Continuous Data Protection ( Data Protection, CDP, Enterprise Data Backups, Recovery Management, Continuous Backups, and Backup and Recovery Management) Definition

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Continuous Data Protection

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ALSO CALLED: Data Protection, CDP, Enterprise Data Backups, Recovery Management, Continuous Backups, and Backup and Recovery Management
DEFINITION: Continuous data protection (CDP), also called continuous backup, is a storage system in which all the data in an enterprise is backed up whenever any change is made. In effect, CDP creates an electronic journal of complete storage snapshots, one storage snapshot for every instant in time that data modification occurs.

A major advantage of CDP is the fact that it preserves a record of …
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Recent Vendor Reports on Continuous Data Protection
Archiving and Encryption sponsored by Overland Storage VIDEOCAST: Posted: 15 May 2008 \| When: 23 Apr 2008 SUMMARY: This expert Videocast provides an insightful Q&A session with storage expert W. Curtis Preston. View this presentation to hear Curtis explain what archives are, how they differ from backups and the intricacies of data encryption. TOPICS: Content Archiving \| Continuous Data Protection \| Data Classification \| Data Encryption \| Data Encryption Software \| Data Recovery \| Electronic Discovery \| Email Archiving \| Encryption Standards \| Regulatory Compliance \| Storage Best Practices \| Tape Backups

Storage Magazine - May 2008 sponsored by Storage Magazine WHITE PAPER: Posted: 15 May 2008 \| Published: 01 May 2008 SUMMARY: Whether you're looking for the latest storage news, trends or technologies, Storagemagazine has got it all. The May 2008 issue of Storage explores solutions for disaster recovery testing, tips for creating an eDiscovery toolkit and mu... TOPICS: Continuous Data Protection \| Data Replication \| Disaster Recovery \| Disk Backups \| NAS \| SAN \| Server Virtualization \| Storage Best Practices \| Storage Replication \| Storage Resource Management Software \| Storage Virtualization \| Tape Backups \| Tape Libraries

Tiered Storage & Data Classification School I sponsored by Overland Storage WEBCAST: Posted: 14 May 2008 \| When: Available On Demand SUMMARY: View this expert Videocast to learn more about the benefits of data classification and developing a tiered storage architecture and learn how to be successful in your endeavors. TOPICS: Continuous Data Protection \| Data Classification \| Data Recovery \| Disaster Recovery \| Disk Backups \| Electronic Discovery \| Regulatory Compliance \| SAN \| Storage Best Practices \| Storage Consolidation \| Tiered Storage

Making the Move to Network Attached Storage sponsored by Hewlett-Packard Company WHITE PAPER: Posted: 12 May 2008 \| Published: 23 Apr 2008 SUMMARY: NAS technologies can help organizations deal with the growing demands and complexities of storage today. Read this eGuide from SearchStorage.com to learn about the basic concepts of NAS, how to plan for a NAS in your business and much more. TOPICS: Continuous Data Protection \| Data Management \| Data Storage \| Disk Backups \| File Management Programs \| NAS \| NAS Software \| Request for Proposals \| SAN \| Storage Best Practices \| Storage Capacity \| Storage Consolidation \| Storage Virtualization

Achieving Rapid Data Recovery for IBM AIX® Environments: An Executive Overview of EchoStream™ for AIX sponsored by Vision Solutions PODCAST: Posted: 09 May 2008 \| Premiered: 09 May 2008 SUMMARY: This podcast looks closely at a unique data recovery solution for IBM AIX® Environments called EchoStream for AIX. TOPICS: Continuous Data Protection \| Data Recovery \| Replication

The One Essential Guide to Disaster Recovery: How to Ensure IT and Business Continuity sponsored by Vision Solutions PODCAST: Posted: 09 May 2008 \| Premiered: 09 May 2008 SUMMARY: This podcast provides a basic understanding of the building blocks of IT continuity, the costs and risks of the unplanned downtime and a description of high availability, replication and continuous data protection technologies. TOPICS: Continuous Data Protection \| High Availability \| Replication

Approva Partners with Lumigent to Extend Controls Intelligence Capabilities to Database Monitoring sponsored by Approva Corporation PRESS RELEASE: Posted: 09 May 2008 \| Published: 14 Apr 2008 SUMMARY: Approva will develop and market a unified offering that combines Lumigent's flagship solution, Audit DB™, with Approva's BizRights™ Platform and Controls Intelligence Suite. TOPICS: Continuous Data Protection \| Data Security \| Databases \| HIPAA Compliance \| Security Threats

Strengthening Data Privacy in PeopleSoft sponsored by Approva Corporation WHITE PAPER: Posted: 09 May 2008 \| Published: 01 Mar 2008 SUMMARY: Understanding the vulnerabilities of ERPs such as Peoplesoft can help your company mitigate the risk of data breaches. This white paper discusses how automated CPM solutions can help to fight the threat of data loss. TOPICS: Continuous Data Protection \| Data Security \| ERP \| Information Security \| Internal Threats \| PeopleSoft (Product) \| Privacy Rights \| Regulatory Compliance

Where SAN Stands sponsored by Dell \| EqualLogic VIDEOCAST: Posted: 08 May 2008 \| When: 08 May 2008 SUMMARY: As SANs grow and expand, understanding the right architecture can be critical in making sure SANs are available and properly utilized. In this expert Videocast, Stephen Foskett dives into the nuts and bolts of SAN architecture and topology. TOPICS: Continuous Data Protection \| Data Management \| Disk Backups \| Fibre Channel SAN \| iSCSI SAN \| RAID \| Regulatory Compliance \| Storage Best Practices \| Storage Consolidation \| Storage Virtualization

Innovations for Next Generation SAN Architectures sponsored by Cisco Systems, Inc. WEBCAST: Posted: 07 May 2008 \| When: Available On Demand SUMMARY: This Webcast highlights a unified fabric solution from Cisco that can help meet these demands. Attend this live Webcast to learn more about this solution from how it works to the benefits it delivers. TOPICS: Continuous Data Protection \| Data Center Management \| Data Recovery \| Disaster Recovery \| Disk Backups \| Ethernet Networks \| Fibre Channel SAN \| Fibre Channel Switches \| Storage Best Practices \| Storage Consolidation \| Storage Management Software \| Storage Virtualization

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