WHITE PAPER - Coupling NetApp’s SnapMirror and SnapVault technology with Syncsort’s BEX software has created an integrated disk-based solution for data protection and disaster recovery of mission-critical digital assets. Within minutes of an outage or disaster, applications, databases and users can be accessing data and resuming business.
Posted: October 27, 2009 | Published: January 15, 2009


Topics:  Business Continuity Planning | Business Continuity Planning Software | Disaster Planning | Disaster Recovery | Storage Best Practices | Storage Management | Storage Resource Management | Storage Systems | Storage Virtualization | Storage Virtualization Software

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

WEBCAST - Boston Medical Center details its decision process and successful implementation of Data Domain deduplication storage as well as the economic benefits received by going tapeless for backup and disaster recovery. Brad Blake, IT Director at Boston Medical Center, presented to an audience at Gartner's Data Center Conference.
Posted: October 23, 2009 | Premiered: October 23, 2009


Topics:  SAN | Server Virtualization | Storage Best Practices | Storage Consolidation | Storage Management | Storage Provisioning | Storage Replication | Storage Virtualization | Storage Virtualization Software | VMware

PODCAST - As storage capacity needs grow in SMBs, disk is increasingly being used as a backup storage target. In this FAQ, backup expert W. Curtis Preston, discusses the role of disk-based backup in the SMB space. Curtis takes a closer look at the benefits and cost differentiators of moving from tape to disk for data backup.
Posted: October 21, 2009 | Premiered: October 19, 2009


Topics:  Backups | Banking Software | Data Management | Data Storage | Storage Best Practices | Storage Management | Storage Management 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

WHITE PAPER - Managing storage has become one of the most important tasks for many companies. Often the volume of data and the complexity of the environment make it hard figure out where to start. This White Paper will help you understand where to find the things that matter in your environment.
Posted: October 20, 2009 | Published: October 20, 2009


Topics:  Storage Best Practices | Storage Capacity | Storage Consolidation | Storage Infrastructure | Storage Management | Storage Resource Management | Storage Security | Storage Spending | Storage Standards | Storage Systems | Unstructured Data

WEBCAST - This webcast gives an overview of several options for HP Proactive Select IT services that address common and recurring events in typical, ever changing storage environments. Tune in to learn more about this exciting, cost- and time-effective IT support solution.
Posted: October 20, 2009 | Premiered: October 20, 2009


Topics:  Hardware Management Services | IT Consulting Services | IT Management Services | IT Outsourcing Services | Storage Best Practices | Storage Management Services | Systems Management Services

VIDEO - As storage capacity needs grow in SMBs, disk is increasingly being used as a backup storage target. In this FAQ, backup expert W. Curtis Preston, discusses the role of disk-based backup in the SMB space. Curtis takes a closer look at the benefits and cost differentiators of moving from tape to disk for data backup.
Posted: October 19, 2009 | Premiered: October 19, 2009


Topics:  Backup Software | Backups | Data Management | Data Storage | Storage Best Practices | Storage Management | Storage Management Software

EGUIDE - In this e-guide, storage networking experts and technologists spotlight the advancements that will have the most significant impact in storage networking to help you prepare for the future.
Posted: October 19, 2009 | Published: October 1, 2009


Topics:  Backup Server Hardware | Backup Software | Backups | NAS | NAS Software | SAN | Storage Best Practices | Storage Management | Storage Resource Management | Storage Virtualization

WHITE PAPER - This white paper describes how to create a virtualization strategy that improves mobility, flexibility, security, and compliance. It also introduces comprehensive desktop-virtualization solutions from Microsoft. Finally, it provides high-level guidance to help companies develop a desktop-virtualization strategy.
Posted: October 16, 2009 | Published: October 1, 2009


Topics:  Desktop Virtualization | Desktop Virtualization Software | Storage Best Practices | Storage Capacity | Storage Management | Storage Resource Management | Storage Virtualization

PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT - At its most basic, file virtualization is about separating file data from restrictions in how it is accessed and manipulated. It can also ease things when it comes to migrating those storage systems. Read this presentation transcript to find out more about file virtualization.
Posted: October 16, 2009 | Published: October 16, 2009


Topics:  File Server Software | NAS | SAN | Storage Appliances | Storage Best Practices | Storage Capacity | Storage Virtualization | Storage Virtualization Software | Structured Data

WHITE PAPER - Massive data growth and long retention periods of fixed-content data is changing the landscape of enterprise data storage and is challenging storage administrators to deliver a cost effective storage strategy. A Storage Resource Management [SRM] tool can help manage the flow/volume of data.
Posted: October 16, 2009 | Published: October 16, 2009


Topics:  Data Deduplication | Data Replication | Data Storage | Storage Best Practices | Storage Devices | Storage Infrastructure | Storage Management | Storage Resource Management | Storage Resource Management Software | Storage Standards | Storage Systems | Storage Virtualization

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

DATA SHEET - Iron Mountain’s Archive Services Platform API provides developers with the ideal remedy to take control of their data archiving challenges. A Web services interface allows developers to easily integrate their data-intensive applications, using almost any programming language, with Iron Mountain’s ultra-secure, highly scalable archive.
Posted: October 15, 2009 | Published: October 15, 2009


Topics:  Backups | Cloud Computing | Customer Data Management | Data Governance | Data Management | Data Storage | Email Archiving | Storage Architectures | Storage Best Practices | Storage Management

WHITE PAPER - This report documents the results of ESG Lab testing of the HP StorageWorks SAN Virtualization Services Platform (SVSP). The enhanced high availability and disaster recovery capabilities of asynchronous remote mirroring are also presented.
Posted: October 14, 2009 | Published: December 22, 2008


Topics:  NAS | NAS Software | SAN | Storage Best Practices | Storage Capacity | Storage Management | Storage Virtualization | Storage Virtualization Software