WHITE PAPER - Continuity of Operations Planning (COOP) is the disciplined planning needed to prepare for a natural or man-made emergency that affects service availability. This data sheet presents an effective solution for COOP from HP.
Posted: August 27, 2009 | Published: August 6, 2009


Topics:  Business Continuation Services | Business Continuity Planning | Business Continuity Planning Software | Disaster Planning | Disaster Recovery | Storage Management | Storage Resource Management | Storage Virtualization

PODCAST - Because network attached storage (NAS) is file-based (rather than block-based) storage, it is particularly suited for storing the types of unstructured, file-based data that is a challenge for many storage pros today. This FAQ podcast answers key questions about NAS advantages and implementations.
Posted: August 26, 2009 | Premiered: August 26, 2009


Topics:  Budgeting | Business Continuity Planning | Data Management | Disk Backups | Economic Environment | NAS | Storage Best Practices | Strategic Planning | Structured Programming

PODCAST - W. Curtis Preston, executive editor of the Storage Media Group and independent backup expert, discusses the options currently available for performing replication as part of a backup strategy for virtual machines, benefits and drawbacks of using replication in a virtualized environment.
Posted: August 25, 2009 | Premiered: August 25, 2009


Topics:  Budgeting | Business Continuity Planning | Data Management | Data Mirroring | Data Replication | Disk Mirroring | Economic Environment | SMBs | Storage Best Practices | Storage Replication | Strategic Planning | Structured Programming

WHITE PAPER - To provide relief and encourage continued growth, the U.S. Congress recently passed the Recovery Act-legislation that offers economic help to small businesses to help them to survive and thrive. Read the following Q+A to learn how businesses can take advantage of stimulus funds.
Posted: August 14, 2009 | Published: August 14, 2009


Topics:  Business Continuity Planning | Economic Environment | Financial Management | Financing | Loans | Small Businesses | SMBs

WEBCAST - Start smart: get powerful techniques to improve your mission critical systems and product development process by viewing the On Demand Webcast, Building Mission Critical Aerospace and Defense systems with IBM Rational Quality Management Products.
Posted: August 13, 2009 | Premiered: August 5, 2009


Topics:  Business Continuity Planning | Business Environment | Business IT Alignment | Business Management | Cost Benefit Analysis | Quality Control | Query Tools | Risk Assessment | Risk Management

WHITE PAPER - The failure of business-critical applications could be catastrophic to a company. Read this white paper for expert knowledge on business continuity - specifically - making your data more available while driving your costs down.
Posted: August 11, 2009 | Published: April 16, 2009


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

WHITE PAPER - This document is designed to help firms understand their data conversion options. It outlines what data is critical and must be converted for compliance purposes and business continuity, what data is not critical, the relationship between data conversion and reporting, and what to look for in a new technology provider relative to data conversion.
Posted: August 10, 2009 | Published: January 1, 2009


Topics:  Business Continuity Planning | Business Intelligence | Compliance (Finance) | Compliance Best Practices | Data Migration | Investments | Portfolio Management (Finance) | Reporting Software

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

VIRTUAL TRADESHOW - Join noted backup expert W. Curtis Preston LIVE online on September 15, 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 15, 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

ANALYST REPORT - The following report features Michael Fauscette, group vice president of IDC's Software Business Solutions research, answering questions posed by Oracle's customers regarding business efficiency and end-user productivity.
Posted: August 6, 2009 | Published: July 1, 2009


Topics:  Application Performance Management | Business Continuity Planning | Business Process Management | Economic Environment | Enterprise Applications Software | Productivity | ROI

CASE STUDY - In this case study, we'll see why Brown & Brown Protector Plans turned to Mimecast's SaaS-based, "always available" enterprise email management in the cloud for their archiving, discovery, continuity, security and policy needs.
Posted: August 6, 2009 | Published: August 6, 2009


Topics:  Anti-Spam Software | Backups | Business Continuity Planning | Cloud Computing | Data Security | Email Archiving | Email Management Services | Regulatory Compliance | Storage Capacity | Storage Management | Virus Protection

CASE STUDY - The once reliable email management system that had been used by the Boston Celtics front office staff began to experience downtime and hang-ups as the infrastructure grew more complex. This case study documents how the Celtics IT administration team performed the cutover to Mimecast's unified email management system in the cloud.
Posted: August 6, 2009 | Published: August 6, 2009


Topics:  Business Continuity Planning | Cloud Computing | Email Archiving | Email Management | Email Management Software | IT Management | Microsoft Exchange | Software as a Service | Storage Infrastructure | Storage Management

WHITE PAPER - This IDC Vendor Profile evaluates Mimecast, an emerging supplier of email archiving, security, and continuity solutions delivered in a software-as-a-service model. This document discusses the company's history, product offerings, and competitive position in the context of cloud-based storage and security infrastructure services.
Posted: August 6, 2009 | Published: August 5, 2009


Topics:  Business Continuity Planning | Cloud Computing | Data Security | Email Archiving | Email Archiving Software | Email Management | Email Security | Regulatory Compliance | Software as a Service | Storage Capacity | Storage Management | Storage Virtualization

WHITE PAPER - The modern organization has email at the heart of its communications and business processes. This makes it critical to minimize both the downtime and loss of email upon the outset of a business continuity event. Maintaining access to email while upholding risk mitigation and compliance is a challenging endeavor.
Posted: August 6, 2009 | Published: August 5, 2009


Topics:  Backup Software | Business Continuity Planning | Data Management | Disaster Recovery | Downtime | Email Management | Email Management Software | Email Security | High Availability | Risk Management

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