The February 2010 issue of Storage magazine online unveils the 2009 Storage Products of the Year. 3 winners are named in 5 categories – Backup and DR Hardware, Backup and DR Software and Services, Disks and Disk Subsystems, Storage Management Tools and Storage Networking Equipment. 

Each year, new storage challenges come to the surface, and vendors set out on creating solutions to overcome them. In this issue of Storage Magazine, our editors examine the current storage lineup and reveal the offerings that stand out across six critical categories. 

Public Folder Migrator enables you to perform migration of public folders' structure and contents into SharePoint Services and Portal Server sites. 

This E-Guide is here to keep you up to date on the latest dedupe developments. Learn about the advantages deduplication software has over hardware, understand how and where data should be deduped, and discover how snapshot technologies are changing the way IT managers are thinking about backup and recovery operations. Read on to learn more. 

This paper will introduce the concept of Adaptable System Recovery (ASR) that makes it possible to easily adapt a system backup to fit new hardware by enabling a means for reconfiguring drivers. 

This paper discusses how Symantec Backup Exec System Recovery Restore Anyware can dramatically change the way organizations perform a wide range of IT tasks, including bare-metal system recovery and restoration to dissimilar hardware. 

Veeam Backup is the first solution that combines backup and replication in a single product for fast recovery of your VMware ESX Servers. 

Companies today can leverage backup and recovery directly from the cloud with an online backup and recovery service. This allows you to replace expensive upfront investments in backup hardware, software, and personnel with an affordable monthly or yearly subscription-based service. Check out this brief white paper to learn more. 

To help you build the best backup plan for the new year, read this special report by featured writer Carol Sliwa on the hottest backup trends. Learn about what's new in backup software, backup hardware and backup outsourcing. 

Cloud backup is an alternative to an on-premise software application where both the backup application and information storage reside off-site. This allows you to replace expensive upfront investments in backup hardware, software, and personnel with an affordable monthly or yearly subscription-based service. Read now 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. 

This expert e-guide explores how new integrated backup appliances are being considered an option to traditional disk libraries and other products available today. Read now to learn more. 

Are you in the midst of planning how to meet your backup, recovery and archiving needs? This white paper explains key methods for assessing a backup environment and determining the right technology to execute your strategy.