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 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

CASE STUDY: Cinepolis saves 2,000 USD with green IT practices using server and storage virtualization from Dell by reducing server sprawl to decrease its data center footprint and lower the cost of power and cooling.

Posted: 01 Dec 2009 | Published: 01 Dec 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

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

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

ANALYST REPORT: Many new storage systems enable broader, more-flexible uses for solid-state drives (SSDs). This Gartner research piece identifies the advantages and disadvantages of various SSD architectural alternatives, and discuss how to use them to facilitate the design of high-performance, cost-efficient storage infrastructures.

Posted: 24 Jul 2009 | Published: 24 Jul 2009

CASE STUDY: O'Neill is a lifestyle brand focused on boardriding products. To address its challenges with tape-based backups and growing data volumes, O'Neill turned to Data Domain.

Posted: 26 May 2009 | Published: 26 May 2009

PODCAST: Discover the benefits of disk over tape-based storage systems. This podcast will examine a large medical nonprofit’s transition from a tape-based storage system to a disk-based system. Find out how this organisation increased backup performance, shortened RTOs, lightened management burden, cut costs and more by switching to disk-only storage.

Posted: 18 Nov 2009 | Premiered: 18 Nov 2009

ANALYST BRIEF: Each month many companies, big or small, well known or unknown, experience a data security loss with the potential exposure of thousands to millions of sensitive customer or employee records. This brief examines cryptographic methods, specifically tape data encryption, to combat such security losses.

Posted: 21 Jul 2009 | Published: 21 Jul 2009

WHITE PAPER: This presentation from leading industry expert W. Curtis Preston will go in-depth into the technology options available, as he shares his insights on deployments he's managed.

Posted: 20 Jan 2009 | Published: 20 Jan 2009

WHITE PAPER: While energy consumption of overall data center operations and server-related equipment is generally understood, the story is quite different when it comes to storage systems. This paper offers practical advice on how to measure storage system efficiency and compares the efficiency numbers of several common storage solutions.

Posted: 19 Nov 2009 | Published: 19 Nov 2009

TRIAL SOFTWARE: 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.

Posted: 09 Nov 2009 | Published: 09 Nov 2009

TRIAL SOFTWARE: 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.

Posted: 02 Dec 2008 | Published: 02 Dec 2008

VIDEO: In this very funny though obvious over-dramatization of the weakness of tape as a backup solution, see how tape can end the life of an IT administrator and a 30-minute fix that could be lifesaving.

Posted: 18 Nov 2009 | Premiered: 18 Nov 2009