This paper uncovers how organizations can meet the security requirements recently published in a report by the PCI Security Standards Council's Virtualization Special Interest Group (SIG), and offers key recommendations and best practices for everything from risk assess­ment strategies to technology selection. 

Virtualization makes data protection more challenging for businesses, especially SMBs. In this exclusive presentation, learn about the key areas in which virtualization impacts data protection. Discover how backup and recovery solutions tailor-made for SMBs can provide simplified, accelerated, scalable and highly affordable data protection. 

IT pros have a general understanding of virtual desktop infrastructures. But when it comes to designing a system, many are not prepared for the decision making that is involved with the process. This webcast highlights industry expert Gabe Knuth as he takes a look at the challenges of designing VDI and more. 

In this Tech Talk, Ed Walsh, Virtual Iron's President and CEO speaks about the dramatic impact that server virtualization is having on network storage vendors and end-users. 

This comprehensive webcast explores what you need to make sure you have the right storage in place for your present and future virtual deployments. Watch now to learn more. 

Quantum esXpress™ backup software combined with a Quantum DXi®-Series data deduplication system provides a comprehensive and scalable, yet easy to use data protection solution for VMware® environments. 

In the July 2011 cover story of Storage magazine, Jacob Gsoedl examines the current problems associated with virtual server backup and highlights the latest apps and features that help in putting an end to those challenges. 

Noted author Jim Metzler reports on the emergence of vWOCs. From the data center to the branch, virtualization is enabling a revolution in how WAN optimization is acquired and deployed. Whether combined with traditional physical appliances or fully virtualized, the new choices make universal network optimization a reality. 

The security of SQL Server database servers has become a top priority for database administrators. This article examines best practices that can be employed to secure Microsoft SQL Server 2000 databases. It provides an overview of the security model in SQL Server 2000 and discusses best practices you can employ to secure yours. 

This white paper showcases an automated self-service technology that allows authorized users to deploy and monitor resources while improving response time and control. Learn more about this technology and the quantifiable benefits you can expect to see after implementing it. 

Access this exclusive resource to understand what causes data center downtime and get best practices to minimize these risks to achieve the highest possible return on investment (ROI). 

This ESG Lab report documents hands-on testing of Veeam Backup & Replication. Topics explored include getting started with Veeam, Instant VM Recovery, Recovery Verification, and Universal Application-Item Recovery.