With the growing need to reduce costs and improve efficiencies and availability of IT resources, organizations have increasingly turned to virtualization. But there are questions around the security within these environments. This paper explores the new security challenges of virtualization and how to overcome them with a layered security approach. 

Is it time to replace your SIEM? In this paper, take a look into factors for considering a new security management platform, examining each aspect of the decision, and presenting a process to migrate if the benefits outweigh the risks. 

This expert resource offers key insight into the true definition of cyberthreats and uncovers 4 essential steps to consider when developing your IT security strategy for 2012. 

How much are virtualized server environments affecting backup processes? In this transcript, Mark Bowker, analyst with the Enterprise Strategy Group, answers the most common questions about virtual server backup from storage administrators. 

This white paper introduces you to the different models within the 5500-series family of Cisco ASAs and gives you an idea of how each would best be used. This guide will also give a brief overview of the licensing considerations for each of the models discussed. 

Read this FAQ featuring W. Curtis Preston, which outlines how Linear Tape-Open (LTO) tape differs from other tape media, the various generations of LTO and the pros and cons of this backup technology. Also learn about the newest model, LTO-5, being released this year. 

Server virtualization presents some interesting implications for disaster recovery (DR), including cost reductions and increased recovery times. In this FAQ, business continuity expert Paul Kirvan discusses the various server virtualization approaches that are effective for DR and how they benefit failover and failback processes. 

Will you be able to achieve the huge data reduction ratios that data deduplication vendors are touting? In this FAQ guide, analyst Jerome Wendt answers the most common data deduplication questions he's hearing today. 

This expert E-Guide featuring Jeff Boles, senior analyst at Taneja Group, discusses the importance of auto tiering in storage today. 

Watch this expert Podcast to discover how you can confidently manage the explosive data growth and avoid the pitfalls of single server-based backup. 

This expert Podcast, featuring Jerome Wendt, President and Lead Analyst of DCIG, Inc. puts an end to the confusion by offering insights to the most commonly asked questions he hears in the field today. 

Join Founder and Lead Analyst of DCIG, Jerome Wendt, as he answers the most common data deduplication questions he’s hearing today – including the technology’s  benefits, dedupe products to watch out for, target dedupe on a virtual tape library and more. 

Check out this SearchDataBackup.com FAQ Guide to learn the challenges of backing up Hyper-V virtualized servers and the differences between backing up Hyper-V and VMware servers.