JOURNAL ARTICLE - New business requirements may mean your backup process won't adequately protect company data.
Posted: March 14, 2007 | Published: March 1, 2007


Topics:  Continuous Data Protection | Data Mirroring | Data Recovery | File Copying Programs | RAID | Remote Backups | Risk Management | RPO | RTO | Storage Best Practices | Storage Replication

JOURNAL ARTICLE - Not all RAID types are created equal; the RAID you use can have a major impact on application performance.
Posted: April 12, 2007 | Published: April 1, 2007


Topics:  RAID | Storage Best Practices | Storage Provisioning

JOURNAL ARTICLE - Keep these eight key steps in mind when designing and testing your disaster recovery strategy.
Posted: March 26, 2008 | Published: March 1, 2008


Topics:  Disaster Recovery | Storage Best Practices | Tiered Storage

JOURNAL ARTICLE - Everyone thinks about online data in the same way: You write it, read it, rewrite it and keep it forever. But many organizations have far more data that's written once, read a few times and kept alive forever.
Posted: February 14, 2007 | Published: February 1, 2007


Topics:  Data Storage | Optical Storage Devices | Storage Best Practices | Storage Systems

JOURNAL ARTICLE - It seems like everyone is talking about thin provisioning. It's no miracle cure, but the technology can do wonders.
Posted: April 23, 2008 | Published: April 1, 2008


Topics:  Storage Best Practices | Storage Capacity | Storage Provisioning | Storage Systems | Storage Virtualization

JOURNAL ARTICLE - Was it really a disaster after all? It's important to distinguish operational recovery from disaster recovery because the tools and techniques used in each situation can differ significantly.
Posted: December 12, 2006 | Published: December 1, 2006


Topics:  Business Continuity Planning | Disaster Planning | Disaster Recovery | Storage Best Practices

JOURNAL ARTICLE - When it comes to green storage, it's all about the basics. Review your current setup and start with the obvious.
Posted: September 2, 2008 | Published: June 1, 2008


Topics:  Storage Best Practices | Storage Capacity

JOURNAL ARTICLE - SharePoint's collaboration framework is gaining in popularity, but it has a number of data protection challenges that can result in significant levels of complexity rather quickly.
Posted: May 18, 2007 | Published: May 1, 2007


Topics:  Collaborative Applications Software | Continuous Data Protection | Data Recovery | Data Security | Disaster Recovery | Storage Best Practices

JOURNAL ARTICLE - Successful data migration projects require as much planning as doing. Use this checklist to make sure you have all the bases covered.
Posted: November 14, 2007 | Published: November 1, 2007


Topics:  Data Migration | Storage Best Practices | Storage Virtualization

JOURNAL ARTICLE - Consistency is the key to a disciplined storage operation.
Posted: June 29, 2007 | Published: June 1, 2007


Topics:  Storage Best Practices | Storage Management

JOURNAL ARTICLE - An archiving deployment requires long-term retention management while avoiding vendor lock-in.
Posted: July 19, 2007 | Published: July 1, 2007


Topics:  Content Archiving | Data Classification | Data Recovery | Email Archiving | Records Retention | Storage Best Practices | Storage Standards

JOURNAL ARTICLE - By the time this article is published, most of you will have returned to work after a holiday break and settled down for the year ahead. Considering this is my first 2008 column, I decided to write about some areas that will take center stage this year.
Posted: February 18, 2008 | Published: February 1, 2008


Topics:  Storage Best Practices | Storage Management Services | Storage Provisioning | Storage Spending | Storage Virtualization

JOURNAL ARTICLE - Tape encryption technologies and practices are on the rise. But with more choices than ever, careful consideration of the options is critical.
Posted: January 16, 2008 | Published: January 1, 2008


Topics:  Data Encryption | Storage Best Practices | Storage Security

JOURNAL ARTICLE - Virtualization can be a tricky technology for storage managers who need to apply traditional methods while navigating new obstacles.
Posted: December 20, 2007 | Published: December 1, 2007


Topics:  Server Virtualization | Storage Best Practices | Storage Virtualization

JOURNAL ARTICLE - Not all data is created equal or is necessary for business continuity, so a tiered data recovery plan can be most effective.
Posted: August 15, 2007 | Published: August 1, 2007


Topics:  Data Recovery | Disaster Recovery | Storage Best Practices | Tiered Storage