PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT - Discover some of the challenges you'll face when compliance mandates a retention policy that just doesn’t make sense, and learn about some alternate solutions to backup and archiving you may not have considered yet.
Posted: November 6, 2009 | Published: September 28, 2009


Topics:  Backup Software | Backups | Compliance (Systems Operations) | Data Recovery | Storage Best Practices | Storage Management

TECHNICAL ARTICLE - This tech report demonstrates how using Dell EqualLogic SAN Snapshots can improve data protection in a VMware Virtual Infrastructure environment.
Posted: November 5, 2009 | Published: May 1, 2008


Topics:  Backups | Data Recovery | Virtual Desktop Infrastructure | VMware | VMware ESX | VMware Infrastructure 3

PRODUCT OVERVIEW - Adaptec Series 5Z RAID controllers with Zero-Maintenance Cache Protection (ZMCP - pronounced “zemcap”) provide maximum protection for cached data and eliminate the substantial costs and environmental impact of complex, messy and expensive Lithium Ion batteries, while improving cache protection and cache performance.
Posted: November 4, 2009 | Published: November 4, 2009


Topics:  Backups | Cache | Caching | Continuous Data Protection | Data Centers | Data Recovery | Data Security | Data Storage | RAID

ESSENTIAL GUIDE - Virtual server technology has made one key task a lot harder: backup. In this SearchStorageUK essential guide, you'll learn everything you need to know about protecting virtual servers.
Posted: November 3, 2009 | Published: November 2, 2009


Topics:  Backup Software | Backups | Data Center Consolidation | Data Recovery | Server Virtualization | Storage Management | Storage Virtualization | Virtual Machine Backups | VMware

TECHNICAL ARTICLE - Assessing your organization's challenges, abilities and assets will help to determine if deploying a cloud-based data backup strategy is a better alternative than relying on an on-site data backup and recovery strategy. This tutorial spells out what you need to consider when trying deciding if cloud backup is right for your organization.
Posted: November 2, 2009 | Published: November 2, 2009


Topics:  Backups | Cloud Computing | Data Loss Prevention (DLP) | Data Recovery | Data Storage | Disaster Recovery | Hybrid clouds | Private cloud computing | Public cloud computing

PODCAST - Trying to decide if online backup, or backup as a service, will be beneficial to your small or midsized business? Check out this podcast, where you’ll learn the benefits and drawbacks of online backup, the major players in online backup today, what to look for when evaluating online backup options, and more.
Posted: October 26, 2009 | Premiered: October 26, 2009


Topics:  Continuous Data Protection | Data Management | Data Recovery | Online Backups | Remote Backups | SMBs

WHITE PAPER - This paper is intended to help simplify the process of starting a disaster recovery plan so as not to be so overwhelming. Through some basic steps, businesses can better protect themselves against data loss while working toward a more complete business continuity plan.
Posted: October 23, 2009 | Published: December 1, 2006


Topics:  Business Continuity Planning | Data Center Management | Data Recovery | Disaster Planning | Disaster Recovery | Downtime | RPO | RTO | Storage Best Practices | Tape Backups

WHITE PAPER - To provide disaster recovery for virtual machines running on a Hyper-V host, look to Double-Take for Hyper-V from Double-Take Software to protect your workloads with real-time replication and automated failover for virtualized workloads. Read this white paper for more details.
Posted: October 23, 2009 | Published: October 23, 2009


Topics:  Data Recovery | Disaster Recovery | Microsoft Hyper-V | Server Virtualization | Server Virtualization Software | Storage Management | Storage Management Software | Storage Replication | Storage Replication Software | Storage Resource Management | Storage Resource Management Software

CASE STUDY - Matrix Group, a privately owned financial services business, was looking to implement a full disaster recovery and continuity strategy. Read this case study to learn how Matrix Group worked with Double-Take Software to create a highly resilient, reliable and predictable IT system.
Posted: October 22, 2009 | Published: October 22, 2009


Topics:  Business Continuity Planning Software | Data Centers | Data Recovery | Data Replication | Disaster Recovery | IT Management | IT Systems | Remote Backups | RTO

WEBCAST - Does your organization have a reliable and cost-effective site recovery system? This webcast explores how site recovery tools along with virtualization enables IT pros to deliver secure application and data availability, implement site-wide disaster recovery and automate fail-over and fail back.
Posted: October 21, 2009 | Premiered: November 5, 2009


Topics:  Clustering | Data Recovery | Disaster Recovery | Downtime | High Availability | Microsoft Hyper-V | Microsoft Office | Server Virtualization Software | Windows Server Software

WHITE PAPER - This paper describes the Dell Reference Architecture, a blueprint or a starting configuration, for Microsoft® Exchange Server 2007 in a virtualized server environment and provides guidelines for designing and sizing the storage for the same using Dell EqualLogic PS Series storage systems.
Posted: October 20, 2009 | Published: October 20, 2009


Topics:  Backups | Best Practices | Data Recovery | Exchange Virtualization | Microsoft Exchange | Server Consolidation | Server Virtualization | Storage Best Practices | Storage Hardware | VMware ESX

PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT - Global data deduplication allows users to deduplicate data across multiple boxes, which can simplify management as companies back up more and more data. W. Curtis Preston, executive editor of the Storage Media Group, discusses the pros and cons of global deduplication, who should consider it, and which vendors are offering it today in this Q&A.
Posted: October 19, 2009 | Published: October 19, 2009


Topics:  Backups | Data Center Management | Data Centers | Data Deduplication | Data Management | Data Mirroring | Data Recovery | Data Replication | Data Security | Data Storage

WHITE PAPER - Keeping data secure in a mobile environment is not just a daunting challenge, but a critical requirement. Complying with increasingly stringent regulations in data security and privacy adds additional complexity for companies with mobile users. Read this technology brief to learn about Intel® Anti-Theft Technology.
Posted: October 16, 2009 | Published: August 1, 2008


Topics:  Data Encryption | Data Loss Prevention (DLP) | Data Recovery | Data Security | Mobile Device Management | Notebook Computers

EGUIDE - The October 2009 edition of Storage Magazine Online focuses on snapshot technologies. Snapshots offer backup managers the ability to reduce RTOs and RPOs, but one size doesn’t fit all. Storage expert Marc Staimer explains how to evaluate and choose the best approach for your environment.
Posted: October 16, 2009 | Published: October 13, 2009


Topics:  Backups | Cloud Computing | Data Recovery | Disaster Recovery | Email Archiving | NAS | RPO | RTO | Storage Best Practices

PODCAST - Online backup is an effective solution for SMBs, which are often challenged by many of the same data management issues larger companies face. This podcast covers various aspects of online backup services, how to evaluate your needs, what to look for given your backup requirements, and how to decide if a combined backup/DR plan is right for you.
Posted: October 12, 2009 | Premiered: October 12, 2009


Topics:  Backups | Business Continuity Planning | Data Recovery | Disaster Planning | Disaster Recovery | Online Backup Software | SMBs