Tips
Tips
Data reduction and deduplication
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Use magnetic tape backup to ease storage capacity concerns
Does your organization struggle to store and protect all its data? Magnetic tape storage might be a smart, cost-efficient route, as data volumes continue to increase. Continue Reading
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5 unstructured data backup challenges and how to handle them
Unstructured data backup requires the management and protection of vast amounts of data while keeping it available and secure. Is your backup strategy up to the challenge? Continue Reading
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Do the costs of the 3-2-1 backup rule outweigh the benefits?
Data backup admins have relied on the 3-2-1 backup rule for years, but rising costs could indicate a need to modify the traditional data protection strategy. Continue Reading
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Challenges of NAS mirror backup: Cost, hardware constraints
NAS mirror backup is a useful way to back up data, but comes with challenges, such as cost and data replication frequency. Learn how to navigate the constraints of NAS mirror backup. Continue Reading
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Data sanitization techniques: Standards, practices, legislation
An effective data sanitization process lessens the chance that your organization's valuable data could be stolen or compromised, and enhances compliance. Continue Reading
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The importance of data backup policies and what to include
It's important to document your data backup and recovery policy. Take the first step and download our template and use this structure for developing other IT policies. Continue Reading
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Hardware replication vs. software replication: The differences
Hardware replication and software replication have different use cases and pros and cons, so it's important to do your research before choosing one over the other. Continue Reading
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How a backup administrator can manage large volumes in 3 steps
Backup administrators have a tall task: managing a vast amount of data. Even if the volume is seemingly growing out of control, it's possible to keep a handle on it. Continue Reading
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Compression, deduplication and encryption: What's the difference?
Learn the distinctions and similarities among data compression, dedupe and encryption as these data protection methods gain importance in everyday storage. Continue Reading
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Techniques for performing EFS recovery
IT pros face the daunting task of EFS-encrypted data, but Brien Posey offers EFS recovery tricks in this tip. Continue Reading
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The keys to a compliance-ready records retention schedule
Data retention and destruction have become key elements of compliance, making a retention schedule essential to a successful GRC program. Continue Reading
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The benefits of deduplication and where you should dedupe your data
With a growing number of vendors offering data deduplication solutions, we review the benefits of deduplication and specific dedupe products. Continue Reading
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Dedupe dos and don'ts: Data deduplication technology best practices
Learn best practices for implementing data deduplication into your backup system from backup expert W. Curtis Preston. Continue Reading
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Understanding data deduplication ratios in backup systems
Data deduplication ratios can be very confusing. Learn about how to estimate a data deduplication ratio in your backup system and how to evaluate a dedupe product in this tip. Continue Reading
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Data deduplication technology: The business case for dedupe
If you've considered implementing data deduplication, you may be asked how it will benefit your business. This tip will help you decide if dedupe is right for your business. Continue Reading
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A comparison of data compression and data deduplication technologies for SMBs
Data deduplication can often refer to technologies that aren't really deduplication at all. In this tip, we'll discuss the different types of data compression, the pros and cons of each and offer recommendations for SMB storage environments. Continue Reading
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Data deduplication methods: Block-level versus byte-level dedupe
Block-level and byte-level data deduplication methods deliver the benefit of optimizing storage capacity. When, where and how the processes work should be reviewed for your data backup environment and its specific requirements before selecting one ... Continue Reading
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Top 10 things to ask a vendor when buying backup software
Before you rush out to buy new data backup software, here are 10 questions you should ask potential backup vendors to help you decide what is best for your backup environment. Continue Reading
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The pros and cons of file-level vs. block-level data deduplication technology
Some data deduplication approaches operate at the file level, while others examine data at a block level. This tip explores advantages and disadvantages of each method. Continue Reading
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How to estimate your data deduplication ratio
This tip details the factors that influence data deduplication ratio (the ratio of data before deduplication to the amount of data after deduplication), so you can estimate the data deduplication ratio you can reasonably expect to achieve. Continue Reading
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In-band vs. out-of-band deduplication
This tip compares and contrasts in-band and out-of-band deduplication and offers some pros and cons of each approach Continue Reading