This white paper looks at traditional backup and recovery methods and why they do not work well in virtual environments, as well as the new backup and recovery methods that were developed specifically for virtualization. 

This expert white paper establishes the ultimate IT security goal: the most reliable preventative and detective security system possible with the least amount of capital expenditure. From common sense solutions to revolutionary concepts, instructor James Michael Stewart challenges IT pros to explore his methods of saving money on company security. 

This white paper identifies best practices for middle managers to ensure the creation, preservation and dissemination of high quality data. 

Read this white paper to gain insight on strategic extract, transform and load (ETL) tools that play critical roles in the provision of data services to applications and business users. 

In this Quest white paper, discover best practices - straight from Industry experts Nelson Ruest and Danielle Ruest - to help you have a successful post-migration operation. Learn why you MUST have the same level of post-migration planning that you had for pre-migration, and discover four key aspects of post-migration management you must know. 

With the increasing recurrence and sophistication of DDoS attacks on federal government networks, websites and other internet services, strong preventive measures are warranted. Read this white paper and see how leading IBM security experts can help you preempt and mitigate these malicious DDoS attacks on your federal agency. 

EMC's new VNXe series storage systems in conjunction with the company's Unisphere storage management are designed to address IT staff's demand for substantially improved "usability" in storage solutions for small and medium sized business. Read this white paper to learn more. 

It was not your typical “Patch Tuesday” on the day that Microsoft released both the Service Pack 1 (SP1) for Windows 7 and SP1 for Windows Server 2008 R2 to the public at the same time. This expert white paper discusses how the two service packs complement each other by helping keep your PCs and servers on the latest support level. 

It's important not to confuse data backups with data archives; backups should not be used as archives and archiving products have many features that backups don’t. Read this white paper as W. Curtis Preston examines these differences further and discusses the dos and don’ts of each. 

This expert white paper, written by storage guru Greg Shulz, is designed to give IT pros a better overall understanding of the strategic differences between short- and long-term data retention plans, what specific factors to consider when creating your backup plan, and the roles that disk and tape should play. Access this paper now to learn more. 

<p>IT environments are becoming increasingly complex as trends like cloud computing, virtualization and mobility gain traction. Utilizing a lead service provider (LSP) approach can free up IT and let external, highly skilled experts handle issues. Read this white paper to learn more about how this new IT strategy can benefit your business.</p> 

There may be a lot of recent innovations to data technologies but the best approach is to determine whether you can utilize these new tools for your current BI, analytics and data management strategies. This issue of BI Trends + Strategies features advice from industry experts including, Claudia Imhoff, Colin White, and Lyndsay Wise.