Data de-duplication has been described as the next evolutionary step in backup technology. Many vendors lay claim to the best data de-duplication approach, leaving customers to face the difficulty of separating hype from reality. This document provides the background information required to make an informed data de-duplication purchasing decision. 

Database growth, long-term data retention regulations and storage requirements increase operational costs. Yet, archiving complex relational data poses many challenges. Optim Data Growth Solution provides proven technology and comprehensive capabilities that make archiving complex relational data practical and desirable. 

One of the most important decisions that you have to make when deploying a new storage solution is what RAID type(s) to use. Read this white paper for a discussion on how to select the right RAID policy for your Dell EqualLogic™ storage area network (SAN) arrays. 

Too many organizations fail to recognize the difference between business continuity and disaster recovery. The two scenarios are actually vastly different in terms of hardware and management needs. View this webcast to ensure you're prepared for any outage - whether hardware failure or full-scale disaster - and learn the differences of BC and DR. 

The term “storage virtualization” has been around for a while, but many storage vendors offer differing interpretations of what storage virtualization actually is. In this paper, Xiotech, the company that first delivered optimal storage virtualization for open systems, provides a practical, working approach to the topic. 

Organizations concerned about IT budgets, need to be prepared to discuss cloud storage in the near future. The reality is that there are already enterprises using cloud storage effectively. Is it the answer for your organization? It might be--and the intent of this paper is to provide definitions, considerations and insights. 

Managed Service Providers with customers who have or are considering Microsoft's System Center Data Protection Manager (DPM) 2007 can now offer secure, cloud-based protection and recovery for DPM 2007 data with the CloudRecovery service, created by Iron Mountain and Microsoft. Learn how this service can help your customer meet today’s requirements. 

This IDC White Paper examines the roles of virtualization and automation in improving operational efficiencies. Delivering end-to-end service visibility across both physical and virtual infrastructures is a key requirement for preventing service outages or failures. 

This whitepaper explains how building a smarter storage infrastructure based on the business value of data can enable you to address your data storage requirements efficiently and at the lowest cost. 

Northern Storage Suite delivers financial returns in three ways: by improving utilization of existing resources, by reducing the pace of hardware investment and by reducing the need for administrative intervention in data management. This paper provides details on these three benefits and how this storage solution can benefit your organization. 

Sun offers services that assist IT users with the opportunity to start evaluating open storage architecture strategies and evaluating how an open storage architecture can better support their organization' business and budgetary goals. 

This podcast will define tiered storage and explain how tiered storage can drive efficiency in your IT operations. Listen to this podcast to find out what you should consider before implementing a tiered storage solution. 

This whitepaper explains how building a smarter storage infrastructure based on the business value of data can enable you to address your data storage requirements efficiently and at the lowest cost.