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HP Data Protector Software Advanced Backup to Disk Integration with Virtual Tape Libraries White Paper by Hewlett-Packard Company
by utilizing the Advanced Backup to Disk functionality available with the HP Data Protector Software. This white paper provides a better understanding of the integration of HP Data Protector Software with Virtual Tape Libraries by utilizing the...
The Benefits of Second Generation Disk-Based Backup Technology by ExaGrid Systems, Inc.
As disk prices are falling, backup to disk has become a reality. However, many organizations quickly find that without compression and data de-duplication that the amount of disk required to maintain backup retention is cost prohibitive.

Over the past...
ESG: Disk-based Backup With Data De-duplication by ExaGrid Systems, Inc.
Lab's hands-on testing of the ExaGrid backup to disk solution with a focus on ease of deployment, performance, disk capacity optimization, WAN-efficient remote replication and scalability. A growing number of organizations are embracing disk-based backup solutions...
Using Disk-based Backup for Better Backups and Restores by ExaGrid Systems, Inc.
Camera and how they overcame their backup woes through an efficient disk-based backup solution. Concord Camera Corp. designs, develops, manufactures and markets, popularly priced, easy-to- use image capture products. The IT staff at Concord Camera was...
Satisfying the 7 Requirements of Cost-Effective Disk-based Backup by ExaGrid Systems, Inc.
a scalable, cost-effective disk-based backup solution that works with your existing backup application. Learn how it satisfies the 7 requirements of cost-effective disk-based backup and the advantages it has over other solutions. Organizations...
The Power of Disk-based Backup with Symantec Backup Exec by ExaGrid Systems, Inc.
have benefited from using Symantec Backup Exec along with the ExaGrid system for cost-effective disk-based backup with data de-duplication. Four such companies are profiled here. Symantec Backup Exec users may be surprised how quickly they can have their...
Overcoming the Challenges of Tape with a Disk-Based Backup Solution by ExaGrid Systems, Inc.
the pros and cons of tape and disk-based storage and presents a cost analysis of ExaGrid's disk-based backup system with data de-duplication and compression vs. tape and standard SATA disk. Many organizations use tape to back up data nightly...
Moving to Disk-based Backup? Seven Key Questions to Ask by ExaGrid Systems, Inc.
Backing up to disk instead of tape eliminates the hassles of tape, provides faster backups and restores, improves security and streamlines operations. Learn about the 7 critical questions to ask when considering a move to disk-...
Transforming Your Backup Through Data De-Duplication by Quantum Corporation
that also includes conventional disk backup, tape, replication, and encryption. Quantum's solutions allow data de-duplication technology to become part of a complete backup and retention solution set that also includes conventional disk backup,...
ESG - A Compelling Disk Backup Story by ExaGrid Systems, Inc.
This ESG white paper explores how disk-based backup has emerged and why it is so critical in today's storage environments. Read this white paper to also learn how one company has blossomed in the disk market and the products they offer. Over the past few years...
Data Protection Using Premium Features: PowerVault™ MD3000 and MD3000i by Dell, Inc.
premium features include Virtual Disk Snapshot and Virtual Disk Copy. Dell offers key-enabled premium features to help enhance the functionality of the PowerVault MD3000 and MD3000i storage arrays. These optional premium features include Virtual...
Major Considerations in Moving to Disk-based Backups by ExaGrid Systems, Inc.
mix of disk and tape components to meet the backup capacity, performance, reliability, and security requirements of your environment. This paper explains the process of selecting the right mix of disk and tape components to meet the backup...
Disk-based Data Protection Options: The Changing Data Protection Landscape by ExaGrid Systems, Inc.
45;based data protection options to allow you to select the best technology for each of the data types to be protected in your environment. Over the past 40 years of computing, the standard way of protecting primary disk storage data was to backup that...
ExaGrid: A Scalable Approach to Disk-based Backup by ExaGrid Systems, Inc.
Looking for a new disk-based backup solution? Download this Taneja Group white paper to learn some key criteria to consider when evaluating disk-based data protection vendors and how one company matches up against these criteria. Now...
IT Briefing: Data Deduplication and Disk Backups: An End-User's Guide to Success by ExaGrid Systems, Inc.
to do an efficient 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...
Converging System and Data Protection in Windows Environments by Symantec Corporation
this whitepaper learn how Symantec Backup Exec12 for Windows Servers and Symantec Backup Exec System Recovery 8 are complementary solutions that deliver complete Windows based data and system protection and recovery. Symantec Backup Exec 12 for Windows...
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...
Gartner Names "ExaGrid Cool Vendor" in Data Protection by ExaGrid Systems, Inc.
viable option than traditional backup-to-tape methods. The "Cool Vendors in Data Protection" report points to a focus on new and less-expensive disk-based backup options that make the use of disk for faster backup and recovery a more viable option than...
Data Protection Scenarios and Solutions by ExaGrid Systems, Inc.
that must be employed today to provide proper data protection for business data. Data loss can occur when users or applications accidentally delete one or more files. Data needs to be protected from virus infection. Data must be restored or...
Disaster Recovery for Remote Offices: It's Easier to Get Right Than You May Have Thought by Overland Storage
solutions provide the simplest way to protect critical data stored on desktops, laptops, file and application servers, and Snap Servers at remote offices. Remote offices and retail locations present unique challenges for data protection. Backup...
Disk Based Backup - Implementation Techniques by Dell | EqualLogic
techniques for disk-to-disk backups, what to be aware of when evaluating VTL, and how to equip your organization for changes in data protection technologies. In this document, you'll gain expert insight from W. Curtis Preston...
Presentation Transcript: Highlighting Data Deduplication and Disk Backups by Data Domain
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...
Backup & Recovery by SearchStorage.com
decide which type of backup drive to purchase? There are only eight critical decision factors, and this paper covers each of these factors in detail. How do you decide which type of backup drive to purchase? There are big drives, small drives, fast...
D2D2T Backup Architectures and the Impact of Data De-duplication by Quantum Corporation
of de-duplication in a disk-to-disk-to-tape (D2D2T) backup and recovery environment. No one technology by itself solves all the challenges for backup and recovery at every point in the data lifecycle. Different access and retention...
Five Key Considerations for Evaluating the Scalability of Disk-based Backup Solutions by ExaGrid Systems, Inc.
evaluating the scalability of any disk-based backup solution. This paper outlines the five key questions you should ask when evaluating the scalability of any disk-based backup solution.

  • Can the system size to your current requirements and
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ESG Lab Validation Report: ExaGrid Systems Disk-based Backup with Data De-duplication by ExaGrid Systems, Inc.
how the ExaGrid disk-based backup system uses byte level data de-duplication to provide space efficient capacity optimization. This ESG Lab report explores how the ExaGrid disk-based backup system uses byte level data de-duplication to...
Data Deduplication Methodologies: Byte-level vs. Block Level Deduplication by ExaGrid Systems, Inc.
block-level data deduplication in a disk-based backup system. Read this white paper to learn more. Though data deduplication technologies have been around for years, there is a renewed focus on them recently as they are being utilized by products in the disk...
Reducing Backup Volume: Key Ways your Organization can Save by Quantum Corporation
Iron decided that a Quantum DXi3500 disk backup appliance with data de-duplication was just what it needed to ensure data was backed up within the window and could be restored quickly. With the DXi3500 disk appliance, all of the Virtual Iron backup jobs are...
Fast and Simple Recovery of Your Critical Microsoft Applications by Symantec Corporation
Symantec Backup Exec™ 12.5 for Windows servers is the gold standard in Windows® data protection, providing cost-effective, high-performance, disk-to-disk-to-tape backup and recovery. Companies today face the...
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...
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... More...
How to implement disk-to-disk backups
location are needed. Below are a series of best practices that can ease implementation of disk-to-disk (D2D) backup.

Preprocess files before moving

Processing a backup job takes time and demands significant work from the backup server. Some storage or backup administrators choose to process the entire backup job to the local server first, and then move the backup... More...

How to improve tape backup performance and reliability
drives. Experts note that some organizations can ease shoeshining by processing the backup job to disk first, and then streaming the completed job to the tape system. This approach allows all of the server's processing power to focus on moving backup data rather than creating the backup and moving data at the same time.

Use data reduction technologies to shrink the... More...

FAQ's
What are the drawbacks of server-free backup?
There is inevitably going to be a license involved. Server-free backup is a complex thing from a coding perspective, so that is going to come along with cost when you purchase the license. The dedicated server or disk array that you need to do this isn't free either. So, the big downsides are complexity and... More...
Data deduplication FAQ
Will you be able to achieve the huge data reduction ratios that data deduplication vendors are touting? In this FAQ guide, analyst Jerome Wendt answers the most common data deduplication questions he's hearing today. Jerome's answers are also... More...
What are backup reporting tools and how do they work?
Backup reporting tools are solutions that monitor and report on the backup process. These tools usually take some time to gather information and then allow administrators to report on various workings. This enables administrators... More...