SearchSMBStorage: SMB storage news

Data backup and recovery news briefs: Thales Group releases CryptoStor Tape 3.0 appliance

SearchDataBackup Editorial Staff — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:21:54 EST

This week's news in brief: Thales Group releases CryptoStor Tape 3.0 appliance; Netc announces WatchDog tape tracking system.

SMB data storage briefs: Thecus Tech Corp. launches new NAS server, the N8800PRO

SearchSMBStorage Editorial Staff — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:07:45 EST

This week's news in brief: Thecus Tech Corp. launches new NAS server; SugarSync launches SMB version of backup platform; MarketStor announces e-Archiver email archiving product.

Exploring Microsoft Windows clustering and high-availability tools in disaster recovery

Dave Raffo — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 09:07:46 EST

Microsoft has beefed up high availability for Windows, Exchange and Hyper-V, but organizations still turn to third-party tools to reduce complexity and cost.

Data archiving reduces data backup workload prior to data deduplication

Beth Pariseau — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 11:25:13 EST

Data archiving has backup benefits, and reduces data backup data sets before they're ever sent to a data deduplication device. Many users insist that data archiving is the best for data storage environments, but others disagree, saying data deduplication is still an important element to have around.

Symantec releases Linux version of Backup Exec System Recovery

Beth Pariseau — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 10:39:33 EST

Customers can now centrally deploy and manage bare-metal restore on Linux and Windows servers, but have to wait for integration between Backup Exec System Recovery and Backup Exec.

Arkeia takes aim at EMC Avamar with Kadena Systems data deduplication IP buy

Beth Pariseau — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 10:39:33 EST

Arkeia prepares to challenge EMC's Avamar by acquiring IP and engineering from Kadena Systems to add source-based data deduplication to its Network Backup software.

Data backup and recovery vendors dig into deduplication technology, aim for cloud backup

Dave Raffo — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 10:15:31 EST

Symantec, CommVault, and FalconStor say data deduplication and the cloud drive their data backup roadmaps.

SMB data storage news briefs: Vocalocity offers online storage and data backup services to SMBs

SearchSMBStorage Editorial Staff — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 15:49:52 EST

The following is a compilation of the latest SMB data storage technology news.

Veeam integrates with VMware vStorage APIs in Backup and Replication 4

Beth Pariseau — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 09:58:07 EST

Veeam joins the early ranks of data backup tools that integrate with VMware's new vStorage APIs for Data Protection; one beta tester says his backup windows have gone from hours to minutes.

Secure your data backups with encryption key management best practices

Kevin Beaver — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 10:11:51 EST

Here are several essential key management best practices you need to know about to maximize your investment in encryption and minimize your business risks.