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Build Effective and Highly Available Disaster Recovery Solutions using Microsoft Virtualization

Microsoft — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST

Does your organization have a reliable and cost-effective site recovery system? This presentation transcript explores how site recovery tools along with virtualization enables IT pros to deliver secure application and data availability, implement site-wide disaster recovery and automate fail-over and fail back.

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.

Toss the Tape! 7 Key Steps for Overcoming the Limitations of Tape Backup

ExaGrid Systems, Inc. — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST

This document is a 7-step guide for making the move from tape to disk backup with deduplication. Within these steps, the Guide provides a concise summary of the downsides of tape backup, and then examines the superiority and economy of second-generation disk backup with data deduplication.

EVault Remote Disaster Recovery

i365, A Seagate Company — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST

EVault Remote Disaster Recovery Service (RDR) is a hosted service to help you quickly recover your key servers and data after a site disaster, and remotely access them in a secure virtual environment.

eGuide: Expert Guide to Configuring and Managing a Virtual Server Environment

Sun Microsystems, Inc. and Intel Corporation — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST

This expert E-Guide, brought to you by SearchServerVirtualization.com, Sun, and Intel, discusses how to successfully buy, configure and manage a virtual server environment.

Podcast: Build Effective and Highly Available Disaster Recovery Solutions Using Microsoft ...

Microsoft — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST

Does your organization have a reliable and cost-effective site recovery system? This podcast explores how site recovery tools along with virtualization enables IT pros to deliver secure application and data availability, implement site-wide disaster recovery and automate fail-over and fail back.

Build Effective and Highly Available Disaster Recovery Solutions Using Microsoft Virtualization

Microsoft — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST

Does your organization have a reliable and cost-effective site recovery system? This webcast explores how site recovery tools along with virtualization enables IT pros to deliver secure application and data availability, implement site-wide disaster recovery and automate fail-over and fail back.

eBook: Backup and Disaster Recovery

Zenith Infotech — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT

In these articles, Network World and its sister publications CIO, Computerworld, CSO and InfoWorld lay down the groundwork and explore the latest tips and technologies for no-fail corporate data backup and disaster recovery.

Mastering Disaster Recovery for Mid-Sized Organizations

Zenith Infotech — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT

A comprehensive disaster recovery implementation is critical to ensuring computing resources maintain operations in the event of a server failure or data loss. Mastering disaster recovery in mid-sized organizations requires the careful identification and implementation of end-to-end backup along with recovery tools and services.

Storage Magazine October 2009: Guide to Snapshot Technologies

SearchStorage.com — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT

The October 2009 edition of Storage Magazine Online focuses on snapshot technologies. Snapshots offer backup managers the ability to reduce RTOs and RPOs, but one size doesn’t fit all. Storage expert Marc Staimer explains how to evaluate and choose the best approach for your environment.

eGuide: Expert Tips for Comprehensive Data Center and Server Hardware Management

Dell and Symantec — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT

In this E-Guide brought to you by SearchWindowsServer.com and Dell, you will discover expert tips for comprehensive remote data center management, server hardware maintenance and much more!

E-Guide: Storage Virtualization Best Practices

Hewlett-Packard Company — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT

This E-Guide explores server virtualization and its impacts on storage. Learn more about the dynamic nature of virtualized environments and the overall state of adoption, performance spectrum, benefits, and challenges.

Essential Guide To Storage Networking

Double-Take Software — Thu, 01 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EDT

In this e-guide, storage networking experts and technologists spotlight the advancements that will have the most significant impact in storage networking to help you prepare for the future.

Key Considerations For Online Backup

3X Systems — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EDT

This E-Guide will highlight the key considerations to be aware of when evaluating online backup solutions and will also highlight critical questions to ask vendors.

eGuide: An In-Depth Look at Data Deduplication Methods

CDW Corporation — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EDT

This E-Guide will discuss the various approaches to data deduplication. You'll learn the pros and cons of each, and will benefit from independent expert insight that will help you get the most out of the approach you take with data deduplication technology.

An Overview of CDP

CDW Corporation — Thu, 17 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EDT

As continuous data protection (CDP) is integrated into backup environments, implementations with other backup protection programs may become complex. This E-Guide takes an in-depth look at the options available with Continuous Data Protection, and how to best utilize CDP with existing applications.

Next-Generation Disaster Recovery and Availability Technologies for IBM Power Systems

Vision Solutions — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EDT

This white paper reviews the technology spectrum available for IBM i and AIX environments, including the latest, next-generation solutions, with a goal of preparing IT professionals to evaluate and adopt those most effective and appropriate for their organization.

eGuide: What to Consider When Evaluating Dedupe

SearchStorage.com — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EDT

It's no wonder there's been so much buzz around data deduplication in today's storage market. This E-Guide will discuss what to consider when embarking on a data deduplication implementation, and will highlight the options available to storage pros today.

Disaster Plan - New Technologies Put Fresh Wrinkles in Business-Continuity / Disaster- ...

CDW Corporation — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EDT

Business continuity/disaster recovery requires a holistic approach that includes storage, infrastructure, servers, applications, middleware and the network. If that weren't complicated enough, today's new technologies are testing traditional methods of backup and data protection. It's time to take another look at your BC/DR plan.

Disaster Recovery: Plan for the Worst, Expect the Best

CDW Corporation — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EDT

These days, it is rare to find a company without a disaster recovery plan - a fact due in large part to a rash of high-profile disasters in recent years. The risks are too great to ignore. But many companies are still not doing enough to protect their businesses. This paper provides tips for how to protect your business.

Dell Virtualization Advisor

Dell, Inc. and Intel — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EDT

This tool is designed as a guide for customers with a comfortable knowledge of virtualization and their server/storage environment. Simply enter in a few vital pieces of information and the Dell Virtualization Advisor will create a customized virtualization solution to match your needs.

Essential Guide to Storage Virtualization

Hewlett-Packard Company — Tue, 01 Sep 2009 00:00:00 EDT

Read this guide for expert advice on updating your storage system with virtualization. Covered here are the pros and cons of three architectures, a buying guide and vendor comparisons, a breakdown on how storage virtualization relates to disaster recovery, and a list of vendor resources.

Beyond Backup Ezine: Disaster Recovery Strategies for Branch Offices

Overland Storage — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 00:00:00 EDT

The July/August issue of CIO Decisions Ezine focuses on disaster recovery in remote and branch offices, especially in midmarket organizations. Read this issue to learn some great tips and techniques for increasing your remote workers' ability to bounce back after an unfortunate event.

Which Virtualization Management Tool Is Right For Your Organization?

Dell and VMware — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EDT

In this informative Pocket Guide, brought to you by SearchServerVirtualization.com, Dell and VMware, learn more about the virtual management tools on the market and their functionality. Discover which product capabilities organizations should consider when evaluating virtual infrastructure management technologies.

Planning and Deploying Server Virtualization

Dell and VMware — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EDT

In this Pocket Guide, brought to you by SearchServerVirtualization.com, Dell and VMware, discover the central tasks in the assessment and planning stages of a virtualization project.

Essential Guide to Data Backup for SMBs

SearchSMBStorage.com — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EDT

Data backup is still the No. 1 pain point for storage administrators. The tips in this guide will help you simplify your backup process and put together a reliable backup and recovery plan.

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.

Improve Backup and Recovery Using Deduplication with Modern Mainframe Virtual Tape

Data Domain — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EDT

This whitepaper describes how mainframe users can effectively switch from physical tape (or hybrid disk/tape) to a modern mainframe Virtual Tape solution with Data Domain deduplication storage.

Prescription For Growth: Dell Storage Helps Navicure Reduce Disaster Recovery Site ...

Dell, Inc. — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 00:00:00 EDT

Navicure, an insurance claims processing company, needed a more robust storage and disaster recovery solution. They chose a scalable, in-house storage area network using Dell EqualLogic PS Series Internet SCSI arrays, and automated the planning, testing, and deployment of a disaster recovery solution using VMware Site Recovery Manager software.

Backup and Recovery for Microsoft Exchange Server - Data Domain Deduplication Storage Best ...

Data Domain — Fri, 08 May 2009 00:00:00 EDT

In many companies, Microsoft Exchange is now commonly viewed as a mission-critical application. Protecting Exchange information is critical and backup is still the primary method used. This paper focuses on the traditional backup and recovery practices for Microsoft Exchange Server along with solutions from Data Domain.

A Guide to Utilizing Virtualization in a Disaster Recovery Strategy

Dell and Microsoft — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 00:00:00 EDT

In this expert E-Guide, brought to you by SearchServerVirtualization.com and Dell, you will discover the steps essential for effectively integrating server virtualization into your disaster recovery strategy.

Re-architecting Disaster Recovery Solutions Leveraging WAN Optimization Technology

Riverbed Technology, Inc. — Sun, 01 Feb 2009 00:00:00 EST

Disaster Recovery (DR) is a critical component of IT and risk mitigation strategies, and compounded in difficulty by ever growing data volumes, distributed computing, and new technologies.

Symantec NetBackup OpenStorage Best Practices Guide: Data Domain Deduplication Storage

Data Domain — Fri, 30 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST

In this guide, OpenStorage best practices are examined and discussed to assist in eliminating the bottlenecks associated with deployment and functional testing of the solution.

Advanced Data Protection and Disaster Recovery

Syncsort — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 00:00:00 EST

Coupling NetApp’s SnapMirror and SnapVault technology with Syncsort’s BEX software has created an integrated disk-based solution for data protection and disaster recovery of mission-critical digital assets. Within minutes of an outage or disaster, applications, databases and users can be accessing data and resuming business.

eGuide: A Guide to Virtualization Ready Servers

Dell and Microsoft — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 00:00:00 EST

This expert E-Guide from the writers at SearchServerVirtualization.com brings you up-to- date on the latest virtualization developments and explains how they can benefit your IT shop.

Achieving Rapid Data Recovery for Credit Union Core Processing Applications

Vision Solutions — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 00:00:00 EST

EchoStream for AIX is a proven solution to the data recovery problem that is in use at a variety of referenceable accounts today.

CIO Decisions Ezine Volume 4: Disaster Recovery and Unified Communications

CIO Decisions — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 00:00:00 EST

This eguide explains how Midmarket companies are embracing server virtualization and updating their disaster recovery strategies to ensure they minimize risk-affordably.

Business Continuity Planning IT Survival Guide

CA — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 00:00:00 EST

This survival guide will help you and your company start to plan an effective business continuity plan. The end result should be a reduction in risk factors and to minimize the impact of disasters that are out of your control.

Virtualize at the Speed of Your Business - The Dell Guide to Virtualization

Dell, Inc. and Intel — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 00:00:00 EST

Virtualization is changing everything, from how you manage resources to the way you support your business, it addresses many of today's IT challenges - cost, responsiveness, availability, disaster recovery - and is a key element for achieving a more automated, agile infrustructure. Dell helps you virtualize at the speed of your business...

Sharepoint E-zine Vol.3: Using SharePoint ' s InfoPath feature to generate forms

SearchWinIT — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 00:00:00 EDT

This guide explains planning global enterprise SharePoint deployments, creating custom global search scopes in SharePoint and top tips for harnessing Microsoft SharePoint governance.

Disaster Recovery: Eliminating Tape and Trucks

Data Domain — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

Disaster recovery and remote office replication are top-of-mind issues for IT professionals, with frequent natural disasters underscoring the fallibility of tape-based backup strategies. This paper highlights the advantages of deduplication technology in disk-to-disk backup and wide area network (WAN) replication.

IDC Workbook: Assess the Value of Deduplication for your Storage Consolidation Initiatives

Data Domain — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

Deduplication is an emerging technology that has the potential to help organizations improve enterprise storage and recovery performance. By completing the worksheet here, organizations can determine if they should immediately invest in deduplication.

Deduplication Storage Best Practices Guide

Data Domain — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

This paper provides general information for using Data Domain deduplication storage systems to backup virtual machines deployed with VMware Infrastructure 3 (VI3). Topics include an overview of VI3 components and various methods of backing up data in VMDK images and Guest OS files for discrete recovery.

Executive Guide: Assess the Value of Deduplication for your Storage Consolidation

Data Domain — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 00:00:00 EDT

This IDC Workbook discusses consolidation at the datacenter, server, and storage system levels, including the use of virtualisation. This paper also discusses how deduplication can help improve consolidation of resources and reduce storage footprint, as well as improve data protection and disaster recovery under heavy workload conditions.

SEC Exam Survival Guide: Prepare in 12 Steps

Advent Software, Inc — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EDT

This Securities and Exchange Commission Exam Survival Guide provides you with the actions you can take to prepare for an SEC exam so that when the call comes, there is minimal stress and disruption to your firm.

Five Reasons Why System i (IBM iSeries) High Availability Solutions Should Be Considered in ...

Vision Solutions — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT

This white paper will provide a review of the core causes and costs of both planned and unplanned downtime and will then provide a detailed discussion of current options for High Availability and Disaster Recovery solutions.

Essential Guide: Streamline Your Storage Usage: 4 Straightforward Ways to True NAS Management

Northern Parklife — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 00:00:00 EDT

This White Paper will show how a NAS-based SRM solution can enable administrators to consolidate their NAS "holdings" with advanced quota management, automation in the form of "actionable reporting".

VMware Data Backup and Recovery & #45; & #45; Deduplication Storage Best Practices Guide

Data Domain — Tue, 01 Jan 2008 00:00:00 EST

VMware offers benefits, but it can cost you extra storage, backup resources and administrative challenges. This paper reviews the best practices for architecting a backup/recovery/DR approach for VMware using Data Domain storage.

A Practical Guide to Disaster Recovery Planning: The Basics to Getting Started

Double-Take Software UK — Fri, 01 Dec 2006 00:00:00 EST

This paper is intended to help simplify the process of starting a disaster recovery plan so as not to be so overwhelming. Through some basic steps, businesses can better protect themselves against data loss while working toward a more complete business continuity plan.

Real World Disaster Recovery

IBM — Sat, 01 Jul 2006 00:00:00 EDT

In preparation for disasters, it's critical to have a backup site that can be used if your primary location goes down. Download this article about a new enterprise data center and learn more about protecting your IT infrastructure.