SmartBiz IT Research Library

ANALYST REPORT - An investment in data deduplication products is easy to rationalize. These products cut data protection capital and operating expenses, facilitate consolidation of distributed backup operations, and slash server virtualization-related storage costs. Data deduplication offerings should be on every CIO?s project short list in 2009.
Posted: September 29, 2009 | Published: May 1, 2009


Topics:  CIOs | Data Center Consolidation | Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Data Center Management | Data Deduplication | Data Loss Prevention (DLP) | Data Management | Data Mirroring | Data Recovery | Data Replication | Data Security | Data Storage

WHITE PAPER - 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.
Posted: September 28, 2009 | Published: September 1, 2008


Topics:  Data Deduplication | Data Mirroring | Data Recovery | Data Replication | Data Security | Data Storage | Storage Management | Storage Replication | VMware | VMware Disaster Recovery

PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT - Please read this presentation transcript in which Brian Biles, VP of Product Management and the Co-founder of Data Domain, discusses data deduplication. And, why is it important? What exactly is it? What are the things that make different implementations different? Learn the questions you should be asking.
Posted: September 28, 2009 | Published: September 28, 2009


Topics:  Backups | Data Deduplication | Data Mirroring | Data Recovery | Data Replication | Data Security | Data Storage | Disk Backups | Storage Replication | Tape Backups

WHITE PAPER - Read this white paper to learn about the latest partitioning techniques, enhanced scalability, and extended manageability capabilities available in Oracle Database 11g Release 2.
Posted: September 25, 2009 | Published: September 25, 2009


Topics:  Data Management | Data Storage | Database Architectures | Database Design | Databases | Oracle (Product) | Scalability Testing | SOA

WHITE PAPER - Read this white paper to learn more about how Oracle Advanced Compression can help you reduce the disk space and costs of managing large data volumes.
Posted: September 25, 2009 | Published: September 1, 2009


Topics:  802.11g | Cluster Management | Data Center Design | Data Storage | Database Administration | Database Design | Database Management | Database Performance Management Software | Oracle (Product) | SOA

WHITE PAPER - Dell’s enterprise solutions, including EqualLogic iSCSI SANs, PowerEdge Virtualization Servers and Global Infrastructure Consulting Services (GICS) can help organizations confidently deploy, manage and protect their Tier-1 Microsoft® applications within a VMware vSphere environment.
Posted: September 24, 2009 | Published: September 23, 2009


Topics:  Application Infrastructure | Data Management | Data Storage | Data Warehouse Architectures | Enterprise | Enterprise Systems | Microsoft Hyper-V | VMware

WHITE PAPER - If you are looking to improve the efficiency of your storage infrastructure, consider the HP StorageWorks SAN Virtualization Services Platform (SVSP). It allows you to provision virtual volumes to meet the requirements of your standard and virtual servers. It delivers improved storage resource utilization along with comprehensive data protection.
Posted: September 23, 2009 | Published: August 20, 2009


Topics:  Data Storage | SAN | Storage Architectures | Storage Capacity | Storage Infrastructure | Storage Management | Storage Management Software | Storage Provisioning | Storage Virtualization

PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT - Nexsan and FalconStor have formed a strategic venture to deliver an integrated system designed to optimize almost any backup environment and deliver immediate ROI. Read this presentation transcript to find out how you can minimize reliance on tape, reduce storage consumption and improve operational efficiency.
Posted: September 22, 2009 | Published: September 1, 2009


Topics:  Backups | Cooling Capacity | Data Deduplication | Data Mirroring | Data Replication | Data Storage | Disk Backups | Rack Enclosures | Rack Servers | Storage Replication

PRODUCT OVERVIEW - The emergence of self-encrypting drives is timely in mitigating the security vulnerabilities of data-at-rest. LSI is pleased to offer SafeStore™ encryption services which combine local key management with self-encrypting drives.
Posted: September 18, 2009 | Published: September 18, 2008


Topics:  Data Encryption | Data Encryption Standard | Data Recovery | Data Security | Data Storage | Encryption Standards | Security Threats | Storage Security

CASE STUDY - When the Tucson Police Department decided to equip its crime scene specialists with digital cameras, it chose Linear Systems Enterprise DIMS ImageServer for the ID Section’s server and storage needs. For its RAID protection, Linear Systems chose the LSI 3ware 9650SE controller card. Read on to find out the amazing results.
Posted: September 18, 2009 | Published: September 17, 2009


Topics:  Data Deduplication | Data Management | Data Mirroring | Data Recovery | Data Replication | Data Security | Data Storage | Disk Backups | Disk Drives | Disk Storage Systems | RAID

EGUIDE - 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.
Posted: September 17, 2009 | Published: September 17, 2009


Topics:  Backups | Continuous Data Protection | Data Mirroring | Data Recovery | Data Replication | Data Security | Data Storage | Disaster Planning | Disaster Recovery | High Availability

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