Disaster Planning White Papers

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Enterprise Backup and Recovery Considerations: How to Maintain Your Restore-Readiness
sponsored by Sirius Computer Solutions
WHITE PAPER: IT systems are vulnerable to a variety of disruptions. This paper will focus on common processes and procedures that should be part of any effective enterprise backup/restore system.
Posted: 08 Jul 2009 | Published: 26 Jun 2009

Sirius Computer Solutions

Disaster Recovery Planning for BlackBerry Enterprise Server for Microsoft Exchange
sponsored by BlackBerry
WHITE PAPER: This document provides an overview of BlackBerry® Enterprise Server components and is intended to help administrators prepare for the design and delivery of disaster recovery procedures for the BlackBerry environment.
Posted: 22 Jun 2009 | Published: 18 Mar 2009

BlackBerry

The What, How and Where of Deduplication
sponsored by Spectra Logic Corporation
WHITE PAPER: This white paper is as an introduction to data deduplication, answering the what, how, and where of this storage technique. Data deduplication is a method of reducing the amount of duplicate copies of data on your system. It makes a whole lot of sense - instead of storing multiple copies of an item, stores the data once.
Posted: 19 Mar 2009 | Published: 01 May 2008

Spectra Logic Corporation

Is Deduplication Right For You?
sponsored by Spectra Logic Corporation
WHITE PAPER: Is deduplication right for you? With all the industry excitement about data deduplication, this is a question you need to ask. This paper reviews the specific benefits of deduplication and how you can evaluate your organization's data in terms of deduplication's potential advantages.
Posted: 19 Mar 2009 | Published: 01 May 2008

Spectra Logic Corporation

Media Lifecycle Management Best Practices
sponsored by Spectra Logic Corporation
WHITE PAPER: This White Paper describes the best practices for managing tape media throughout its lifecycle to minimize data loss. Best practices include the implementation of proper processes, user training and tape handling.
Posted: 19 Mar 2009 | Published: 01 Apr 2008

Spectra Logic Corporation

VMware Solutions for Small to Medium Businesses: Ensuring Rapid, Reliable and Affordable Disaster Recovery
sponsored by VMware, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: VMware Infrastructure transforms disaster recovery by providing you fast, reliable and cost-effective disaster recovery. Why suffer from the slow, expensive and unreliable problems associated with traditional disaster recovery solution?
Posted: 20 Nov 2008 | Published: 20 Nov 2008

VMware, Inc.

Beyond Disaster Recovery: Becoming a Resilient Business
sponsored by IBM
WHITE PAPER: In this white paper, you'll learn how to determine risks, calculate impact, evaluate your current structure's response and test overall resiliency.
Posted: 27 Oct 2008 | Published: 27 Oct 2008

IBM

Disaster Recovery Solutions from VMware: Transforming Disaster Recovery - VMware Infrastructure for Rapid, Reliable and Cost-Effective Disaster Recovery
sponsored by VMware, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: VMware Infrastructure is transforming the way disaster recovery is done today and in the future; it changes the disaster recovery paradigm to one that is cost effective, rapid and reliable.
Posted: 20 Oct 2008 | Published: 18 Oct 2008

VMware, Inc.

5 Steps toward Disaster Preparedness
sponsored by Cisco Systems, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: For small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs), the impacts of a disaster can result in loss of or lack of access to data, applications, and work facilities. This paper explains five key steps to consider when implementing a program for your company.
Posted: 25 Sep 2008 | Published: 25 Sep 2008

Cisco Systems, Inc.

ExaGrid: Simply State-of-the-Art D2D
sponsored by ExaGrid Systems, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: Disk-based backup took the market by storm several years ago with a compelling proposition: replace tape with high-speed disk to speed up and simplify backup.
Posted: 15 Aug 2008 | Published: 15 Aug 2008

ExaGrid Systems, Inc.

Top Considerations for Implementing Secure Backup and Recovery
sponsored by Zmanda Inc.
WHITE PAPER: Since your backup is a copy of your most valuable digital assets, backup security is a critical consideration. This white paper details important considerations for ensuring security of backup data.
Posted: 09 Jul 2008 | Published: 08 Jul 2008

Zmanda Inc.

3 Key Components of a Risk-Based Security Plan
sponsored by Foundstone, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: This whitepaper takes a look at the different components of an effective security plan, and provides a perspective on how enterprises that are serious about their information security budgets should rethink their security plan.
Posted: 02 Jun 2008 | Published: 02 Jun 2008

Foundstone, Inc.

Security Beyond Corporate Boundaries: Using Citrix Application Delivery to Protect Corporate Information
sponsored by Citrix
WHITE PAPER: Ensuring your data security goes beyond the implementation of firewalls and spyware. This white paper discusses key information on virtualization deployment, and offers tips to better manage your disaster recovery enviroment.
Posted: 05 May 2008 | Published: 01 Apr 2008

Citrix

Adaptable System Recovery (ASR) for Linux: How to Restore Backups onto Hardware That May Not Be Identical to the Original System
sponsored by Storix Software
WHITE PAPER: 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.
Posted: 25 Feb 2008 | Published: 25 Feb 2008

Storix Software

Implementing Highly Available Data Protection with Veritas NetBackup
sponsored by Symantec Corporation
WHITE PAPER: This paper looks at the components of a data protection system based on NetBackup and outlines a number of different configurations and solutions aimed at both reducing the risk of failure within a particular site and recovering from the loss of the site.
Posted: 07 Feb 2008 | Published: 01 Jan 2008

Symantec Corporation

Protecting Virtual Machines: The "Best of VMworld" Approach
sponsored by Marathon Technologies
WHITE PAPER: Protecting virtual machines in this environment is essential but protecting virtual environments from unplanned downtime is a different matter. This white paper explores a completely new approach to availability for virtual machines. Download now.
Posted: 19 Nov 2007 | Published: 01 Nov 2007

Marathon Technologies

Business Continuity Planning - The First Step to Business Resiliency
sponsored by Overland Storage
WHITE PAPER: Business Continuity(BC) is the ability to keep vital business operations running in the event of failure in the existing infrastructure. This white paper highlights the importance of (BC) planning and explores strategies and solutions to help achieve them
Posted: 12 Nov 2007 | Published: 01 Aug 2007

Overland Storage

A Practical Guide to Business Continuity
sponsored by Overland Storage
WHITE PAPER: Business continuity is a big issue for IT managers. Overland Storage provides the tools and solutions for Server Message Block (SMB) IT managers to implement a complete and cost effective Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery program.
Posted: 16 Aug 2007 | Published: 01 Aug 2007

Overland Storage

Business Continuity Self-Assessment Tool
sponsored by IBM Software Group
WHITE PAPER: The Business Continuity Self Assessment Tool is a step toward becoming a more resilient business. After completing the assessment, you will be able to view a personalized graph that identifies potential gaps within the business and event threat areas.
Posted: 26 Jul 2007 | Published: 09 Apr 2007

IBM Software Group

AT&T Global Network Pandemic Preparedness
sponsored by AT&T Corp
WHITE PAPER: Having a business continuity plan in place is crucial to surviving an unforeseen catastrophic event. This white paper details some important concerns and suggestions for making sure your enterprise's critical operations can withstand a crisis.
Posted: 05 Apr 2007 | Published: 07 Feb 2007

AT&T Corp

Ensure Exchange Availability with Transaction Replication
sponsored by Cemaphore Systems, Inc.
WHITE PAPER: Exchange Disaster Recovery (DR) and high availability (HA) plans must go beyond just clustering, mirroring and CDP. Learn what makes up an effective DR and HA plan and get a comparison of two of the most popular and cost-effective solutions.
Posted: 27 Oct 2006 | Published: 01 Oct 2006

Cemaphore Systems, Inc.

Justifying an Active Directory Disaster Recovery Plan
sponsored by Dell Software
WHITE PAPER: Active Directory (AD) downtime can be disastrous to organizations. Learn the risks, costs and unexpected consequences associated with AD interruptions, the importance of an AD recovery plan and the pitfalls of relying solely on native recovery methods.
Posted: 12 Oct 2006 | Published: 09 Apr 2007

Dell Software

HDS Business Continuity Services
sponsored by Hitachi Vantara
WHITE PAPER: Learn how a business continuance plan can ensure survival by ensuring the continuous flow and availability of data.
Posted: 26 Sep 2006 | Published: 21 Aug 2006

Hitachi Vantara