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• Disk-based data backup and recovery for SMBs

  As storage capacity needs grow in SMBs, disk is increasingly being used as a backup storage target. In this FAQ, W. Curtis Preston, the leading independent expert on the topic of backup and recovery technology, discusses the role of disk-based ...  Continue Reading

• SharePoint Backup FAQ

  SharePoint use is increasing and so are the complexities of managing it. Enterprise Strategy Group analyst Lauren Whitehouse talks about what this means for your organization. This interview is also available below as an MP3 download.  Continue Reading

• New Year's resolutions for data backup administrators

  To make sure you start off the new year right, here are W. Curtis Preston's New Year's resolutions for backup administrators.  Continue Reading

• Managed data backup and recovery FAQ

  John Merryman, services director for recovery services at GlassHouse Technologies Inc., discusses the managed backup and recovery market today in this Q&A.  Continue Reading

• Continuous data protection in data backup FAQ

  Continuous data protection (CDP) is becoming an increasingly attractive data protection and backup option. But is CDP right for your business? W. Curtis Preston compares CDP to traditional backup in the SMB space in this FAQ.  Continue Reading

• Storage Decisions Session Downloads: Backup Technologies Track (San Francisco 2008)

  Data protection continues to be Job #1 for most storage managers -- a job that only gets more complex as each year companies add up to 50% more storage capacity. The good news is that newer technologies can help in this uphill battle, but you still ...  Continue Reading

• A product review of free and open-source backup utilities

  This product review of free and open-source backup utilities takes a look at products like AceBackup, Cobain Backup, FileFort, Memeo AutoBackup and more.  Continue Reading

• Virtual tape library (VTL) data deduplication FAQ

  John Merryman, services director for recovery services at GlassHouse Technologies Inc., discusses the pros and cons of virtual tape library (VTL) data deduplication and the state of the VTL deduplication market today in this Q&A. His answers are ...  Continue Reading

• Data deduplication FAQ

  Will you be able to achieve the huge data reduction ratios that data deduplication vendors are touting? In this FAQ guide, analyst Jerome Wendt answers the most common data deduplication questions he's hearing today.  Continue Reading

• Virtual server backup FAQ

  How much are virtualized server environments affecting backup processes? Mark Bowker, analyst with the Enterprise Strategy Group, answers the most common questions about virtual server backup from storage administrators. His answers are also ...  Continue Reading

• Server-free backup FAQ

  Not too long ago, server-free backup was the best option for backing up large data sets. However, there are some legitimate alternatives available today. W. Curtis Preston discusses how server-free backup works, pros and cons of server-free backup, ...  Continue Reading

• Tape Encryption FAQ

  How can you protect your tapes once they leave your hands? Pierre Dorion, Data Center Practice Director with Long View Systems Inc., answers today's most common tape encryption questions. His answers are also available as an MP3 download.  Continue Reading

• Backup as a service FAQ

  Trying to decide if online backup, or backup as a service, will be beneficial to your small-midsized business? John Merryman, services director for recovery services at GlassHouse Technologies Inc., discusses the benefits and drawbacks of online ...  Continue Reading

• Backup reporting FAQ

  The old joke, "The backup is fine -- it's the restore that doesn't work," is all too often true. But tools designed specifically to monitor and report on backups can help eliminate those restore surprises. Lauren Whitehouse, analyst with the ...  Continue Reading

• Storage Decisions Session Downloads: Backup Technologies Track (New York 2008)

  Data protection continues to be Job #1 for most storage managers -- a job that only gets more complex as each year companies add up to 50% more storage capacity. The good news is that newer technologies can help in this uphill battle, but you ...  Continue Reading