<p>Discover why and how CIOs need to expand their data backup strategies, which virtualization approaches are expected to become mainstream practices, and the ways big data is influencing data backup tactics. Backup is still a vital piece of IT infrastructure, but some policies are more effective than others - find out which tactics are best.</p> 

Access this e-guide to gain virtual machine backup strategies. Discover expert tips for increasing backup efficiency, updating established techniques and much more. 

Check out this white paper for best practices when planning and managing a comprehensive offsite backup and recovery strategy. Learn how careful planning with remote or branch offices (ROBOs) can allow for seamless data protection without compromise, and discover key questions to ask when planning remote office backup strategies. 

This SearchStorage.com E-Guide presents top tips for troubleshooting Hyper-V backups and discusses other Hyper-V backup strategies including replication, CDP and near-CDP. Read on to discover the best strategy for your business. 

Learn about how Psomas, a leading consulting engineering firm, overcame challenges with its legacy disaster recovery and backup strategy. Upon implementing Riverbed Whitewater cloud storage gateway, the company was able to cut tape infrastructure costs by 60%, speed restore times, and improve nearly every aspect of its DR and backup strategy. 

Access this e-book for a look at the latest VM backup strategies, best practices for backing up virtual servers and for using data deduplication in virtualized environments, plus much more! 

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. 

Check out this white paper for a complete backup breakdown. Included in this guide are the first five steps to take when building a data backup and recovery strategy, and best practices to help you develop and start improving your backups today. Read on for more. 

Protecting your business against unforeseen disasters is critical to prevent reputation damage, financial loss and legal liability. This white paper introduces a new approach to backup -- the cloud. Review the top eight benefits of this online method. 

How much storage do you need to support a virtual desktop deployment? Discover how you can leverage capacity planning to balance performance and the high cost of storage and bandwidth in this expert e-guide. Plus, explore the pros and cons of storage virtualization and evaluate which storage strategies work best for your organization. 

Check out this brief white paper for four key reasons why tape remains a legitimate backup option in today's data-driven IT environments, and discover how businesses today are utilizing tape. Read on for more. 

This paper outlines the critical requirements - reliability and availability, scalability, security, and performance - of an SMB messaging environment and describes and end-to-end messaging solution that meets those requirements. 

This case study illustrates how Sun World International, a mid-sized grower in California, shifted its competitive strategy to capitalize on analytics and gain real-time insight into the competitive market. Learn how it gained a 5% reduction in harvesting costs, a 20% reduction in fuel usage and an eight-fold increase in profit per acre.