Magnetic Storage Devices

WHITE PAPER: With disk-to-disk technology, your backup data resides on disk drives, proven to be far more reliable than tapes. When your backup completes, you know the data is secure and accessible on the disk drive. Read this paper to learn other best practices on disk-to-disk technology and more.

Posted: 30 Sep 2009 | Published: 30 Sep 2009

PRODUCT OVERVIEW: 3PAR Thin Provisioning software improves storage system efficiency and optimizes capacity utilization system-wide. No more up-front capacity allocation. No more dedicating resources for each application. No more paying to power, house, and cool disks you may not need for months or years to come, or may never actually need.

Posted: 13 Nov 2009 | Published: 13 Nov 2009

WHITE PAPER: 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.

Posted: 27 Jan 2009 | Published: 27 Jan 2009

WHITE PAPER: This paper introduces three techniques employed in the production Data Domain deduplication file system and shows how they can be used to relieve the disk bottleneck.

Posted: 10 Apr 2009 | Published: 10 Apr 2009

ANALYST REPORT: Disk-to-Disk (D2D) backup has emerged in recent years to become a critical storage component of an enterprises’ data protection environment. Taneja Group has identified a locus of buying criteria that we believe compose the overall simplicity of operation of a D2D solution.

Posted: 29 Sep 2009 | Published: 29 Sep 2009

WHITE PAPER: 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.

Posted: 17 Jul 2009 | Published: 17 Jul 2009

CASE STUDY: The company’s previous tape system wasn’t meeting Cornerstone’s needs, particularly with 50 percent annual data growth. Cornerstone selected the Quantum Scalar i500 intelligent tape library platform due to its modularity, speed and the ability to move to LTO-4 tapes.

Posted: 08 Oct 2009 | Published: 08 Oct 2009

WHITE PAPER: With the introduction of HP Dynamic deduplication and low bandwidth replication (LBR) on HP D2D2500, D2D4000 and D2D4100 Backup Systems, the way data protection can be implemented has been transformed. This whitepaper explains the terminology and concepts behind these technologies and establishes some sizing rules through worked examples.

Posted: 17 Jul 2009 | Published: 17 Jul 2009

WHITE PAPER: Damaged or worn out tape cartridges can force you to recreate lost data, which can be costly or even impossible. How do you know which cartridges should be retired? This paper details how a cartridge memory chip inside a storage tape cartridge provides a wealth of information on the remaining viability of that cartridge.

Posted: 26 Aug 2009 | Published: 26 Aug 2009

ANALYST BRIEF: This bulletin reviews new storage technologies against the value of retaining, or upgrading, your current tape environment. To do this, it establishes a framework of comparison - using a backup/recovery and archive scenario - between the latest disk technologies and the latest iteration of tape storage, LTO-4 technology.

Posted: 21 Jul 2009 | Published: 21 Jul 2009

WHITE PAPER: Review the comparisons in this paper and learn the various ways that moving to disk-based backup and data protection solutions – as onsite software, SaaS or managed service – can be the smart move for your company.

Posted: 30 Sep 2009 | Published: 30 Sep 2009

PODCAST: As storage capacity needs grow in SMBs, disk is increasingly being used as a backup storage target. In this FAQ, Executive Editor and Independent Backup Expert W. Curtis Preston, discusses the role of disk-based backup in the SMB space.

Posted: 17 Nov 2009 | Premiered: 17 Nov 2009

EGUIDE: This expert E-Guide from the writers at SearchServerVirtualization.com brings you up-to- date on the latest virtualization developments and explains how they can benefit your IT shop.

Posted: 17 Dec 2008 | Published: 17 Dec 2008

WHITE PAPER: 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.

Posted: 10 Feb 2009 | Published: 10 Feb 2009

WHITE PAPER: Quantum's Encryption Key Manager (Q-EKM) is a centralized key manager application that manages the encryption keys used as part of the LTO Ultrium 4 (LTO-4) drive-based data encryption process.

Posted: 29 Jan 2008 | Published: 29 Jan 2008

PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT: Please read this presentation transcript featuring 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: 29 Sep 2009 | Published: 29 Sep 2009

PRODUCT DEMO: Tape export is process of moving data from virtual tape to physical tape. Tape stacking allows multiple virtual tapes to be consolidated onto a single physical tape in order to save on tape media consumption. The concept is very simple and also very useful. Please watch this video for examples of how FalconStor VTL functions.

Posted: 09 Nov 2009 | Published: 09 Nov 2009

PRODUCT DEMO: Because backup operations create multiple copies of the same data, FalconStor VTL provides data deduplication. As backup jobs are added to the data repository, the new data is compared to existing data and any blocks already in the repository are deleted to reduce disk space consumption. View this demo and learn more about FalconStor deduplication.

Posted: 09 Nov 2009 | Published: 09 Nov 2009

PRODUCT OVERVIEW: Built on Adaptec Unified Serial® (SATA/SAS) Series 5Z, Series 5 and Series 2 storage controller technology, High-performance Hybrid Arrays (HPHAs) provide for maximum performance at the lowest capital investment and operating costs.

Posted: 04 Nov 2009 | Published: 04 Nov 2009

PRODUCT OVERVIEW: i365’s EVault Data Protection solutions are powered by the industry’s only fully integrated data protection technology for both physical and virtual environments. Our solutions scale seamlessly as your company grows, accommodating nearly any combination of network components. Our disk-to-disk backups eliminate the hassles of tapes.

Posted: 02 Oct 2009 | Published: 02 Oct 2009

WHITE PAPER: If all storage array vendors buy disk drives from the same small set of disk manufacturers then why is there such a big reliability gap between storage vendors?

Posted: 18 Nov 2009 | Published: 18 Nov 2009

CASE STUDY: The Gas Operations Division of Airgas has an extensive staff of mobile sales representatives and field technicians. IT was concerned about protecting vital business data on laptops. Airgas uses Iron Mountain Off-site Tape Vaulting to securely store tapes. IT found it had the features he needed to protect employee laptops properly.

Posted: 20 Aug 2009 | Published: 20 Aug 2009

CASE STUDY: With a large IT backbone and growing backup challenges, Kronos decided it needed to upgrade its data protection infrastructure. After evaluating several alternatives, the company chose to deploy Quantum’s Scalar i2000 enterprise tape library.

Posted: 08 Oct 2009 | Published: 08 Oct 2009

VIDEO: With EVault disk-based backup solutions, your data is automatically backed up and can be stored on-site, offsite or both with local and remote vaults. Learn about the 7 Advantages of Backing up into the Cloud by view this video.

Posted: 06 Oct 2009 | Premiered: 06 Oct 2009

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

Posted: 08 Oct 2009 | Published: 08 Oct 2009