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Ask the Experts
Data storage management
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What serverless storage options are available?
Cloud database services, object storage services and application memory cache are among the options available for storage in serverless environments. Continue Reading
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How is cloud data loss prevention changed by shadow IT?
Shadow IT means enterprises are at increasing risk of cloud data loss, but providing employees with comparable file sharing apps can help. Continue Reading
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What's the best way to protect against HDD failure?
HDD failure can put bytes of data at risk. Is multi-copy mirroring or erasure coding the more efficient data protection approach? Continue Reading
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What role does Smart Paging play in Dynamic Memory allocation?
Smart Paging uses physical storage to make up for shortcomings in available physical RAM. Learn how it works on a host server with a high VM density. Continue Reading
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SATA vs. SCSI in RAID
Storage expert Greg Schulz answers a reader's question: "How does SCSI in RAID compare to SATA in RAID?" Continue Reading
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Hot-hot replication with EMC's SRDF?
Storage expert Evan Marcus offers an answer to the question: "Is hot-hot replication possible with EMC's SRDF?" Continue Reading
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Replication of OS and applications
Backup expert Pierre Dorion offers advice on setting up a DR site for existing critical servers at a remote place using Legato's Replistor. Continue Reading
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Daily data volatility rates
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File-based replication vs. volume-based replication
Backup expert Pierre Dorion offers advice about the pros and cons of file-based replication vs. volume-based replication. Continue Reading
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Overhead for RAID 0+1 is too high ... should I use RAID-5?
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What is scratch media in Backup Exec and does it contain valid data?
What is scratch media? Learn what it is, how to create it and use it effectively with Backup Exec from Symantec. Continue Reading
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Point: What topics should user acceptance testing cover?
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Advantages of ATA and SATA disk drives
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What is write order fidelity?
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The difference between Veritas Volume Replicator and Storage Replicator
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How and where to use snapshot technology
Discover the differences among snapshot, clone and snapclone. Continue Reading
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Data management/consolidation challenges
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CD/DVD jukebox
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DR and automatic failover
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Hot Swap and Hot Plug