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. Often, the data that these devices hold falls through the backup cracks and is inadequately protected, if at all. In this videocast W. Curtis Preston describes the most effective techniques, tools and best practices for protecting edge or mobile data including:
Backing up remote sites to the data center
Backing up laptops
Using cloud storage services
Smartphone and PDA back up
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W. Curtis Preston
Executive Editor, TechTarget and Independent Backup Expert
W. Curtis Preston (a.k.a. "Mr. Backup") has been singularly focused on data backup and recovery for more than 15 years. From starting as a backup admin at a $35 billion-dollar credit card company to being one of the most sought-after consultants, writers and speakers in this space, it's hard to find someone more focused on recovering lost data. He is the webmaster of BackupCentral.com, the author of hundreds of articles, and the books "Backup and Recovery" and "Using SANs and NAS."
