PODCAST - In this podcast, industry expert Mike Karp addresses how virtualization is increasingly being used within midmarket organizations and discusses the major pros and cons of relying on a virtual environment for backup.
Posted: October 13, 2009 | Premiered: July 6, 2009


Topics:  Backups | Best Practices | Cost Benefit Analysis | Data Storage | Disaster Recovery | Server Virtualization | Storage Virtualization

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

WEBCAST - Businesses rely heavily on their servers, so if they fail productivity is lost. This expert webcast explores the dangers of unplanned server downtime. Discover some of the most important planning, configurations and management issues for server high availability.
Posted: October 9, 2009 | Premiered: October 9, 2009


Topics:  Clustering | Data Center Management | Data Centers | Disaster Recovery | Downtime | Grid Computing | High Availability | Network Management | Network Performance | SAN | Server Hardware | Server Management | Systems Management

WEBCAST - VMware provides a highly available virtualized server platform with hardware-independent disaster recovery capabilities. Compellent’s Replays allows fast local recovery from disk while Thin Replication enables DR functionality using native iSCSI ports for cost-effective WAN connectivity.
Posted: October 9, 2009 | Premiered: October 9, 2009


Topics:  Business Continuity Planning | Business Continuity Planning Software | Data Replication | Database Replication Software | Disaster Planning | Disaster Recovery | Server Virtualization | Server Virtualization Software | VMware

PODCAST - Storage networks provide the link between the servers that need data and the storage systems that store that data. Too often, however, storage networks are just considered the connective tissue in the storage environment and are often overlooked when greater performance, scalability or new services are needed.
Posted: October 7, 2009 | Premiered: October 1, 2009


Topics:  Clustering | Disaster Recovery | Network Management | Network Performance | Storage Replication | WAN

WEBCAST - In this webcast, gain insight into IT processes and procedures that can ensure continuous business operations in your organization. Discover how to prevent downtime by conducting a gap analysis, identifying weaknesses and simplifying IT processes.
Posted: September 30, 2009 | Premiered: October 8, 2009


Topics:  Business Continuity Planning | Clustering | Disaster Recovery | Downtime | High Availability | IT Management | Server Management | Systems Management | Windows Server Software

PODCAST - Now more than ever, organizations are looking at re-architecting their backup strategy and are learning that deduplication is necessary to consider in 'next generation' backup architecture. This podcast explores some deduplication tips and advice on how to streamline your storage costs.
Posted: September 25, 2009 | Premiered: September 25, 2009


Topics:  Data Compression | Data Management | Disaster Recovery | Storage Best Practices | Storage Capacity

WEBCAST - Now more than ever, organizations are looking at re-architecting their backup strategy and are learning that deduplication is necessary to consider in ‘next generation’ backup architecture. This webcast explores some deduplication tips and advice on how to streamline your storage costs.
Posted: September 25, 2009 | Premiered: September 25, 2009


Topics:  Data Compression | Data Management | Disaster Recovery | Storage Best Practices | Storage Capacity

WEBCAST - There are two sides to desktop business continuity: users' needs and IT management. Users need on-demand accessibility of their desktops, applications and data. IT managers must limit complexity caused by supporting diverse users and hardware. This webcast discusses how to automate and simplify virtual desktop management to improve efficiency.
Posted: September 10, 2009 | Premiered: September 10, 2009


Topics:  Business Continuity Planning | Data Centers | Desktop Applications Management | Desktop Management | Desktop Virtualization | Disaster Recovery | Enterprise Application Integration Middleware | IT Infrastructure | Remote Access Protocols | Virtual Desktop Infrastructure | VMware

VIDEO - Intel® Virtualization Technology (Intel® VT) provides comprehensive hardware assists that boost virtualization software performance, improve application response times and provide greater reliability, security and flexibility. Read on to learn more.
Posted: September 3, 2009 | Premiered: September 3, 2009


Topics:  Data Center Consolidation | Data Migration | Disaster Planning | Disaster Recovery | Energy Efficiency | Load Balancing | Server Virtualization | Server Virtualization Software

WEBCAST - Stringent laws and regulations are forcing businesses to look at data in a new light. Added to compliance challenges is protecting disparate data, while reducing overhead costs associated with legal discovery. In this webcast IDC looks at high level trends in compliance, solutions that industry-leaders are employing and how to mitigate data risk.
Posted: September 3, 2009 | Premiered: September 3, 2009


Topics:  Compliance Best Practices | Continuous Data Protection | Continuous Data Protection Software | Data Auditing | Data Governance | Data Management | Data Storage | Disaster Recovery | Disk Backups | Regulatory Compliance | Security | Security Audits | Security Best Practices | Storage Best Practices | Storage Security | Storage Virtualization | Tape Backups | Virtual Tape Libraries

PODCAST - Stringent laws and regulations are forcing businesses to look at data in a new light. Added to compliance challenges is protecting disparate data, while reducing overhead costs associated with legal discovery. In this podcast, IDC looks at high level trends in compliance, solutions that industry-leaders are employing and how to mitigate data risk.
Posted: September 3, 2009 | Premiered: September 3, 2009


Topics:  Compliance Best Practices | Continuous Data Protection | Continuous Data Protection Software | Data Auditing | Data Governance | Data Management | Data Recovery | Data Storage | Disaster Recovery | Disk Backups | Regulatory Compliance | Security | Security Audits | Security Best Practices | Storage Best Practices | Storage Security | Storage Virtualization | Tape Backups | Virtual Tape Libraries

WEBCAST - PlateSpin Forge disaster recovery appliances provide fast out-of-the-box protection for your server workloads. When servers go down, you can quickly recover business-critical workloads and run them on the PlateSpin Forge appliance until they can be restored to your production environment.
Posted: September 1, 2009 | Premiered: September 1, 2009


Topics:  Continuous Data Protection | Data Centers | Data Management | Data Recovery | Disaster Recovery | Network Security Hardware | Server Appliances | Server Hardware | Server Management | Systems Maintenance | Virtualization Security

WEBCAST - Nowadays, more and more IT shops are considering hosted Exchange services rather than running their mail server locally.They need to decide whether or not it is right for their company. Take a deeper look at hosted Exchange and hybrid models in this webcast.
Posted: August 7, 2009 | Premiered: August 7, 2009


Topics:  Disaster Recovery | Email Archiving | Email Management | Email Management Software | High Availability | Hosting Services | Microsoft Exchange | Regulatory Compliance | Virus Protection

VIRTUAL TRADESHOW - Join noted backup expert W. Curtis Preston LIVE online on September 17, 2009 for a 3-part presentation on backup planning for 2010. Get expert tips on where to add efficiency to your backup operations now -- and gain valuable information on the biggest backup trends being deployed in IT shops as we move towards year end.
Posted: August 7, 2009 | Premiered: September 17, 2009


Topics:  Business Continuity Planning | Content Archiving | Continuous Data Protection | Continuous Data Protection Software | Data Recovery | Disaster Recovery | Disk Backups | Electronic Discovery | Storage Best Practices | Tape Backups | Virtual Tape Libraries