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• 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

• High density file system backup

  Curtis Preston offers advice to a reader looking for the best solution to backup a high density file system.  Continue Reading

• Reusing backup tapes: Best practices

  Backup expert Curtis Preston offers advice on reusing tape.  Continue Reading

• Portable storage

  Any thoughts on portable storage? We are thinking of adding external HDs for offsite backups (still using a tape for some critical data). My thinking was that we would get two external HDs that would be exchanged each day (we currently do this with ...  Continue Reading

• Using dark fiber to connect sites

  SAN expert Greg Schulz discusses single-mode and multimode fiber optic cabling.  Continue Reading

• Remote backup: What are the alternatives to tape?

  Archiving expert Bill Tolson offers advice to a reader looking for alternatives to shipping tape offsite, including a graphical representation of the remote replication backup process.  Continue Reading