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Bare-metal backup and restore options
This article looks at the different bare-metal restoration solutions and the pros and cons of each.
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Backup and recovery basics: Testing your backups
All too often testing is the missing step in making backups. This tip explores how often you should be testing your backups and some things to look out for.
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Data protection for financial organizations
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...
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The pros and cons of file-level vs. block-level data de
Some data deduplication approaches operate at the file level, while others examine data at a block level. This tip explores advantages and disadvantages of each method.
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Five signs you need to replace your data backup softwar
Here's how you can take an objective look at your backup software and determine if it's time to replace it.
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The differences between block-based and file-based data
This tip examines the differences between block-based and file-based data backup and will help you choose what's best for you.
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Data backup options for remote sites
Data backup for remote sites can be very challenging. But there are several new storage technologies, most notably data deduplication, that can facilitate remote office backup.
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Data backup strategies: Migrating from tape to disk
Here's a checklist of things you should consider before you make the transition from tape to disk for data backup.
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How to implement VMware Site Recovery Manager
VMware Site Recovery Manager stands poised to revolutionize how companies think about and manage disaster recovery and data backup for their VMware virtual server environments.
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Restoring deduped data
Data deduplication is one of the most promising backup technologies today, but problems can occur when restoring deduped data. Here are a few things to watch out for.
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Troubleshooting Microsoft Exchange data backup and rest
There are many things that can go wrong when backing up and restoring Microsoft Exchange data. Here's a list of some of the most frequent problems and how to correct them.
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Virtual machine backup with CA, HP and Syncsort
Here's a look at how backup applications from CA, HP and Syncsort approach virtual machine data backup.
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SharePoint data recovery solutions
Microsoft has tried to make restoring components in SharePoint Server 2007 simple, but things do go wrong. Here are solutions to some common data restoration issues.
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How to choose the right tape library
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.
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The advantages of tape for data backup
With the current focus on disk-based data backup technologies, tape seems to be an outmoded technology, but tape is not dead. Here's why.
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Data deletion or data destruction?
It's often assumed that once data has been marked for disposal, it no longer requires much attention. But when data backups or archives are deleted, are they really gone?
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Is online data backup right for your business?
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.
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The top 10 causes of slow data backups
If your backups start to take longer, examine your system even if the backups are within your normal backup window. Here's a list of 10 things that may be slowing things down.
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The important differences among VTLs
There are many different kinds of virtual tape libraries in the market. Here's how to decide which VTL is best for you.
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Demystifying VMware data protection: VMware data replic
Here's a look at the different types of data protection methods to consider when using VMware.
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Cloud backup services succeed from managing data
Independent backup and disaster recovery expert Jon Toigo discusses the importance of data management and testing for cloud backup services.
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Four things to know about Hyper-V backups
In this tip, independent backup expert Brien Posey outlines four things you need to know about Microsoft Hyper-V backups to avoid common pitfalls.
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Deduplication and data lifecycle management
Independent backup expert Brien Posey offers information about how data deduplication impacts data lifecycle management in this tip.
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Integrating e-discovery process with traditional backup
Independent backup expert Brien Posey looks at how the e-discovery process and traditional backup software products have become more integrated today.