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• Using removable disk as a target for remote or small office backup/DR

  Independent backup expert Brien Posey discusses using removable disk for small office backups and suggests some possible alternatives. Continue Reading

• Top five SMB backup tips of 2011

  The editors of SearchSMBStorage.com have compiled this list of five tips to help you develop a data backup strategy that’s right for your needs. Continue Reading

• Tape backup devices still used by majority of SMBs

  Tape is still the No. 1 backup method for SMBs. Check out out latest news and expert advice on tape backup devices. Continue Reading

• Removable disk drives vs. tape storage for small businesses

  Removable disk drives offer a lot of benefits that tape storage doesn’t. Find out if removable disk storage is right for your SMB from these tips and articles. Continue Reading

• Top five small business data backup tips of 2010

  We've compiled our top five tips on small business data backup from 2010. Learn about tape libraries, tape vs. disk, cloud archiving and more. Continue Reading

• Top 10 tips for small business data storage in 2010

  Here's a look at the top 10 SMB storage tips from 2010. Learn about primary storage data reduction techniques, the pros and cons of cloud storage for SMBs and more.Continue Reading

• Small business data backup tutorials and tips

  In these data backup tutorials for small businesses, learn about using tape backup, the pros and cons of disk-based backup and about the newest data backup option for small business backup -- cloud backup.Continue Reading

• The pros and cons of tape media storage for backup and recovery in SMB environments

  Learn about the pros and cons of tape media storage, and if tape storage is the right fit for your SMB environment.Continue Reading

• Top 10 data backup and recovery storage tips for SMBs in 2009

  We've compiled our top 10 data backup and recovery storage tips for SMBs from 2009.Continue Reading

• Cloud, disk or tape: Choosing the right data backup and recovery method for SMBs

  Choosing between cloud, disk and tape backup can be difficult for SMBs. Learn about the pros and cons of each data backup and recovery method before you choose an option for your company.Continue Reading

• Low-cost data storage replication options for SMBs

  Learn about affordable and reliable data storage replication options for SMBs.Continue Reading

• Online data backup and recovery services: A checklist for SMBs

  SMBs should follow this checklist of items to choose the best online data backup for their business.Continue Reading

• The end of data backup software?

  Disk technologies are pushing data backup applications into a new role.Continue Reading

• Using snapshots, CDP and data deduplication as part of your data backup strategy

  Snapshots, CDP and data dedupe have made their way into traditional data backup products and can help you forge a more reliable data backup plan.Continue Reading

• The benefits and risks of online data backup and cloud services for SMBs

  Learn about the benefits and risks of using online data backup and cloud services for your SMB.Continue Reading

• Affordable data backup solutions for SMBs

  Learn about some of the most affordable data backup solutions for SMBs.Continue Reading

• Using an autoloader tape drive for data backup in SMBs

  For SMBs, an autoloader tape drive offers more convenience than a standalone tape drive, and a lower price than a tape library. Learn more about using an autoloader tape drive in an SMB environment.Continue Reading

• Evaluating data deduplication products for SMBs

  In this tip, Marc Staimer examines data deduplication and data reduction technologies for SMBs, including HP Data Protector, IBM Corp.'s Tivoli Storage Manager, Symantec NetBackup Pure Disk and more.Continue Reading

• The top 10 data backup and data protection tips for SMBs

  Data backup/data protection is the No. 1 storage problem for storage administrators working at organizations of all sizes. Here's our best backup tips for SMBs.Continue Reading

• Continuous data protection: Solutions for SMBs

  Until recently, SMBs were less likely to implement continuous data protection (CDP) due to its cost and complexity. In the second part of our series on CDP, we'll look at the CDP product offerings that are relevant in the SMB space.Continue Reading

• Continuous data protection: Pros and cons for SMBs

  Until recently, SMBs were less likely to implement continuous data protection (CDP) due to its cost and complexity. In the first part of our series on CDP, we'll examine when to consider CDP and deploy it in the SMB space.Continue Reading

• The pros and cons of disk-based backup: An SMB perspective

  While tape is the traditional technology for backing up your data, it is increasingly being replaced and supplemented by disk. This tip takes a look at the pros and cons of moving to disk-based backup in an SMB environment.Continue Reading

• RAID for SMBs

  There are half a dozen or so officially recognized RAID levels and a number of combinations. In this tip, Rick Cook examines the RAID levels that are commonly used in small to midsized businesses (SMBs) and their effectiveness.Continue Reading

• How to secure mobile data on USB drives for SMBs

  USB flash drives containing business-critical data are lost, misplaced and stolen in small-midsized businesses (SMBs) nearly everyday. In this tip, Daniel Dern discusses how your business can leverage effective policies and procedures to secure ...Continue Reading

• Outsourcing email archiving for SMBs

  While email significantly improves productivity, it also carries some heavy baggage. This tip discusses how email archiving can enable SMBs to decrease the costs associated with email, allow employees to increase focus on core business initiatives ...Continue Reading

• Tips and tools for making the most of event log files

  Nearly every part of your system reports events can be logged. This tip discusses which events you should log and best practices for making sense out of that information once it is logged.Continue Reading

• VTL 101: Integrating a virtual tape library into your backups

  A virtual tape library (VTL) is a disk array that mimics tape. In this tip, Rick Cook discusses the basics of Integrating VTLs into a small-midsized business (SMB) environment.Continue Reading

• 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

• Why and when to implement CDP

  Time spent working and capturing revenue is much better than time spent recovering data. Mark Staimer discusses how SMBs can leverage continuous data protection (CDP) to gain a competitive advantage.Continue Reading