Check out this FAQ to learn the answers to these questions and more regarding tape backup and archiving. Learn why tape is still relevant in a largely disk-dominated IT landscape, discover the latest tape has to offer (i.e. LTFS) and gain insight into the effect tape has on compliance/e-discovery operations. Read on to learn more. 

Do you ever wonder how potential buyers view the strategic approaches and tactics you commonly use to entice them? In this Webcast, KnowledgeStorm and SiriusDecisions present the results of a new research study that examine the efficacy of demand creation. 

This paper explores the tools Cisco provides to simplify mass deployments of the VPN Client. The two methods are discussed: the creation of an installation CD-ROM and network-based installations. I will explain how to reduce calls to the Help Desk by locking users out of advanced configuration functions in the user interface. 

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 FAQ answers your top questions about balancing the security of your corporation and its confidential information with the usability and convenience that your end-users want on their mobile devices. 

This FAQ guide features 24 commonly asked questions and answers - both general and technical - regarding the Dell Management Plug-in for VMware vCenter. 

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. 

The questions and answers in this document will help you avoid the snares of misleading anti-malware tests and make intelligent use of the reliable ones. 

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. 

The majority of user authentication schemes today still use userid and password. The burden to users of managing large numbers of userids and passwords has led to proposals for Federated Identity systems, where a single set of credentials can be used to authenticate with several organisations, which have agreed to work together as a federation. 

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. 

This week’s Computer Weekly examines research that suggests CEOs want to invest in IT more than ever, but still see CIOs as technical experts and not business people. We review SQL Server 2012 and ask if Microsoft's database software is catching its competitors as well as concluding our Buyer's Guide to data security. 

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