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What you need to know about LTO-4 tape By Stephen Bigelow
provides an overview of the Linear Tape-Open update to LTO-4, detailing its new features and what you need to consider before upgrading to LTO-4... More...
Where should you encrypt your data? By Alan Earls
backup tapes, everyone is aware of tape encryption. There are many choices, so picking what's best for your organization can be challenging... More...
How to choose the right tape library By Rick Cook
Choosing an expandable, modular tape library with sophisticated management features to support your enterprise can be difficult. Here's how to make the right choice... More...
Three reasons to avoid virtual tape libraries By Rick Cook
Virtual tape libraries (VTLs) are very popular for backup, but there are drawbacks to using them, too... More...
How to keep stored data out of enemy hands By Rick Cook
Tapes are especially vulnerable to security breaches because they are inherently portable, often transported off site and contain everything in the enterprise's computers... More...
VTL purchasing guidelines By Rick Cook
you rush out and buy your new virtual tape library (VTL), make sure you ask your vendor these questions to make sure you get the best deal... More...
Compress, then encrypt tapes By Rick Cook
This tip explains when your data should be encrypted, and details some programs that can help you with this process... More...
Best practices for long-term tape archives By Greg Schulz
The advantages of using tape to store long-term archival and compliance data include low cost per gigabyte and relative ease of transportability, assuming the tapes do not get lost in transit. Learn best practices for magnetic tape for data retention and how to store tapes for long duration... More...
Ten things you should ask a vendor before buying a tape library By Rick Cook
Purchasing the right tape library can make or break your backup system. Here are 10 things you should ask any potential vendor before you purchase a new tape library... More...
Data protection for financial organizations By Deni Connor
Protecting data is especially critical for financial institutions with large amounts of sensitive personal data. A variety of government regulations make this task especially onerous. Here are five ways storage administrators can ease their backup burden... More...
Three steps for evaluating a VTL product By Greg Schulz
steps for evaluating a virtual tape library (VTL), virtual tape system or disk library and a template that can be used for comparison evaluations... More...
Top 10 things to ask a vendor when buying backup software By Deni Connor
Before you rush out to buy new data backup software, here are 10 questions you should ask potential backup vendors to help you decide what is best for your backup environment... More...
Top 10 things to ask a vendor when buying backup software By Deni Connor
Are you buying new backup software? In this tip, Deni Connor discusses 10 questions you should ask your backup software vendor before you make a purchasing decision... More...
Long-term archiving dos and don'ts By Logan G. Harbaugh
Restoring data from long-term archives can be difficult (or impossible) if your archive isn't in a readable format. This tip outlines some ways that you can ensure access to your data over time... More...
Securing the tape custody chain By Rick Cook
Backup tapes are priceless and keeping them safe and protected needs to be a top priority. Here are four steps you should take to ensure your tapes reach their destination safely... More...
Automate data backup with open-source tools By Deni Connor
Here's a look at some of the major open-source tools for data backup... More...
Is online data backup right for your business? By George Crump
There are many misconceptions about online data backup. Here's what you need to know to decide if online backup is right for your storage needs... More...
Server-free, LAN-free or SAN-free backup: Which do you need? By Rick Cook, contributor
Learn whether server-free backup, LAN-free backup or SAN-free backup is best for your environment... More...
Ten ways you can make your data backups more secure By Kevin Beaver
While data backups are essential to effective security, mismanagement and mishandling of backups can often increase security woes. In this tip, Kevin Beaver discusses ten ways your business can make its data backups more secure... More...
Prepare for next-generation backup By Greg Schulz
Learn how to plan and be well-prepared for changes, new technologies and techniques in data protection... More...
Unlock the benefits of e-mail archiving By Bob Spurzem
This tip details the many benefits of adding an e-mail archive application to your data center. Some of the instant pluses: faster backups and recovery... More...
REMOTE BACKUP SOLUTIONS
Tools to Fine-tune Your Backups by Storage Magazine
specialized 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 catalogs and supporting a...
Five Steps to Successful IT Consolidation by Riverbed Technology, Inc.
made the strategic decision to consolidate remote site IT infrastructure into central data centers? Then you have probably discovered that consolidation projects are fraught with technical, organization, and implementation challenges that require a well thought-out strategy...
IT Briefing: Virtualization Replication Options for Protecting Your Virtual Infrastructure by Dell, Inc.
best practices for using virtualization-based backup and replication to protect physical servers, as explained by server virtualization expert David Davis. In this IT Briefing, server virtualization expert David Davis describes the pros and cons of and best practices for using...
Top 10 Reasons for Using Disk-based Online Server Backup and Recovery by Iron Mountain Digital
combine the latest advancements in disk-based backup with secure, integrated online technologies offer the fast, assured data recovery. This paper discusses the top 10 reasons businesses are turning to this technology. Backup of vital company information is critical to a company’s survival...
Options for backup on VMware: Best of products and processes by Dell, Inc.
now to learn more. Though using standard backup packages with agents over the network is often adequate for backing up virtual environments, how can the process be improved? This webcast addresses this question and more, including: • What about host systems other than Windows? How do system...
Related Knowledgestorm Podcasts
Seven Key Questions to Ask Before Moving to Disk-Based Backup by ExaGrid Systems, Inc.
There are a number of choices available for disk-based backup. Listen to this Podcast and learn as experts discuss the major points to consider when moving from tape to disk so your move will be more successful. Listen to this Podcast and learn as disk backup experts discuss the major points to consider...
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...
Podcast: Backup 101: Seven tips for better SMB backups by Symantec Corporation
you'll discover effective and efficient ways for successful data backup in your SMB. Download this Podcast to learn more. While the backup needs of SMBs are essentially the same as those of enterprises, there are some important differences that should be considered. Because budget and resources are frequently...