VIDEO - There are three primary issues that must be addressed to create a reliable storage environment. View this video to find out how Xiotech's Intelligent Storage Element (ISE) addresses these issues.
Posted: November 23, 2009 | Premiered: November 23, 2009


Topics:  Data Storage | Disk Backups | Disk Drive Controllers | Disk Drives | Disk Storage Systems | Downtime

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

WHITE PAPER - If all storage array vendors buy disk drives from the same small set of disk manufacturers then why is there such a big reliability gap between storage vendors?
Posted: November 18, 2009 | Published: November 18, 2009


Topics:  Backups | Disk Backups | Disk Drives | Disk Storage Systems | Disk-to-Disk Backup | RAID

TRIAL SOFTWARE - The Sun Unified Storage Simulator is provided as either a VirtualBox or VMware virtual machine that provides a simulated experience of a Sun Storage 7000 Unified Storage System with 16 simulated disk drives.
Posted: November 9, 2009 | Published: November 27, 2008


Topics:  Backups | Disaster Planning | Disaster Recovery | Disk Drives | Storage Replication | Storage Resource Management | Storage Virtualization

PRODUCT OVERVIEW - Built on Adaptec Unified Serial® (SATA/SAS) Series 5Z, Series 5 and Series 2 storage controller technology, High-performance Hybrid Arrays (HPHAs) provide for maximum performance at the lowest capital investment and operating costs.
Posted: November 4, 2009 | Published: November 4, 2009


Topics:  Disk Drive Controllers | Disk Drives | Disk Storage Systems | Disk-to-Disk Backup | Hard Disk Drives | High Performance Computing | Solid State Disks | Storage Architectures | Storage Capacity | Storage Controllers

PRODUCT OVERVIEW - Organizations are often challenged by the need for a “mixed” data protection strategy that includes VCB or esXpress, agent-based backups of VMs, and backups of non-VMware systems. Quantum provides a broad portfolio of highly scalable disk and tape solutions designed to meet the data protection needs of any VMware environment.
Posted: October 8, 2009 | Published: October 8, 2009


Topics:  Continuous Data Protection | Continuous Data Protection Software | Disk Backups | Disk Drive Controllers | Disk Drives | Disk Mirroring | Disk Storage Systems | Disk-to-Disk Backup | Disk-to-Disk-to-Tape | Storage Management | Storage Resource Management | Storage Standards | Storage Systems | Tape Backups | VMware | VMware Disaster Recovery | VMware Server

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

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

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 - 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

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

EBOOK - Servers play a crucial role in daily enterprise operations. But even the most powerful and resilient servers are useless without adequate storage. Storage solutions contain the operating systems, applications and virtual images needed to operate every server. This eBook chapter will help you better understand your data center storage challenges.
Posted: August 11, 2009 | Published: August 10, 2009


Topics:  Data Center Consolidation | Data Center Construction | Data Center Infrastructure Efficiency | Data Center Management | Data Centers | Disk Drives | RAID | SCSI Devices | Solid State Disks | Storage Architectures | Storage Capacity | Storage Management | Storage Virtualization | Windows Server 2003

ANALYST REPORT - Many new storage systems enable broader, more-flexible uses for solid-state drives (SSDs). This Gartner research piece identifies the advantages and disadvantages of various SSD architectural alternatives, and discuss how to use them to facilitate the design of high-performance, cost-efficient storage infrastructures.
Posted: July 24, 2009 | Published: June 15, 2009


Topics:  Disk Backups | Disk Drive Controllers | Disk Drives | Disk Storage Systems | Hard Disk Drives | Serial ATA | Solid State Disks