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Ask the Experts

• Post-process vs. inline deduplication and more

  Rachel Dines, a Forrester Research analyst, outlines post-process and inline deduplication, as well as fixed and variable-block length dedupe.  Continue Reading

• What's hot in dedupe technology

  Rachel Dines, an analyst with Forrester Research, discusses important recent developments in dedupe technology, including deduplication accelerators.  Continue Reading

• What types of data yield a high deduplication ratio?

  Rachel Dines, an analyst with Forrester Research, outlines the types of data that yield high deduplication ratios in this Expert Response.  Continue Reading

• Software versus hardware backup deduplication

  Rachel Dines, analyst with Forrester Research, discusses the differences between software and hardware backup deduplication in this Expert Response.  Continue Reading

• Target versus source deduplication today

  Rachel Dines, analyst with Forrester Research, discusses target and source deduplication today, including the pros and cons of each.  Continue Reading

• Using Linear Tape File System for archiving

  Learn about using Linear Tape File System for archiving in this Expert Response from Brien Posey.  Continue Reading

• In-house vs. public cloud archiving

  Brien Posey offers information about public cloud archiving in this Expert Answer.  Continue Reading

• Backup and archive: Is archiving software necessary?

  Brien Posey discusses backup and archive software, as well as e-discovery in this Expert Answer.  Continue Reading

• Comparing email archiving software with general archiving software

  Brien Posey compares email archiving software with general-purpose archiving software in this Expert Response.  Continue Reading

• The benefits and drawbacks of CDP solutions

  CDP solutions can eliminate your backup window. However, there are many issues to consider, including application and operating system compatibility.  Continue Reading

• Disparity among backup products for backing up virtual servers

  Learn more about the challenges of backing up virtual servers in this Expert Response from Brien Posey.  Continue Reading

• Are storage snapshots an alternative to backup?

  Are storage snapshots an alternative to traditional backup? Find out in this Expert Answer from Brien Posey.  Continue Reading

• Are cloud backups enterprise-ready?

  Brien Posey says that there are a number of limitations that keep cloud backups from being enterprise ready in this Expert Response.  Continue Reading

• Tape archiving with a vaulting provider

  David Hill discusses tape archiving with a vaulting provider in this Expert Answer.  Continue Reading

• The challenges of tape vaulting (don't outweigh its benefits)

  David Hill discusses some of the challenges associated with tape vaulting in this Expert Response.  Continue Reading