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Is backup closing the gap in backup vs. archive?

The data backup and recovery community advocate that backups are not archives, but are backups closing that gap? Learn about their similarities and differences in this tip. (TIP)


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An introduction to data backup tape rotation schemes: Learn about the different types of data backup tape rotation schemes to determine which one is best for your environment. (TIP)
A look at VMware D2D backup apps (TIP)
Choosing the right tape encryption solution for your ... (TIP)
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Bare-metal restore FAQ: W. Curtis Preston, executive editor of the Storage Media Group answers common questions about bare-metal restores in this Q&A. (FAQ)
Global deduplication FAQ (FAQ)
FAQ: Addressing challenges associated with Linux backup (FAQ)
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A tutorial on data backup security strategies: Data security concerns are climbing the priority list for data backup pros, including tape encryption, cloud backup, key management and data deletion options. (TUTORIAL)
VMware data backup and recovery technology tutorial (TUTORIAL)
Remote data backup and recovery technology tutorial (TUTORIAL)
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Archiving reduces backup workload prior to deduping: What's best for your data storage environment: data archiving, data deduplication, or both? (ARTICLE)
Backup vendors dig into data dedupe, aim for the cloud (ARTICLE)
Data deduplication best practices (TIP)
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Next-generation data backup tools E-Guide: Download our Next-Generation Data Backup Tools E-Guide and learn about the latest backup tools and techniques. (E-GUIDE)
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Data protection and data backup trends in 2009: Here's a look at the biggest data protection and backup trends in 2009 by backup and recovery guru W. Curtis Preston. (OPINION)
Using data deduplication with backup applications (COLUMN)
How to improve tape backup performance (TIP)
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Modern data backup and recovery considerations: In this book excerpt, Iearn about tape vs. disk storage, the difference between full versus incremental backup, and disaster recovery v...

Vendors brew advanced VMware backup tools: vSphere 4 and a new vStorage APIs for Data Protection being integrated by major vendors may change this, but users say they'll stick with ag...

Online data deduplication calculators may not add up: Online data deduplication calculators don't take all relevant information into account, and fail to accurately compare different ...

EMC gives Avamar desktop and laptop support: EMC Avamar 5 gets support for desktops and laptops, denser EMC Avamar Data Store grid nodes, and data deduplication for archival tape.

Quantum builds SMB tape libraries that scale: Quantum pitches entry-level LTO-4 tape automation libraries that SMBs can scale with software licenses for easier upgrades.
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Engineering firm picks FalconStor CDP over EMC and NetApp remote office data protection tools
Strand Associates replaced tape-based remote office data protection with FalconStor's CDP, which required fewer licenses and less hardware than EMC and NetApp software. (ARTICLE)

Data protection and data backup trends in 2009
Here's a look at the biggest data protection and backup trends in 2009 by backup and recovery guru W. Curtis Preston. (COLUMN)

Texas Tech turns to data deduplication for data backup, disaster recovery
Texas Tech University licensed its backup software vendor CommVault's data deduplication software rather than adding a hardware system. (ARTICLE)

HP expands laptop and desktop data backup with Data Protector Notebook Extension
Hewlett-Packard's Data Protector Notebook Extension uses continuous data protection to protect files on PCs, and lets users restore files without help from IT. (ARTICLE)

Data backup and recovery news briefs: Rackspace unveils cloud-based file storage apps
This week's data backup and recovery news in brief: Rackspace unveils cloud-based file storage apps; and Tandberg Data announces DAT 320 tape drives. (ARTICLE)

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