This chapter from this SearchDataBackup.com best practices backup guide walks you through the process of evaluating and purchasing backup products. This backup product buying guide lists the criteria involved in selecting backup products for each backup product category and offers product specifications that will help you compare products. 

Nearly 95 percent of organisations buy, provide or both buy and provide outsourced services and functions, in which they face inherent risks created by new and unforeseen challenges. 

This chapter discusses the process of evaluating and purchasing backup products. Also discussed are the issues to be aware of during this process, such as recovery deadlines, scalability, security, and more. 

Check out this SearchDataBackup.com E-Guide for 9 key features you should be looking for when evaluating virtual backup solutions. Also included is a brief case study exploring one company's journey to VM backup success. Read on to learn more. 

This case study explains how Quantum DXi3500 Saves Virtual Iron Time & Money with 95% Reduction in Backup Volume and Saving $12,000 annually on tape media costs. 

Using two of the Intel SS4000-E storage servers mirrored for additional redundancy, Philips has cut about USD 10 thousand off the storage cost for more than one terabyte of data by eliminating the need to buy expensive optical disks. 

This white paper has today's best practices and keys to help you get back on your feet even if your backup data has been lost. Receive a backup maintenance checklist with key questions to ask regarding your backup strategies, discover common backup challenges and more. Read on to ensure you're prepared for the worst. 

<p>Check out this podcast to learn how you can capitalize on today's wave of open-source and alternative storage buying.</p> 

Examine the current state of backups and devise a strategy to start improving backup and recovery windows today. Learn about the challenges associated with storing, managing and protecting today's information, and discover how emerging technologies like virtualization and the cloud have impacted the backup process. 

In order to deal with unprecedented data growth, small and medium sized businesses (SMBs) need to look into solutions tailored to their specific and changing needs. Read this analyst brief to learn SMB storage best practices, and learn about Quantum’s new additions to the SMB storage market. 

As concerns of database security escalate, regulatory pressures increase and vendor capabilities expand, database activity monitoring is evolving beyond its original concept to a more advanced class of technologies Gartner identifies as database audit and protection (DAP) tools. View this resource to explore DAP technologies. 

This E-Guide from SearchHealthIT.com discusses some of the most important considerations for storing medical data in the cloud. 

The benefits of solid-state storage are well known at this point: It’s fast, it’s cool and it barely uses any power. But are you getting the biggest bang for your buck? Explore the March 2012 issue of Storage Magazine to learn how this technology is changing data center storage and gain insights on other hot storage topics today.