Data Backup Processes

Get the latest news about backup software vendors, find information about backup software tools and learn how to shorten backup windows and make your data backup process more ef... More about Data Backup Processes

Recent Definitions

• multi-level cell (MLC) flash

  - Multi-level cell (MLC) flash writes two data segments to the same cell, effectively doubling the capacity of flash storage media.

Highlights

• Storage Radio: Riverbed Whitewater appliance chases enterprise

• Acronis buys GroupLogic, targets mobile device backup

• Riverbed launches larger Whitewater cloud data backup box

More Data Backup Processes Topics

• Data reduction and deduplication

• Data storage backup tools

• Disk-based backup

• Tape backup and libraries

Data Protection Strategies

Storage professionals now have the responsibility of keeping corporate data safe through disaster recovery planning, remote data protection and other measuring of securing data ... More about Data Protection Strategies

Recent Definitions

• BS 25999

  - BS 25999 is the British Standards Institution (or BSI) standards for business continuity management.

• Freedom of Information Act 2000

  - The Freedom of Information Act 2000 is an act of the United Kingdom (UK) Parliament defining the ways in which the public may obta...

• U.K. Data Protection Act 1998 (DPA 1998)

  - The Data Protection Act 1998 (DPA 1998) is an act of the United Kingdom (UK) Parliament defining the ways in which in...

Highlights

• Finding data deduplication solutions for DR

• The implications for storage of EU data protection regulation

• Top five business impact assessment considerations

More Data Protection Strategies Topics

• Disaster recovery and planning

• Remote data protection

• Secure data storage

Data Storage Management Initiatives

Data storage management consists of tiered storage initiatives, data storage compliance, data archiving, remote and offiste data storage, storage virtualisation and having the r... More about Data Storage Management Initiatives

Recent Definitions

• Electronic Commerce (EC Directive) Regulations 2002

  - The Electronic Commerce (EC Directive) Regulations 2002 establishes legal rules that online retailer...

• EU Transparency Directive (European Union Transparency Directive)

  - The European Union (EU) Transparency Directive requires companies that trade se...

• WEEE Directive (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment Directive)

  - The Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive is legisla...

Highlights

• The implications for storage of EU data protection regulation

• Symantec tackles Hadoop storage, 'big data' analytics

• Cloud archiving: A viable alternative to in-house archiving systems

More Data Storage Management Initiatives Topics

• Email archiving and compliance initiatives

• Offsite storage; remote office storage

• Storage tiers

• Tools for managing data

• Virtualised storage

NAS (network attached storage) implementation

Find information on network attached storage (NAS) -- NAS clusters, NAS appliances, NAS filers, NAS management and NAS virtualisation. More about NAS (network attached storage) implementation

Highlights

• The present NAS market: What does it hold for the future?

• The pros and cons of NAS as VM storage

• The benefits of an open source file system for storage

More NAS (network attached storage) implementation Topics

• NAS hardware

• NAS management

• NAS or file virtualisation

Primary Storage Arrays

Primary storage refers to storage that is in active use, in contrast to storage used for backup purposes. Find resources about primary storage and storage hardware, including RA... More about Primary Storage Arrays

Highlights

• NexGen Storage offers performance guarantee for hybrid storage array

• Pure Storage makes all-flash storage iSCSI snappier

• Dell adds hybrid solid-state EqualLogic arrays for VDI storage

More Primary Storage Arrays Topics

• Disk arrays

• Disk drives

• RAID

SAN (storage area network) deployments

SAN (storage area network) technologies cover Fibre Channel, iSCSI, SAN planning, switches, SAN routing and partitioning, SAN protocols, HBAs and RAID configuration. Find the la... More about SAN (storage area network) deployments

Recent Definitions

• fan-out ratio

  - A fan-out ratio is the relationship in quantity between a single port on a storage device and the number of servers that are attached to it.

Highlights

• Unified storage systems offer cost savings and management advantages

• Dell adds hybrid solid-state EqualLogic arrays for VDI storage

• HP VSA rebranded, expanded

More SAN (storage area network) deployments Topics

• Fibre Channel (FC) SAN

• ISCSI SAN

• Multiprotocol or unified storage

• SAN management

• SAN switch

• SAN virtualisation and consolidation

Storage jobs and storage vendors

Storage strategies for the data center, outsourcing storage, small business storage, jobs and salaries, and storage vendors are all topics that you'll find covered in this section. More about Storage jobs and storage vendors

Recent Definitions

• multi-level cell (MLC) flash

  - Multi-level cell (MLC) flash writes two data segments to the same cell, effectively doubling the capacity of flash storage media.

Highlights

• Dell cloud storage plans remain hazy

• Hybrid flash array: What it is and how to use it

• StarTech.com releases Mini-SAS to 4x SATA/SAS Backplane

More Storage jobs and storage vendors Topics

• Storage companies

• Storage for SMBs

• Storage in the data center

• Storage issues for VARs

• Storage management for the enterprise

• Storage market research reports

• Storage titles and their salaries

• Storage-as-a-service (Saas) and hosted storage