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1. First Stop on the Cloud: Backup and Recovery

   [ Blog ] Topic: Disaster Recovery | Author: ArthurCole | Date Published: 11/16/2009

   The implications of cloud computing on the data center are certainly huge, but to be realistic, many of the more esoteric applications are still a few years out. Most enterprises will tread very carefully into the cloud at first, making sure it can provide the needed scalability and security....

2. Disk Speed Stuck in Neutral

   [ Blog ] Topic: Hard Drives | Author: ArthurCole | Date Published: 07/06/2007

   One of the more troubling aspects of network and computer development is that while processor speeds, server performance and storage capacity may be on the rise, storage speed has been relatively flat for more than a decade. This is proving to be increasingly troublesome as enterprises of all...

3. New Ways to Improve Deduplication

   [ Blog ] Topic: Storage Management | Author: ArthurCole | Date Published: 03/02/2009

   Data Domain came out with the first deduplication system close to 10 years ago, following up with a steady stream of upgrades and improvements nearly every year. But once you get to the point where you can remove virtually all duplicate files from your storage, how can you improve the product from...

4. Backups: More Than Just the Data

   [ Blog ] Topic: SMBs | Author: Paul Mah | Date Published: 04/08/2009

   When it comes to the topic of data backups, I have found that large enterprises and small and medium businesses alike are clear on the importance on this relatively mundane procedure. Indeed, few organizations will even consider skimping on the requisite hardware or software to ensure that all...

5. How I Back up My Computer

   [ Blog ] Topic: Backup | Author: Paul Mah | Date Published: 08/25/2009

   I will be the first to confess that I have not always been a good steward in ensuring adequate backup protection for my personal data. However, since I am sometimes required to switch between various laptops or workstations for the purposes of testing out new hardware such as new SSDs, I was forced...

6. When Was the Last Time You Checked Your Backup?

   [ Blog ] Topic: Backup | Author: RalphDeFrangesco | Date Published: 08/26/2009

   In my last post, I noted that I was away on vacation. It's sandy, hot, humid. Did I mention sandy? In keeping with my vacation theme, I met up with an old friend. He is the lead IT person at a small company with fewer than 100 people. Our families spent some time on the beach and as we were taking...

7. Symantec Backup Exec Support Comes to NETGEAR ReadyNAS

   [ Blog ] Topic: Backup | Author: Paul Mah | Date Published: 09/01/2009

   Computer equipment maker NETGEAR has announced the availability of a new software agent for its ReadyNAS line of storage appliances. Installed directly onto ReadyNAS hardware, the agent adds support for the Remote Agent for Linux and UNIX Servers (RALUS) for Symantec Backup Exec for Windows...

8. Practical Applications of Cloud Computing

   [ Blog ] Topic: Cloud Computing | Author: MikeVizard | Date Published: 09/03/2009

   There’s a lot of gnashing and grinding of teeth over cloud computing these days. Depending on whom you talk to, it’s either the second coming of enterprise computing or a potential security threat to all we hold near and dear. Recent . Yet, if we take a giant step back from all the hyperbole,...

9. Which Data Is Important?

   [ Blog ] Topic: Backup | Author: RalphDeFrangesco | Date Published: 10/15/2009

   A TechCrunch column published in the Washington Post just got under my skin. It takes off from the recent events involving Danger, a Microsoft subsidiary that provides mobile operators with end-to-end solutions to deliver mobile data and Internet services to their subscribers. Danger was in...

10. Don't Move to the Clouds Just Because Everyone Else Is

    [ Blog ] Topic: Cloud Computing | Author: Paul Mah | Date Published: 10/25/2009

    With interest in cloud computing up in the stratosphere, Frank Ohlhorst from sister site CTO Edge last week offered some timely suggestions on how an organization on the brink of making the leap might want to go about assessing cloud computing providers .  It was an insightful piece, and...

11. Online Data Backup Has Inherent Appeal for SMBs

    [ Blog ] Topic: Backup | Author: AnnAll | Date Published: 09/12/2007

    Turns out we exposed only the tip of what looks to be a pretty substantial iceberg in our previous blog about the growing array of online data backup options for SMBs. Online backup has inherent appeal for SMBs, who tend to value simplicity above all else, as Illuminata analyst Wayne...

12. Storage Systems Hone Recovery Tools

    [ Blog ] Topic: Storage Management | Author: ArthurCole | Date Published: 01/26/2007

    The latest storage and server systems are putting a lot of emphasis on backup and disaster recovery , in addition to the usual movement in data capacity and transfer speed. Take, for example, the new Solaris Cluster release. Not only do you get the redundacy of a clustered architecture,...