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BACKUP PRODUCTS
Virtual machine backup with CA, HP and Syncsort By Deni Connor
When backing virtual machines, you must pay a lot of attention to the applications and data you want to back up. This can take place in three ways:

With agent-based backup software, in which a software-based agent is placed on each server that needs to be backed up With software that integrates with VMware Inc... More...

Top 10 things to ask a vendor when buying backup software By Deni Connor
If you are buying new backup software, here are 10 questions you should ask your backup software vendor before you make a purchasing decision.

What devices -- tape, disk or removable media -- does the backup software support? Does it also support all the operating system environments you have and virtualized... More...

Automate data backup with open-source tools By Deni Connor
Tar. Cpio. Dump. Restore. If the thought of using these utilities, writing shell scripts and executing cron jobs causes you to wince, there are several open-source data backup packages available.

Dominant among open-source data protection software are Amanda (short for Advanced Maryland Automatic Network Disk... More...

Top 10 things to ask a vendor when buying backup software By Deni Connor
If you are buying new backup software, here are 10 questions you should ask your backup software vendor before you make a purchasing decision.

What devices -- tape, disk or removable media -- does the backup software support? Does it also support all the operating system environments you have and virtualized... More...

Data protection for financial organizations By Deni Connor
Protecting data is especially important for financial services institutions deluged with a large amount of sensitive personal information and imposed upon by a variety of government regulations. Storage administrators must adopt a multifaceted approach to protecting their data and the business... More...
Backing up only what you need By Deni Connor
Ask a storage manager which files they back up and you get a variety of answers -- everything from those who save the .MP3s on their networks to those who don't want to be burdened with laptop and desktop files.

Take Mike Maday, for example. Maday is the senior LAN manager for Orthopaedics & Rehab Services at Vanderbilt... More...

Online backup services get a thumbs up By Deni Connor
Online backup services have never been so good, users say.

Many users have implemented online backup services such as EMC Corp.'s Mozy or Iron Mountain's LiveVault as a replacement for troublesome tape-based backups. Most of the users SearchDataBackup talked to were small and midsized (SMB) customers, who didn't want... More...

REMOTE BACKUP SOLUTIONS
Big Files Create Big Backup Issues by Storage Magazine
piles up on a server, completing a successful backup becomes harder. It's a long-standing problem: As data piles up on a server, completing a successful backup becomes harder. Backup apps become bogged down with millions of files to examine, and network and CPU limits can stall throughput when...
The Benefits of Second Generation Disk-Based Backup Technology by ExaGrid Systems, Inc.
the first and second generation disk-based backup systems. The question of how to effectively back up data has been plaguing IT departments for years. To date, magnetic tape has been the medium of choice because it is inexpensive and easy to transport offsite for disaster recovery purposes...
Best Practices for Backup by Syncsort
videocast, W. Curtis Preston, one of the leading backup experts in the country, describes some key best practices that will help build a better backup system. There are more and better tools to protect data than ever before, but how they're implemented and used in a storage environment can...
Enterprise Backup & Recovery Methodologies for Your Oracle Environment by Datalink/NetApp
overview on some of the enterprise backup options available for Oracle data. Backing up and recovering Oracle data presents unique challenges. How can you back up your large and growing databases within a limited window? How do you recover your environment in under a day? Where do...
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...
Related Knowledgestorm Podcasts
Podcast: Optimize your Network for Better Business Outcomes by Hewlett-Packard Company
leading edge application acceleration to mobile workers, and speed up backup procedures associated with disaster recovery. Your network has never been more critical to business success than it is today, with employees, customers and partners relying on it to communicate easily and transfer large quantities of...
Time to Rethink Backup and Recovery - Virtualization Changes the Paradigm by Vizioncore Inc.
to run more of their production applications. This raises the bar for backup and recovery applications like vRanger Pro. Virtualization is becoming more widely used and accepted. As the level of use rises, experienced users are adopting virtualization to run more of their production applications. This raises the...
Addressing Backup and Recovery in a Consolidated Server Environment: Practical Advice from a Field-Proven Expert by Datalink/NetApp
applications consolidated on fewer multiple servers meeting backup and recovery windows becoming even more challenging. This Podcast describes, organizations are declined server virtualization at a rapid phase with multiple applications consolidated on fewer multiple servers meeting backup and...