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Getting started with IT disaster recovery planning
Whether you're new to IT disaster recovery planning or want to brush up on best practices, we have the answers for you in this essential DR planning guide. Learn how to create a DR plan, and get advice from experts. Discover how to make sure your dat... E-Book
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Choosing the best disaster recovery planning tool
The January 2009 issue of Storage magazine features a cover story on how best to select a disaster recovery planning site. This issue also includes features and columns on solid state disk, killing infectious data, consolidated archiving, fast disk d... E-Zine
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Infineta Systems Inc. Data Mobility Switch (DMS)
Infineta Systems' DMS improves throughput on multigigabit WAN links for high-speed replication, remote backup, storage and server virtualization, and remote VDI implementations. 2011 Products of the Year
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The importance of high-availability systems in disaster recovery plans
In this tutorial, learn about the important role high-availability systems play in disaster recovery planning. Tutorial
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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. Tutorial
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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. Tutorial
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An emergency management plan template for business continuity planning
Read our guide on emergency management planning, and then download our free emergency management template to get started. Tutorial
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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. Tutorial
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Building a better data backup plan: This year's hottest backup trends
Your new year's resolution may be to build a better data backup plan. Check out this special report on the year's hottest backup trends. Special Report
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The year in data backup and recovery technology and a look 2011
Learn what Mr. Backup's hottest backup and recovery technology picks were for 2010, and read about what he thinks the backup world will look like in 2011. Column
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Best data backup technology tips of 2010
Start 2011 off right and read our best data backup technology tips of 2010, and get the best advice from our data backup experts. Top 10 tips
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Choosing the best Oracle backup strategy for your environment
Find out which Oracle backup strategy is right for you in this FAQ: user-managed backups, RMAN or import/export backups. FAQ
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Zetta adds local option for hybrid cloud backups, DR
Cloud backups vendor Zetta adds hybrid option by supporting local data for quicker restores of recent or large backup sets. News | 16 Oct 2012
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Week in review: Nirvanix completes new round of funding
In our week in review podcast, Senior News Director Dave Raffo talks about the week’s top storage news with Assistant Editor John Hilliard. News | 04 May 2012
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Laptop data protection: A major headache with many cures
Laptop data protection is still a major headache for many organizations. Learn how some companies are turning to laptop backup software and the cloud to protect endpoint data. News | 24 Jun 2011
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SaaS vendor avoids downtime with SIOS high availability failover
SaaS vendor says that SIOS high availability failover software caught an issue that could have resulted in a global outage. News | 24 Jun 2011
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Data backup technologies to help you meet your RTOs
Learn how data backup technologies like snapshots, CDP, replication and source deduplication can help you meet your backup RTOs. News | 06 Jun 2011
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Sepaton, ExaGrid add disk backup systems with deduplication, replication
Sepaton launches disk backup systems for remote offices while ExaGrid aims for higher end midrange shops with Ethernet backup box. News | 23 May 2011
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Deduplication appliances under pressure from dedupe software
Dedupe software's affordability has given users of deduplication appliances a viable alternative. What's the best choice for your company: hardware or software? News | 09 May 2011
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Removable storage media appealing to SMBs, but with caveats
A new generation of removable storage media is making inroads in the SMB space—as well as the enterprise space—as an alternative to tape backup. News | 25 Apr 2011
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Laptop data backup gets attention from i365, CommVault
The laptop data backup market heats up: Seagate’s i365 addresses cloud-based backup for laptops while CommVault adds endpoint backup features to its Simpana backup software. News | 12 Apr 2011
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Snapshot backup software vs. traditional data backup
In this tutorial on snapshot backup software, learn about near-CDP and snapshots, redirect-on-write snapshots, and how to restore snapshot data. News | 08 Mar 2011
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Unshackling disaster recovery with WAN optimization products
Learn about WAN optimization products specifically aimed at improving DR, and what you need to have in place before you deploy WAN optimization. Tip
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Five IBM Tivoli Storage Manager backup errors and how to prevent them
Learn how to correct the top five IBM Tivoli Storage Manager backup errors in this tip from backup expert Pierre Dorion. Tip
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Offsite backup tape storage and choosing a tape vaulting service
Given the critical nature of offsite backup tape storage, you must perform due diligence in selecting a tape vaulting service. Tip
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New replication solutions needed for file growth explosion
In Tony Asaro's latest Storage magazine column, learn how traditional backup and recovery approaches aren't going to be able to keep up with the pace of new file storage growth. Tip
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Assessing your disaster recovery readiness with specialized tools
Learn how disaster recovery readiness tools can help you document your IT environment, automate the discovery of hardware and software and, ultimately, improve your DR readiness. Tip
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Any-point-in-time technologies: A better data protection strategy?
By leveraging data backup technologies like any-point-in-time copies, you can improve your data protection strategy and recover from a disaster more quickly. Tip
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Will cloud data protection replace tape?
Could the cloud replace tape? Learn how cloud data protection could be a good choice for your organization. Tip
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Supply chain risk management best practices and business continuity
Learn supply chain risk management best practices in this tip from business continuity expert Paul Kirvan. Tip
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Data replication solutions: Host-based replication products
In the previous part of our series on data replication techniques, you learned about the differences between array- and network-based replication. In part two, you will learn about the pros and cons of host-based replication products. Tip
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Array-based and network-based replication
In the first part of our series on data replication techniques, you learned about the differences between asynchronous vs. synchronous replication. In part two, you will learn about array-based replication and network-based replication. Tip
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Maximum tolerable period of disruption (MTPOD) vs. RTO and RPO
Learn what maximum tolerable period of disruption (MTPOD) means for disaster recovery planners vs. the terms RTO and RPO. Ask the Expert
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Getting started with remote data replication
Find out if it is possible to use tape to transfer data to a remote SAN before setting up remote data replication in this expert response. Ask the Expert
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What is a disaster recovery appliance and how does it differ from a disk backup product?
Harvey Betan outlines the similarities and differences between disaster recovery appliances and disk backup in this expert response. Ask the Expert
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Is cloud disaster recovery appropriate for SMBs?
Learn when and how cloud disaster recovery fits into the data protection strategy for small to midsized businesses in this expert response from Greg Schulz, founder and analyst with StorageIO Group. Ask the Expert
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Remote replication with Oracle software
Storage expert Pierre Dorion discusses remote replication for Oracle software. Ask the Expert
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Backup and software media storage best practices
Business continuity expert Pierre Dorion discusses the best practices for backup and software media storage. Ask the Expert
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Data Guard based replication vs. SAN (EVA5000 & CA) based replication
Business continuance expert Pierre Dorion answers a reader's question: What are the pros and cons of Data Guard based replication vs. SANAsk the Expert
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Remote backup: What are the alternatives to tape?
Archiving expert Bill Tolson offers advice to a reader looking for alternatives to shipping tape offsite, including a graphical representation of the remote replication backup process. Ask the Expert
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Mirroring HP EVA4000 data
Business continuity expert Pierre Dorion offers advice to a reader seeking information about mirroring HP EVA4000 data. Ask the Expert
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Ideal DR setup for NetBackup environment
This expert advice considers how to plan for DR using Veritas NetBackup, LTO 3852 tape libraries and Wintel servers. Ask the Expert
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remote backup appliance
A remote backup appliance is a hardware device that ships with a backup software application pre-loaded. The appliance is used to back up corporate data that is located outside the corporate data center. Definition
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Storage as a Service (SaaS)
Storage as a Service (SaaS) is a business model in which third-party providers rent space on their storage to end users that lack the capital budget and/or technical personnel to implement and maintain their own storage infrastructure. Definition
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wide-area file services (WAFS)
Wide-area file services (WAFS) is a storage technology that makes it possible to access a remote data center as though it were local. Among other benefits, WAFS enables businesses, academic institutions, and government agencies having numerous branch... Definition
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mirror
A mirror is a Web site or set of files on a computer server that has been copied to another computer server so that the site or files are available from more than one place. Definition
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Zetta adds local option for hybrid cloud backups, DR
Cloud backups vendor Zetta adds hybrid option by supporting local data for quicker restores of recent or large backup sets. News
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Week in review: Nirvanix completes new round of funding
In our week in review podcast, Senior News Director Dave Raffo talks about the week’s top storage news with Assistant Editor John Hilliard. News
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Infineta Systems Inc. Data Mobility Switch (DMS)
Infineta Systems' DMS improves throughput on multigigabit WAN links for high-speed replication, remote backup, storage and server virtualization, and remote VDI implementations. 2011 Products of the Year
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remote backup appliance
A remote backup appliance is a hardware device that ships with a backup software application pre-loaded. The appliance is used to back up corporate data that is located outside the corporate data center. Definition
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Unshackling disaster recovery with WAN optimization products
Learn about WAN optimization products specifically aimed at improving DR, and what you need to have in place before you deploy WAN optimization. Tip
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The importance of high-availability systems in disaster recovery plans
In this tutorial, learn about the important role high-availability systems play in disaster recovery planning. Tutorial
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Five IBM Tivoli Storage Manager backup errors and how to prevent them
Learn how to correct the top five IBM Tivoli Storage Manager backup errors in this tip from backup expert Pierre Dorion. Tip
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Laptop data protection: A major headache with many cures
Laptop data protection is still a major headache for many organizations. Learn how some companies are turning to laptop backup software and the cloud to protect endpoint data. News
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SaaS vendor avoids downtime with SIOS high availability failover
SaaS vendor says that SIOS high availability failover software caught an issue that could have resulted in a global outage. News
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Offsite backup tape storage and choosing a tape vaulting service
Given the critical nature of offsite backup tape storage, you must perform due diligence in selecting a tape vaulting service. Tip
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About Remote data protection
Remote data protection is an issue for any organization with remote sites or branch offices. This topic page contains information on how to perform remote data protection and optimize the WAN.