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Catching up with Deduplication by Storage Magazine
in two primary places: backup software and disk libraries. Asigra Inc.'s Televaulting, EMC Corp.'s Avamar and Symantec Corp.'s Veritas NetBackup PureDisk are backup software products that deduplicate data at the host level, minimizing the amount of data that...
ESG: Disk-based Backup With Data De-duplication by ExaGrid Systems, Inc.
capacity that works with existing backup software, policies and procedures...
Using Tape Virtualization to Improve Backup Performance by Sun Microsystems, Inc.
tape; you see a disk array, your backup software sees a tape drive or a tape library. The use of tape virtualization will improve backup performance and reliability while allowing you to preserve investment in your existing tape infrastructure. But choosing the...
Sun's Reference Architecture for Next-Generation Data Backup by Sun Microsystems, Inc.
for next-generation data backup using Symantec NetBackup software. The Sun reference architecture for next-generation data backup, powered by the Sun SPARC Enterprise T5220 server and using Symantec NetBackup 6.5.2 software, provides an...
Magnum Semiconductor Cuts Backup Costs in Half, Reduces Backup Time by 80% with ProtecTIER™ by Diligent Technologies Corporation, an IBM Company
On the VTL/de-duplication software side, the field narrowed quickly down to Diligent, which allowed Quatrio to easily integrate ProtecTIER software with their hardware. Having identified an unmet need, Intellistore turned to its trusted...
University of St. Thomas implements a tiered storage approach from Quantum, including Data De-duplication Technology to Cut Backup Time in Half by Quantum Corporation
44; and didn't require special backup software or load agents anywhere; it just acted like a tape library, it runs like a library, and works great thought the University's IT department.

Key Benefits of Quantum DXi™ appliance are as mentioned below:

  • Reduced
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Why Archive Is Archive, Backup Is Backup and Backup Ain't Archive by STORServer
44; it has been possible to use backup software for archival purposes. But now, with the explosion of data in many environments, it is becoming necessary to draw distinctions between the two functions. We can't possibly archive all of the data, and we don't...
Tools to Fine-tune Your Backups by Storage Magazine
tools that work alongside major backup apps help you predict usage patterns and troubleshoot issues. Backup and recovery (B/R) applications do a good job of managing tasks such as job scheduling, tape management, library support, tracking backup data in...
The Advantages of Deduplication-Based Disk Systems for Onsite Backup Storage by Diligent Technologies Corporation, an IBM Company
for companies using tape backup to move to deduplication-based disk systems for onsite backup storage. This PowerPoint presentation is from a Storage Decisions session (New York 2008) that explores how, although disk systems are cheaper than...
Data Deduplication and Disk Backups: An End-User's Guide to Success by ExaGrid Systems, Inc.
discover why changing the way you do backup in today's financial climate will benefit your organization. Gain an understanding of data deduplication and learn the benefits of these solutions. Data deduplication has completely taken the storage world by...
IT Briefing: Data Deduplication and Disk Backups: An End-User's Guide to Success by ExaGrid Systems, Inc.
job of backing up to disk. Tape-based backup solutions are fraught with problems. Restore time from tape is prohibitive and tape proliferation is a concern. These problems can be solved by backing up to disk; data deduplication reduces the size of the backup...
Presentation Transcript: Storage Virtualisation - Making Virtual Backups Real by Data Domain
This document is based on a DataDomain/TechTarget webcast entitled "Making Virtual Backups Real" where Curtis Preston discusses server virtualization and backups. This document is based on a DataDomain/TechTarget webcast entitled "Making Virtual Backups Real" where Curtis Preston discusses server virtualization and backups...
IT Briefing: Making Virtual Backups Real by Data Domain
This document is based on a DataDomain/TechTarget webcast entitled "Making Virtual Backups Real" where Curtis Preston will discuss about server virtualization and backups. This document is based on a DataDomain/TechTarget webcast entitled "Making Virtual Backups Real." In this document W. Curtis Preston, Vice President,...
L.L.Bean Overhauls its Backup Process by Storage Magazine
servers, and adds SATA disk to its backup environment. Sandy Rideout, a storage engineer at L.L.Bean Inc. in Freeport, ME, had become increasingly unhappy with the outdoor gear retailer's storage backup and restore environment. The system was built around IBM...
Presentation Transcript: Highlighting Data Deduplication and Disk Backups by Data Domain
This document is based on a Data Domain/TechTarget webcast entitled "De-dupe and Disk Backups--What You Need to Know Before Taking the Plunge." This document is based on a Data Domain/TechTarget webcast entitled "De-dupe and Disk Backups--What You Need to Know Before Taking the Plunge." In this document W. Curtis Preston discusses...
Hot Spots: A New Level of Backup Reporting by Storage Magazine
Backup success rates are improving, but reliable data recovery is still a concern. Not only does data loss impact business productivity and potentially revenue, but failure to produce data could result in fines or damage to...
Editorial: Backup Will Get Easier ? by Storage Magazine
or half-empty?" things. Among the backup leaders, the race is on to build one-stop shopping for a range of data protection technologies. For example, Symantec added CDP to Backup Exec and acquired the intellectual property of CDP startup Revivio, which should...
VTL Data Management Issues by Storage Magazine
disk libraries become the primary backup target for near-term data recoveries, storage managers are exploring new ways to exploit tape's strengths: high capacity, low cost and mobility. Disk is the best medium for fast backups and recoveries, but tape is often...
IT Briefing: De-dupe and Disk Backups - What You Need to Know before Taking the Plunge by Data Domain
This document is based on a Data Domain/TechTarget webcast entitled "De-dupe and Disk Backups--What You Need to Know Before Taking the Plunge." This document is based on a Data Domain/TechTarget webcast entitled "De-dupe and Disk Backups--What You Need to Know Before Taking the Plunge." In this document W. Curtis Preston...
Windows Server 2008 Backup Tool - A Review of Its Features by Global Knowledge
of the Server 2008 version of the backup tool that debuted in Windows Vista. This white paper presents some of the more significant pros and cons of the Server 2008 version of the backup tool that debuted in Windows Vista, so that you can decide whether the...
IT Briefing: Deduplication as a Storage Fundamental by Data Domain
34; Data deduplication is not a backup technology in our view. It's a storage technology. It is going to be broadly applicable to all kinds of applications, all kinds of classes of data. It's interesting to us that the backup/restore data protection part...
Case Study: New York Mets Add Deduplication to Their Roster by Storage Magazine
in the first stage of retooling its backup processes. The New York Mets, a legendary baseball team, were seemingly on top of the world in 2007 and cruising toward a playoff spot with a seven game lead. At the same time, the organization's IT group was planning to...
Best Storage Products of 2007 by Storage Magazine
include two virtualization software products--no, not VMware--a storage grid system, a self-encrypting hard drive and a disaster recovery (DR) monitoring application...
Global Data Deduplication Results with NetBackup PureDisk by Symantec Corporation
and to more efficiently centralize backup data to multiple sites for assured disaster recovery. Veritas NetBackup PureDisk from Symantec uses data deduplication technology to help customers address these data protection challenges.

At the heart of...
Eliminate Tape Restores with TimeData CDP by Double-Take Software
free whitepaper to discover new CDP software that provides a simple and cost-effective way to recover data to any point in time and resume workflow without the pain of recovering from tape. Have you experienced data loss due to corruption, unwanted changes...
Sun Fire X4540 Server as Backup Server for Zmanda's Amanda Enterprise 2.6 Software by Sun Microsystems, Inc.
the Sun Fire X4540 server as a backup server for Amanda Enterprise Edition software. Explosive data growth, combined with demanding requirements for data availability, has placed a tremendous burden on IT operations staff at businesses of all...
General Backup Purchasing Considerations by Quantum Corporation
of evaluating and purchasing backup products. Also discussed are the issues to be aware of during this process, such as recovery deadlines, scalability, security, and more. The process of evaluating and purchasing backup products can be an intimidating...
Recovery Manager for SharePoint by Quest Software
recovery of anything in the backup of your SharePoint content database—individual documents, lists, document libraries, sites, workspaces. It restores all information stored in the databases, including alerts, permissions, metadata and custom views...
Reducing Backup Volume: Key Ways your Organization can Save by Quantum Corporation
Time & Money with 95% Reduction in Backup Volume and Saving $12,000 annually on tape media costs. Virtual Iron Software knows the value of consolidation. The fast-growing Lowell, Massachusetts, firm provides server virtualization software that has...
Related Best Practices
How to implement snapshots
It can take up to 12 hours or more to process a full backup job and move the entire backup volume to tape or disk. For many companies, that's just too much time. IT departments can use snapshots to capture entire storage environments, or simply track changes to the state of mission-critical systems. Snapshots can establish... More...
How to implement disk-to-disk backups
Disk can accept complete backup volumes, as well as simple file copies. For example, backup software can send a full backup volume to a virtual tape library (VTL) emulating the behaviors of a traditional tape system. But disk platforms don't just emulate tape. Files can just as easily be copied to a disk array in the same data center or located on the other side of the... More...
How to improve tape backup performance and reliability
in a shorter backup window, less drive wear, and lower media usage (and lower media costs). Most backup software packages today include some combination of data reduction features, though dedicated deduplication appliances are also available.

Upgrade older drives for more speed and capacity

Some organizations can realize improved tape efficiency and media cost... More...

FAQ's
Are there any benefits or drawbacks of choosing a separate tool for backup reporting compared with using a tool that's integrated with your backup software?
The backup applications usually provide some fundamental reporting on backup operations. You might have a dashboard view and some canned reports that focus on things like backup job status or media, or device error. And if you need to drill... More...
Virtual server backup FAQ
How much are virtualized server environments affecting backup processes? Mark Bowker, analyst with the Enterprise Strategy Group, answers the most common questions about virtual server backup from storage administrators. His answers are also available below as an MP3 file to download.

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Tape Encryption FAQ
tape media leaves your premises, which technically, if you're following backup best practices, it should. You should be sending a copy of your backups to a vault site, so therefore you want that added level of protection and should the tape become lost, it won't end up in the wrong hands. Encryption makes the data... More...