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Disk archive appliances a niche approach to long-term retention
Learn if your company is a good fit for a disk archive appliance, the trends in the archive appliance market and alternatives to disk archiving appliances today. Special Report
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Archiving storage vs. data backup storage: The dos and don'ts of using backups and data archives
Learn the differences between data backup software and data archiving tools and the dos and don'ts associated with each in this FAQ with Curtis Preston. FAQ
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Backup Guide Chapter 5: Archives (PDF)
You asked for it, so here it is -- a printable version of our Backup All-In-One Guide. Download Chapter 5: Archives in .pdf format now. Storage Learning On-The-G
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The role of e-discovery, indexing, content classification and search in file archiving
There are some codependencies here. Discovery, indexing, content classification and search can be implemented and used independently... FAQ
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What are some policy managers for implementing file archiving and where do these policy managers exi
Policy managers take your business rules about the information being managed, then implement those rules to move, store and delete information in the enterprise... FAQ
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If you plan to migrate your email to a newer version, should you wait to adopt an archiving system?
That's a question that we get quite a bit -- people wonder if they need to wait to look at email archiving before they move to a new version of their email system. The answer is really "no." It's a much better idea to fully implement the current emai... FAQ
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In-house email archiving vs. a hosted system: Advantages and disadvantages
Those are really the two principle avenues for email archiving. A "hosted" system is basically an archiving system that is contracted through an outside company... FAQ
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CommVault expands backup snapshots across storage arrays
CommVault launches IntelliSnap Connect program, making it easier for support storage arrays for its SnapProtect backup snapshot technology. News | 24 Jan 2012
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ASG Software expands into backup, archiving with Atempo
Enterprise management software provider ASG Software expands its portfolio with its acquisition with data protection provider Atempo. News | 15 Dec 2011
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Users handle NetApp backup in the array
NetApp backup strategies can consist of carving out space in the array instead of adding a separate disk target. News | 12 Dec 2011
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Actifio picks up $33.5M in funding to push PAS data protection appliance
Startup Actifio closes funding round to develop its Protection and Availability Storage (PAS) appliance that replaces data protection point products. News | 05 Dec 2011
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HP extends StoreOnce deduplication to scale-out disk backup, Data Protector
HP adds B6200 disk backup with StoreOnce deduplication software, also brings dedupe to Data Protector and envisions federated deduplication across data tiers. News | 29 Nov 2011
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Object-based active archiving preserves classic jazz performances
Swiss university turns to Amplidata’s object-based storage to digitize 45 years of Montreux Jazz Festival performances in an active archive. News | 23 Nov 2011
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EMC chases mainframe tape market with Disk Library upgrade
EMC, looking to convert mainframe tape users to disk, ugrades its Disk Library for mainframes (DLm) platform. News | 08 Aug 2011
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Metalogix Exchange archiving software gets mobile device support
Metalogix upgrades its Archive Manager Exchange email archiving software with mobile device support and one-stop content searching. News | 03 Aug 2011
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Linear Tape File System (LTFS) products seen as archiving boon
Linear Tape File System (LTFS) for LTO-5 is starting to gain support in tape libraries and other archiving products that are expected to simplify data archiving. News | 05 Jul 2011
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IBM, HP add public cloud data protection services
IBM rolls out public cloud protection services for backup, archiving and virtual machine DR while HP brings out PC backup service. News | 21 Jun 2011
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Microsoft Exchange Server 2010 archiving best practices
With Exchange Server 2010, Microsoft Corp. made significant changes. Learn Microsoft Exchange 2010 archiving best practices in this tip. Tip
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Cloud-based email archiving pros and cons
Cloud-based archiving is an attractive proposition for many firms, but before you start using the cloud, there are some things you need to consider. Tip
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Small business email archiving solutions explained
Follow these tips and experts advice to help you choose the best small business email archiving solution. Tip
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Data archiving techniques: Choosing the best archive media
Read this tip about data archiving techniques and to discover what's the best archive media for your organization: tape, disk, optical or the cloud. Tip
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Developing an electronic data retention policy
Every organization should have a documented electronic data retention policy. Learn how to develop and enforce a data retention policy in this tip. Tip
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Data archiving best practices: The difference between backups and archives
In this collection of data archiving tips, learn data archiving best practices and the differences between backups and archives. Tip
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Cloud archiving: Choosing the best features from the best cloud service provider
Cloud storage and archiving continue to gain support, but which provider should you choose? Read about two popular options to help you decide. Tip
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Data backup vs. data archiving: Is data backup closing the gap?
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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Backup vs. archive
Data backups and archives are different things. Backup and recovery expert Pierre Dorion discusses the role of backups vs. archives and why you shouldn't mistake one for the other. Tip
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Five tips for creating a backup service-level agreement
Learn how to write a backup service-level agreement that will keep the peace between IT and information users. Tip
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How to manage unstructured data
Storage expert Greg Schulz explains to a reader how to manage unstructured data. Ask the Expert
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Email retention policy: A step-by-step approach
Email retention and archiving expert Bill Tolson offers his advice on how to create an email retention policy. Ask the Expert
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E-mail archiving with CAS
Archiving expert Bill Tolson offers advice on utilizing CAS for e-mail archiving. Ask the Expert
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Hosted vs. in-house e-mail archiving
Archiving expert Bill Tolson outlines the pros and cons of hosted, in-house and hybrid e-mail archiving. Ask the Expert
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Records retention program
Backup expert Ashley D'Costa discusses what department within a medium- to large-sized company should be responsible for a records retention program. Ask the Expert
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Evaluating compliance archiving vendors
Backup expert Ashley D'Costa offers suggestions for evaluating vendors of compiance archiving products. Ask the Expert
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How can I retrieve mail from my backup server without a dial-up connection?
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What is an archive bit?
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The downside to automated archiving for inactive files
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Does the SEC restrict which type of archiving media we can use?
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centralized backup
Centralized backup is a process that involves automatically replicating data from remote sites and sending it over a network to a main (centralized) location for storage. Definition
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asynchronous replication
Asynchronous replication is a "store and foreward" approach to data backup. Word
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differential backup
A differential backup is a type of backup that copies all data changed since the previous full backup. Word
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incremental backup
An incremental backup is a type of backup that only copies files that have changed since the last backup. Word
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dark backup
A dark backup is one that can be run automatically without manual intervention. Word
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data archiving
Data archiving is the process of moving data that is no longer actively used to a separate data storage device for long-term retention. Word
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near-continuous data protection (near CDP)
Near-continuous data protection, sometimes called near-continuous protection, is a general term for backup and recovery products that take snapshots at set intervals. The term evolved from a need to differentiate products that take snapshots on a pre... Word
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archival storage
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Tape vaulting: What you need to know about tape backup and archiving
Industry analyst Lauren Whitehouse discusses the latest developments in tape storage and best practices for tape vaulting. Podcast
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SSD Trends: Solid state addresses I/O bottlenecks for companies of all sizes
Faster than a spinning hard disk, learn about the latest trends in solid-state storage, reliability and what SSDs can offer to enterprises. Podcast
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How centralized backup can ease remote site data protection challenges
Listen to our podcast to learn about the technologies available for centralized backup of remote sites. Podcast
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Tape vaulting: What you need to know about tape backup and archiving
Industry analyst Lauren Whitehouse discusses the latest developments in tape storage and best practices for tape vaulting. Podcast
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Druva Inc. inSync 4.1 Enterprise
Druva inSync 4.1 Enterprise offers secure access to backup data with multiple restore points from Druva’s client application, a Web browser or a mobile device. 2011 Products of the Year
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Best data storage products 2011
The Storage magazine/SearchStorage.com 2011 Products of the Year awards recogonize the best storage products in six categories. Guide
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Backup hardware
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2011 Products of the Year finalists
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CommVault expands backup snapshots across storage arrays
CommVault launches IntelliSnap Connect program, making it easier for support storage arrays for its SnapProtect backup snapshot technology. News
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Essential tips for making VMware backups
Before tackling a VMware backup, read up on some of the best practices - and how to avoid the potential pitfalls - using some of our essential tips. Tutorial
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What you need to know about Hyper-V backup
We've assembled some of our best tips and strategies make life easier during Hyper-V backups. Tutorial
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ASG Software expands into backup, archiving with Atempo
Enterprise management software provider ASG Software expands its portfolio with its acquisition with data protection provider Atempo. News
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Users handle NetApp backup in the array
NetApp backup strategies can consist of carving out space in the array instead of adding a separate disk target. News
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About Archiving and backup
Archiving and backup are often considered the same, but there are important differences between them. Data archiving is the process of moving data that is no longer actively used to a separate data storage device for long-term data retention. Different than data backups, which are copies of data kept in case the original copy is lost or destroyed, data archiving systems often free up primary data storage space and help reduce overall data storage costs. Learn about the differences between data archiving and data backup. Read about the different types of data archiving tools, including email archiving and database archiving tools. Learn how to choose the best data archiving system for your enterprise. Read about challenges enterprise data storage administrators and backup administrators face with data archiving as well as new and improved data archiving software features in data backup and recovery environments. And browse articles, news, tips and tutorials to stay up to date on data archiving information and resources.