SmartBiz IT Research Library

CASE STUDY - For years Capital Bank backed up its data to tape and hand-delivered this information to a secondary, off-site location. While this strategy worked for a time, the bank wanted to move to a more automated process in preparation for growth and acquisitions. It found all that with Xiotech.
Posted: November 23, 2009 | Published: November 23, 2009


Topics:  Backups | Data Mirroring | Data Recovery | Data Replication | Data Security | Data Storage | Server Consolidation | Storage Management | Storage Replication | Storage Security | Tape Backups

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

PODCAST - Discover the benefits of disk over tape-based storage systems. This podcast will examine a large medical nonprofit’s transition from a tape-based storage system to a disk-based system. Find out how this organisation increased backup performance, shortened RTOs, lightened management burden, cut costs and more by switching to disk-only storage.
Posted: November 18, 2009 | Premiered: November 18, 2009


Topics:  Data Deduplication | Data Recovery | Disaster Recovery | Disk Backups | Disk Storage Systems | Disk-to-Disk Backup | Disk-to-Disk-to-Tape | RTO | Tape Backups | Tape Drives

VIDEO - In this very funny though obvious over-dramatization of the weakness of tape as a backup solution, see how tape can end the life of an IT administrator and a 30-minute fix that could be lifesaving.
Posted: November 18, 2009 | Premiered: November 18, 2009


Topics:  Backups | Storage Management | Storage Resource Management | Storage Virtualization | Storage Virtualization Software | Tape Backups | Tape Libraries | Virtual Tape Libraries

PODCAST - 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.
Posted: November 17, 2009 | Premiered: November 17, 2009


Topics:  NAS | Storage Capacity | Storage Management | Storage Resource Management | Storage Virtualization | Tape Backups | Tape Libraries

WEBCAST - Protecting data that is not in the primary datacenter amplifies all the traditional challenges of backup - either there is not enough bandwidth to accomplish a remote backup in the window available, or the process of handling and shipping tapes is in the hands of non-IT employees.
Posted: November 9, 2009 | Premiered: November 19, 2009


Topics:  Backup Software | Backups | Disk Backups | Disk-to-Disk Backup | Disk-to-Disk-to-Tape | Tape Backups

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

PRODUCT DEMO - Tape export is process of moving data from virtual tape to physical tape. Tape stacking allows multiple virtual tapes to be consolidated onto a single physical tape in order to save on tape media consumption. The concept is very simple and also very useful. Please watch this video for examples of how FalconStor VTL functions.
Posted: November 9, 2009 | Published: November 9, 2009


Topics:  Backups | Data Center Consolidation | Data Storage | Storage Consolidation | Tape Backups | Tape Libraries | Virtual Machine Backups | Virtual Tape Libraries

PODCAST - Disk offers significant management and performance benefits over tape-based storage systems. Now, with advances in virtualization and deduplication, disk-only storage is also less expensive than tape. This podcast explores a real-world example of an organization going tapeless and outlines the processes required and the resulting benefits.
Posted: October 23, 2009 | Premiered: October 23, 2009


Topics:  Data Management | Disk Backups | Disk Storage Systems | Server Virtualization | Storage Hardware | Storage Management | Tape Backups

WHITE PAPER - Relying on tape backup for branch-office data protection is costly and risky. This white paper examines some of the strategies and technologies available for backing up remote or branch offices.
Posted: October 23, 2009 | Published: August 1, 2009


Topics:  Backups | Business Continuity Planning | Cloud Computing | Continuous Data Protection | Disaster Planning | Disaster Recovery | Disk Backups | European Union | RPO | RTO | Tape Backups

WHITE PAPER - 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.
Posted: October 23, 2009 | Published: December 1, 2006


Topics:  Business Continuity Planning | Data Center Management | Data Recovery | Disaster Planning | Disaster Recovery | Downtime | RPO | RTO | Storage Best Practices | Tape Backups

WEBCAST - In this webcast, learn how Brunel University solved their email management challenges of massive email growth, lengthy tape backups and long searches. Discover how to develop an email archiving strategy that automatically captures, preserves and manages all corporate emails for compliance regulations.
Posted: October 14, 2009 | Premiered: October 14, 2009


Topics:  Backups | Data Security | Electronic Discovery | Email Archiving | Email Archiving Software | Email Management | Indexing (Information Management) | Microsoft Exchange | Regulatory Compliance | Storage Management | Tape Backups

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 - 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