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. ....
The Shortcut Guide To Virtualization & Service Automation
[ Source: HP ]
September 2009-Do you want to shortcut the process to Virtualization in your enterprise? Check out how consolidating servers, desktops, storage or the applications that drive data processing can happen faster with less pain. Read the Guide today!
NTFS/FAT Disk Defragmentation in RAID and SAN Environments
[ Source: Raxco Software ]
January 2008-There is a common misconception that disk defragmentation is not necessary in RAID or SAN/NAS storage environments. At the core of this issue is the common perception that disk defragmentation software directly shuffles around disk clusters. That belief is incorrect. This paper explains how disk defragmentation really works and how it can deliver significant benefits to RAID or SAN/NAS storage.
HP OpenView Storage Data Protector: Backup & Restore in HP ServiceGuard Cluster for Linux Systems
[ Source: Hewlett-Packard ]
January 2008-This paper published by HP provides guidelines on how to install and configure HP OpenView Storage Data Protector for backup/restore in HP ServiceGuard cluster of Linux systems. The main objective of this paper is to provide an overview of the procedure for performing backup and restore operations using the HP OpenView Storage Data Protector in HP ServiceGuard cluster of Linux systems. It also describes the concepts involved in carrying out backup and restore operations in ....
HP OpenView Storage Data Protector 5.5: Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Cluster Server Integration
[ Source: Hewlett-Packard ]
January 2008-This paper from Hewlett-Packard provides complementary information for how to configure and maintain HP OpenView Storage Data Protector 5.5 in Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Cluster Server environments. The Microsoft Windows Server 2003 Cluster Server integration issues of HP OpenView Storage Data Protector 5.5 are also discussed in this paper. Installation, software maintenance (patches), configuration and cluster recovery issues are covered with examples.
About the eSureIT Online Backup Service
[ Source: Intronis ]
January 2008-eSureIT, from Intronis Technologies, is a secure, online backup service that automates the process of backing up electronic data. eSureIT was created to satisfy the broad need for an easy to use, automatic and secure method of backing up data offsite. The goal of eSureIT was to design a cost-effective backup service that could be used by anyone regardless of computer expertise, yet with the functionality and features of backup systems used by Fortune 500 ....
VERITAS NetBackup 6.0 for Microsoft Exchange Server
[ Source: Symantec ]
January 2008-This paper published by VERITAS describes NetBackup 6.0 for Microsoft Exchange Server. It helps in knowing how to configure and use NetBackup for Microsoft Exchange Server to perform online backups and restores of Exchange Server. It is based on few assumptions like basic understanding of system administration, working understanding of the NetBackup client and server software and are familiar with the information covered in the following NetBackup manuals and thorough understanding of the following Exchange ....
Oracle Data Guard 10g Release 2: Switchover and Failover Best Practices
[ Source: Oracle ]
January 2008-This white paper provides the Maximum Availability Architecture (MAA) best practices for achieving the fastest Data Guard switchovers and failovers with Oracle Database 10g Release 2. It also provides estimates of switchover and failover timings under various configuration settings. MAA testing with Data Guard 10g Release 2 role transitions included testing switchovers, manual failovers, and fast-start failovers. All testing was performed using both Oracle Enterprise Manager and the Data Guard Broker command-line interface (DGMGRL), as ....
Disaster Recovery & High Availability With WANSync: An Architectural Overview
[ Source: CA (Computer Associates) ]
January 2008-WANSync is used ensure the availability and integrity of critical business applications. There are three fundamental design principles that have driven the development of the WANSync technology. First, wherever appropriate, WANSync protects the availability of the application, not just data. Second, testing is integrated directly into the operation of the product, rather than offered as an afterthought. Finally, while it is always possible to manually configure and operate the software, whenever possible WANSync automates procedures ....
NetBackup Disaster Recovery and High Availability Configuration Categories, and the Role of Replication Technologies
[ Source: Symantec ]
January 2008-NetBackup Disaster Recovery and High Availability is all about protecting the business environment as simple as providing DR/HA for a single server and its applications, or can be as complex as providing a corporate site disaster and business continuity strategy. Whatever the business needs, and wherever one is at with this process, the goal is the same: correctly match computer technology infrastructure with the specific business environment. This paper covers the spectrum from helping the ....
Secure Passage Through a World of Technological Threats
[ Source: CoSoSys SRL ]
January 2008-
Business world, in its pursuit for enhanced efficiency, is opening up more and more to all devices that can improve workforce mobility and productivity. Technology has supported the need for mobility and has also provided additional means of communication. Information theft and proprietary data leakage are a reality of business world, effectively preventing all possible security breaches is becoming an ultimate concern for enterprise security experts. Endpoint security comes to complete existing security policies, aiming ....
GHS Data Management Improves Reliability and Flexibility of Data Processing Services with Dell EqualLogic
[ Source: Dell ]
August 2008-
When growing healthcare management company GHS Data Management (GHS) needed to improve data protection and storage reliability for critical databases, it tested three providers' arrays, and Dell EqualLogic PS Series SAN outperformed the competitors. GHS implemented an Dell EqualLogic PS Series solution, which gave them scalable growth and comprehensive data protection with replication, application-aware snapshots.
Security vs. Disaster Recovery: Three Best Practices Of Disaster-Proof Hard Drive Technology
[ Source: ioSafe ]
January 2007-
Almost all data resides on hard drives. The lowly hard drive does almost everything well. It's good, fast, and cheap for nearly all scenarios wherever data is stored. Standard hard drives are not disaster proof. ioSafe waterproof and fireproof hard drives offer a solution to that problem.
VERITAS Backup Exec 10: Disk, Tape, and Multiplexing Performance Comparison
[ Source: Symantec ]
January 2008-
VERITAS Software commissioned VeriTest to benchmark both backup and restore performance, comparing disk, tape, and tape multiplexing solutions. VERITAS Backup Exec 10 for Windows Servers was tested with disk and tape, and Computer Associates ARCserve 11.1 was tested with disk, tape, and tape multiplexing. This paper highlights Disk to disk data protection solutions offer performance Advantages when compared to the tape multiplexing solution that was tested. The introduction of inexpensive disk products has changed the ....
Fast-Start Failover Best Practices Oracle Data Guard 10g Release 2: Oracle Maximum Availability Architecture White Paper
[ Source: Oracle ]
January 2008-
This paper published by Oracle describes that the Fast-Start Failover is an Oracle Data Guard 10g Release 2 feature that automatically, quickly, and reliably fails over to a designated, synchronized standby database in the event of loss of the primary database, without requiring manual intervention to execute the failover. This paper describes Fast-Start Failover and describes Maximum Availability Architecture (MAA) best practices for its use.
Optimized Backup and Recovery for VMware Infrastructure with EMC Avamar
[ Source: EMC ]
April 2008-
Over the last decade, disk storage has been used to augment traditional backup approaches, but disk solutions that are designed to replace tape libraries and media solve only a fraction of the data protection challenges faced by enterprises. Avamar backup software solves traditional backup challenges by reducing the size of backup data at the source. Avamar does this using patented global data deduplication technology that stores only a single copy of sub-file data segments across ....
Five Fatal Myths of Data Backup
[ Source: AbilityCRM ]
February 2008-
Data loss can cause catastrophic problems to businesses. When not fatal, it can certainly be costly, time-consuming, and stressful. The best protection against data loss is to backup the data. Yet the process of data backup can be confusing and is often misunderstood. This paper addresses the most common fatal myths that our support desk encounters on a daily basis.
The Green Data Center: Where Ecology Meets Economy
[ Source: Wipro Technologies ]
October 2008-
This paper critically examines ways to maximize your Data Center’s efficiency by providing you with a green perspective of your computing environment. Once you are able to look at your entire Data Center environment, it becomes clear how you can make it operate leaner and more efficiently. The way forward is to follow a green path where no processing cycle goes to waste. The result allows you to provide the same level of information from ....
Whiteboard Tutorial: How SSD is Delivered
[ Source: TechWeb ]
June 2009-
In Part 3 of our SSD Whiteboard Video Tutorial series, George Crump of Storage Switzerland, provides an in-depth, technical look at the various ways that Solid State Disk is being delivered: as a separate SSD box, a drive module, and as a PCIE card.
AutoVirt 3.0 For Unstructured Data Management
[ Source: AutoVirt ]
November 2009-
Download this Webinar to hear storage expert Klavs Landberg speak about AutoVirt’s latest technology – the AutoVirt 3.0 storage management platform for unstructured data on Windows. This release helps you easily implement disaster protection, data life cycle management, and data distribution, building upon a robust foundation of data migration and consolidation capabilities. Klavs delves into AutoVirt’s core architecture and review the storage challenges tackled uniquely by AutoVirt through an easy, plug-and-play design that allows users ....
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. ....
AutoVirt 3.0 For Unstructured Data Management
[ Source: AutoVirt ]
November 2009-
Download this Webinar to hear storage expert Klavs Landberg speak about AutoVirt’s latest technology – the AutoVirt 3.0 storage management platform for unstructured data on Windows. This release helps you easily implement disaster protection, data life cycle management, and data distribution, building upon a robust foundation of data migration and consolidation capabilities. Klavs delves into AutoVirt’s core architecture and review the storage challenges tackled uniquely by AutoVirt through an easy, plug-and-play design that allows users ....
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.
SAN Technology Convergence: Impacts And Benefits
[ Source: Interop ]
May 2009-
Technologies such as virtualization and unified fabric offer great opportunities for IT leaders to improve the responsiveness and agility of their organizations. Nonetheless, the evolutionary path to full adoption of these converged technologies in the data center involves changes to IT processes, network architecture, and the skill set required to support the new IT. As unified fabric architectures evolve, the network will be the storage area network (SAN) for block or file access, creating new ....
The Smartest Way to Deal with Disaster - Be Ready Before it Happens
[ Source: IBM ]
July 2009-
For those companies that are concerned about their ability to recover lost data, this solution is for them. No matter how critical business data is lost - natural disaster, hacker or common human error, the IBM Comprehensive Data Protection Solution makes sure that your business is always protected no matter what happens. This data sheet describes the benefits of the IBM Comprehensive Data Solution and how it is a cost-effective and easy-to-install solution.
IBM's Business Continuance Bundle for SMEs
[ Source: IBM ]
June 2009-
If there is prolonged disruption to normal IT operations, a company can be at risk. This paper discusses IBM's Business Continuance Bundle for SMEs and how it can help you avoid any business interruption.
Data Discovery for IT: Analyst Review of New Technology
In 3.0 Index Engines combines the indexing of primary storage data with backup data that previously required separate processing. Index Engines...
Data Protection Strategies Using Replication
This paper examines four data protection strategies and compares their merits for the most common business continuance scenarios.
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