JOURNAL ARTICLE - Email archiving products vary in their features and technical structures. Here's how to select an archiving tool that's a good fit for your company's needs.
Posted: September 2, 2008 | Published: June 1, 2008


Topics:  Email Archiving | Email Archiving Software

JOURNAL ARTICLE - Data classification tools provide the foundation for litigation discovery, cost reduction, record management, retention, archiving, deduplication and usage control.
Posted: November 13, 2006 | Published: November 1, 2006


Topics:  Classification (Information Management) | Data Classification | Information Management Software | Storage Management Software | Unstructured Data

JOURNAL ARTICLE - It might be premature to declare nightly full backups dead, but tools like continuous data protection and snapshots can reduce a company's dependence on full backups without compromising data protection.
Posted: December 20, 2007 | Published: December 1, 2007


Topics:  Continuous Data Protection | Disk Backups | Risk Management | RPO | RTO | Storage Replication | Storage Spending | Tape Backups

JOURNAL ARTICLE - Most compliance regulations stress that organizations have well-documented processes for storing and retrieving company records. Technology can help, but it's only part of the solution.
Posted: March 14, 2007 | Published: March 1, 2007


Topics:  CAS | Data Classification | Electronic Discovery | Privacy Rights | Records Retention | Regulatory Compliance | Storage Management | Structured Data | Unstructured Data

JOURNAL ARTICLE - There are pros and cons to running multiple protocols through a single array controller.
Posted: March 26, 2008 | Published: March 1, 2008


Topics:  Fibre Channel | iSCSI Protocol | Storage Architectures | Storage Controllers | Storage Resource Management | Storage Systems

JOURNAL ARTICLE - New automated application recovery products, geared toward SMBs, keep Exchange running 24/7.
Posted: April 23, 2008 | Published: April 1, 2008


Topics:  Clustering | Data Recovery | Data Replication | Fault Tolerance | High Availability | Microsoft Exchange | RPO | RTO | Storage Appliances | Storage Replication

JOURNAL ARTICLE - Moving seldom-accessed data from primary storage to less costly storage is a good idea. HSM products can do the job, but each one is closely aligned to a specific backup software product and file system.
Posted: November 13, 2006 | Published: November 1, 2006


Topics:  Backups | Data Classification | Data Migration | Storage Management Software

JOURNAL ARTICLE - Tools that automate complex storage processes are beginning to appear. Here's what's available and what benefits the tools can deliver.
Posted: September 3, 2008 | Published: May 1, 2008


Topics:  Storage Management

JOURNAL ARTICLE - Backup vendors benefit from snapshot and dedupe technologies. You can, too.
Posted: September 3, 2008 | Published: August 1, 2008


Topics:  Backups

JOURNAL ARTICLE - We can learn from manufacturing processes and use a supply chain to storage to better align it with strategic business goals. To implement this model, a storage services plan needs to be multidimensional and encompass performance.
Posted: November 13, 2006 | Published: November 1, 2006


Topics:  Storage Architectures | Storage Infrastructure | Supply Chain Management

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 - There haven't been many recent disasters, but that doesn't mean you can forget disaster recovery practices.
Posted: January 15, 2007 | Published: January 1, 2007


Topics:  Business IT Alignment | Continuous Data Protection | Disaster Planning | RPO | RTO | 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 - Forget what you might have heard about host-based volume managers. Here are seven reasons why they deserve some respect.
Posted: October 17, 2007 | Published: October 1, 2007


Topics:  Storage Management Software | Storage Systems

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