Monthly Archives: August 2012

Disaster Recovery Planning: Can Your Data Survive a Disaster?

Posted on August 29, 2012 by Bill Hobbib

Can your data survive a disaster? With the news of Hurricane Isaac hitting, many IT departments are taking another look at their disaster recovery plans.  Disasters can happen at any time and to anyone.  They can come in the form … Continue reading →

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TSM Users Free up Expensive Primary Disk

Posted on August 22, 2012 by mdelfeld

In a traditional IBM Tivoli Storage Manager environment, the TSM server sends backup data to a “primary disk pool,” usually composed of primary disk that is used for staging backup data. Backup data is then migrated daily to a “primary … Continue reading →

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Best Practices for Integrating ExaGrid Disk Backup with Symantec NetBackup

Posted on August 21, 2012 by Bill Hobbib

Are you looking to use a leading 3rd-party disk backup with deduplication system in  your existing Symantec NetBackup (NBU) environment to eliminate tape and get faster backups and restores and more efficient offsite DR?  This blog post explains how you … Continue reading →

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5 Steps for Moving Away from Tape Backup

Posted on August 10, 2012 by Bill Hobbib

More than 70% of data centers today are still using tape in some part of their backup process, and annual data growth rates of 30 to 60% are putting increased pressure on those aging tape infrastructures. Backups still frequently run … Continue reading →

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