EMC Perspective: Managing Information Storage--Trends, Challenges, And Options 2009-2010
[ Source: EMC ]
July 2009-
How are IT and storage managers coping with the organizational challenges posed by the explosion of data, increasing criticality of digitized information, and rapid introduction of new storage technologies? This updated paper contains the findings of a study based on input from over 1,450 storage professionals and IT managers worldwide.
Virtualization Technologies Aid Disaster Recovery Planning
[ Source: Sunbelt Software ]
September 2009-
The need to protect virtual server systems is paramount, and where companies want to reduce the costs associated with disaster recovery planning, virtualization can enable easier recovery without a great deal of additional cost. Learn more about enterprise-class disaster recovery and high-availability solutions for cutting-edge virtual environments.
Enhancing Your SQL Reporting Services Deployment
[ Source: Sunbelt Software ]
September 2009-
Although SQL Server offers options for database protection and recovery, none is intended to provide a complete disaster recovery solution. Make sure you've taken the time to develop a high availability and disaster recovery plan to cover unforeseen catastrophes that might threaten your database. When recoverability matters, depend on Double-Take Software to protect and recover business critical data and applications.
Data Protection Strategies Using Replication
[ Source: Sunbelt Software ]
September 2009-
Businesses are becoming increasingly dependent on continuous access to stored data and as a result, storage usage is growing at an unprecedented rate. As the number of mission-critical servers and storage resources grow, so does the importance of protecting against service interruptions that can threaten an organization's ability to provide access to key data.
There are a number of strategies that can be employed to protect important data, and each has strengths and weaknesses. ....
Three Ways to Protect Data Access and Prevent Data Loss: Replication Strategies for Data Protection
[ Source: AutoVirt ]
November 2009-
Remote-site data protection and high availability protect your business. This document discusses three replication topologies offered by AutoVirt that provide automated failover and can be implemented without disruption to end-user access.
How to Reduce Storage Sprawl with File Virtualization
[ Source: AutoVirt ]
November 2009-
Sprawling storage environments are expensive and inefficient to manage. This document introduces file virtualization as a solution and discusses how AutoVirt combines file virtualization and automation in a powerful storage management platform.
How To Build And Protect Your Virtual Infrastructure
[ Source: Double-Take Software ]
November 2009-
The single most important thing you can do is verify that your hardware will support your virtual infrastructure. Several companies have gone through the process of ordering hardware with a grand plan to virtualize their physical servers, only to realize that the servers don’t meet the necessary requirements specified by the virtualization vendor. Make sure you refer to the virtual product Web site for a hardware compatibility list and, at the very least, minimum operating ....
Overview Of The Sun Oracle Exadata Storage Server And Database Machine
[ Source: Oracle ]
October 2009-
Businesses need a unified database platform for consolidating applications onto one common infrastructure. Whether supporting an OLTP, data warehousing or mixed workload, a common infrastructure delivers efficiencies. Learn how Oracle Exadata and the Sun Oracle Database Machine provide a unified database platform that accelerates database performance, allowing you to be more productive; easily scales; and delivers mission-critical data availability and protection.
A Methodology For Implementing Continuous Roles-Based Access Governance
[ Source: Aveksa ]
March 2009-
The management of user access has long been an extraordinarily complex challenge for organizations. Central to this challenge is the concept of creating defined user roles. Used correctly, roles provide a means of simplification, and allow organizations to tailor enterprise access to the needs of the business. The result, in a perfect world, is greater IT operational efficiency, business agility and improved security through a set of preventative controls.
In practice, nearly ....
Managing Risk For Effective Access Governance
[ Source: Aveksa ]
October 2009-
User access-related business risk comprises a broad array of potentially damaging events that may be caused or made possible by inadequate governance of access to an enterprise's information assets. Such events range from relatively minor policy and compliance violations to disastrous business losses. The stakes involved in access-related risk have risen dramatically in recent years as organizations have become thoroughly operationalized by technology.
With nearly every facet of large enterprises' operations now dependent on ....