Tips

Tips

• Ten important steps for testing backups

  Don't let missing or defective backups ruin an otherwise wonderful business day. Backup testing is a surefire way to help your business stay on its feet during a disruption.  Continue Reading

• Build data storage reliability into a backup infrastructure

  In today's market, there are a variety of data backup options. Here's how to make sure your organization's essential data will always be there when it is needed.  Continue Reading

• The role of a GDPR data protection officer

  The data protection officer, required for many organizations to be compliant with the EU's GDPR, will face challenges in the new role but could improve how data is handled.  Continue Reading

• Three ransomware backup best practices to implement

  Data backups are not invincible to threats, and ransomware is no exception to that rule. Backups may help to reverse the damage done by an attack, but that's not their only use.  Continue Reading

• GDPR requirements tackled by vendors in varied ways

  While vendors are aiding compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation, it's up to organizations to change the culture around protecting customer data.  Continue Reading

• Contain cloud backup costs as data growth soars sky-high

  Techniques to reduce the cost of cloud backup become more important as the volume of data climbs at historic rates. But the cloud also has to be practical and efficient to work.  Continue Reading

• How providers can ease cloud backup security fears

  Cloud backup may be the talk of the town, but according to one recent survey, it still has some ground to cover before it can win over the masses. What can cloud service providers do?  Continue Reading

• Know when a snapshot copy approach to backup works best

  Using storage snapshots for flat backups could help your organization recover quickly, but there are flaws to these data backup methods. Be wary of having only online backup.  Continue Reading

• Oracle RMAN tutorial: Get started with database backup

  Oracle Recovery Manager offers advantages over user-managed database backups. It's important to know the right commands to begin several different kinds of backups.  Continue Reading

• Look to flat backup products for reliable, simple backups

  Flat data backups weren't always seen as suitable replacements for traditional backups. Today, various improvements to the snapshot-based technology may have turned the tide.  Continue Reading

• How a backup data retention policy combats growing storage needs

  While a thorough backup system can protect your data, it can also lead to a rapid increase in the amount of data you have stored. A policy-based storage system may be able to help.  Continue Reading

• Evaluate data backup and restoration efforts to gain business value

  In many organizations, data backups are performed at a much higher rate than restores. Fewer restores are never a bad thing, but is there a way to back up data more efficiently?  Continue Reading

• Before you back up to the cloud, ask these big questions

  These five questions for providers will get you off on the right foot to backing up data to the cloud. Some considerations, like cost, may seem easy, but that's not the case.  Continue Reading

• Being GDPR compliant is not just a concern for the EU

  The General Data Protection Regulation is set to affect many, and not just those in the EU. If your organization collects data online, you may soon have to make some tough choices.  Continue Reading

• Converged data protection options require careful evaluation

  As converged secondary storage products continue to evolve, potential customers should understand the most important elements and note the substantial differences among vendors.  Continue Reading