EGUIDE - Data Deduplication continues to gain momentum as one of the most popular backup trends hitting the storage market today. This E-Guide highlights the benefits, as well as key areas to focus on when considering or implementing Data Deduplication, and how to use Data Deduplication in a disk based backup system.
Posted: March 8, 2010 | Published: March 8, 2010


Topics:  Backups | Data Deduplication | Data Recovery | Data Replication | Data Storage | Disk Backups | Storage Management | Tape Backups | Tape Libraries | Virtual Tape Libraries

PODCAST - A virtual tape library can improve tape utilization, processing performance and enhance the value of current tape hardware and media investments. Listen to this podcast to learn the basics of virtual tape libraries, tips on reducing storage tape costs and how and why you should apply VTL to your storage and backup decisions.
Posted: March 2, 2010 | Premiered: March 2, 2010


Topics:  Backups | Business Continuity Planning | Disaster Recovery | Disk Drives | Storage Virtualization | Tape Backups | Virtual Tape Libraries

WHITE PAPER - Since the cost comparison between tape and disk is obviously far more complex than the media itself, this brief outlines all the considerations necessary for a more complete understanding of the benefit and true cost comparison between tape and disk to help IT professionals choose and justify their backup environment.
Posted: February 25, 2010 | Published: February 23, 2010


Topics:  Disk Backups | Disk Drive Controllers | Disk Drives | Disk Mirroring | Disk Storage Systems | Disk-to-Disk Backup | Disk-to-Disk-to-Tape | Tape Backups | Tape Drive Controllers | Tape Drives | Tape Heads | Tape Libraries

PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT - This transcript provides a proactive method for monitoring and validating the integrity of tape media, tracking the performance and utilization of tape devices to provide comprehensive reports on the health of the overall backup environment. Download to learn more about the advanced tools you can use to get the most mileage out of every tape.
Posted: February 25, 2010 | Published: February 24, 2010


Topics:  Business Continuity Planning | Data Recovery | Data Storage | Disaster Planning | Disaster Recovery | Remote Backups | Tape Backups

WHITE PAPER - Read this paper to learn how organizations can mitigate risk, reduce TCO, address compliance requirements and optimize security and support by better managing and automating key tape-related processes, creating broad strategies for retention and encryption and implementing best practices.
Posted: February 24, 2010 | Published: July 25, 2008


Topics:  Compliance (Systems Operations) | Encryption Standards | Risk Management | Tape Backups | Tape Libraries | TCO | Virtual Tape Libraries

WEBCAST - A virtual tape library (VTL) can improve tape utilization, processing performance and enhance the value of current tape hardware and media investments. View this webcast to learn the basics of virtual tape libraries, tips on reducing storage tape costs and how and why you should apply VTL to your storage and backup decisions.
Posted: February 17, 2010 | Premiered: February 17, 2010


Topics:  Backups | Business Continuity Planning | Disaster Recovery | Disk Drives | Storage Management | Storage Virtualization | Tape Backups | Virtual Tape Libraries

PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT - Improving data backup and recovery can impact a company’s budget.  Do you want to gain tips to improve your backup systems without impacting your bottom line?  View this whitepaper to learn about improving reliability of backups and restores and reducing backup storage capacity requirements by up to 95%.
Posted: February 15, 2010 | Published: February 15, 2010


Topics:  Backups | Capacity Planning | Disk Backups | Server Consolidation | Storage Best Practices | Storage Capacity | Storage Consolidation | Storage Management | Tape Backups

WEBCAST - CA Vtape™ Virtual Tape System (CA Vtape VTS) is an excellent alternative to expensive hardware virtual tape implementations. Watch this webcast to learn the details.
Posted: February 11, 2010 | Premiered: February 11, 2010


Topics:  Storage Management | Storage Management Services | Storage Systems | Storage Virtualization | Tape Backups | Tape Drives | Tape Libraries

PRODUCT OVERVIEW - CA Services uses a well-defined project methodology and best practices to help you achieve a smooth installation that delivers business value quickly. Read this paper for more information.
Posted: February 11, 2010 | Published: June 18, 2008


Topics:  Storage Management | Storage Management Services | Storage Replication Services | Tape Backups | Tape Drives | Tape Libraries

DATA SHEET - Read this product sheet to learn how CA Vtape™ Virtual Tape System (CA Vtape VTS) is the first fully functional, completely software-based Virtual Tape system that uses existing tape and mainframe hardware, as well as existing applications, to implement a Virtual Tape system that improves utilization, simplifies management and lowers costs.
Posted: February 11, 2010 | Published: June 2, 2009


Topics:  Disaster Recovery | Storage Management | Tape Backups | Tape Drives | TCP/IP | Virtual Tape Libraries

WHITE PAPER - Read this paper for a discussion of how CA Storage Management Solutions for z/OS Mainframes manage data, information and its supporting infrastructure simply and efficiently, enabling companies to align information to ever-changing business needs.
Posted: February 11, 2010 | Published: February 11, 2010


Topics:  Business Continuity Planning | Business IT Alignment | Compliance (Systems Operations) | Storage Management | Storage Systems | Tape Backups | Tape Drives

CASE STUDY - Blue Hill Data Services faced an enviable challenge: constant growth and expansion. Chief among the company's many growth issues was finding more cost-effective and efficient ways of accommodating and managing the 100,000 data tapes it handled. Read this brief paper to learn how CA solutions provided the answer.
Posted: February 11, 2010 | Published: February 11, 2010


Topics:  Data Storage | Storage Management | Storage Systems | Storage Virtualization | Tape Backups | Tape Drives | Tape Libraries | Virtual Tape Libraries

WHITE PAPER - This document discusses that dollars and time currently consumed by existing tape libraries can be far better utilized by moving to disk back-up with deduplication.
Posted: February 11, 2010 | Published: February 11, 2010


Topics:  Backups | Data Deduplication | Data Storage | Disaster Recovery | Disk Backups | IT Management | Storage Management | Tape Backups | Tape Libraries

WHITE PAPER - The question of how to effectively back up data has been plaguing IT departments for years. This paper will examine the differences between the first and second generation disk-based backup systems.
Posted: February 11, 2010 | Published: February 11, 2010


Topics:  Backups | Data Deduplication | Disaster Recovery | Disk Backups | Storage Management | Tape Backups | Vendors | WAN

WHITE PAPER - This document is a 7-step guide for making the move from tape to disk backup with deduplication. Within these steps, the Guide provides a concise summary of the downsides of tape backup, and then examines the superiority and economy of second-generation disk backup with data deduplication.
Posted: February 11, 2010 | Published: February 11, 2010


Topics:  Data Deduplication | Disk Backups | Disk Drive Controllers | Disk Drives | Disk Mirroring | Disk Storage Systems | Disk-to-Disk Backup | Disk-to-Disk-to-Tape | Tape Backups | Tape Drive Controllers | Tape Drives | Tape Heads | Tape Libraries