Storage Best Practices 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 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: In this presentation transcript, backup expert, Mark Bowker, answers questions regarding virtual server environments and how their deployment affects the backup process.

Posted: 06 May 2009 | Published: 15 Apr 2009

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: Renewed interest in data centers is presenting a unique challenge to IT professionals who must do more with less. Read in this latest issue how to use server virtualization to boost utilization while saving money.

Posted: 06 May 2009 | Published: 06 May 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: In this transcript, you'll learn about the newest advances in open storage and SSD technologies and find out about an innovative approach that combines these technologies to deliver fast, simple, innovative new tools for storage management.

Posted: 23 Apr 2009 | Published: 23 Apr 2009

WHITE PAPER: With the current downturn in today's economy, organizations are reluctant to spend any more money than absolutely necessary. Read this paper to learn how Symantec is uniquely able to deliver products and solutions with the immediate ROI that the current financial situation demands.

Posted: 17 Apr 2009 | Published: 15 Jan 2009

PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT: In this podcast, Jeff Boles, Senior Analyst with the Taneja Group, outlines the significance of WAN optimization in the disaster recovery (DR) space.

Posted: 16 Apr 2009 | Published: 16 Apr 2009

WHITE PAPER: Recognizing the need for easy-to-manage, eco-friendly, and scalable storage solutions that deliver exceptional business value, Sun created the Sun™ Storage 7000 Unified Storage Systems. These systems incorporate an open-systems approach that selects superior general-purpose servers and storage components.

Posted: 16 Apr 2009 | Published: 16 Apr 2009

PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT: In this presentation you will learn about this powerful solution, hear about specific deployments and the resulting benefits.

Posted: 16 Apr 2009 | Published: 15 Apr 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

PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT: Join Independent Backup Expert W. Curtis Preston and Falconstor's Product Marketing Manager Peter Eichers as they explore common data protection challenges and what technologies can be used to address them.

Posted: 07 Apr 2009 | Published: 07 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: Safeguarding personally identifiable information (PII) and remaining in compliance with government regulations is a difficult challenge made easier with database tools from Embarcadero Technologies.

Posted: 27 Mar 2009 | Published: 27 Mar 2009

PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT: Read this presentation transcript and learn how to optimize your storage infrastructure using the latest NAND technologies, HDD and DRAM.

Posted: 04 Mar 2009 | Published: 04 Mar 2009

EZINE: Cloud computing has loads of potential for data centers -- the ability to pool resources, charge customers based on actual usage and tap into extra external capacity when needed.

Posted: 15 Feb 2009 | Published: 14 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

WHITE PAPER: This white paper reviews a virtualization strategy that leverages grid technology to dynamically share resources like servers, storage, and networking. This combination helps reduce power and space requirements.

Posted: 17 Dec 2008 | Published: 17 Dec 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

WEBCAST: In this webcast you will learn about this powerful solution, hear about specific deployments and the resulting benefits.

Posted: 04 Aug 2008 | Premiered: Aug 1, 2008

VIDEO: Email management solutions are designed to simplify your email management complexities. In this brief Videocast, legendary British comic, John Cleese, explains why you should want a total email management suite.

Posted: 26 Jun 2008 | Premiered: 25 Jun 2008

WHITE PAPER: The test results and information presented in this paper explain how to properly plan for and successfully deploy a remote copy infrastructure for an Oracle 10g database using HP XP12000 Disk Arrays and HP StorageWorks XP Continuous Access Software.

Posted: 11 Jun 2008 | Published: 01 Apr 2008