Data Discovery for IT: Analyst Review of New Technology
[ Source: Index Engines ]
November 2009-
In 3.0 Index Engines combines the indexing of primary storage data with backup data that previously required separate processing. Index Engines 3.0 brings a unified view to data indexed from network storage and backup tapes and allows one point access for data discovery and management. This streamlined approach enables IT to leverage eDiscovery efforts to meet larger ‘IT Discovery’goals.
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. ....
Efficient Storage Environments: 4 Data Management Traps to Avoid
[ Source: AutoVirt ]
November 2009-
This document identifies four traps to avoid when managing environments plagued by rapid unstructured data growth. It discusses how a distributed file system like AutoVirt helps IT avoid those traps and create more efficient storage environments.
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.
AutoVirt and Microsoft DFS: What’s the Difference?
[ Source: AutoVirt ]
November 2009-
This document evaluates when to use Microsoft DFS, and when to use AutoVirt. It provides a detailed functional comparison of the two technologies, a look at the capabilities provided by each, and explains how AutoVirt interacts with DFS.
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.
IBM Storage Management for SMBs: Data Protection on a Mom-and-Pop Budget
[ Source: IBM ]
October 2009-
The average SMB has most of the same data protection needs as its larger competitors. But most SMBs can’t afford a trained staff assigned specifically to storage management and protection. As a result, when they buy storage management software they look for solutions that are both less expensive and easier to use than traditional products.
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.
Remediate Backup Tapes to Control Liability & Cost
[ Source: Index Engines ]
September 2009-
In the past it was far too expensive and difficult to understand the detailed content of old backup tapes. Discovery efforts required that the content to be restored first, and then analyzed in order to determine what to keep and what can be purged. Restoring thousands or tens of thousands of tapes was out of the question. It would take too much time, money and legacy infrastructure. As a result IT departments have let the ....
Enabling Enterprise Class Features for the Mid-Range
[ Source: BlueArc ]
October 2009-
Bringing a scale-out file system with a global namespace to the mid-range is an important point- until recently, the mid-range landscape has been dominated by scale-up systems. In fact, scale-up systems are what got IT into the underutilized, stove-piped storage situation it is in today. Download this ESG whitepaper to learn how BlueArc's new storage platform, BlueArc Mercury(TM), scales in fixed increments that make it easy to install and deploy, scales up to an eight ....