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Data Protection FAQ
Eric Burgener, senior analyst and consultant of Taneja Group, answers the questions he is hearing most frequently about data protection. He discusses developments in data protection technology, VTLs, the changing role of tape, CDP, WAN optimization, SaaS, cloud-based storage, dense storage platforms, and the difference between backup and archiving requirements.
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Disk Hardware FAQ
You can't talk about storage without talking about disk hardware. It's just that simple. Disks are the building blocks for storage systems, and there's a lot of options in the market today. Greg Schulz, founder and senior analyst with StorageIO, offers answers to the most common disk hardware questions he hears in the field.
Greg's answers to all of these questions are also available as an MP3 file to download and take with you on the go.
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Email Archiving FAQ
Email archiving is on the minds of many in the storage world with data growing exponentially every day and regulatory compliance pressures. If you are planning an email retention policy or looking to refine your procedures, this FAQ guide has information that can help. Bill Tolson, principal analyst with Contoural Inc., offers answers to the most common questions he hears in the field today.
Bill's answers to all of these questions are also available as an MP3 file to download and take with you on the go.
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Email archiving in 2008 FAQ
In this FAQ guide, Brian Babineau, a senior analyst at Enterprise Strategy Group, answers the questions about email archiving he hears most often. His answers are also available in MP3 format.
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File Archiving FAQ
File archiving refers to the process of moving an entire file discretely to a totally new location and removing all traces of the file from its previous location. Recent changes to the Federal Rules for Civil Procedure (FRCP) have a lot of organizations archiving data for compliance. But, compliance is not the only factor driving interest in file archiving. File archiving is a valuable tool for any storage organization that needs to free up storage capacity.
Greg Schulz offers practical answers to the most common file archiving questions he hears from storage pros today.
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File Virtualization FAQ
There's a lot of confusion around file virtualization, and virtualization in general, because the term virtualization can mean so many different things. This FAQ guide outlines the basics, offers advice about implementing file virtualization, and details some limitations that you should be aware of. Greg Schulz, founder and senior analyst with StorageIO, offers answers to the most common file virtualization questions he hears in the field.
Greg's answers to all of these file virtualization questions are also available as an MP3 file to download and take with you on the go.
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Network Attached Storage FAQ
These days, companies are forced to deal with an ever-increasing amount of unstructured, file-based data that's demanding more storage capacity. Because network attached storage (NAS) is file-based (rather than block-based) storage, it is particularly suited for storing this type of data. Also, NAS can be used on its own or in conjunction with a SAN, which is attractive to many organizations. Tony Asaro, senior analyst with Enterprise Strategy Group, offers answers to the most common NAS questions he hears in the field.
Tony's answers to all of these NAS questions are also available as an MP3 file to download.
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Online email archiving FAQ
In this FAQ, Jo Maitland, storage analyst with Forrester Research, discusses the use of online email archiving by SMBs and enterprises, trends in the hosted email archiving arena, how using a hosted email archiving service will affect e-discovery and compliance initiatives, and security concerns.
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RAID FAQ
Twenty years old, RAID has become a standard and transparent feature. In this FAQ guide, storage analyst Greg Schulz answers common questions about RAID, such as which level RAID to use. His answers are also available as an MP3 file to download.
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Storage Area Network FAQ
Whether you're considering adopting a storage area network (SAN) or you need expert advice on SAN management, this FAQ guide has information that can help. Greg Schulz, founder and senior analyst with StorageIO, offers answers to the most common questions he hears in the field.
Greg's answers to all of these questions are also available as mp3 files to download and take with you on the go. You can download the entire presentation or the individual Q&As that you are most interested in.
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Storage Encryption FAQ
Information security is a major challenge for most organizations, and the area of storage security is particularly confusing. In this FAQ guide, computer security expert Kevin Beaver answers the questions he's hearing most often from storage pros. Kevin's answers are also available as an MP3 file to download.
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Storage Security FAQ
These days, it seems like you can't open a newspaper, lurk around the Web or turn on the tube without being bombarded with reports of hacked data centers and identity theft. Recently, we've noticed a growing interest in storage security among our readers. In this FAQ guide, Kevin Beaver offers practical answers to the most common storage security questions he hears from storage pros today.
Kevin's answers to all of these questions are also available as an MP3 file to download and take with you on the go.
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Storage Virtualization FAQ
Over the past few years, we've seen a lot of interest in server virtualization, and now that same kind of enthusiasm is appearing on the storage virtualization side. This FAQ guide offers advice about implementing storage virtualization, compares storage virtualization hardware and software, and details benefits and limitations that you should be aware of. Arun Taneja, the founder, president and consulting analyst of the Taneja Group, offers answers to the most common storage virtualization questions he hears in the field today.
Arun's answers to all of these storage virtualization questions are also available as an MP3 file.
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Unified storage FAQ
Unified storage, which is also known as multiprotocol storage and federated storage -- and will no doubt be called a whole bunch of other things before it all shakes out -- is emerging in response to the demand for heterogeneous storage management. Independent storage consultant Randy Kerns offers answers to the most common questions he hears about unified storage in the field today.
Randy's answers to all of these questions are also available as an MP3 file to download and take with you on the go.
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Unstructured Data FAQ
Unstructured data management is a growing concern for many enterprises. Word documents, email, images, and MP3s among other types of files are growing at an exponental rate. Analysts note that structured data only represents around 15% of all the data we use on a daily basis, and everything else is considered unstructured. In this FAQ guide, Pierre Dorion offers practical answers to the most common questions related to unstructured data he hears from storage pros today.
Pierre's answers to all of these questions are also available as an MP3 file to download and take with you on the go.
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Disaster Recovery FAQ
Whether you're planning your organization's disaster recovery processes or refining them, this FAQ guide can help. Pierre Dorion, Data Center Practice Director with Long View Systems Inc., provides answers to the most common disaster recovery questions. (Updated 8/28/2007) His answers are also available as an MP3 file to download.
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