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Last Updated: Dec 16, 2004 
You're faced with multiple strategies for backups today: on-line, off-line, near-line, incrementals, mirroring -- not to mention the formats and products. Can disk and tape backups coexist in this renewed era of BC/DR planning?
>> Join W. Curtis Preston this Wed., Feb. 20, 12-5pm EST, in our forum for a backup disk vs. tape discussion!
>> Ask searchStorage backup expert Jim Booth your questions.
Tape is dead: Long live tape!

(15 Feb 2002)

Join The Storage Group's W. Curtis Preston as he looks at emerging backup trends that may put tape backups in a different light altogether. What do you think about his assumptions? Rate this accompanying tip, then join the debate in our Storage Management forum this Wednesday, Feb. 20, 12-5pm EST.

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NEWS:
>> More on backup, clustering from Preston and others in March conference and magazine (SearchStorage) 12 Dec 2001
>> HP packs a punch with new storage offerings (SearchStorage) 17 Jan 2001
>> FalconStor takes the penalty out of snapshots (SearchStorage) 27 Nov 2001
>> Quick Takes: Tape demand (SearchStorage) 30 Nov 2001
LINKS:
>> Best Web Links-->Administrative Tools and Strategies-->Backup
>> Best Web Links-->Hardware
ADVICE:
>> Tape is dead: Long live tape!
TIP :The Storage Group's W. Curtis Preston looks at emerging backup trends that he believes may relegate tape to off-site storage.
>> Tape, disk or both in a SAN environment?
ASK THE EXPERTS :

I will be setting up a SAN environment in the next few months. I was warned not to combine both disk and tape on the same ...

>> Pitfalls and Approaches to Developing an Enterprise Backup and Recovery Infrastructure
CHATS :Pitfalls and Approaches to Developing an Enterprise Backup and Recovery Infrastructure
>> Traveling data during backup
ASK THE EXPERTS :In a SAN environment where you have a server, centralized disk and tape, how does data travel during backup of a server with ...
>> Traveling data during backup, Part II
ASK THE EXPERTS :

Hi, Marc,

According to what you mentioned in the answer to the question posed on October 2, 2001 "Traveling data ...

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>> Is Ultrium the Ultimate in Tape Formats?
CHATS :Ultrium is an open tape format developed and advanced by HP, IBM and Seagate. Jack Trautman, General Manager for HP's Data ...
>> Replicating large amounts of data
ASK THE EXPERTS :I read your explanation on H/W vs. S/W replication techniques. In replicating large amounts of data over databases, have you ...
>> Encrypting backups for additional security
TIP :Good backup techniques can lead to shoddy security. Encrypt backup data for added security.
>> Synch vs. asynch replication
TIP :Good and bad of these two replication methods.
>> Sizing a tape library for unattended operation
TIP :Sizing tape libraries can help an administrator save time and energy when organizing backup operations.
BOOKS:
>> Oracle8i Backup and Recovery Price: $ 47.99
complete details on Oracle8i architecture, physical and logical backup techniques, recovery and replication methods, and ...
>> The Raidbook : A Handbook of Storage Systems Technology Price: $ 35.55
The definitive technical handbook on Redundant Arrays of Independent Disks (RAID) and other modern data storage technologies. ...

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