Backup

This paper discusses how Symantec Backup Exec 12 simplifies and streamlines the process with centralized administration, continuous protection, patent pending granular recovery, and more.
Companies today face the ever-increasing challenge of managing the explosive growth of valuable data. Continuous data protection for Microsoft applications, including Exchange, SQL, Active Directory, and SharePoint, helps ensure that data is […]

A new gold standard in continuous data protection and complete system recovery is here: Symantec Backup Exec 12 and Backup Exec System Recovery 8.
Symantec Backup Exec 12 and Backup Exec System Recovery 8 deliver industry leading Windows data protection and system recovery. Download this information overview to find out the top reasons to upgrade and […]

A new gold standard in continuous data protection and complete system recovery is here — Symantec Backup Exec 12 and Backup Exec System Recovery 8.
Symantec Backup Exec 12 and Backup Exec System Recovery 8 deliver industry leading Windows data protection and system recovery. Download this information overview to find out the top reasons to upgrade […]

This course is designed to complement the Oracle two-day DBA documentation.
In this free course you will find detailed information on the tasks outlined in the chapters of the Oracle two-day DBA manual, including step-by-step instructions.
List of Lessons

Introduction

Installing Oracle and Building the Database

Getting Started with Oracle Enterprise Manager

Configuring the Network Environment

Managing the Oracle Instance

Managing Database Storage […]

Learn how to address these critical enterprise challenges with dynamic disk-based data protection.
With data protection becoming more distributed and IT resources increasingly constrained, businesses need a centralized data protection strategy that can manage multiple backup and recovery jobs.
[Get your free white paper, Windows Enterprise Data Protection with Symantec Backup Exec, today!]
Lockergnome has joined forces […]

ReStor provides fast, flexible automated data backup and recovery with advanced data storage. ReStor has several unique features that set it apart from other backup solutions.
ReStor backs up just about any kind of data including your PST file (email), Windows system files, and the Registry. ReStor has a small memory footprint and operates in […]

Learn how infrastructure complexity is increasing as the need for servers and storage continues to grow, posing considerable management challenges to IT staff.
This white paper highlights the costs of IT asset proliferation and the advantages of the IBM view of IT optimization as a strategic, ongoing process. It describes the holistic and practical IBM approach […]

It doesn’t take crashed drive or flooded office to destroy data — just one disgruntled employee is all it takes.If you are a small business — heck, a business of any size — do you have a tested data backup plan? An off-site storage routine?
Watch this clip on CNN.com to see exactly what can happen […]

I was chatting with my friend John Batdorf the other day…
[EDIT: Actually it was several days ago, because I lost this post twice and didn’t realize it was not already here, so it’s being posted again late - But I’ve made some edits below to include more info from him]
…about home Network Attached Storage (NAS) […]

Learn about a number of options that can help you cost effectively manage the challenges of backing up and recovering Oracle environments.
Backing up and recovering Oracle data presents unique challenges. How can you back up your large and growing databases within a limited window? How do you recover your environment in under a day, let […]

Memeo Inc., a worldwide provider of digital life and information management solutions for the consumer today announced a partnership agreement with D-Link to enhance the way home and business users protect, manage and access digital content. Under the agreement, Memeo’s high performance flagship backup software, Memeo AutoBackup 2.0, will be bundled with D-Link’s robust 2-Bay […]

Aside from accuracy, speed of backing up data has become a critical issue in today’s hi-tech environment. With the expansion of organizational storage allocation requirements, the time required for file-based data backup also continues to escalate. Though backup software vendors continue making advancements in technology to speed up the process, disk fragmentation will […]

According to Ontrack Data Recovery, the industry’s leading data recovery provider, extreme summer weather and the hurricane season cause a significant increase in data loss incidents during the summer months meaning computers users need to pay special attention to protecting their valuable data starting immediately. From intense heat to electrical storms to major disasters like […]

Sure, you can easily view your created PDF documents today. But, what about in 15, 25, or 50 years’ time? If your PDFs are important business or personal documents, this may be something you want to ponder. Fortunately, a new type of PDF, called PDF/A, aims to help solve this potential problem.

Part I: Backing Up Data And Things to Have:
Hurricane season or not, you should always be backing up your data. Whether you plan on riding out the storm (a bad idea) or evacuating to another location, you should have a backup of your computer data either on an external hard drive or optical media such […]

Brent Strange (some dude I know from somewhere, heh…) discusses Virtual PC and the relative performance impact of using differencing, undo, and fixed virtual disks. While there are many things one can do to improve performance of virtual machines, having a good, clear understanding of the performance characteristics of different virtual disk types is basic […]

Without question, we can agree that the amount of data available has exploded as a result of our regular work, customer databases, product data and more. This data overload puts a strain on hardware and challenges IT organizations to create solutions while minimizing downtime and business disruptions. Furthermore, we have to be concerned about security, […]

From email and word processing to file retention and disaster recovery planning, a growing mountain of digital information has small businesses and consumers seeking an affordable means to protect their data from loss. Addressing this demand, computer resellers today began offering a new storage platform from Intel Corporation designed with the unique needs of small […]

You install or remove software and get that “reboot now” thing. Wouldn’t it be nice if you knew what it was going to do? I know that the software put an entry in the runonce section of the registry so that on the next reboot, it does whatever.
Some software does not allow you to decide […]

Ontrack Data Recovery has announced the release of Ontrack Online, an industry-unique online information tool that provides customers with continuous, real-time progress updates on their data recovery service. Accessible 24/7, Ontrack Online tracks progress from the beginning of the recovery process all the way through completion.