Check out this first 2012 issue of Storage Magazine for in-depth analysis of the factors you need to consider when choosing the best type of DR site for your organization, including balancing costs against risks. 

This white paper discusses the procedures for upgrading your Oracle database,— particularly focusing on using Oracle’s real-time data integration software, Oracle GoldenGate— along with the results of such upgrades. 

In the cover story of the April 2012 issue of Storage magazine, Lauren Whitehouse outlines best practices for cloud backup integration and the various methods for doing so. Also included in this issue are articles regarding virtual server management, storage for big data, the rising cost of disk drives and more. 

In this e-guide from SearchServerVirtualization.com, gain expert advice on how to handle data center growth with capacity planning and resource provisioning. Learn how performance management and capacity planning go hand-in-hand and find out how to interpret capacity management metrics to reduce costs and simplify management. 

<p>Access this e-guide to get advice on data quality concerns in the era of big data. With two conflicting ideologies on the best data strategies, it’s hard to know which best suits your enterprise. Discover how to begin a formal, and successful, data governance program and which of the data quality philosophies best fits your organization.</p> 

In the past, virtualization was mainly focused on servers and storage, but today virtual desktop infrastructures (VDI) are becoming a go-to solution for resolving network bandwidth issues and improving mobile workforce management. Read this expert e-guide to review common desktop virtualization challenges and deployment best practices. 

This paper identifies 5 key SEC alarms and explains how the right technology can support best practices to avoid triggering them. View now to explore critical issues including insider trading, books and records retention, service provider due diligence, and more. 

This research, conducted by the Ponemon Institute, focuses on issues relating to the use of data protection solutions such as endpoint encryption and data loss prevention within the workplace. 

W. Curtis Preston discusses the issues surrounding restoring deduplicated data in this podcast. 

Check out the May issue of Storage 2012 to stay up to date on the latest in storage, cloud technology, backups and more. 

Read this white paper to learn best practices for monitoring virtual environments. Discover how to minimize challenges such as lack of visibility, inefficiency and complexity so you can stay enjoying all the benefits virtualization has to offer. 

This issue of the high performance computing (HPC) e-zine takes a closer look at the latest advances in file systems and the impact they are having on the HPC community. Find out how HPC architectures have evolved over time and obtain best practices for properly implementing Multi Path File Systems (MPFS).