WHITE PAPER - Today's data centers are in the midst of a revolution originating from the move to virtual server architectures powered by solutions such as VMware. Based on Datalink's experience protecting enterprise data centers, this white paper provides practical advice and considerations surrounding backup and recovery of virtual server infrastructures.
Posted: August 26, 2009 | Published: October 1, 2008


Topics:  Backups | Continuous Data Protection | Data Centers | Storage Infrastructure | Storage Security | Storage Virtualization | Virtual Desktop Infrastructure | Virtual Machine | Virtual Machine Backups | Virtualization Security | VMware | VMware Disaster Recovery

EZINE - Best practices, people, processes, and procedures combine with technology tools, hardware, software, networks, services, and facilities to enable a virtual data center. The importance of this chapter is to understand how all these elements coupled with existing and emerging technologies can be applied to improve IT service delivery.
Posted: August 21, 2009 | Published: August 1, 2009


Topics:  Continuous Data Protection | Data Center Consolidation | Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Data Center Management | Data Centers | Data Security | Data Storage | Storage Security | Storage Virtualization | Virtualization Security

PODCAST - Kevin Beaver, information security consultant with Principle Logic LLC, discusses the importance of proper data deletion/destruction for backup media, data deletion options in the market today, and who really needs to be worried about data destruction in this recording.
Posted: August 20, 2009 | Premiered: August 20, 2009


Topics:  Data Destruction | Data Security | Storage Best Practices | Storage Management | Storage Resource Management | Storage Resource Management Software | Storage Security

WEBCAST - This webcast will provide valuable insight that will help you ensure that your initial virtualization deployment is realizing its potential in efficiency, ease of data management and utilization. Click through to register for this webcast.
Posted: August 18, 2009 | Premiered: August 26, 2009


Topics:  Data Center Consolidation | Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Data Storage | Security Threats | Storage Consolidation | Storage Management | Storage Security | Storage Virtualization | Virtualization Security

WHITE PAPER - Data Loss Prevention is designed to protect information assets with minimal interference in business processes. It provides new insights into how information is used, and enforces protective controls to prevent unwanted incidents. Read on to learn how DLP can reduce risk, improve data management practices, and even lower certain compliance costs.
Posted: August 18, 2009 | Published: August 18, 2009


Topics:  Data Loss Prevention (DLP) | Data Security | Database Security | Email Security | Security | Storage Security

VIDEO - There are more and better tools to protect data than ever, but how they're implemented and used in a storage environment can determine how effective they'll be. In this expert videocast, W. Curtis Preston, one of the leading backup experts in the country, describes some key best practices that will help you build a better backup system.
Posted: July 27, 2009 | Premiered: July 23, 2009


Topics:  Backups | Budgeting | Business Continuity Planning | Continuous Data Protection | Data Management | Data Recovery | Data Storage | Storage Best Practices | Storage Consolidation | Storage Hardware | Storage Security | Strategic Planning

PODCAST - There are more and better tools to protect data than ever, but how they're implemented and used in a storage environment can determine how effective they'll be. In this expert podcast, W. Curtis Preston, one of the leading backup experts in the country, describes some key best practices that will help you build a better backup system.
Posted: July 27, 2009 | Premiered: July 23, 2009


Topics:  Backups | Budgeting | Business Continuity Planning | Continuous Data Protection | Data Management | Data Recovery | Data Storage | Storage Best Practices | Storage Consolidation | Storage Hardware | Storage Security | Strategic Planning | Structured Programming

WHITE PAPER - The Cisco 2009 Midyear Security Report presents an overview of Cisco security intelligence, highlighting threat information and trends from the first half of 2009. It also includes recommendations from Cisco security experts and predictions for how identified trends will evolve.
Posted: July 23, 2009 | Published: June 1, 2009


Topics:  Cloud Computing | Data Security | HIPAA Compliance | Malware | Network Security | Sarbanes-Oxley Compliance | Security | Security Best Practices | Security Industry | Security Management | Security Standards | Security Threats | Spam | Storage Security | Web 2.0

ANALYST REPORT - This ESG Lab report documents the results of hands-on testing of HP StorageWorks Secure Key Manager (SKM) solutions with a focus on ease of deployment, transparent integration with existing backup operations, clustered fault tolerance and strong security.
Posted: July 21, 2009 | Published: April 30, 2008


Topics:  Encryption Standards | Endpoint Security | Storage Best Practices | Storage Infrastructure | Storage Management | Storage Provisioning | Storage Resource Management | Storage Security | Storage Virtualization

ANALYST REPORT - Several issues intersect in a broad set of choices and outcomes involving an IT organization's storage requirements. This research highlights some of the most important questions driving Gartner's 2009 research agenda in the storage space.
Posted: July 20, 2009 | Published: April 3, 2009


Topics:  NAS | SLA | Storage Architectures | Storage Consolidation | Storage Hardware | Storage Infrastructure | Storage Management | Storage Security | Storage Service Providers | Storage Systems | Storage Virtualization

VIDEO - According to industry statistics, the majority of a typical company's data doesn't reside on data center storage -- it lives on the "edge." The edge may be desktop PCs, laptops or even smart phones and PDAs. In this videocast W. Curtis Preston describes the most effective techniques, tools and best practices for protecting edge or mobile data.
Posted: July 8, 2009 | Premiered: July 8, 2009


Topics:  Backup Server Hardware | Backup Software | Backups | Business Continuity Planning | Disaster Planning | Disaster Recovery | NAS | Remote Offices | SAN | Server Virtualization | Storage Best Practices | Storage Security | Storage Virtualization Software

PODCAST - In this expert podcast W. Curtis Preston describes the most effective techniques, tools and best practices for protecting edge or mobile data.
Posted: July 8, 2009 | Premiered: July 8, 2009


Topics:  Backup Server Hardware | Backups | Business Continuity Planning | Disaster Planning | Disaster Recovery | Laptop Computers | NAS | PDA | Remote Offices | SAN | Server Virtualization | Smart Phones | Storage Best Practices | Storage Management | Storage Security | Storage Service Providers | Storage Virtualization

PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT - According to industry statistics, the majority of a typical company's data doesn't reside on data center storage -- it lives on the "edge." The edge may be desktop PCs, laptops or even smart phones and PDAs. In this transcript, W. Curtis Preston describes the most effective techniques, tools and best practices for protecting edge or mobile data.
Posted: June 30, 2009 | Published: June 19, 2009


Topics:  Backup Server Hardware | Backup Software | Backups | Business Continuity Planning | Disaster Planning | Disaster Recovery | NAS | Remote Offices | SAN | Server Virtualization | Storage Security | Storage Virtualization Software

ANALYST REPORT - In this white paper, Jon Oltsik, Principal Analyst at ESG, shows you where to start, how to focus on the real threats to data, and what actions you can take today to make a meaningful contribution to stopping data breaches. This is must read advice for storage and security professionals.
Posted: May 21, 2009 | Published: May 21, 2009


Topics:  Access Control | Data Encryption | Data Governance | Data Loss Prevention (DLP) | Data Security | Information Security | Security Hardware | Storage Security | Tape Backups

TRIAL SOFTWARE - Getting data moved over to a new server is more than merely copying the most recent files and folders to that machine. File security, permissions, shared folders and local groups facilitating access need to be maintained.
Posted: April 15, 2009 | Published: April 10, 2009


Topics:  Data Migration | File Server Software | NAS | SAN | Storage Consolidation | Storage Management | Storage Security | Windows Server Software