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Buying your first backup tape library: What you need to know

In this tip, find out what you need to know when buying your first tape library, including when to consider a library, the cost of libraries and which format best fits your needs.

By Rick Cook • June 14, 2010

CommVault wins best enterprise storage array, Acronis takes midrange honor

CommVault returns to the winner's circle for the fourth time in our fifth Quality Awards for Backup and Recovery Software; Acronis emerges as a new winner among midrange backup applications.

June 1, 2010

Data archiving best practices: The difference between backups and archives

In this collection of data archiving tips, learn data archiving best practices and the differences between backups and archives.

By SearchDataBackup Editorial Staff • May 21, 2010

Buying the best backup tape library: Tape libraries vs. tape autoloaders

Learn about how to buy the best backup tape library and the key differences between tape libraries and tape autoloaders in this tip.

By Brien Posey • April 19, 2010

Virtual tape libraries vs. disk-to-disk backup in small business storage environments

SMBs have several disk backup options to choose from. Which is more popular, VTLs or disk-to-disk backup?

April 15, 2010

Choosing a data archiving strategy: Disk archiving vs. tape archiving

Data archiving is vital for most companies, but which is best for you, archiving to disk, tape or both?

By Megan Kellet, Assistant Site Editor • March 31, 2010

Data storage capacity planning: How to estimate your storage requirements

SMBs should ask themselves these five questions to help them get started with their data storage capacity planning.

By Rick Cook • March 22, 2010

Are LTO-4 tapes compatible with other versions of LTO tape technology?

Dave Ellis explains what LTO-4 is and its compatibility with other versions of LTO in this expert response.

By Dave Ellis • March 11, 2010

Data storage management strategies: Managing logical unit numbers (LUNs)

This tip explores the background of LUNs in an SMB data storage environment, the different LUN features vendors have to offer and how to determine what type of LUN is best for you.

By Rick Cook • March 1, 2010

Director switch comparison: Brocade DCX Backbone versus Cisco Systems MDS 9500

Are you looking for director switch for your SAN? We compare the Brocade DCX Backbone and Cisco Systems MDS 9500 offerings in terms of latency, throughput and FCoE support.

By Jacob Gsoedl • Jan. 27, 2010

virtual SAN appliance (VSA)

A virtual SAN appliance (VSA) is a software bundle that allows a storage manager to turn the unused storage capacity in his network's virtual servers into a storage area network (SAN).

By TechTarget Contributor • Jan. 20, 2010

EDRM: Best practices when preparing for an e-discovery request

We list the nine stages of the Electronic Discovery Reference Model (EDRM), and tell you why the preservation and collection stage is so important to data storage pros.

Dec. 28, 2009

An introduction to data backup tape rotation schemes

Learn about the different types of data backup tape rotation schemes to determine which one is best for your environment.

By Brien Posey • Nov. 30, 2009

Multiprotocol and unified data storage tutorial for SMBs

In this tutorial, learn how to choose the best multiprotocol storage system, and about the block and file storage protocol options available in the latest offerings.

Nov. 12, 2009

Thin provisioning storage brings utilization and capacity benefits, but with a caveat

Thin provisioning storage can deliver capacity and utilization benefits to enterprise data storage environments, but it's been hobbled by concerns over capacity allocation overload and sluggish support from major vendors.

Oct. 15, 2009

What’s inside internal storage clouds?

If you thought you knew cloud storage, think again. With scores of vendors touting internal storage clouds, we'll give you the lowdown on what makes a storage cloud "internal."

Oct. 1, 2009

Fibre Channel switch options for SMBs

Recently, the Fibre Channel industry has become more attractive and affordable for SMBs. This article explores FC switch considerations and products for SMBs.

By Alan Radding • Sept. 7, 2009

Top 10 technology IPOs of 2007

The market for tech IPOs heated up in 2007, and while EMC spinoff VMware attracted investors beyond anyone's expectations, other stocks tailed off late in the year.

By Dave Raffo • Sept. 4, 2009

Virtual tape libraries: A tutorial on managing VTL technology

In this tutorial on virtual tape library technology, learn about buying and managing a VTL, VTLs and data deduplication, and virtual tape library vendors and products.

By Todd Erickson • Aug. 7, 2009

Green storage best practices control costs, increase energy efficiency

Green storage best practices control power and cooling costs, and increase energy efficiency in your data center. Tiered storage, consolidating storage arrays, solid-state drives (SSDs) and MAID can help.

By James Damoulakis • June 24, 2009

Symantec Backup Exec troubleshooting performance tips

If you're using Backup Exec and your performance isn't what it should be, some troubleshooting may be in order. Here's a list of potential things to look out for.

By Rick Cook • June 22, 2009

Tiered storage, data reduction technologies manage capacity growth for companies as IT budgets shrin

To manage capacity growth, Clackamas County tiers storage using F5 ARX switch and Data Domain devices; Rainmaker Entertainment blends BlueArc Titan, Isilon IQ NAS and Ocarina ECO appliance to dedupe and archive data.

By Beth Pariseau • June 18, 2009

Tutorials on data storage from SearchStorage.com

Check out these data storage tutorials on network-attached storage (NAS), solid-state drive (SSD) technology, tiered storage, Fibre Channel, storage-area networks (SANs) and more.

June 18, 2009

Troubleshooting data backup error log messages

Knowing what how to read your data backup error log messages can help you save time fixing common backup problems. Learn about the most common backup error messages in this tip.

By Brien Posey • June 8, 2009

SaaS shopping list for SMBs

Storage-as-a-service (SaaS) companies have changed how they operate. Learn what to look for when shopping for an online data backup provider with this product features checklist.

By Ellen O'Brien • April 27, 2009