Tips

Tips

• 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

• Top five data deduplication technology tips of 2009

  Although data deduplication is a relatively new technology in data backup environments, users quickly saw its many benefits. And its popularity continues to rise today.  Continue Reading

• Data backup vs. data archiving: Is data backup closing the gap?

  The data backup and recovery community advocate that backups are not archives, but are backups closing that gap? Learn about their similarities and differences in this tip.  Continue Reading

• An introduction to data backup tape rotation schemes

  Learn about the different types of data backup tape rotation schemes to determine which one is best for your environment.  Continue Reading

• Backing up data with VMware vSphere vs. VMware Consolidated Backup (VCB)

  Greg Schulz discusses the advantages and disadvanges of vSphere and compares backing up data in a vSphere environment vs. a VMware Consolidated Backup environment in this podcast.  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

• A review of VMware disk-to-disk backup apps: Veeam, Vizioncore, PHD Virtual and VDR

  Learn about the features in the newest disk-to-disk backup products for vSphere.  Continue Reading

• Criteria for choosing the right tape encryption solution for your data backup plan

  How do you decide which tape encryption product is right for your enterprise? Learn about what factors you need to look at before deciding on an encryption product.  Continue Reading

• New data protection schemes impact RAID rebuild times

  Data protection isn't just about protecting disks, but information. Learn about technologies that will shorten RAID rebuild times and still give good data protection.  Continue Reading

• Creating a System Recovery Disk in Windows 7: A step-by-step tutorial

  Learn how to create a Systems Recovery Disk in Windows 7 for a bare-metal restore in this step-by-step tutorial.  Continue Reading

• Low-cost data storage replication options for SMBs

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

• SQL Server backup and recovery best practices

  Learn the top SQL Server data backup and recovery best practices and tips in this article.  Continue Reading

• Secure your data backups with encryption key management best practices

  Here are several essential key management best practices you need to know about to maximize your investment in encryption and minimize your business risks.  Continue Reading

• Upgrading from LTO-3 to LTO-4 tape for data backup and recovery

  Upgrading from LTO-3 to LTO-4 to take advantage of LTO-4 improvements in speed and capacity is a good idea for many organizations. Here's a look at potential issues.  Continue Reading

• Data backup for virtual machines: Alternative methods to VMware Consolidated Backup

  Data backup expert W. Curtis Preston discusses alternatives to VMware Consolidated Backup for backing up virtual machines: using point products, and using data deduplication and continuous data protection.  Continue Reading