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Continuous data protection requires a clear purpose in the enterprise, page 2
Snapshots and replication techniques go a long way toward safeguarding data, but continuous data protection (CDP) can preserve data when recovery point objectives (RPO) and recovery time objectives (RTO) are razor-thin -- and data loss simply isn't a... Buyer's Guide
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Improve recovery time for email and file servers, and spend less on remote replication
This is a growing concern in the industry today because we've seen data growth at 50-60% on a yearly basis. The file servers are getting huge. Mail servers are becoming just impossible to manage or to restore. And a lot of that difficulty is caused b... FAQ
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Disaster recovery FAQ audiocast
Don't have time to dig into the disaster recovery FAQ text now? Download the audiocast in MP3 format and listen in the car, at the gym -- wherever you want. You can download the entire presentation or the individual questions that you are most intere... Storage Learning On-The-G
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How do I establish recovery priority for my applications?
If it's at the IT level, it comes from a data perspective. When you start moving up a little bit into the business side, people start looking at the applications because they don't really know where the data is. If we talk today about virtualization,... FAQ
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How far apart should my production and alternate recovery sites be?
As a good consultant, I would have to use the typical answer; it depends. We have a few things to consider here. First, what kind of disaster are you trying to protect yourself (or your organization) from? Second, what is your geography like? FAQ
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What is the difference between RPO and RTO (from a backup perspective)?
The recovery point objective (RPO) and the recovery time objective (RTO) are two very specific parameters that are closely associated with recovery. The RTO is how long you can basically go without a specific application. This is often associated wit... FAQ
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How do I identify what data to replicate and what data to simply backup?
It goes back again to the value of the data to your organization -- or the impact of losing access to this data. Typically, from a business continuity perspective, the best way to establish this is through what we call a "business impact analysis," w... FAQ
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Facilities need a higher data protection standard
Storage expert Jerome Wendt shares his feelings on London's Iron Mountain fire, and why customers should carefully question the data protection facilities they use. Column
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Hundreds lose data records in Iron Mountain fire
An Iron Mountain storage facility in London was completely destroyed by fire along with the records of more than 600 customers. Article
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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