SmartBiz IT Research Library

WHITE PAPER - In this paper we will discuss what an Information Strategy is, why it is important, and what it takes to build one. We will also consider IBM's Information Agenda, that company's approach to assisting in the development of an Information Strategy.
Posted: October 5, 2009 | Published: December 11, 2008


Topics:  Business Intelligence | Data Governance | Data Management | Data Migration | Data Quality | Master Data Management | Risk Management | Software

BOOK - From the best-selling “for Dummies” series comes Data Backup for Dummies. This informative guide discusses today’s biggest backup challenges and how EVaulting can help you overcome them.
Posted: October 2, 2009 | Published: October 2, 2009


Topics:  Backups | Data Compression | Data Deduplication | Data Encryption | Data Governance | Data Loss Prevention (DLP) | Data Management | Data Recovery | Data Replication | Data Security | Data Storage

PRODUCT DEMO - EVault online backup and recovery solutions make it easy to protect your data offsite, automatically. They’re easy to use, fast, and secure. And they make it simple to comply with regulations. View this demo to find out how you can sustain the life blood of your company today.
Posted: October 2, 2009 | Published: October 2, 2009


Topics:  Backup Software | Backups | Cloud Computing | Continuous Data Protection | Continuous Data Protection Software | Data Governance | Data Loss Prevention (DLP) | Data Recovery | Data Security | Data Storage | Software as a Service

WHITE PAPER - Unreliable backups and recovery times that are too long have long plagued IT organisations. This paper takes a look at the costs and benefits of backup with deduplication storage as strategic assets for data protection.
Posted: September 29, 2009 | Published: July 1, 2008


Topics:  Data Center Management | Data Deduplication | Data Governance | Data Management | Data Mirroring | Data Recovery | Data Replication | Disaster Recovery | TCO | Virtual Machine Backups | Virtual Tape Libraries

EBOOK - Some pundits foresee a future in which all data center computing is done in the "cloud," but that future is a long way off. Most organizations have just begun to venture into the cloud. Many others remain skeptical because of security and quality-of-service concerns. Read this ebook to learn what CIOs can to do now to prep their own environments.
Posted: September 29, 2009 | Published: September 29, 2009


Topics:  CIOs | Cloud Computing | Data Center Management | Data Centers | Data Governance | Data Security | Hybrid clouds | Private cloud computing | Public cloud computing | Software as a Service

EZINE - InfoPath is a powerful SharePoint tool, but the easiest techniques aren't always the best ones. In this month's issue, learn how to incorporate best practices into your InfoPath forms development process to yield the biggest benefit for your company.
Posted: September 17, 2009 | Published: September 17, 2009


Topics:  Backups | Data Governance | Data Loss Prevention (DLP) | Data Security | Database Administration | Database Management | Disaster Recovery | Microsoft Office | SQL Server

WHITE PAPER - Critical master data management (MDM) functionality can be easily overlooked when request for proposals (RFPs) are narrowly focused on a single business data type. Ensure success by avoiding 10 costly mistakes when writing your RFP.
Posted: September 16, 2009 | Published: September 1, 2007


Topics:  Customer Data Integration | Customer Data Management | Data Classification | Data Governance | Data Integration | Data Management | Data Modeling | Data Quality | Data Storage | Master Data Management | Request for Proposals

WHITE PAPER - Smart decision-makers are seeking technology investments -- such as Master Data Management -- to help establish good governance models that will help with regulatory compliance and lower their operational risk.
Posted: September 16, 2009 | Published: September 16, 2009


Topics:  CIOs | Compliance (Systems Operations) | Compliance Best Practices | Data Classification | Data Governance | Data Management | Data Storage | Data Visualization | Master Data Management | Regulations | Regulatory Compliance

WHITE PAPER - Over the past several years, most Master Data Management implementations have used a "reactive" style of data governance. Learn how "reactive" data governance falls short and why leading organizations are using a "proactive" approach -- includes case study and migration questionnaire.
Posted: September 16, 2009 | Published: September 16, 2009


Topics:  Data Center Management | Data Governance | Data Integration | Data Management | Data Quality | Data Replication | Data Storage | Database Administration | Master Data Management

TRIAL SOFTWARE - F5 Data Manager helps you understand your file storage environment. This trial version will perform an inventory of your environment and enable you to run detailed reports that analyze which file types are being created, who is creating them, how quickly they age, and which resources they consume.
Posted: September 14, 2009 | Published: September 14, 2009


Topics:  Data Center Management | Data Governance | Data Management | Data Storage | Database Administration | Database Management | Network Management | Storage Capacity | Storage Devices | Storage Infrastructure | Storage Management | Storage Resource Management | Storage Systems | Unstructured Data

WHITE PAPER - This document describes the basic concepts and integration guidelines for FalconStor® File-interface Deduplication System (FDS) in a Veritas NetBackup™ environment. It is intended to provide best practices for configuring all components.
Posted: September 10, 2009 | Published: September 10, 2009


Topics:  Data Deduplication | Data Governance | Data Management | Data Mirroring | Data Recovery | Data Replication | Data Security | Data Storage | Disk Backups | Disk Mirroring | Disk Storage Systems | Disk-to-Disk-to-Tape | Tape Backups

ANALYST REPORT - Data deduplication has quickly moved from a "nice-to-have" to a "must-have" technology for those organizations trying to keep pace with relentless data growth. Organizations surveyed by ESG are citing difficulty keeping up with storage capacity demands, while also reporting flat or decreasing IT budgets.
Posted: September 10, 2009 | Published: May 1, 2009


Topics:  Backups | Data Center Management | Data Deduplication | Data Governance | Data Management | Data Mirroring | Data Recovery | Data Replication | Data Security | Data Storage | Disaster Recovery | Storage Capacity | Storage Management | Storage Replication | Storage Security

PODCAST - In this podcast, learn how a majority of data breaches are occurring and what companies are and aren't doing to mitigate security risks.
Posted: September 9, 2009 | Premiered: September 3, 2009


Topics:  Data Encryption | Data Governance | Data Loss Prevention (DLP) | Data Security | Malware | Regulations | Regulatory Compliance | Security | Security Threats | Virus Protection

JOURNAL ARTICLE - 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.
Posted: September 9, 2009 | Published: June 3, 2009


Topics:  Data Deduplication | Data Governance | Data Loss Prevention (DLP) | Data Recovery | Data Replication | Data Security | Data Storage | Disaster Recovery | Disk Backups | Disk Storage Systems | Disk-to-Disk Backup | Disk-to-Disk-to-Tape | Virtual Tape Libraries

WHITE PAPER - Although more companies than ever have continuity plans, an AT&T study discovered that a high percentage of those plans are outdated. If your company is one of those with an outdated plan or no plan, here are some things that might help them understand the importance of good continuity planning.
Posted: September 8, 2009 | Published: August 25, 2008


Topics:  Business Continuity Planning | Data Center Management | Data Governance | Data Recovery | Data Security | Data Storage | Disaster Planning | Disaster Recovery | Downtime | Storage Management