Tutorials

Tutorials

• Backup testing: A step-by-step tutorial

  Testing backups is a key piece of the data protection puzzle. Explore the different approaches and frequencies you can use to make sure your backups work.  Continue Reading

• 6 best practices for choosing a cloud backup provider

  Learn six criteria for choosing the best cloud backup vendor for your organization. Key among these is knowing your unique needs.  Continue Reading

• Inline deduplication vs. post-processing: Data dedupe best practices

  Will inline or post-processing deduplication work better for your data protection platform? There are several products on the market that offer these capabilities.  Continue Reading

• Essential tips for making VMware backups

  Before tackling a VMware backup, read up on some of the best practices - and how to avoid the potential pitfalls - using some of our essential tips.  Continue Reading

• What you need to know about Hyper-V backup

  We've assembled some of our best tips and strategies make life easier during Hyper-V backups.  Continue Reading

• Disk backup systems continue to evolve to meet growing challenges

  Disk backup systems have become commonplace and continue to evolve to meet new challenges associated with virtualization and data growth.  Continue Reading

• Cloud backups seen as alternative to tape in some organizations

  Cloud backups involve placing data on off-site storage that is owned and maintained by a vendor who charges a fee based on the service level.  Continue Reading

• Tape backup technology guide

  Learn about the latest trends in tape backup technology in our guide containing our latest tips, news and expert advice on tape.  Continue Reading

• Laptop backup solutions emerge to address remote backup challenges

  This two-part tutorial outlines remote laptop backup challenges and looks at laptop backup solutions available today.  Continue Reading

• Remote laptop backup remains a challenge for many organizations

  This tutorial outlines remote laptop backup challenges and endpoint backup options, as well as best practices from experts in the field.  Continue Reading

• Remote and mobile data backup: Backup's last frontier

  With organizations becoming more mobile, the time to get a handle on mobile data backup is now.  Continue Reading

• Hybrid cloud backup: D2D2C emerging as a viable data backup strategy

  Disk-to-disk backup took backup industry by storm, but a new force -- the cloud -- has arrived on the backup scene. Learn how hybrid cloud backup is poised to shake up D2D backup.  Continue Reading

• Deduplication backup basics for small businesses

  To help SMBs implement deduplication backup in their environments, we've collected our top tips and articles on data deduplication technology.  Continue Reading

• Choosing the right remote site backup approach

  In this tutorial on remote site backup, learn about the pros and cons of onsite data backups, centralized backups and cloud backups for remote sites. Also, take a look at one company's approach to backing up remote sites.  Continue Reading

• Tape backup encryption best practices

  Tape backup encryption is being used for many organizations, but figuring out how to implement it can be challenging. Learn about tape encryption best practices in this article.  Continue Reading