SmartBiz IT Research Library

PODCAST - Twenty years old, RAID has become a standard and transparent feature. What is RAID, and how does this technology fit into the storage landscape? This expert FAQ podcast answers common questions about RAID, explores the different levels of this technology, and overviews the implementation stages and obstacles.
Posted: November 25, 2009 | Premiered: November 24, 2009


Topics:  Disk Mirroring | Fault Tolerance | High Availability | High Performance Computing | RAID | Solid State Disks | Storage Media

WHITE PAPER - 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.
Posted: November 20, 2009 | Published: November 19, 2009


Topics:  Data Deduplication | Disk Backups | Disk Drive Controllers | Disk Drives | Disk Mirroring | Disk Storage Systems | Disk-to-Disk Backup | Disk-to-Disk-to-Tape | Tape Backups | Tape Drive Controllers | Tape Drives | Tape Heads | Tape Libraries

PRODUCT DEMO - Because backup operations create multiple copies of the same data, FalconStor VTL provides data deduplication. As backup jobs are added to the data repository, the new data is compared to existing data and any blocks already in the repository are deleted to reduce disk space consumption. View this demo and learn more about FalconStor deduplication.
Posted: November 9, 2009 | Published: November 9, 2009


Topics:  Data Center Consolidation | Data Deduplication | Data Replication | Data Storage | Disk Mirroring | Disk-to-Disk-to-Tape | Tape Backups | Tape Libraries | Virtual Tape Libraries

VIDEO - With EVault disk-based backup solutions, your data is automatically backed up and can be stored on-site, offsite or both with local and remote vaults. Learn about the 7 Advantages of Backing up into the Cloud by view this video.
Posted: October 6, 2009 | Premiered: October 5, 2009


Topics:  Cloud Computing | Data Security | Disk Backups | Disk Drive Controllers | Disk Drives | Disk Mirroring | Disk Storage Systems | Disk-to-Disk Backup | Disk-to-Disk-to-Tape | Hybrid clouds | Private cloud computing | Public cloud computing | Tape Backups

PRODUCT OVERVIEW - i365’s EVault Data Protection solutions are powered by the industry’s only fully integrated data protection technology for both physical and virtual environments. Our solutions scale seamlessly as your company grows, accommodating nearly any combination of network components. Our disk-to-disk backups eliminate the hassles of tapes.
Posted: October 2, 2009 | Published: October 2, 2009


Topics:  Backups | Disk Backups | Disk Drive Controllers | Disk Drives | Disk Mirroring | Disk Storage Systems | Disk-to-Disk Backup | Disk-to-Disk-to-Tape | Physical Security | Tape Backups | Virtual Machine Backups

WHITE PAPER - The data protection market has evolved with a number of alternatives that can save costs. One type of solution is a disk-based backup solution. Implementing a disk-based backup solution can save up to 40% when compared to traditional tape backups.
Posted: October 1, 2009 | Published: September 30, 2009


Topics:  Backups | Disk Backups | Disk Mirroring | Disk Storage Systems | Disk-to-Disk Backup | Disk-to-Disk-to-Tape | IT Management | IT Managers | IT Spending | ROI

WHITE PAPER - Review the comparisons in this paper and learn the various ways that moving to disk-based backup and data protection solutions – as onsite software, SaaS or managed service – can be the smart move for your company.
Posted: September 30, 2009 | Published: September 30, 2009


Topics:  Disk Backups | Disk Drives | Disk Mirroring | Disk Storage Systems | Disk-to-Disk Backup | Disk-to-Disk-to-Tape | Tape Backups | Tape Drive Controllers | Tape Drives | Tape Heads | Tape Libraries

WHITE PAPER - With disk-to-disk technology, your backup data resides on disk drives, proven to be far more reliable than tapes. When your backup completes, you know the data is secure and accessible on the disk drive. Read this paper to learn other best practices on disk-to-disk technology and more.
Posted: September 30, 2009 | Published: September 30, 2009


Topics:  Data Centers | Data Deduplication | Data Replication | Data Security | Disk Backups | Disk Drives | Disk Mirroring | Disk Storage Systems | Disk-to-Disk Backup | Disk-to-Disk-to-Tape | Storage Best Practices | Tape Backups | Tape Drives | Tape Libraries

WEBCAST - Data deduplication is rapidly becoming a core fundamental of any storage system, and the implications go far beyond backup applications. Take this opportunity to learn the key differences between deduplication technologies available today.
Posted: September 30, 2009 | Premiered: September 29, 2009


Topics:  Backups | Data Deduplication | Data Management | Data Recovery | Data Replication | Data Storage | Disk Backups | Disk Mirroring

WHITE PAPER - This paper compares traditional data protection options and provides an overview of the impact data deduplication is having on the storage industry. Deduplication is quickly gaining momentum in the growing disk-to-disk backup market and offers several significant improvements over traditional data protection methods.
Posted: September 29, 2009 | Published: September 1, 2008


Topics:  Continuous Data Protection | Data Deduplication | Data Replication | Data Security | Disk Backups | Disk Mirroring | Disk Storage Systems | Disk-to-Disk Backup | Disk-to-Disk-to-Tape | High Availability

WHITE PAPER - We are beginning to see the next generation of backup and recovery solutions appear. New data protection solutions led by Data Domain’s deduplication architecture are quickly gaining market momentum improving data and application availability while increasing the probability for a business to survive most types of outages.
Posted: September 29, 2009 | Published: September 1, 2008


Topics:  Data Deduplication | Data Loss Prevention (DLP) | Data Mirroring | Data Recovery | Data Replication | Data Security | Data Storage | Disaster Planning | Disk Backups | Disk Mirroring | Disk Storage Systems | Disk-to-Disk Backup

PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT - Please read this presentation transcript featuring the first of a two-part ESG e-Seminar Series on data de-duplication. In part one, Tony Asaro, ESG Senior Analyst, and Heidi Biggar ESG analyst, will discuss the various technology considerations when applying data deduplication technology to disk backup.
Posted: September 29, 2009 | Published: January 28, 2008


Topics:  Data Deduplication | Data Mirroring | Data Replication | Disk Backups | Disk Drives | Disk Mirroring | Disk Storage Systems | Disk-to-Disk Backup | Disk-to-Disk-to-Tape

ANALYST REPORT - Understanding and measuring an offering’s operational simplicity is crucial criteria for selecting a D2D solution. As we at Taneja Group will explore in this brief, we believe that Data Domain has delivered an offering that personifies this notion of operational simplicity.
Posted: September 29, 2009 | Published: May 1, 2007


Topics:  Backups | Continuous Data Protection | Data Centers | Disaster Planning | Disaster Recovery | Disk Backups | Disk Mirroring | Disk Storage Systems | Disk-to-Disk Backup | Disk-to-Disk-to-Tape

ANALYST REPORT - Disk-to-Disk (D2D) backup has emerged in recent years to become a critical storage component of an enterprises’ data protection environment. Taneja Group has identified a locus of buying criteria that we believe compose the overall simplicity of operation of a D2D solution.
Posted: September 29, 2009 | Published: May 1, 2007


Topics:  Backups | Continuous Data Protection | Disk Backups | Disk Drives | Disk Mirroring | Disk Storage Systems | Disk-to-Disk Backup | Disk-to-Disk-to-Tape

WHITE PAPER - 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.
Posted: September 29, 2009 | Published: September 29, 2008


Topics:  Data Deduplication | Data Mirroring | Data Recovery | Data Replication | Disaster Planning | Disaster Recovery | Disk Backups | Disk Mirroring | Disk Storage Systems | Disk-to-Disk Backup | Remote Backups | WAN