ANALYST REPORT - This Technology Brief discusses different approaches to data deduplication in the market today along with the pros and cons of each, and then matches some of the most common backup problems to a recommended deduplication approach. The brief close with a spotlight on Quantum's DXi7500 enterprise disk backup and replication system
Posted: June 10, 2009 | Published: December 1, 2008


Topics:  Backups | Data Center Management | Data Deduplication | Databases | Disk Backups | NAS | OLTP | Remote Backups | Storage Capacity | Storage Replication | Virtual Tape Libraries

ASSESSMENT TOOL - This list features a selection of Data Security laws in the US. As Quantum is a computer storage company, we cannot be held responsible for the accuracy of this list. Please check with your local government or legal advisors on the laws in your own location. Thank you.
Posted: October 8, 2009 | Published: July 1, 2009


Topics:  Continuous Data Protection | Data Encryption | Data Governance | Data Loss Prevention (DLP) | Data Recovery | Data Security | Data Storage | Security Standards | Storage Security

ASSESSMENT TOOL - Learn the specifics of how, what and when data breaches occur in the United States by viewing this sales tool. Discover how much data was compromised by lost backup tapes, computer theft and lockbox theft from various organizations like health insurance companies, banks and federal departments.
Posted: October 8, 2009 | Published: July 1, 2009


Topics:  Backups | Continuous Data Protection | Data Recovery | Data Security | Data Storage | Identity Theft | Intellectual Property | Tape Backups

CASE STUDY - How does a dynamic U.K. business get its large customers to entrust it with their data? The answer is to deploy a Quantum data deduplication solution. By implementing a comprehensive disk-to-disk-to-tape (D2D2T) backup and restore infrastructure based on the Quantum DXi-Series..
Posted: June 10, 2009 | Published: June 9, 2009


Topics:  Backups | Data Center Management | Data Deduplication | Data Recovery | Disk-to-Disk-to-Tape | ROI | RPO | RTO | SLA | Storage Management

CASE STUDY - Read this customer case study to see how Canadian mutual fund company AIC Ltd. leveraged Quantum's DXi™5500 disk backup solution featuring data deduplication and replication technology in order to drastically reduce backup time as well as cut storage costs and management.
Posted: April 1, 2009 | Published: April 1, 2009


Topics:  Backups | Data Center Management | Data Replication | Data Security | Database Performance Management | Databases | Disk Backups | ERP | IT Infrastructure | Storage Infrastructure | Storage Management

CASE STUDY - The DXi7500 was recommended more highly than competitive offerings, and it contained everything desired in a backup solution.
Posted: February 3, 2009 | Published: January 30, 2009


Topics:  Backup Software | Data Management | Data Recovery | Data Storage | Database Administration | Disaster Recovery | Disk Backups | Tape Backups

CASE STUDY - This case study explains how Quantum DXi3500 Saves Virtual Iron Time & Money with 95% Reduction in Backup Volume and Saving $12,000 annually on tape media costs.
Posted: October 23, 2008 | Published: October 23, 2008


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Data Centers | Disaster Planning | Disaster Recovery | Disk-to-Disk Backup | Server Virtualization

CASE STUDY - The company’s previous tape system wasn’t meeting Cornerstone’s needs, particularly with 50 percent annual data growth. Cornerstone selected the Quantum Scalar i500 intelligent tape library platform due to its modularity, speed and the ability to move to LTO-4 tapes.
Posted: October 8, 2009 | Published: October 8, 2009


Topics:  Backups | Data Integration | Database Management | Database Marketing | Tape Backups | Tape Drive Controllers | Tape Drives | Tape Heads | Tape Libraries | Virtual Tape Libraries

CASE STUDY - With a large IT backbone and growing backup challenges, Kronos decided it needed to upgrade its data protection infrastructure. After evaluating several alternatives, the company chose to deploy Quantum’s Scalar i2000 enterprise tape library.
Posted: October 8, 2009 | Published: October 8, 2009


Topics:  Continuous Data Protection | Storage Capacity | Tape Backups | Tape Drive Controllers | Tape Drives | Tape Heads | Tape Libraries | Virtual Tape Libraries

DATA SHEET - Quantum esXpress™ backup software combined with a Quantum DXi®-Series data deduplication system provides a comprehensive and scalable, yet easy to use data protection solution for VMware® environments.
Posted: October 8, 2009 | Published: September 1, 2009


Topics:  Backup Software | Backups | Data Deduplication | Data Mirroring | Data Recovery | Data Replication | Data Security | Fault Management | Fault Tolerance | Virtual Appliance | Virtual Machine Backups | VMware

EBOOK - Data storage backups are a necessary element of data protection plan, but they're often the biggest source of security woes. Learn everything you need to know about keeping your backups secure in this tutorial.
Posted: August 19, 2009 | Published: August 1, 2009


Topics:  Cloud Computing | Continuous Data Protection | Data Encryption | Data Recovery | Data Security | Data Storage | Disk Backups | Tape Backups

EGUIDE - Virtual server backup is a known pain point among backup administrators. In our tutorial, learn all about VMware backup with this collection of articles on VMware backup and restore, VMware Consolidated Backup, Virtual Desktop Infrastructure and more.
Posted: August 4, 2009 | Published: August 1, 2009


Topics:  Backups | Data Center Management | Data Recovery | Virtual Machine | Virtual Machine Backups | VMware | VMware Disaster Recovery

PODCAST - W. Curtis Preston, executive editor of the Storage Media Group and independent backup expert, discusses the various options available today for backing up virtual machines including VMware's VCB, third-party products, and the ways that backup software products are evolving to ease virtual machine backups.
Posted: September 2, 2009 | Premiered: September 2, 2009


Topics:  Backups | Disk Backups | Server Virtualization | Storage Best Practices | Storage Virtualization | Strategic Planning

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

PODCAST - Kevin Beaver, information security consultant with Principle Logic LLC, outlines security issues to consider when deploying cloud or online backup.
Posted: August 25, 2009 | Premiered: August 25, 2009


Topics:  Backups | Budgeting | Data Management | IT Spending | Storage Best Practices | Storage Resource Management