Maximizing the Business Value of Information Lifecycle Management
[ Source: Sun Microsystems ]
January 2008-Information Lifecycle Management (ILM) is a sustainable storage strategy that balances the cost of storing and managing information with its business value. In the early stages of an ILM implementation, most of the focus and benefits are internal to IT. In later stages, most of the benefits accrue to the overall business. This paper represents an open invitation to business executives to help them prepare to maximize their potential benefits from information lifecycle management.
Storage Networking: Critical Enabler of Server Virtualization
[ Source: Brocade ]
November 2009-This paper from Enterprise Strategy Group (ESG) explains how Brocade storage networking solutions provide a reliable enabling platform for facilitating scalable server virtualization.
The ROI and TCO Benefits of Data Deduplication for Data Protection in the Enterprise
[ Source: Data Domain ]
August 2008-
Deduplication storage is quickly becoming the standard for disk-based backup and nearline storage use in enterprise data centers across many industries. It delivers clear benefits for the retention, recovery and replication of backup and other nearline data and allows customers to eliminate tape from the processes of both operational recovery and disaster recovery.
In order to quantify the benefits of deduplication, industry expert Barb Goldworm, Focus Consulting, interviewed and documented the experiences of ....
Boot From SAN in Windows Server 2003 and Windows 2000 Server
[ Source: Microsoft ]
January 2008-Booting from a Storage Area Network (SAN) can enable organizations to maximize consolidation of their IT resources, minimize their equipment costs, and realize the considerable management benefits of centralizing the boot process. The paper describes boot from SAN technology in a Windows environment, the advantages and complexities of the technology, and a number of key SAN boot deployment scenarios.
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 ....
Protecting Cisco Unity Environments With Veritas Backup Exec and Veritas NetBackup
[ Source: Symantec ]
January 2008-The Cisco Unity server architecture is unified with ones data network, minimizing installation, administration, and maintenance costs. Built on a platform that can scale to meet the organization’s needs as it grows, Cisco Unity also uses streaming media and an intuitive browser-style system administration interface that makes life easier for the people who install and support the system, ultimately lowering the organization’s total cost of ownership. Designed to exploit IP networks, Cisco Unity plays a ....
How To Comply WIth Data Security Regulations
[ Source: BizDomainStore.com ]
July 2009-This report discusses how remote data backups can be administered to be compliant with almost any international, federal, or state data protection regulation. The discussion is presented by BizDomainStore.com.
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 ....
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 ....
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 ....
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 Benefits of Data Replication for AIX
[ Source: Vision Solutions ]
September 2008-
Listen to John Gay, Senior AIX Solutions Architect from Vision Solutions and learn how to implement a comprehensive, rapid AIX disaster recovery and data replication solution with minimal investment, provide continuous data protection (CDP) and uptime for your employees, customers and partners, and extend the useful life of your existing AIX application server.
How to Recover an Entire Laptop in Minutes
[ Source: Atempo ]
September 2008-
Nothing can slow down your day like desktop and laptop computer recoveries. There is the daily aggravation of emotional users desperate for a miracle recovery of a lost, deleted, or unsaved file. And then there are those who are disconnected from the network or traveling – some victims are not very patient.
If you would like to simplify recoveries of users files, desktops, and laptops quickly, read this tutorial. There is a ....
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.
Compliance Through Proper Tape Management
[ Source: B&L Associates, Inc. ]
June 2006-
Government privacy and accountability regulations have led to sweeping overhauls of enterprise IT environments in an effort to become compliant. Tape management and, in particular, the use of a comprehensive tape management system can be an effective tool in helping banks and other companies become compliant with many of the regulations contained within the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act and the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.
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.
Disk Backup and EMC: Addressing Today's Business Problems
[ Source: EMC ]
May 2008-
There's no question about it: The face of data protection has forever changed-and that new face is disk. Today, more and more organizations prefer disk as the nightly backup target. For an increasing number of these organizations, it is the only solution. Corporate and regulatory requirements, eDiscovery/litigation events and voluminous data pools all demand quick, easy recovery-and you get this only from backing up to disk.
In fact, in a recent ESG Research survey, ....
Panic Slowly: Integrated Disaster Response and Built-In Business Continuity
[ Source: IBM ]
January 2008-
Many a CIO has come to rue making such a blanket statement to a CEO regarding the company’s disaster preparedness. A decade of regional calamities has shown that traditional approaches to disaster planning have failed to keep organizations operational. IT-focused recovery plans can leave the overall organization in the lurch because they often don’t address such business issues as handling a disaster that is regional in nature; employee availability; communications; travel and transportation; and data ....
Deploying Strategic Data Protection Solutions in IBM System z Environments
[ Source: Brocade ]
September 2008-
This technical brief describes how you can greatly increase the availability, investment protection, and performance of an enterprise IBM System z Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity solution.
To The Point Video: EMC Disk Library with Data De-duplication
[ Source: EMC ]
May 2008-
Philip Fote, Senior Product Marketing Manager with EMC, discusses the benefits of data deduplication technology offered in the EMC Disk Library. See use cases for LAN and SAN backup to disk with data deduplication using the DL3D 1500, 3000, and 3D 4000 option for DL4000s. These solutions can optimize your backup operations by reducing costs, decreasing reliance on tape, and enabling low cost replication.
7 Undeniable Truths of IT Governance
[ Source: Innotas ]
September 2009-
Today's business challenges are both epic and unprecedented, which, if not met by quick and decisive actions, can result in catastrophic consequences. Taking control of IT is one of the best ways to take control of your business. Learn the seven undeniable truths of IT governance, and how companies can take the ambiguity out of managing IT so they can guide their businesses forward.
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.
Smoothing the Impact of Renewables on the Electric Grid
[ Source: Capgemini ]
November 2009-
Renewable generation is an important part of the future for the electric industry. This whitepaper separates renewable energy into 4 categories and presents its impact on the electric grid.
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. ....
Understanding the Importance of a Disaster Recovery Strategy
[ Source: CDW ]
June 2009-
Read this Tech Specialist interview with CDW's Moosa Matariyeh to understand the importance of having a disaster recovery strategy, and answers to questions like these:
> What can companies do to prepare for disaster recovery effectively, and what are some best-practice examples from medium-sized enterprises?
> How have companies successfully made the case for adequate funding?
> What role does data deduplication technology play in disaster planning and recovery? ....
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 ....
Introduction To Virtustream
[ Source: Virtustream ]
August 2009-
The demand on businesses to perform efficiently has never been greater -- responses have to be faster, the ability to change has to be rapid and transparent, delivery and performance have to be consistent, and all of this has to be achieved on increasingly aggressive IT budget limitations. To compete in this market, businesses require solutions that are almost organic in nature and capable of scaling effortlessly to keep up with today’s dynamic market. True ....
Active Administrator Version 5.0.1 - Active Directory Management
[ Source: ScriptLogic ]
November 2009-
Active Directory becomes very complex to manage in Windows networks. Administrators leave, users are given elevated privileges, applications require special accounts - very soon you have an Active Directory full of security weaknesses.
Active Administrator™ is an enterprise-class Active Directory management, auditing and recovery solution that takes over where the management tools supplied with Windows leave off. Advanced management features include centralized auditing of events, real-time alerts, searching and reporting of delegations, self-healing ....
Extending DFS: Storage Management
Many storage managers like the concept of DFS, but can’t find the time or take the risk to implement it. Attend this webinar to learn how...
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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