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Connecting Virtual Desktop and Disaster Recovery

Forsythe Technology Solution — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST

Connecting virtual desktop technology with the disaster recovery process has probably not been a major focus for organizations; however, integrating a disaster recovery plan for the virtual desktop is moving up organizational priority lists for a multitude of reasons.

SQL Server 2008 Upgrade Series: Availability & Disaster Recovery

Dell, Inc. and Intel — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST

With Microsoft SQL Server 2008, small and mid-sized businesses have a variety of options for creating state-ofthe art strategies for ensuring high availability and disaster recovery for their databases. This article explains why upgrading to SQL Server 2008 may help IT sleep better at night.

Disk-based data backup and recovery for SMBs (Podcast)

Zenith Infotech — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST

10 steps to evaluate Google Apps for Lotus Domino users

Google Apps — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST

This expert webcast provides you with 10 steps for organizations that currently use Lotus Notes/Domino to determine if Google Apps is a good fit. Learn how to select a pilot project, calculate ROI and estimate training requirement to assist you in your decision making.

Podcast- 10 Steps to Evaluate Google Apps for Lotus Domino Users

Google Apps — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST

This expert podcast provides you with 10 steps for organizations that currently use Lotus Notes/Domino to determine if Google Apps is a good fit. Learn how to select a pilot project, calculate ROI and estimate training requirement to assist you in your decision making.

Data Warehousing Basics for SQL Server Analysis Services

Flowerfire, Inc. — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST

In this expert webcast, learn how to build your data warehouse for your SQL Server environment. Discover the necessary steps involved and learn about major concepts, including relational data warehousing and supported SQL Server Analysis Services (SSAS) storage formats.

Podcast: Data Warehousing Basics for SQL Server Analysis Services

Flowerfire, Inc. — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST

In this expert podcast, learn how to build your data warehouse for your SQL Server environment. Discover the necessary steps involved and learn about major concepts, including relational data warehousing and supported SQL Server Analysis Services (SSAS) storage formats.

FalconStor & reg; File-interface Deduplication System for Backup Capacity Reduction

FalconStor Software — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT

Please join Peter Eicher, Product Marketing Manager, FalconStor, as he highlights file-interface deduplication for backup capacity reduction. This presentation talks about why data deduplication is needed and how it works. It also describes how FalconStor’s FDS works and what applications it is useful for.

Global Dedupe FAQ

FalconStor Software — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT

As storage capacity needs grow in SMBs, disk is increasingly being used as a backup storage target. In this FAQ, Executive Editor and Independent Backup Expert W. Curtis Preston, discusses the role of disk-based backup in the SMB space. Curtis takes a closer look at the benefits and cost differentiators of moving from tape to disk for data backup.

Centralized Data Backup: Proven Strategy for WAN based backup

Riverbed Technology, Inc. — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT

With a growing number of branch offices, an increasing number of servers, and a high priority on reducing cost, backup is getting even harder to manage. Download this paper and learn about a proven strategy for combining WAN-based backup with WAN optimization solutions.

Cutting Costs with WAN Optimization

Riverbed Technology, Inc. — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT

Did you know it’s possible to cut IT costs without impacting day-to-day IT operations? In fact, when you download this whitepaper from Riverbed on cost-savings through WAN optimization, you’ll discover how businesses of all different sizes have realized a return on investment in just a few months.

Riverbed Steelhead Product Family

Riverbed Technology, Inc. — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT

What's the Riverbed difference? Speed. Scalability. And simplicity. Discover it for yourself and get the facts about the entire family of Steelhead solutions from Riverbed. Companies of all sizes depend on the Riverbed Steelhead product family to accelerate the performance of applications over the WAN.

High-speed, Power-efficient Deduplication: Saving Costs Without Sacrificing Performance

FalconStor Software — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EDT

Industry innovators Nexsan and FalconStor have formed a strategic venture to deliver the cost saving benefits of these technologies in an integrated system designed to optimize almost any backup environment and deliver immediate ROI.

Taking the next step toward greater performance and cost efficiency in a dedupe solution? ...

FalconStor Software — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EDT

Join Brian Babineau, Senior Analyst with ESG, as he explores high-speed, power-efficient deduplication with industry innovators Nexsan and FalconStor who have formed a strategic venture to deliver the cost saving benefits of these technologies in an integrated system designed to optimize almost any backup environment and deliver immediate ROI.

File Virtualization FAQ Podcast with Jeff Boles

F5 Networks, Inc. — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EDT

In this FAQ with Jeff Boles, Jeff discusses the ins and outs of file virtualization. He tells users the benefits and drawbacks of file virtualization, which file virtualization products are on the market and how they might work in specific IT shops, as well as how file virtualization affects replication or migration of files.

IDC Best Practices: Protecting Sensitive Information in Failed and Decommissioned Storage Media

PeakData Services, Inc. — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EDT

Stringent laws and regulations are forcing businesses to look at data in a new light. Added to compliance challenges is protecting disparate data, while reducing overhead costs associated with legal discovery. In this webcast IDC looks at high level trends in compliance, solutions that industry-leaders are employing and how to mitigate data risk.

PODCAST: IDC Best Practices: Protecting Sensitive Information in Failed and Decommissioned ...

PeakData Services, Inc. — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EDT

Stringent laws and regulations are forcing businesses to look at data in a new light. Added to compliance challenges is protecting disparate data, while reducing overhead costs associated with legal discovery. In this podcast, IDC looks at high level trends in compliance, solutions that industry-leaders are employing and how to mitigate data risk.

Virtual Data Center E-Zine - < i > Volume 14 < /i >

SearchDataCenter — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EDT

With so many new technologies, sticking with the status quo for your virtual network infrastructure is probably not your best option. In this month's issue, take a closer look at all the possibilities available now for interconnecting both virtual and physical networks.

Detecting Worn Tapes Before it ' s Too Late

Maxell Corporation of America — Wed, 26 Aug 2009 00:00:00 EDT

Damaged or worn out tape cartridges can force you to recreate lost data, which can be costly or even impossible. How do you know which cartridges should be retired? This paper details how a cartridge memory chip inside a storage tape cartridge provides a wealth of information on the remaining viability of that cartridge.

Email As Part Of A Business Continuity Strategy: Why Always-On-Business Requires Always-On- ...

Mimecast — Wed, 05 Aug 2009 00:00:00 EDT

The modern organization has email at the heart of its communications and business processes. This makes it critical to minimize both the downtime and loss of email upon the outset of a business continuity event. Maintaining access to email while upholding risk mitigation and compliance is a challenging endeavor.

Using an Archiving Strategy to Achieve Greater Efficiency

Datalink and Symantec — Sat, 01 Aug 2009 00:00:00 EDT

Unstructured data is the largest growing data segment today. Some IT groups are turning to archiving solutions to lower cost, reduce risk, and make better use of resources. This podcast will explain how archiving strategies can help drive efficiency in the data center.

Merging Backup and Disaster Recovery (DR) Processes

FalconStor Software — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EDT

This paper describes how continuous data protection (CDP) technology can bridge various DR methodologies to help organizations overcome the challenges of tape and achieve maximum benefits from their IT investments.

FalconStor Heats up VTL Deduplication and the Data Deduplication War

FalconStor Software — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EDT

Today, let's focus on one of the leading players in the data deduplication space, FalconStor. FalconStor can rightfully claim the market share leadership space for VTLs, even though there are other strong players in the space. But the market is fiercely competitive and FalconStor is not resting upon its laurels.

Leveraging Enterprise DeDupe for Maximum ROI

FalconStor Software — Wed, 20 May 2009 00:00:00 EDT

This webcast is part of Falconstor Software's "IT as a Weapon Series" designed to provide insight for IT managers and storage professionals. In this presentation, Vice President of Falconstor's Enterprise Solutions, Chris Poelker, discusses common IT challenges, the importance of deduplication, and examines the benefits of Falconstor's solutions.

Backup Optimization Best Practices

FalconStor Software — Wed, 20 May 2009 00:00:00 EDT

Join Paul Kruschwitz, Director of Enterprise Solutions for Falconstor Software, as he discusses best practices for backup optimization. Learn about the benefits of a virtual tape library (VTL), common problems with backup environments, and the latest Falconstor VTL solutions.

Inside SQL Server 2008: Exploring High Availability and Scalability Enhancements

Global Knowledge — Fri, 01 May 2009 00:00:00 EDT

Microsoft is targeting close to zero downtime with SQL 2008 with availability and recovery features that only used to be available via third-party solutions. This white paper discusses the evolution of High-availability from SQL 2005 to SQL 2008, and the tools available to minimize downtime in the Enterprise.

Tough Love: When IT Security Hurts Your Business

Global Knowledge — Fri, 01 May 2009 00:00:00 EDT

As IT commoditization continues to increase audit and control activities, IT gets better at identifying and documenting the causes of significant outages. In an increasing number of cases, these ITIL efforts show the source of the outage to be action from the security department, and the BSM processes show the impact to be devastating.

ESG Brief: FalconStor VTL Hyper-Accelerates Backup

FalconStor Software — Fri, 01 May 2009 00:00:00 EDT

Even with the addition of a virtual tape library (VTL) solution to the backup environment, performance bottlenecks caused by inefficiencies on the host side of the backup process remain a challenge. This can now be addressed with an add-on to FalconStor VTL that accelerates backups four to eight-fold and reduces impact on production servers.

BMC Software Hybrid Copy Techniques

BMC Software, Inc — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 00:00:00 EDT

Because organizations are demanding 24x7 availability from their IMS, DB2®, and VSAM applications, it is imperative that those applications do not experience outages. Read this whitepaper to find out how BMC's Hybrid Copy techniques help for faster system recovery in the event of a local outage.

BMC Database Administration Solution for DB2 z/OS

BMC Software, Inc — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 00:00:00 EDT

BMC provides a set of tools and utilities that are designed to automate the complex processes involved in updating and managing DB2 environments with the aim of being easy to use, and fast and effective in their execution.

Virtual server backup FAQ

Zenith Infotech — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 00:00:00 EDT

In this Podcast, backup expert, Mark Bowker, addresses how this technology helps leverage your storage, network, and computing resources.

Case Study: Grey Healthcare Group leverages FalconStor VTL with deduplication to improve ...

FalconStor Software — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 00:00:00 EDT

Grey Healthcare Group is one of the world's top five healthcare communications companies. Read this case study to learn how Grey Healthcare Group leveraged FalconStor VTL with deduplication to improve backup and recovery performance, optimize storage assets, and strengthen data security.

FalconStor Customer, Chris Watkis from Grey Healthcare Group, wins Best Practices in ...

FalconStor Software — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 00:00:00 EDT

Chris Watkis, IT Director of Grey Healthcare Group wins the Best Practices in Storage Award at the 2008 Tech Forum Conference. Grey Healthcare Group, one of the world's top five healthcare communications companies, leverages FalconStor VTL with Deduplication to improve backup and recovery performance, optimize their storage environment, and..

Disaster Recovery Solutions for VMware Infrastructure

FalconStor Software — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 00:00:00 EDT

Organizations face an urgent need for effective and efficient disaster recovery. The problem is that traditional solutions can be complex, slow, and prone to failure. Join Product Marketing Director Peter Eicher for an in-depth discussion on Falconstor disaster recovery solutions for a VMware environment.

Virtually Effortless Backup for VMware Environments

FalconStor Software — Mon, 09 Mar 2009 00:00:00 EDT

VMware Consolidated Backup (VCB) improves virtual server backup, but there are a number of limitations. FalconStor Software has a solution that works with VCB while overcoming these limitations. Using this solution, you can quickly and efficiently back up virtual machines and retain transactional consistency, without management complexity.

Demystifying Data De-Duplication: Choosing the Best Solution

FalconStor Software — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 00:00:00 EST

Data de-duplication has been described as the next evolutionary step in backup technology. Many vendors lay claim to the best data de-duplication approach, leaving customers to face the difficulty of separating hype from reality. This document provides the background information required to make an informed data de-duplication purchasing decision.

SAN For Dummies, Chapter 13: Using Data De-duplication To Lighten The Load

FalconStor Software — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 00:00:00 EST

In chapter 13 of "Storage Area Networks For Dummies," important concepts of data de-duplication are detailed. The techniques described are designed to "lighten the load" of a company's data storage infrastructure, freeing up crucial storage space, and eliminating multiple instances of the same data.

Enabling Enterprise Tape Library Support for Microsoft DPM 2007 Using FalconStor VTL