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• SMB data backup solutions

  Data backup expert Pierre Dorion answers a SearchDataBackup reader's questions about providing a data backup solution for SMBs.  Continue Reading

• Top five tips for VMware data backup

  VMware has seen tremendous adoption rates over the past two to three years. Getting your VMware data backup environment right is one of the most critical aspects of any virtualization deployment.  Continue Reading

• Tape media failures

  Data backup expert Ashley D'Costa answers a SearchDataBackup.com reader's question about tape media failures.  Continue Reading

• Backing up scanned files

  Data backup expert Pierre Dorion answers a SearchDataBackup reader's question about backing up scanned files.  Continue Reading

• The relationship between RTOs and RPOs

  Data backup expert Pierre Dorion discusses the differences between RTOs and RPOs.  Continue Reading

• Remote backup solutions

  Data backup expert Pierre Dorion discusses the pros and cons of data deduplication and continuous data protection for remote backup.  Continue Reading

• Are online data backup service providers ready for the enterprise?

  Pierre Dorion details what you need to consider when evaluating online backup service providers.  Continue Reading

• Data Domain's impact on data backup

  Storage expert Pierre Dorion discusses Data Domain's impact on data backup.  Continue Reading

• Remote replication with Oracle software

  Storage expert Pierre Dorion discusses remote replication for Oracle software.  Continue Reading

• How to manage unstructured data

  Storage expert Greg Schulz explains to a reader how to manage unstructured data.  Continue Reading

• Status of NetBackup 6.0

  Business continuity expert Pierre Dorion discusses the status of Netbackup 6.0.  Continue Reading

• Data Guard based replication vs. SAN (EVA5000 & CA) based replication

  Business continuance expert Pierre Dorion answers a reader's question: What are the pros and cons of Data Guard based replication vs. SAN ...  Continue Reading

• Correctly assigning scratch media to pools

  Backup operations and compliance expert Ashley D'Costa discusses a reader's question: "How do I automatically re-assign scratch media to the correct pool?"  Continue Reading

• Degaussing backup media

  Backup/recovery expert W. Curtis Preston discusses how to degauss backup media.  Continue Reading

• Analyzing drive usage in backup environments

  There really isn't an "easy way" to report on drive usage in a useful way. There is a "simple" way that typically yields only part of the information you are looking for, and there is a much more complex way that will likely produce the expected ...  Continue Reading