SearchDataBackup: Data backup technical tips

Criteria for choosing the right tape encryption solution for your data backup plan

James Damoulakis — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 09:11:45 EST

How do you decide which tape encryption product is right for your enterprise? Learn about what factors you need to look at before deciding on an encryption product.

Modern data backup and recovery system considerations

Marty Poniatowski — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 10:10:04 EST

In this book excerpt, Iearn about tape vs. disk storage, the difference between full versus incremental backup, and disaster recovery vs. backup.

Creating a System Recovery Disk in Windows 7: A step-by-step tutorial

Brien Posey — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 10:10:04 EST

Learn how to create a Systems Recovery Disk in Windows 7 for a bare-metal restore in this step-by-step tutorial.

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.

SQL Server data backup and recovery best practices

Rick Cook — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 08:54:51 EST

Learn the top SQL Server data backup and recovery best practices and tips in this article.

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.

Using data deduplication with backup applications: Source vs. target dedupe

W. Curtis Preston — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 11:10:49 EDT

In W. Curtis Preston's latest column, read about the latest data deduplication battle with backup apps and about source vs. target dedupe.

Plan ahead to avoid bare-metal restore frustration

W. Curtis Preston — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 13:57:45 EDT

Bare-metal restores can be challenging. A little planning up front can save you a lot of headaches when performing a bare metal restore. W. Curtis Preston, executive editor of the Storage Media Group answers common questions about bare metal restores in this Q&A.

VMware and virtual data backup and recovery technology tutorial

SearchDataBackup staff — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 10:10:00 EDT

In our tutorial on VMware and data backup, catch up with the latest developments in VMware backup and recovery. Learn about new VMware data backup and recovery tools, whether or not VMware Consolidated Backup is right for your organization, how to use VMware Data Recovery Manager and more.

Upgrading from LTO-3 to LTO-4 tape for data backup and recovery

Brien M. Posey — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 09:31:17 EDT

Upgrading from LTO-3 to LTO-4 to take advantage of LTO-4 improvements in speed and capacity is a good idea for many organizations. Here's a look at potential issues.