PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT - Because network attached storage (NAS) is file-based (rather than block-based) storage, it is particularly suited for storing the types of unstructured, file-based data that is a challenge for many storage pros today. This FAQ Presentation Transcript answers key questions about NAS advantages and implementations.
Posted: September 14, 2009 | Published: September 14, 2009


Topics:  Business Continuity Planning | Data Management | Disk Backups | NAS | Storage Architectures | Storage Best Practices | Storage Capacity | Storage Infrastructure | Storage Management | Storage Management Software

WEBCAST - There are two sides to desktop business continuity: users' needs and IT management. Users need on-demand accessibility of their desktops, applications and data. IT managers must limit complexity caused by supporting diverse users and hardware. This webcast discusses how to automate and simplify virtual desktop management to improve efficiency.
Posted: September 10, 2009 | Premiered: September 10, 2009


Topics:  Business Continuity Planning | Data Centers | Desktop Applications Management | Desktop Management | Desktop Virtualization | Disaster Recovery | Enterprise Application Integration Middleware | IT Infrastructure | Remote Access Protocols | Virtual Desktop Infrastructure | VMware

WHITE PAPER - Business continuity (BC) and disaster recovery (DR) should be major components of any risk-management strategy. After all, no business wants to be caught unprepared for unforeseen events such as floods, fires, terrorist attacks, power outages or other disturbances. That's why planning and regularly testing BC and DR programs is essential.
Posted: September 8, 2009 | Published: September 8, 2009


Topics:  Business Continuity Planning | Continuous Data Protection | Disaster Planning | Disaster Recovery | Downtime | Storage Infrastructure | Storage Management | Storage Security | Terrorism

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more companies than ever have continuity plans, an AT&T study discovered that a high percentage of those plans are outdated. If your company is one of those with an outdated plan or no plan, here are some things that might help them understand the importance of good continuity planning.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

WHITE PAPER - System Center lowers the cost of delivering datacenter services through integrated, end-to-end management of physical and virtual environments, and supports the optimization of the datacenter in three primary ways. Each of these benefits, and the solutions that enable them, are discussed in this paper.
Posted: September 8, 2009 | Published: September 8, 2009


Topics:  Business Continuity Planning | Compliance (Systems Operations) | Data Center Management | Data Center Power Management | Data Centers | Microsoft Hyper-V | Server Consolidation | Server Management

WHITE PAPER - You probably think it couldn't happen to you, but disastrous events occur more often than not. Perhaps not a hurricane or earthquake or malicious attack, but there are potential risks for every business. Developing a solid data-recovery plan can keep your business up and running in the event of a disaster or other unfortunate event.
Posted: September 8, 2009 | Published: September 8, 2009


Topics:  Business Continuity Planning | Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Data Centers | Data Recovery | Data Security | Data Storage | Disaster Planning | Disaster Recovery | Malware | Security Threats | Storage Best Practices | Storage Management | Storage Security

CASE STUDY - Wells' Dairy needed to provide cost-effective services and promote business continuity and agility. It deployed the Windows Server 2008 Datacenter operating system and Hyper-V™ virtualization technology. Today, it has a scalable server consolidation solution and a data center that is saving more than US.$12,000 in annual electrical costs.
Posted: September 8, 2009 | Published: March 1, 2009


Topics:  Business Continuity Planning | Clustering | Disaster Recovery | Green Data Center | High Availability | Microsoft Hyper-V | Server Consolidation | Server Virtualization | Windows Server Software

WHITE PAPER - 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.
Posted: September 8, 2009 | Published: September 8, 2009


Topics:  Backups | Business Continuity Planning | Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Data Center Management | Data Centers | Data Recovery | Data Security | Data Storage | Disaster Planning | Disaster Recovery | Downtime | Power Blackouts

WHITE PAPER - While trying to predict an outage is impossible, being prepared for one is not. Having the right tools in place to respond to a "disaster" is essential to sustaining a successful organization. A business-continuity / disaster-recovery plan can help you cut costs by avoiding downtime, lost revenue and dissatisfied customers.
Posted: September 8, 2009 | Published: September 8, 2009


Topics:  Backups | Business Continuity Planning | Continuous Data Protection | Data Center Management | Data Centers | Data Governance | Data Management | Data Recovery | Data Security | Data Storage | Disaster Planning | Disaster Recovery | Downtime | Storage Security

WHITE PAPER - In an increasingly digital world, it's clear that business continuity is no longer an option. Keeping systems running 24x7 and ensuring that data reaches its intended destination — precisely when it's needed — is the heart and soul of a business. This paper discusses Business-Continuity (BC) initiatives on a tight budget and with limited resources.
Posted: September 8, 2009 | Published: September 8, 2009


Topics:  Backups | Business Continuity Planning | Business Continuity Planning Software | Data Center Management | Data Deduplication | Data Governance | Data Loss Prevention (DLP) | Data Recovery | Data Security | Data Storage | Disaster Planning | Disaster Recovery | RPO | RTO | Server Virtualization

CASE STUDY - The Barkley ad firm implements consolidation, virtualization and replication to strengthen business-continuity and disaster-recovery planning. With the goal of getting to 100 percent availability, the firm uses HP's blade hardware, VMware's virtualization software and a variety of existing storage platforms.
Posted: September 8, 2009 | Published: September 4, 2009


Topics:  Blade Servers | Business Continuity Planning | Disaster Recovery | High Availability | Server Consolidation | Server Hardware | Server Management | Server Virtualization | VMware Disaster Recovery

WHITE PAPER - Continuity of Operations Planning (COOP) is the disciplined planning needed to prepare for a natural or man-made emergency that affects service availability. This data sheet presents an effective solution for COOP from HP.
Posted: August 27, 2009 | Published: August 6, 2009


Topics:  Business Continuation Services | Business Continuity Planning | Business Continuity Planning Software | Disaster Planning | Disaster Recovery | Storage Management | Storage Resource Management | Storage Virtualization

WHITE PAPER - To provide relief and encourage continued growth, the U.S. Congress recently passed the Recovery Act-legislation that offers economic help to small businesses to help them to survive and thrive. Read the following Q+A to learn how businesses can take advantage of stimulus funds.
Posted: August 14, 2009 | Published: August 14, 2009


Topics:  Business Continuity Planning | Economic Environment | Financial Management | Financing | Loans | Small Businesses | SMBs

WEBCAST - Start smart: get powerful techniques to improve your mission critical systems and product development process by viewing the On Demand Webcast, Building Mission Critical Aerospace and Defense systems with IBM Rational Quality Management Products.
Posted: August 13, 2009 | Premiered: August 5, 2009


Topics:  Business Continuity Planning | Business Environment | Business IT Alignment | Business Management | Cost Benefit Analysis | Quality Control | Query Tools | Risk Assessment | Risk Management

WHITE PAPER - The failure of business-critical applications could be catastrophic to a company. Read this white paper for expert knowledge on business continuity - specifically - making your data more available while driving your costs down.
Posted: August 11, 2009 | Published: April 16, 2009


Topics:  Business Continuity Planning | Business Continuity Planning Software | Disaster Planning | Disaster Recovery | Storage Management | Storage Resource Management | Storage Virtualization