Disk Backups Reports

WHITE PAPER: 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.

Posted: 08 May 2009 | Published: 08 May 2009

PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT: This presentation transcript is the first of a two-part ESG e-Seminar Series on data de-duplication. In part one, Tony Asaro, ESG Senior Analyst, and Heidi Biggar, ESG analyst, will discuss the various technology considerations when applying data deduplication technology to disk backup.

Posted: 08 May 2009 | Published: 28 Jan 2008

PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT: This presentation transcript explores the primary technological differences inherent in the various forms of data deduplication currently available.

Posted: 06 May 2009 | Published: 28 Jan 2008

PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT: If your company seeks to eliminate or drastically reduce backup windows to create faster point-in-time recoveries for more mission-critical apps, CDP software is a viable alternative to traditional backup software. Take a few minutes to read this presentation transcript to learn more about the technology.

Posted: 06 May 2009 | Published: 28 Apr 2009

EZINE: In this month's Storage Magazine Online cover story, our resident backup expert, W. Curtis Preston, shows how to test various systems against your data so you can make the right decisions. Plus, check out features on recession-proof storage tips, four-tier storage design, and Continuous Data Protection (CDP).

Posted: 05 May 2009 | Published: 01 May 2009

PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT: Despite the growth of remote backup over the network, tape is still a key element in disaster recovery (DR) plans. In this podcast, Pierre Dorion, data center practice director at Long View Systems Inc., answers common tape backup questions as they relate to DR.

Posted: 14 Apr 2009 | Published: 14 Apr 2009

WHITE PAPER: The call to protect corporate data in less time and for less money has inspired a whole new way of thinking about backup - a complete backup redesign. This paper explores a better way to backup and protect data and applications - disk-based application.

Posted: 10 Apr 2009 | Published: 10 Apr 2009

PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT: This segment begins with an explanation of how long to store backups to get the maximum benefit of deduplication, and then discusses the appropriate frequency of full backups.

Posted: 07 Apr 2009 | Published: 07 Apr 2009

PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT: First, target and source deduplication are defined and explained in this segment. Then, Curtis discusses the pros and cons of each, how each fits into different types of environments, and how each approach is typically being used today.

Posted: 07 Apr 2009 | Published: 07 Apr 2009

PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT: In this segment, Curtis begins by defining and explaining deduplication. He expands on this with an explanation of file-level and subfile-level deduplication and how subfile-level deduplication makes true disk backup feasible.

Posted: 07 Apr 2009 | Published: 07 Apr 2009

WHITE PAPER: 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

WHITE PAPER: 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

WHITE PAPER: 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

EGUIDE: In this HP-sponsored E-guide, learn how virtualization and open source systems management tools better enable a data center to weather tight economic times. Discover why it is critical to scale back data center energy use to limit long-term capital expenditure.

Posted: 18 Mar 2009 | Published: 18 Mar 2009

EZINE: The January 2009 issue of Storage magazine is highlighted with a cover story on how best to select a disaster recovery planning site. This issue also includes features and columns on solid state disk, killing infectious data, consolidated archiving, fast disk drive rebuilds and green storage.

Posted: 26 Feb 2009 | Published: 26 Feb 2009

VIDEO: IT Departments today are facing an explosion in the amount of data they have to manage, backup and restore. In this videocast, learn how data deduplication can help address the problems of redundant data and reduce storage disk storage requirements.

Posted: 30 Jan 2009 | Premiered: 30 Jan 2009

DATA SHEET: The PowerVault DL2000 is the first of Dell's TierDisk family of products, designed to provide cost-optimized solutions for secondary storage environments for data protection and data management.

Posted: 26 Jan 2009 | Published: 26 Jan 2009

DATA SHEET: The PowerVault DL2000 - Powered by Symantec Backup Exec is the first of Dell's TierDisk family of products, designed to provide cost-optimized solutions for secondary storage environments for data protection and data management.

Posted: 26 Jan 2009 | Published: 26 Jan 2009

DATA SHEET: The Dell™ PowerVault™ DL2000 family helps reduce the cost and complexity of backups and restores, freeing up valuable resources that you can apply to make innovation a daily business practice.

Posted: 26 Jan 2009 | Published: 26 Jan 2009

TECHNICAL ARTICLE: The new state-of-the-art Dell PowerVault™ DL2000 integrates disk-based backup and recovery with de-duplication technology to help deliver fast, reliable data protection.

Posted: 26 Jan 2009 | Published: 26 Jan 2009

TECHNICAL ARTICLE: The new Dell PowerVault™ DL2000 helps organizations of all sizes deploy simplified, cost-effective data protection--helping accelerate backup and recovery, enhance media reliability and reduce total cost of ownership.

Posted: 26 Jan 2009 | Published: 26 Jan 2009

PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT: This document is based on a Data Domain/TechTarget webcast entitled "De-dupe and Disk Backups--What You Need to Know Before Taking the Plunge."

Posted: 18 Dec 2008 | Published: 18 Dec 2008

WHITE PAPER: Looking for a new disk-based backup solution? Download this Taneja Group white paper to learn some key criteria to consider when evaluating disk-based data protection vendors and how one company matches up against these criteria.

Posted: 20 Nov 2008 | Published: 20 Oct 2008

PODCAST: This Podcast highlights a new solution with improved and secure tools to manage large SANs for overall better utilization of SAN assets.

Posted: 31 Oct 2008 | Premiered: Oct 7, 2008

PRODUCT LITERATURE: The IBM System Storage TS7650G ProtecTIER De-duplication Gateway solution meets the disk-based data protection needs of the enterprise data center while enabling significant infrastructure cost reductions.

Posted: 15 Sep 2008 | Published: 09 Oct 2007