Published by: i365, A Seagate Company

DR in the Cloud Checklist

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 24:00:00 EST

Tune into this podcast for a cloud computing disaster recovery (DR) checklist. Learn about various DR approaches for your cloud computing environment. Find out how to secure your data and how to get your DR objectives met by your cloud provider. Published by: i365, A Seagate Company

Maintaining DR Objectives in the Cloud

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 24:00:00 EST

In this webcast, learn how to ensure your disaster recover (DR) needs are met by your cloud provider. Gain insight into the differences between standard and cloud-based DR approaches and how to incorporate your exiting DR plans. Published by: i365, A Seagate Company

Zenith ARCA Price List

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Check out this price list and specifications of all of Zenith's ARCA (Advanced Recovery and Continuity Appliance) models available. Published by: Zenith Infotech

Top 10 Ways to Optimize Remote Office Disaster Recovery

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Dealing with disasters at remote offices, where you likely have little or no technical staff, can be challenging—and, if you're not careful, expensive. Here are our top 10 tips for optimizing branch office DR while achieving overall improvements in cost efficiency. Published by: Zenith Infotech

Mastering Disaster Recovery for Mid-Sized Organizations

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 24:00:00 EDT

A comprehensive disaster recovery implementation is critical to ensuring computing resources maintain operations in the event of a server failure or data loss. Mastering disaster recovery in mid-sized organizations requires the careful identification and implementation of end-to-end backup along with recovery tools and services. Published by: Zenith Infotech

eBook: Backup and Disaster Recovery

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 24:00:00 EDT

In these articles, Network World and its sister publications CIO, Computerworld, CSO and InfoWorld lay down the groundwork and explore the latest tips and technologies for no-fail corporate data backup and disaster recovery. Published by: Zenith Infotech

Zenith ARCA: Advanced Recovery and Continuity Appliance

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Learn how Freeland Community School District in Freeland, MI. used Zenith ARCA (Advanced Recovery & Continuity Appliance) to reduce management overheads, reduce RPO from 2 hours to 15 minutes. Published by: Zenith Infotech

Virtualization for Dummies, 2nd HP Special Edition

Wed, 14 Oct 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Read this book for an introduction to the subject so that you can understand its promise and perils — and create an action plan to decide whether virtualization is right for you, as well as how to move forward with implementing it should you decide it is right for you. Published by: Hewlett-Packard Company

Getting Virtualization Right: Five Virtualization Rules Every Organization Must Know

Sat, 25 Jul 2009 24:00:00 EDT

HP has a long and proud tradition of partnering with technology leaders to help ensure success in both good economies and bad. This paper provides practical advice and insight into the rules these leaders followed to realize the full potential of virtualization. Published by: Hewlett-Packard Company

Advanced Data Protection and Disaster Recovery

Thu, 15 Jan 2009 24:00:00 EST

Coupling NetApp’s SnapMirror and SnapVault technology with Syncsort’s BEX software has created an integrated disk-based solution for data protection and disaster recovery of mission-critical digital assets. Within minutes of an outage or disaster, applications, databases and users can be accessing data and resuming business. Published by: Syncsort

Case Study: Rouse Partners with Double-Take Software to Develop a Robust Business Continuity Plan

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 24:00:00 EDT

As a highly respected leading global intellectual property (IP) consultancy and law firm, Rouse needed to be confident in its level of client service, even in the event of a IT system failure. Read this case study to learn how Rouse partnered with Double-Take Software to develop and implement a full business continuity plan. Published by: Double-Take Software UK

Next Generation Backup for Remote Offices

Sat, 01 Aug 2009 24:00:00 EDT

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. Published by: Double-Take Software UK

A Practical Guide to Disaster Recovery Planning: The Basics to Getting Started

Fri, 01 Dec 2006 24:00:00 EST

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. Published by: Double-Take Software UK

Real-Time Data Protection for Microsoft Hyper-V

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 24:00:00 EDT

To provide disaster recovery for virtual machines running on a Hyper-V host, look to Double-Take for Hyper-V from Double-Take Software to protect your workloads with real-time replication and automated failover for virtualized workloads. Read this white paper for more details. Published by: Double-Take Software UK

Presentation Transcript: Windows Server Provisioning for High Availability

Fri, 23 Oct 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Businesses rely heavily on their servers, so if they fail productivity is lost. This expert webcast explores the dangers of unplanned server downtime. Discover some of the most important planning, configurations and management issues for server high availability. Published by: Marathon Technologies

Double-Take Software Case Study: Matrix Group

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Matrix Group, a privately owned financial services business, was looking to implement a full disaster recovery and continuity strategy. Read this case study to learn how Matrix Group worked with Double-Take Software to create a highly resilient, reliable and predictable IT system. Published by: Double-Take Software UK

Double-Take Software Workload Optimisation Software

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Double-Take® Software workload optimisation software products help reduce the cost of managing, provisioning and maintaining server and workstation workloads while simultaneously increasing the efficiency, availability and flexibility of your existing infrastructure. Published by: Double-Take Software UK

Build Effective and Highly Available Disaster Recovery Solutions Using Microsoft Virtualization

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:30:00 EST

Does your organization have a reliable and cost-effective site recovery system? This webcast explores how site recovery tools along with virtualization enables IT pros to deliver secure application and data availability, implement site-wide disaster recovery and automate fail-over and fail back. Published by: Microsoft

Improve Your Back Up: Getting the Most out of Data Deduplication

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Now more than ever, organizations are looking at re-architecting their backup strategy and are learning that deduplication is necessary to consider in ‘next generation’ backup architecture. This presentation transcript explores some deduplication tips and advice on how to streamline your storage costs. Published by: PC Connection in partnership with EMC

Get More Virtual: Protecting Microsoft Applications with Dell and VMware vSphere 4

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Watch this webcast to learn how to ensure application security and availability in your VMware environment. Discover how to provide quick recovery of applications and how to use automation for server application protection. Published by: Dell and VMware

Wireless in Business Continuity Planning

Mon, 19 Oct 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Increasingly WAN-centric enterprises make mobile equipment and services more important for business continuity. To determine the role wireless should play in an organization's business continuity plan, IT should consider a mix of factors including type of business, physical locations and applications. Read on to learn more. Published by: AT&T Corp

Storage Magazine October 2009: Guide to Snapshot Technologies

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 24:00:00 EDT

The October 2009 edition of Storage Magazine Online focuses on snapshot technologies. Snapshots offer backup managers the ability to reduce RTOs and RPOs, but one size doesn’t fit all. Storage expert Marc Staimer explains how to evaluate and choose the best approach for your environment. Published by: SearchStorage.com

CIO Decisions Ezine Volume 9 - Virtualization 2.0: Preparing for a Virtual World

Wed, 14 Oct 2009 24:00:00 EDT

A tsunami of change is riding into the data center on the back of virtualization. In this eBook, you'll learn where it is today, and how to keep up with management, licensing, and much more. Published by: CIO Decisions

Virtualization as a disaster recovery strategy

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 24:00:00 EDT

In this podcast, industry expert Mike Karp addresses how virtualization is increasingly being used within midmarket organizations and discusses the major pros and cons of relying on a virtual environment for backup. Published by: Compellent

Online data backup and recovery tips for SMBs

Mon, 12 Oct 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Online backup is an effective solution for SMBs, which are often challenged by many of the same data management issues larger companies face. This podcast covers various aspects of online backup services, how to evaluate your needs, what to look for given your backup requirements, and how to decide if a combined backup/DR plan is right for you. Published by: 3X Systems

Windows Server Provisioning for High Availability

Fri, 09 Oct 2009 24:00:00 EDT

eGuide: Expert Tips for Comprehensive Data Center and Server Hardware Management

Fri, 09 Oct 2009 24:00:00 EDT

In this E-Guide brought to you by SearchWindowsServer.com and Dell, you will discover expert tips for comprehensive remote data center management, server hardware maintenance and much more! Published by: Dell and Symantec

FalconStor® File-interface Deduplication System for Backup Capacity Reduction

Fri, 09 Oct 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Please join Peter Eicher, Product Marketing Manager, FalconStor, as he highlights file-interface deduplication for backup capacity reduction. This presentation talks about why data deduplication is needed and how it works. It also describes how FalconStor’s FDS works and what applications it is useful for. Published by: FalconStor Software

Lights Out: Disaster Recovery Solutions with VMware and Compellent

Fri, 09 Oct 2009 24:00:00 EDT

VMware provides a highly available virtualized server platform with hardware-independent disaster recovery capabilities. Compellent’s Replays allows fast local recovery from disk while Thin Replication enables DR functionality using native iSCSI ports for cost-effective WAN connectivity. Published by: Compellent

Long Term Data Retention – 5 Key Considerations

Thu, 08 Oct 2009 24:00:00 EDT

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. Published by: Quantum Corporation

WAN Clustering FAQ podcast

Thu, 01 Oct 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Storage networks provide the link between the servers that need data and the storage systems that store that data. Too often, however, storage networks are just considered the connective tissue in the storage environment and are often overlooked when greater performance, scalability or new services are needed. Published by: Riverbed Technology, Inc.

Getting Personal with Business Continuity: Five Critical Success Factors in Overcoming Workforce Disruptions

Fri, 02 Oct 2009 24:00:00 EDT

This white paper addresses the critical factors you need to address when dealing with workforce disruption, including threats like pandemics. Published by: IBM

The True Cost-Savings Story Behind WAN Optimization

Wed, 01 Mar 2006 24:00:00 EST

Looking for solid data behind the cost-savings story of WAN optimization? In this paper, NetForecast analysts interviewed customers who have deployed this solution, and the results show that this technology has significant strategic business value to companies. Published by: Riverbed Technology, Inc.

Riverbed Steelhead Product Family

Thu, 01 Oct 2009 24:00:00 EDT

What's the Riverbed difference? Speed. Scalability. And simplicity. Discover it for yourself and get the facts about the entire family of Steelhead solutions from Riverbed. Companies of all sizes depend on the Riverbed Steelhead product family to accelerate the performance of applications over the WAN. Published by: Riverbed Technology, Inc.

PlateSpin Forge®: Plug In and Protect Server Workload

Thu, 01 Oct 2009 24:00:00 EDT

In the event of downtime, workloads can be rapidly powered on in the PlateSpin Forge recovery environment and continue to run as normal until the production environment is restored. PlateSpin Forge® ships with everything you need to begin protecting your servers straight out-of-the-box. Published by: Novell Inc.

Cutting Costs with WAN Optimization

Thu, 01 Oct 2009 24:00:00 EDT

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. Published by: Riverbed Technology, Inc.

Re-architecting Disaster Recovery Solutions Leveraging WAN Optimization Technology

Sun, 01 Feb 2009 24:00:00 EST

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. Published by: Riverbed Technology, Inc.

Centralized Data Backup: Proven Strategy for WAN based backup

Thu, 01 Oct 2009 24:00:00 EDT

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. Published by: Riverbed Technology, Inc.

4 Simple Steps for Preventing Downtime

Thu, 08 Oct 2009 11:30:00 EDT

In this webcast, gain insight into IT processes and procedures that can ensure continuous business operations in your organization. Discover how to prevent downtime by conducting a gap analysis, identifying weaknesses and simplifying IT processes. Published by: Marathon Technologies

Evaluating the Costs and Benefits of Backup and Deduplication Storage

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 24:00:00 EDT

Unreliable backups and recovery times that are too long have long plagued IT organisations. This paper takes a look at the costs and benefits of backup with deduplication storage as strategic assets for data protection. Published by: Data Domain

The Importance of Operational Simplicity in Selecting D2D Data Protection Solutions

Tue, 01 May 2007 24:00:00 EDT

Understanding and measuring an offering’s operational simplicity is crucial criteria for selecting a D2D solution. As we at Taneja Group will explore in this brief, we believe that Data Domain has delivered an offering that personifies this notion of operational simplicity. Published by: Data Domain

Disaster Recovery: Eliminating Tape and Trucks

Mon, 29 Sep 2008 24:00:00 EDT

Disaster recovery and remote office replication are top-of-mind issues for IT professionals, with frequent natural disasters underscoring the fallibility of tape-based backup strategies. This paper highlights the advantages of deduplication technology in disk-to-disk backup and wide area network (WAN) replication. Published by: Data Domain

Presentation Transcript: How to Consolidate and Simplify Backup and Recovery for Your VMware Environment

Tue, 29 Sep 2009 24:00:00 EDT

In this presentation transcript, you will hear from industry leaders VMware and Data Domain, and we will discuss compelling solutions for today's data protection and DR challenges for these virtualised server environments. Published by: Data Domain

Six Secrets to 24x7 Exchange Availability

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 24:00:00 EDT

The following six secrets to 24x7, disaster-tolerant Exchange will show you how to implement an Exchange environment with zero lost data and continuous application availability—with no IT intervention—in the event of a disaster. Published by: Marathon Technologies

Online Backup & Recovery

Mon, 28 Sep 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Identifying scalable online backup solutions for safeguarding data stored on enterprise headquarter and remote-office PCs, Macs, laptops, and servers could minimize risk of lost data while reducing costs. We hope you find the materials in this resource center useful for identifying online backup and recovery solutions to meet your company's needs. Published by: Iron Mountain Digital

Improve Your Back Up - Getting the Most out of Data Deduplication

Fri, 25 Sep 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Now more than ever, organizations are looking at re-architecting their backup strategy and are learning that deduplication is necessary to consider in ‘next generation’ backup architecture. This webcast explores some deduplication tips and advice on how to streamline your storage costs. Published by: PC Connection in partnership with EMC

PODCAST: Improve Your Back Up - Getting the Most out of Data Deduplication

Fri, 25 Sep 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Now more than ever, organizations are looking at re-architecting their backup strategy and are learning that deduplication is necessary to consider in 'next generation' backup architecture. This podcast explores some deduplication tips and advice on how to streamline your storage costs. Published by: PC Connection in partnership with EMC

Comprehensive Data Protection for Microsoft Exchange Quick Recovery and Advanced Data Protection with Dell Equallogic Auto-Snapshot Manager

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Auto-Snapshot Manager extends the intelligence of Dell EqualLogic SAN and enables Administrators to create and manage Smart Copy snapshots, clones, or replicas for point-in-time copies of Exchange Storage Groups that can be instantly restored. Published by: Dell, Inc.

Take Control of SharePoint Proliferation with Unified Recovery, Retention, and eDiscovery

Thu, 18 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT

This white paper explores how an archiving solution supports the management and protection of SharePoint content across an enterprise by providing: Back-Up & Recovery, Storage Optimisation, Retention Management, eDiscovery, and Seamless End User Access. Published by: Mimosa Systems UK

An in-depth look at data deduplication methods

Thu, 17 Sep 2009 24:00:00 EDT

This E-Guide will discuss the various approaches to data deduplication. You'll learn the pros and cons of each, and will benefit from independent expert insight that will help you get the most out of the approach you take with data deduplication technology. Published by: CDW Corporation

An Overview of CDP

Thu, 17 Sep 2009 24:00:00 EDT

As continuous data protection (CDP) is integrated into backup environments, implementations with other backup protection programs may become complex. This E-Guide takes an in-depth look at the options available with Continuous Data Protection, and how to best utilize CDP with existing applications. Published by: CDW Corporation

SharePoint E-zine - Volume 14: Creating an InfoPath Development Strategy

Thu, 17 Sep 2009 24:00:00 EDT

InfoPath is a powerful SharePoint tool, but the easiest techniques aren't always the best ones. In this month's issue, learn how to incorporate best practices into your InfoPath forms development process to yield the biggest benefit for your company. Published by: SearchWinIT

Quick-EDD/HA for System i and Quick-EDD/OPEN for Intel Based Servers

Tue, 15 Sep 2009 24:00:00 EDT

You need HA/DR, but do you think you can afford it? Quick-EDD offers world class products with options to purchase, lease or rent. We even provide turn-key solutions that take care of all your target needs. Published by: Quick-EDD/iSam Blue, llc.

Disaster Recovery Seminar Presentation Download

Tue, 15 Sep 2009 24:00:00 EDT

This presentation is divided into three modules. In the first module, we will examine the three keys to successful disaster recovery planning. In modules two and three, we will analyse data protection techniques and testing techniques. Published by: Data Domain

Next-Generation Disaster Recovery and Availability Technologies for IBM Power Systems

Tue, 15 Sep 2009 24:00:00 EDT

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. Published by: Vision Solutions

How To Ensure "Always-on" Blackberry High Availability & Disaster Recovery with Marathon's everRun®

Thu, 10 Sep 2009 24:00:00 EDT

This paper will discuss why common practices for protecting the Blackberry environment are not the most effective, and how Marathon's everRun® software works as the better solution for achieving high availability for both physical and virtual environments. Published by: Marathon Technologies

Optimizing Citrix XenApp High Availability - A New Approach

Thu, 10 Sep 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Many businesses today are delivering applications to users as an on-demand service. This reduces the cost of application management and can improve application and data security. This white paper explores what availability really means, and how availability correlates to RTO and RPO baselines. Published by: Marathon Technologies

Simplify and Automate Desktop Management with Virtualization

Thu, 10 Sep 2009 24:00:00 EDT

There are two sides to desktop business continuity: users' needs and IT management. Users need on-demand accessibility of their desktops, applications and data. IT managers must limit complexity caused by supporting diverse users and hardware. This webcast discusses how to automate and simplify virtual desktop management to improve efficiency. Published by: HP, Vmware and AMD

FalconStor Addresses Top Deduplication Criteria

Fri, 01 May 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Data deduplication has quickly moved from a "nice-to-have" to a "must-have" technology for those organizations trying to keep pace with relentless data growth. Organizations surveyed by ESG are citing difficulty keeping up with storage capacity demands, while also reporting flat or decreasing IT budgets. Published by: FalconStor Software

Consultation, Design, and Implementation of Multiple IT Solutions: Global Forex Trading

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 24:00:00 EDT

GFT focuses on providing their customers an exceptional experience with a best-in-class online interface. GFT needs to stay more accessible, more reliable, and more secure than their competitors. To optimize their IT environment, GFT engaged CDW for consulting, design, and implementation of multiple IT solutions. Read on to learn more. Published by: CDW Corporation

Essential Guide to Storage Virtualization

Tue, 01 Sep 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Read this guide for expert advice on updating your storage system with virtualization. Covered here are the pros and cons of three architectures, a buying guide and vendor comparisons, a breakdown on how storage virtualization relates to disaster recovery, and a list of vendor resources. Published by: Hewlett-Packard Company

eGuide: What to Consider When Evaluating Dedupe

Wed, 09 Sep 2009 24:00:00 EDT

It's no wonder there's been so much buzz around data deduplication in today's storage market. This E-Guide will discuss what to consider when embarking on a data deduplication implementation, and will highlight the options available to storage pros today. Published by: SearchStorage.com

FalconStor Heats up VTL Deduplication and the Data Deduplication War

Wed, 03 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Today, let's focus on one of the leading players in the data deduplication space, FalconStor. FalconStor can rightfully claim the market share leadership space for VTLs, even though there are other strong players in the space. But the market is fiercely competitive and FalconStor is not resting upon its laurels. Published by: FalconStor Software

Say Yes to Virtualization: Server Virtualization Helps Businesses Achieve Considerable Reductions in Total Cost of Ownership (TCO)

Wed, 09 Sep 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Virtualized servers are yielding dramatic cost savings through consolidation of physical resources, reductions in power and cooling requirements, and slashed operational expenses. It’s delivering a magnitude of benefits that many businesses find virtually amazing. Read this whitepaper to learn more about the benefits of server virtualization. Published by: CDW Corporation

Step Up Your Strategy – Fine-Tune Use of Storage Availability Processes as a Part of a Business-Continuity Plan

Tue, 08 Sep 2009 24:00:00 EDT

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. Published by: CDW Corporation

How to sell business continuity to management in tough times

Mon, 25 Aug 2008 24:00:00 EDT

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. Published by: CDW Corporation

Preparing to Stay in Business - Storage Continuity Critical in 24-Hour World

Tue, 08 Sep 2009 24:00:00 EDT

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. Published by: CDW Corporation

Ice Cream Maker Puts the Freeze on Server Sprawl, Saves More Than $500,000

Sun, 01 Mar 2009 24:00:00 EST

Wells' Dairy needed to provide cost-effective services and promote business continuity and agility. It deployed the Windows Server 2008 Datacenter operating system and Hyper-V™ virtualization technology. Today, it has a scalable server consolidation solution and a data center that is saving more than US.$12,000 in annual electrical costs. Published by: Microsoft

Windows Server 2008 High Availability: Technology Comparison

Thu, 17 Sep 2009 11:30:00 EDT

Downtime can create significant financial and regulatory non-compliance consequences. This webcast provides viewers with tips for planning a high availability strategy for Windows Server 2008 to reduce downtime. Published by: Marathon Technologies

Disaster Plan - New Technologies Put Fresh Wrinkles in Business-Continuity / Disaster-Recovery Planning

Tue, 08 Sep 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Business continuity/disaster recovery requires a holistic approach that includes storage, infrastructure, servers, applications, middleware and the network. If that weren't complicated enough, today's new technologies are testing traditional methods of backup and data protection. It's time to take another look at your BC/DR plan. Published by: CDW Corporation

Disaster Got You Down?

Tue, 08 Sep 2009 24:00:00 EDT

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. Published by: CDW Corporation

Reality Check – A Smart Business Continuity Strategy Can Offer Maximum Results at Minimum Cost

Tue, 08 Sep 2009 24:00:00 EDT

In an increasingly digital world, it's clear that business continuity is no longer an option. Keeping systems running 24x7 and ensuring that data reaches its intended destination — precisely when it's needed — is the heart and soul of a business. This paper discusses Business-Continuity (BC) initiatives on a tight budget and with limited resources. Published by: CDW Corporation

Continuous Data Protection - Your Safety Net in a Disaster

Tue, 08 Sep 2009 24:00:00 EDT

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). Published by: CDW Corporation

Disaster Recovery: Plan for the Worst, Expect the Best

Fri, 04 Sep 2009 24:00:00 EDT

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. Published by: CDW Corporation

High Availability Lowdown

Fri, 04 Sep 2009 24:00:00 EDT

The Barkley ad firm implements consolidation, virtualization and replication to strengthen business-continuity and disaster-recovery planning. With the goal of getting to 100 percent availability, the firm uses HP's blade hardware, VMware's virtualization software and a variety of existing storage platforms. Published by: CDW Corporation

Presentation Transcript: A Smart Data Protection Strategy: Lower IT Costs and Improve Storage Efficiency

Fri, 04 Sep 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Read this presentation transcript to learn how disk backup with data deduplication technology can help solve data protection issues and directly impact your organization's bottom line. Published by: ExaGrid Systems, Inc.

Virtualize at the Speed of Your Business - The Dell Guide to Virtualization

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 24:00:00 EST

Virtualization is changing everything, from how you manage resources to the way you support your business, it addresses many of today's IT challenges - cost, responsiveness, availability, disaster recovery - and is a key element for achieving a more automated, agile infrustructure. Dell helps you virtualize at the speed of your business... Published by: Dell, Inc. and Intel

Intel Virtualization Technology for Servers – A Closer Look Inside

Thu, 03 Sep 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Intel® Virtualization Technology (Intel® VT) provides comprehensive hardware assists that boost virtualization software performance, improve application response times and provide greater reliability, security and flexibility. Read on to learn more. Published by: Intel Corporation

IDC Best Practices: Protecting Sensitive Information in Failed and Decommissioned Storage Media

Thu, 03 Sep 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Stringent laws and regulations are forcing businesses to look at data in a new light. Added to compliance challenges is protecting disparate data, while reducing overhead costs associated with legal discovery. In this webcast IDC looks at high level trends in compliance, solutions that industry-leaders are employing and how to mitigate data risk. Published by: PeakData Services, Inc.

PODCAST: IDC Best Practices: Protecting Sensitive Information in Failed and Decommissioned Storage Media

Thu, 03 Sep 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Stringent laws and regulations are forcing businesses to look at data in a new light. Added to compliance challenges is protecting disparate data, while reducing overhead costs associated with legal discovery. In this podcast, IDC looks at high level trends in compliance, solutions that industry-leaders are employing and how to mitigate data risk. Published by: PeakData Services, Inc.

iBac Data Protection Software: Version 5.0 - Free 30 Day Trial!

Wed, 02 Sep 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Today's Windows Server and backup administrators are responsible for backing up and recovering more data faster while trying to stay within the limits of what seems like ever shrinking IT budgets Published by: Idealstor LLC

Virtual Data Center E-Zine - Volume 14

Tue, 01 Sep 2009 24:00:00 EDT

With so many new technologies, sticking with the status quo for your virtual network infrastructure is probably not your best option. In this month's issue, take a closer look at all the possibilities available now for interconnecting both virtual and physical networks. Published by: SearchDataCenter

PlateSpin Forge: "Plug in and Protect" Disaster Recovery

Tue, 01 Sep 2009 24:00:00 EDT

PlateSpin Forge disaster recovery appliances provide fast out-of-the-box protection for your server workloads. When servers go down, you can quickly recover business-critical workloads and run them on the PlateSpin Forge appliance until they can be restored to your production environment. Published by: Novell Inc.

Continuity of Operations Planning: Implement COOP Requirements For Storage with HP LeftHand P4000 SAN Solutions

Thu, 06 Aug 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Continuity of Operations Planning (COOP) is the disciplined planning needed to prepare for a natural or man-made emergency that affects service availability. This data sheet presents an effective solution for COOP from HP. Published by: Hewlett-Packard Company

Protect Your SharePoint Content: An Overview of SharePoint 2007 Disaster Recovery

Wed, 26 Aug 2009 24:00:00 EDT

This whitepaper introduces the broad topic of disaster recovery (DR) and how its principles can be specifically applied to the Microsoft SharePoint 2007 platform. Published by: Idera

Presentation Transcript: A Look at Hosted Exchange and Hosted Email

Sat, 01 Aug 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Nowadays, more and more IT shops are considering hosted Exchange services rather than running their mail server locally. They need to decide whether or not it is right for their company. Take a deeper look at hosted Exchange and hybrid models in this presentation transcript of the 'A Look at Hosted Exchange and Hosted Email' webcast. Published by: USA.NET, Inc.

Inside the Dell Equallogic™ PS Series iSCSI Storage Arrays

Wed, 09 Jul 2008 24:00:00 EDT

Built on patented peer storage architecture, the Dell EqualLogic PS Series of Internet SCSI (iSCSI) storage arrays offer high performance, reliability, intelligent automation, and seamless virtualization of storage to enable simplified enterprise storage deployment and management, and comprehensive data protection. Published by: Dell, Inc.

Ensuring the Availability of Hyper-V Virtualized Workloads

Fri, 21 Aug 2009 24:00:00 EDT

This webcast discusses a new automation tool that protects workloads running on Hyper-V, preventing a loss of profit or productivity if host servers go down. Published by: Double-Take Software

Enhancing Exchange Server 2007 High Availability and Disaster Recovery with Neverfail

Tue, 04 Aug 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Neverfail improves upon high-availability options available for Exchange Server 2007 by providing for simplified deployment, enhanced monitoring, and the ability to easily perform fail-over operations. These capabilities can lead to the benefits of minimal downtime without the added costs, complexity, and maintenance of other HA approaches. Published by: Neverfail Group Limited

Improving Procedures for Change Management Audit Documentation and Disaster Recovery

Thu, 20 Aug 2009 24:00:00 EDT

A search for a tool to augment the job scheduling power of Zeke uncovered a unique solution to a common set of problems for a PA-based department store chain. Currently running a newly installed System z/10 in their long time IBM mainframe-based IT shop, they implemented SEGUS' SmartIS. Published by: SEGUS Inc

Iron Mountain Cures Data Protection Problems

Sat, 01 Aug 2009 24:00:00 EDT

One of the primary challenges that RXi Pharmaceuticals faced was backing up its data servers. RXi's IT consultant suggested Iron Mountain's LiveVault® online backup and restore solution for servers. After evaluation, RXi Pharmaceuticals implemented LiveVault in November 2008. Published by: Iron Mountain Digital

Online Backup and Recovery of Virtual Server Environments

Fri, 01 Aug 2008 24:00:00 EDT

Iron Mountain's LiveVault® online backup and recovery is supported on virtual machines, just as it is on physical machines. This paper outlines the use of LiveVault and VMware to achieve excellent data protection by leveraging the benefits of each technology. Published by: Iron Mountain Digital

Setting a Precedent for Success: Turner Padget effectively eliminates unplanned downtime and cuts server footprint by 50% with Dell solutions and VMware

Wed, 01 Apr 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Turner Padget Graham & Laney, P.A., a Columbia, South Carolina-based law firm with five locations throughout the state sought to consolidate legacy servers, improve availability for remote users, increase storage capacity and implement a new disaster recovery DR/BC strategy. In this case study you'll learn about their new Dell and VMware solutions. Published by: Dell and VMware

Test Drive Double-Take Software in your Environment Today!

Wed, 12 Aug 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Protect and recover your business-critical data and applications such as Exchange, SQL, BlackBerry, SharePoint, Oracle, MySQL and Apache on any combination of physical servers and in virtualized environments like VMware ESX and Microsoft Hyper-V. Published by: Double-Take Software

How to Compare Server Online Backup and Recovery Service Providers

Sat, 01 Aug 2009 24:00:00 EDT

IT professionals are increasingly looking to online backup and recovery services for server data protection. This White Paper helps companies recognize the major categories of service providers offering online backup and recovery specifically for servers. Published by: Iron Mountain Digital

How to Measure ROI for Online PC Backup and Recovery

Sat, 01 Aug 2009 24:00:00 EDT

This White Paper helps managers to build a compelling business case for deploying online data protection services rather than continuing current methods of backup and recovery – or implementing other onsite alternatives. Published by: Iron Mountain Digital

Data Protection Techniques

Thu, 13 Aug 2009 14:00:00 EDT

The best metric for measuring business resiliency is "time to data" —the amount of time required to restore access to business critical data assets to business decision-makers. Published by: Storage Decisions

Business Resiliency—The Context for Continuity: Part I

Thu, 13 Aug 2009 09:15:00 EDT

This hour provides an overview of the context of contemporary business continuity planning. Participants will learn about the root causes of unplanned interruption events and the role of planners in preventing them. Published by: Storage Decisions

Business Resiliency—The Context for Continuity: Part II

Thu, 13 Aug 2009 12:00:00 EDT

The Benefits of a Comprehensive Business Continuity Strategy for Increased Opportunity

Fri, 24 Jul 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Business continuity is a comprehensive business solution that outlines the strategies, plans and actions a business must implement to ensure persistent operations. A complete business continuity solution includes strategies for physical location, equipment, and personnel, as well as business and IT systems. Published by: Dell, Inc.

Rethinking Business Continuance in the Enterprise: Driving Data Availability Up and Costs Down

Thu, 16 Apr 2009 24:00:00 EDT

The failure of business-critical applications could be catastrophic to a company. Read this white paper for expert knowledge on business continuity - specifically - making your data more available while driving your costs down. Published by: HP, Intel, & VMware

SEC Exam Survival Guide: Prepare in 12 Steps

Fri, 01 Aug 2008 24:00:00 EDT

This Securities and Exchange Commission Exam Survival Guide provides you with the actions you can take to prepare for an SEC exam so that when the call comes, there is minimal stress and disruption to your firm. Published by: Advent Software, Inc

A Look at Hosted Exchange and Hosted Email

Fri, 07 Aug 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Nowadays, more and more IT shops are considering hosted Exchange services rather than running their mail server locally.They need to decide whether or not it is right for their company. Take a deeper look at hosted Exchange and hybrid models in this webcast. Published by: USA.NET, Inc.

Storage Decisions Advanced Backup School Virtual Seminar: 2010 UK Planning Edition! Dashboard

Thu, 17 Sep 2009 06:00:00 EDT

Join noted backup expert W. Curtis Preston LIVE online on September 17, 2009 for a 3-part presentation on backup planning for 2010. Get expert tips on where to add efficiency to your backup operations now -- and gain valuable information on the biggest backup trends being deployed in IT shops as we move towards year end. Published by: Storage Decisions

Storage Decisions Advanced Backup School Virtual Seminar: 2010 Planning Edition! Dashboard

Tue, 15 Sep 2009 09:00:00 EDT

Join noted backup expert W. Curtis Preston LIVE online on September 15, 2009 for a 3-part presentation on backup planning for 2010. Get expert tips on where to add efficiency to your backup operations now -- and gain valuable information on the biggest backup trends being deployed in IT shops as we move towards year end. Published by: Storage Decisions

Email As Part Of A Business Continuity Strategy: Why Always-On-Business Requires Always-On-Email

Wed, 05 Aug 2009 24:00:00 EDT

The modern organization has email at the heart of its communications and business processes. This makes it critical to minimize both the downtime and loss of email upon the outset of a business continuity event. Maintaining access to email while upholding risk mitigation and compliance is a challenging endeavor. Published by: Mimecast

Cloud backup tutorial: How to leverage cloud backup services (Part 2)

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 24:00:00 EDT

In this section of the tutorial on cloud backup, you will learn how cloud storage is changing data protection and disaster recovery and the differences in the cost of cloud backup vs. traditional backup. Published by: Iron Mountain Digital

Cloud backup tutorial: How to leverage cloud backup services (Part 1)

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 24:00:00 EDT

In this tutorial on cloud backup, you will learn the pros and cons cloud backup, how cloud storage is changing data protection and disaster recovery and the differences in the cost of cloud backup vs. traditional backup. Published by: Iron Mountain Digital

Dell NX4: Advanced File Sharing and Management

Mon, 01 Dec 2008 24:00:00 EST

Dell NX4 offers a variety of advanced features that can help organizations achieve storage efficiency and lower TCO, including data deduplication that can reduce required storage capacity and an open API that works with third-party policy engines to enable tiered storage access. Published by: Dell, Inc.

City Where Fantasy Thrives Solves Reality of Backup Challenges with Quantum DXi7500 Express

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 24:00:00 EDT

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. Published by: Quantum Corporation

Securing the Flow of Information: Software as a Service and Your Confidential Data

Fri, 17 Jul 2009 24:00:00 EDT

This paper outlines key aspects of information security companies should look for in SaaS solutions to protect information and ensure business success, focusing on three essential elements instrumental to achieving this goal: data privacy, access control and business continuity. Published by: Esker Inc.

Choosing The Right Hardware and Software for Data Protection Solutions

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 24:00:00 EDT

With the increasing importance of disk-based data protection, the question arises on what are the relative choices of disk and tape for basic operational recovery. The answer lies in what data protection software technologies are used and for what reasons. This white paper gives more information. Published by: Hewlett-Packard Company

Improve Backup and Recovery Using Deduplication with Modern Mainframe Virtual Tape

Mon, 08 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT

This whitepaper describes how mainframe users can effectively switch from physical tape (or hybrid disk/tape) to a modern mainframe Virtual Tape solution with Data Domain deduplication storage. Published by: Data Domain

Essential Guide to Data Backup for SMBs

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Data backup is still the No. 1 pain point for storage administrators. The tips in this guide will help you simplify your backup process and put together a reliable backup and recovery plan. Published by: SearchSMBStorage.com

Mainframe Storage Overview

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT

There are many advantages to using a mainframe to back up all of an organisation's data to streamline backup and disaster recovery (DR) operations. This SearchStorage.co.UK E-Guide, sponsored by Data Domain, provides an overview of mainframe storage systems as well as using mainframes for data backup. Published by: Data Domain

Blue Coat and VMware

Fri, 26 Dec 2008 24:00:00 EST

Check out this solution brief to see how the joint Blue Coat and VMware solution enables IT organizations to consolidate servers and perform disaster recovery operations in real-time, without the risk of performance degradation due to latency or limited bandwidth. Published by: Blue Coat

The Scalable Analytic Appliance: A Technical Overview

Mon, 18 May 2009 24:00:00 EDT

The Scalable Analytic Appliance (SAA), powered by ParAccel and EMC, is a tightly integrated analytic database appliance. It brings together the performance and price-performance advantages of the ParAccel Analytic Database™ (PADB) with the enterprise reliability and feature set common in today's midrange SAN storage systems. Published by: ParAccel

Which Virtualization Management Tool Is Right For Your Organization?

Mon, 22 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT

In this informative Pocket Guide, brought to you by SearchServerVirtualization.com, Dell and VMware, learn more about the virtual management tools on the market and their functionality. Discover which product capabilities organizations should consider when evaluating virtual infrastructure management technologies. Published by: Dell and VMware

Planning and Deploying Server Virtualization

Mon, 22 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT

In this Pocket Guide, brought to you by SearchServerVirtualization.com, Dell and VMware, discover the central tasks in the assessment and planning stages of a virtualization project. Published by: Dell and VMware

Email Archiving, eDiscovery, Compliance, Storage Management

Thu, 18 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Email archiving is a burgeoning market at a time when many storage pros are faced with increasing ediscovery requests and compliance regulations. Listen to this podcast to find out the latest developments in email archiving. Published by: Symantec Corporation

Merging Backup and Disaster Recovery (DR) Processes

Tue, 16 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT

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. Published by: FalconStor Software

Proving Success with XOJET: How Freudenberg IT (FIT) SAP Hosting Service Reduced Costs

Tue, 16 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT

In this success story you will read how by hosting its SAP enterprise resource planning (ERP) financial modules with FIT, XOJET is saving the expense of a dedicated SAP staff and IT infrastructure. Read on to learn how you company can take advantage of the same benefits as XOJET did by choosing FIT to maintain your SAP infrastructure. Published by: Freudenberg IT

Genentech on Google Apps

Wed, 10 Dec 2008 24:00:00 EST

Please join Todd Pierce, VP of Information Technology, Genentech, as he explains why his organization chose Google Apps. Genentech was considering replacing its data center. But thanks to cloud computing from Google, the company no longer has to execute the expensive process. Published by: Google Apps

Key Issues in Selecting an Email Disaster and Recovery Business Continuity Solution

Fri, 15 May 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Sponsored by Osterman Research, this white paper discusses the key issues that organizations should consider as they consider disaster recovery and business continuity solutions for their email systems. Published by: Neverfail Group Limited

Quantum DXi-Series: Deduplicated Backup and Remote Replication Solutions

Wed, 10 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Watch this illuminating video to learn more about data deduplication as well as how the Quantum DXi-Series disk backup and replication solutions leverage data deduplication technology to dramatically shrink your disk requirements and enable remote replication replication as a disaster recovery technique. Published by: Quantum Corporation

Case Study: Ingram Entertainment Implements Improved ROI and Reliability for Mainframe Data Protection

Mon, 08 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Ingram Entertainment Inc. is the leading national distributor of home entertainment products in the US. Having implemented the Data Domain and Luminex solution they have been able to successfully meet DR goals and achieve significant yearly cost savings. Published by: Data Domain

Prescription For Growth: Dell Storage Helps Navicure Reduce Disaster Recovery Site Deployment Time By Nearly 75%

Fri, 05 Jun 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Navicure, an insurance claims processing company, needed a more robust storage and disaster recovery solution. They chose a scalable, in-house storage area network using Dell EqualLogic PS Series Internet SCSI arrays, and automated the planning, testing, and deployment of a disaster recovery solution using VMware Site Recovery Manager software. Published by: Dell, Inc.

vSphere: New Features and Benefits

Fri, 01 May 2009 24:00:00 EDT

vSphere, VMware's latest release, adds approximately 150 new features to its previous VI3 product! The purpose of this white paper is to highlight the most notable of these features and to discuss the benefits they offer your organization's IT infrastructure. Published by: Global Knowledge

VMware and Dell Solutions for Small to Medium Business: Ensuring Rapid, Reliable and Affordable Disaster Recovery

Sun, 01 Feb 2009 24:00:00 EST

Affordable high availability and disaster recovery solutions are critical to the survival of all SMBs in the event of a disaster. Building on years of helping SMBs protect their information, VMware and Dell provide cost-effective and robust data protection, disaster recovery, and high availability solutions. Published by: Dell and VMware

How vStorage Enabled SANs Will Help Maximize VMware Investment

Fri, 29 May 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Check out this podcast to learn how VMware and Dell are leveraging VMware vStorage with the Dell EqualLogic PS Series SANs for greater virtual server performance and more efficient management. Published by: Dell and VMware

Leading Transportation Company Saves Thousands of Dollars in Hardware Costs for Disaster Recovery Setup using VMware Infrastructure 3 and Dell EqualLogic Storage Arrays

Fri, 29 May 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Acme Truck Line, Inc. wanted to develop a cost-effective, comprehensive disaster recovery plan. Read this brief case study to see how they implemented VMware Infrastructure 3 and Dell EqualLogic iSCSI SANs to deliver an affordable and flexible virtual platform that supports disaster recovery needs for companies of all sizes. Published by: Dell and VMware

Deploying Simple, Cost-Effective Disaster Recovery with Dell and VMware

Sun, 01 Mar 2009 24:00:00 EST

Dell and VMware have partnered to offer a cost-effective, high-availability architecture based on Dell™ server and storage clusters and VMware® vCenter Site Recovery Manager (SRM) - one designed to minimize scheduled and unscheduled downtime. Published by: Dell and VMware

The State of Deduplication in Europe

Sun, 01 Feb 2009 24:00:00 EST

In this research paper you'll learn about the top challenges facing storage professionals in Europe and information about Data Domain deduplication storage systems. Published by: Data Domain

Storage magazine Online June 2009: Heal Thyself

Thu, 28 May 2009 24:00:00 EDT

A trend in storage product messaging these days is the theme of self-healing storage - the ability of a system to detect and repair hard disk problems automatically. In this month's cover story, independent storage expert Marc Staimer explains how and how well they work. This electronic issue also includes features on storage efficiency... Published by: SearchStorage.com

Inside SQL Server 2008: Exploring High Availability and Scalability Enhancements

Fri, 01 May 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Microsoft is targeting close to zero downtime with SQL 2008 with availability and recovery features that only used to be available via third-party solutions. This white paper discusses the evolution of High-availability from SQL 2005 to SQL 2008, and the tools available to minimize downtime in the Enterprise. Published by: Global Knowledge

GMAC-RFC - Backup Confidence Bolstered

Thu, 01 May 2008 24:00:00 EDT

Partnering with Data Domain has bolstered GMAC-RFC's confidence in its enterprise data protection infrastructure. Today, the backup and restore process is streamlined and reliable, and rapid disaster recovery (DR) response times enable GMAC-RFC to ensure business continuity. Published by: Data Domain

Protecting Server Data in Small and Medium-sized Businesses (SMBs)

Fri, 01 Sep 2006 24:00:00 EDT

The use of computer resources throughout business operations increases the volume and importance of data for SMBs. Examine a framework for current methods of server data protection, and steps in evaluating an online disk-based server backup sol... Published by: Iron Mountain Digital

Five Key Considerations for Enterprise Disaster Recovery and Backup

Tue, 19 May 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Disaster recovery planning is a critical part of any large data-intensive enterprise data center environment. This article describes five key factors to consider when choosing an enterprise disaster recovery solution. Published by: SEPATON

Network-Optimized, Secure Replication for Enterprise-Class Disaster Recovery

Tue, 19 May 2009 24:00:00 EDT

DeltaRemote software for the SEPATON S2100-ES2 virtual tape library (VTL) delivers network-optimized, secure replication for data-intensive enterprises that have complex data protection environments. Read this paper for details. Published by: SEPATON

Is Online Server Backup Appropriate for Your Business

Wed, 13 May 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Read this white paper to examine the setbacks of traditional backup, gain a better understanding of online backup, and discover why Iron Mountain's LiveVault solution for automated server backup and recovery won the 2006 award for Best Storage Software Solution from the Software and Information Industry Association. Published by: Iron Mountain Digital

Comprehensive Data Protection and Disaster Recovery for VMware Virtual Infrastructure

Wed, 13 May 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Read this solution brief to learn how the Dell EqualLogic PS Series' bundled Auto-Snapshot Manager and Auto-Replication features are used to effectively integrate with VMware for scalable online data protection of the complete virtual infrastructure. This paper also discusses protection and simplification for the virtual environment. Published by: Dell, Inc.

Simple, Affordable Disaster Recovery Automation in the Virtualized IT Datacenter

Wed, 13 May 2009 24:00:00 EDT

In this session, we will review the latest advancements in protecting against disaster in virtual environments and highlight real-world customer experiences. Published by: Dell, Inc.

The State of Deduplication in Fortune 1000 Companies

Sun, 01 Feb 2009 24:00:00 EST

This TIP research paper delivers findings from over 245 in-depth interviews with Storage professionals at large enterprises, most of them among the Fortune 1000. Read on to learn about the top Storage team challenges and initiatives, current state of deduplication environments and solutions, and much more. Published by: Data Domain

Backup and Recovery for Microsoft Exchange Server - Data Domain Deduplication Storage Best Practices Guide

Fri, 08 May 2009 24:00:00 EDT

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. Published by: Data Domain

Data Deduplication and Disk-to-Disk Back Up Systems: Technical Considerations (Presentation Transcript)

Mon, 28 Jan 2008 24:00:00 EST

This presentation transcript explores the primary technological differences inherent in the various forms of data deduplication currently available. Published by: Data Domain

BMC Database Administration Solution for DB2 z/OS

Fri, 17 Apr 2009 24:00:00 EDT

BMC provides a set of tools and utilities that are designed to automate the complex processes involved in updating and managing DB2 environments with the aim of being easy to use, and fast and effective in their execution. Published by: BMC Software, Inc

BMC Software Hybrid Copy Techniques

Fri, 17 Apr 2009 24:00:00 EDT

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 whitepaper to find out how BMC's Hybrid Copy techniques help for faster system recovery in the event of a local outage. Published by: BMC Software, Inc

Presentation Transcript: Consolidate and Simplify Backup and Recovery for Your VMware Environment

Wed, 15 Apr 2009 24:00:00 EDT

In this presentation you will learn about this powerful solution, hear about specific deployments and the resulting benefits. Published by: Data Domain

Recovery Manager for Active Directory

Fri, 10 Apr 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Human error and hardware or software failures can easily corrupt Active Directory. AD objects can often be modified or deleted by mistake and faulty scripts can overwrite attributes. The result is unplanned system downtime and lost user productivity. Published by: ScriptLogic Corporation

Security Explorer for SharePoint Version 7.0.2

Fri, 10 Apr 2009 24:00:00 EDT

With the growing emphasis on regulatory compliance requirements, the need to place strict security measures on the permissions within SharePoint has grown. Published by: ScriptLogic Corporation

Active Administrator Version 5.0.1 - Active Directory Management

Fri, 10 Apr 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Active Directory becomes very complex to manage in Windows networks. Administrators leave, users are given elevated privileges, applications require special accounts - very soon you have an Active Directory full of security weaknesses. Published by: ScriptLogic Corporation

FalconStor Customer, Chris Watkis from Grey Healthcare Group, wins Best Practices in Storage Award

Tue, 31 Mar 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Chris Watkis, IT Director of Grey Healthcare Group wins the Best Practices in Storage Award at the 2008 Tech Forum Conference. Grey Healthcare Group, one of the world's top five healthcare communications companies, leverages FalconStor VTL with Deduplication to improve backup and recovery performance, optimize their storage environment, and.. Published by: FalconStor Software

Case Study: Grey Healthcare Group leverages FalconStor VTL with deduplication to improve backup and recovery performance, optimize storage assets, and strengthen data security

Tue, 31 Mar 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Grey Healthcare Group is one of the world's top five healthcare communications companies. Read this case study to learn how Grey Healthcare Group leveraged FalconStor VTL with deduplication to improve backup and recovery performance, optimize storage assets, and strengthen data security. Published by: FalconStor Software

Disaster Recovery Solutions for VMware Infrastructure

Mon, 30 Mar 2009 24:00:00 EDT

Organizations face an urgent need for effective and efficient disaster recovery. The problem is that traditional solutions can be complex, slow, and prone to failure. Join Product Marketing Director Peter Eicher for an in-depth discussion on Falconstor disaster recovery solutions for a VMware environment. Published by: FalconStor Software

Stop Wasting Storage: Reclaim Capacity, Reduce Growth Rate and Maximize Return on Hardware Investment (Presentation Transcript)

Wed, 25 Feb 2009 24:00:00 EST

This presentation transcript highlights a solution that helps eliminate wasteful data and creates a more efficient storage infrastructure by reclaiming crucial storage space. Published by: Northern Parklife

ioDrive, Changing the Way You Code

Fri, 20 Mar 2009 24:00:00 EDT

With read/write speeds that are very close to most expensive models in the industry, the ioDrive's price/performance ratio will leave you saying, "WOW!" Read this white paper for more information on this paradigm-shifting data storage appliance. Published by: Fusion-IO

Using Deduplication Storage to Backup Virtual Machines Deployed with (VI3)

Tue, 01 Jan 2008 24:00:00 EST

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 - either locally or remotely in a DR site. Published by: Data Domain

Virtually Effortless Backup for VMware Environments

Mon, 09 Mar 2009 24:00:00 EDT

VMware Consolidated Backup (VCB) improves virtual server backup, but there are a number of limitations. FalconStor Software has a solution that works with VCB while overcoming these limitations. Using this solution, you can quickly and efficiently back up virtual machines and retain transactional consistency, without management complexity. Published by: FalconStor Software

Best Practice for NDMP Backup Veritas NetBackup

Mon, 05 Jan 2009 24:00:00 EST

Customers are confronting the confusing number of options and configurations when it comes to backing up and restoring their network attached storage servers. This paper addresses this by describing the best practices for protecting and recovering NAS devices utilizing the Network Data Management Protocol. Published by: Symantec Corporation

Forrester: Inquiry Spotlight, Archiving Best Practices Q4 2008

Mon, 08 Dec 2008 24:00:00 EST

In 2008, Forrester answered 106 end user inquiries on archiving, including questions on eDiscovery, retention, message archiving, and using archiving to cope with the data growth explosion. This white paper summarizes these answers and explains why it's necessary to retain data for regulatory compliance or legal discovery purposes. Published by: Hewlett-Packard Company

How to control the risk and costs of e-discovery

Fri, 06 Mar 2009 24:00:00 EST

In this webcast hear from leading analyst firm Gartner Research and Information Management solution providers HP on how to reduce the cost and risk of e-discovery, with a focus on Legal Hold best practice and solutions, and how a proactive e-discovery strategy will help you optimize the Legal Hold process. Published by: Hewlett-Packard Company

Why Records Management is important

Fri, 06 Mar 2009 24:00:00 EST

Records management forces you to think about how you create, process, capture, and manage information. This requires a review of your business activities from an information-centric point of view, which in itself can highlight process inefficiencies. This white paper explains why such a process is important. Published by: Hewlett-Packard Company

ESG: Building a Comprehensive Information Retention Strategy with HP

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 24:00:00 EDT

This paper examines the risks and costs organizations face if they do not make the appropriate investments in hardware and software technologies to support their information retention strategies. The second part of the paper discusses how HP is fully capable of supporting customers' information retention strategies. Published by: Hewlett-Packard Company

Preparing for e-discovery - The litigator and the information professional responsibilities

Fri, 06 Mar 2009 24:00:00 EST

This paper reviews e-discovery scenarios where Legal and IT must be a united front; understanding both sets of requirements and responsibilities, managing the e-discovery process, and action steps for Legal and IT to ensure regulatory compliance and reduced costs and risk of e-discovery. Published by: Hewlett-Packard Company

Business Resiliency for a Smarter Planet: New, Affordable Ways to Ensure IBM Power Systems Availability

Thu, 05 Mar 2009 24:00:00 EST

Do you have the right technologies to compete in today's economic times? IBM's Dynamic Infrastructure™ initiative combined with Resilience 2.0 technologies from Vision Solutions deliver a secure, virtualized, energy efficient, and highly resilient IT environment for businesses of any size. Published by: Vision Solutions

WAN-optimized Replication: Built into FalconStor Solutions

Tue, 03 Mar 2009 24:00:00 EST

Data replication has become part of the fabric of IT due to its multiple uses and benefits. But as IT are aware, data replication increases your bandwidth and storage costs. WAN optimization technologies can help reduce the amount of bandwidth and storage capacity used by data replication, enabling cost savings while maintaining application... Published by: FalconStor Software

HP Dynamic Deduplication - achieving a 50:1 ratio

Tue, 03 Mar 2009 24:00:00 EST

In 2008, HP introduced two products to the HP StorageWorks D2D Backup System Family. Both feature Dynamic deduplication based on an HP-patented algorithm that packs up to 50 times more backup data into the same disk footprint. This paper explains how Dynamic deduplication works and also establishes how a 50:1 deduplication ratio may be achieved. Published by: Hewlett-Packard Company

Automate Virtualization in Your Data Center - EMA Analyst Report

Mon, 22 Dec 2008 24:00:00 EST

This EMA white paper addresses the challenges of a complex multi-tier environment. It highlights specific examples of how virtualization provides measurable ROI, looks at the challenges for data center management that virtualization introduces, and most importantly, it provides specific and actionable recommendations for managing virtual systems. Published by: Hewlett-Packard Company

Fusion-io ioDrive Data Sheet

Mon, 16 Feb 2009 24:00:00 EST

Designed around a revolutionary silicon-based storage architecture known as ioMemory, the ioDrive is the world's most advanced NAND clustering technology with performance comparable to DRAM and storage capacity on par with today's hard disks, giving you the power to improve both memory capacity and storage performance by up to one thousand times. Published by: Fusion-IO

Taming The Power Hungry Data Center

Mon, 16 Feb 2009 24:00:00 EST

The widening disparity between CPU performance and that of storage subsystems has spawned numerous solutions that do not fix the problem. This white paper exposes this fundamental flaw and introduces the means available today to substantively reduce power consumption while improving performance: Fusion-io's flash memory-based storage technology. Published by: Fusion-IO

Solid State Storage - A New Standard for Enterprise-Class Reliability

Mon, 16 Feb 2009 24:00:00 EST

With throughput and seek times faster than disk arrays, data centers are including NAND flash as part of their server infrastructure. Fusion-io offers solid state storage solutions with NAND flash that provides integrity for data exceeding today's solid state storage solutions and surpasses enterprise-class rotating magnetic storage devices. Published by: Fusion-IO

User Directed Storage Management: How To Make Users Accountable For Responsible Storage Usage

Thu, 12 Feb 2009 24:00:00 EST

The accelerated pace of doing business in today's world puts organizations under tremendous pressure. They need to be fleet and flexible, able to rapidly respond to opportunities, make decisions, and deploy resources. Critical to this is the way information is managed and stored. Published by: Northern Parklife

SGF Took NSS Out For A Test Drive And Liked What They Found!

Thu, 12 Feb 2009 24:00:00 EST

In the automotive world, testing is part of the culture, and it extends to the IT team where initiatives are undertaken with scientific precision. Such was the case with SGF, a Bavarian maker of automobile parts that was seeking a storage management solution. As this Case Study shows, SGF found the perfect match with Northern Storage Suite. Published by: Northern Parklife

Northern Storage Suite V8

Thu, 12 Feb 2009 24:00:00 EST

Northern Storage Suite V8, Northern's latest release, meets the central challenge of designing practical storage strategies. It's highly customizable and can be tailored to fit any environment. With a better user experience, increased administrative efficiency and decreased costs, it's exactly what an SRM solution should offer. Published by: Northern Parklife

Demo: Connected® Online Backup for Desktop/Laptop

Wed, 11 Feb 2009 24:00:00 EST

With PC data protection from Iron Mountain, your organization can extend the reach of current data protection policies to effectively protect data stored on PCs. Published by: Iron Mountain Digital

Book Chapter: SAN for Dummies Chapter 14 Continuous Data Protection

Tue, 10 Feb 2009 24:00:00 EST

In this chapter on Continuous Data Protection, you will learn how to use recent technical innovations to instantaneously recover data while enhancing overall data protection to make it faster, easier and more efficient. Published by: FalconStor Software

Optimizing Oracle RMAN and ASM Environments with FalconStor VTL and Integrated Deduplication

Tue, 10 Feb 2009 24:00:00 EST

FalconStor® Virtual Tape Library (VTL) with integrated Single Instance Repository deduplication technology offers advanced backup and global deduplication capabilities that support Oracle Recovery Manager and Automatic Storage Management. Published by: FalconStor Software

Replicate with Integrity: Protecting VMware Data to Ensure Fast Recovery, Business Continuity

Tue, 10 Feb 2009 24:00:00 EST

This document discusses how technologies from FalconStor Software and VMware work together to enable organizations to overcome the limitations and deliver application-consistent replication for automated DR in a virtual environment. Published by: FalconStor Software

Enabling Enterprise Tape Library Support for Microsoft DPM 2007 Using FalconStor VTL

Tue, 10 Feb 2009 24:00:00 EST

Microsoft System Center Data Protection Manager 2007 is designed to provide continuous data protection for Windows-based servers, with additional features for business-specific Microsoft workloads such as SQL Server and SharePoint. Published by: FalconStor Software

Case Study: Cutting Backup Times from Eight Hours to Twenty Minutes at U.S. Army Command

Fri, 30 Jan 2009 24:00:00 EST

The DXi7500 was recommended more highly than competitive offerings, and it contained everything desired in a backup solution. Published by: Quantum Corporation

Symantec NetBackup OpenStorage Best Practices Guide: Data Domain Deduplication Storage

Fri, 30 Jan 2009 24:00:00 EST

In this guide, OpenStorage best practices are examined and discussed to assist in eliminating the bottlenecks associated with deployment and functional testing of the solution. Published by: Data Domain

A New Mandate for IT

Sun, 01 Apr 2007 24:00:00 EDT

Learn more about the changing role of IT in business. This report includes research targeted towards senior executives responsible for managing and deploying information technology in pursuit of business objectives. Published by: SAP America Inc

Achieving Cost Savings in Backup with Deduplication

Tue, 27 Jan 2009 24:00:00 EST

This document discusses that dollars and time currently consumed by existing tape libraries can be far better utilized by moving to disk back-up with deduplication. Published by: ExaGrid Systems, Inc.

Disaster Recovery Techniques for SQL Server

Fri, 23 Jan 2009 24:00:00 EST

This article focuses on tools that are a part of the SQL Server application which after proper setup can prevent data loss on a record, table or database level. Published by: Global Knowledge

NetBackup™ Architecture Overview

Tue, 30 Dec 2008 24:00:00 EST

The purpose of this document is to provide an overview of the requirements for a basic NetBackup™ architecture to help customers understand which components are required in a data protection solution. Published by: Symantec Corporation

IDC Technology Spotlight: Optimizing Storage to Reduce Data Footprint and Lower Costs

Wed, 10 Dec 2008 24:00:00 EST

This white paper examines data deduplication technologies supported by the latest Storage Solutions from HP. Data deduplication is a hot topic in data protection and therefore, also a relevant topic for HP Data Protector software. Published by: Hewlett-Packard Company

Integrating HP Data Protector Software with HP Data Deduplication Solutions

Wed, 10 Dec 2008 24:00:00 EST

This white paper will discuss HP Data Protector Software which fully supports HP data deduplication technologies allowing you to recover files more quickly while reducing your data management and storage costs. Published by: Hewlett-Packard Company

eBook: Capacity Planning Eases Path to Virtualization

Wed, 10 Dec 2008 24:00:00 EST

Virtualizing any aspect of your data center changes the game for compliance and e-discovery. Published by: SearchCIO.com

CIO Decisions Ezine Volume 4: Disaster Recovery and Unified Communications

Fri, 05 Dec 2008 24:00:00 EST

This eguide explains how Midmarket companies are embracing server virtualization and updating their disaster recovery strategies to ensure they minimize risk-affordably. Published by: CIO Decisions

Sun Unified Storage Simulator 2009

Thu, 27 Nov 2008 24:00:00 EST

The Sun Unified Storage Simulator is provided as either a VirtualBox or VMware virtual machine that provides a simulated experience of a Sun Storage 7000 Unified Storage System with 16 simulated disk drives. Published by: Sun Microsystems, Inc.

How Dell EqualLogic Auto-Snapshot Manager/VMware Edition Helps Protect Virtual Environments

Tue, 02 Dec 2008 24:00:00 EST

Dell™ EqualLogic™ Auto-Snapshot Manager/VMware Edition enables administrators to quickly and easily create hypervisor-aware snapshots of VMs--helping simplify data management, and increase application performance. Published by: Dell, Inc.

Sun Storage and Archive Solution for HPC

Thu, 27 Nov 2008 24:00:00 EST

This article is intended for IT managers and storage architects familiar with HPC applications and data requirements in the organization. Published by: Sun Microsystems, Inc.

Moving to Disk-based Backup? Seven Key Questions to Ask

Mon, 20 Oct 2008 24:00:00 EDT

Backing up to disk instead of tape eliminates the hassles of tape, provides faster backups and restores, improves security and streamlines operations. Learn about the 7 critical questions to ask when considering a move to disk-based backup. Published by: ExaGrid Systems, Inc.

Sharepoint E-zine Vol.4: Balancing SharePoint Governance

Tue, 18 Nov 2008 24:00:00 EST

SharePoint has built-in features that allow site owners to create site maps without any custom coding at all. Published by: SearchWinIT