EMC Backs Up Macs By Paul Shread -
Published May 1, 2008
In a sign of how important the consumer market has become to EMC, the storage giant is extending its Mozy online backup service to Macs. [more Outsourcing News]
IBM Adds Online Storage to its Services Arsenal By Paul Shread -
Published April 29, 2008
Online storage services took the spotlight in IBM's new services product lineup this week, thanks to Big Blue's recent acquisition of online backup pioneer Arsenal Digital. [more Outsourcing News]
HP Upline Suffers Downtime By Paul Shread -
Published April 21, 2008
HP's new online backup service is off to a rough start. Update: HP says service back later this week. [more Outsourcing News]
IBM Simplifies Media Storage By Judy Mottl -
Published April 14, 2008
Big Blue's new service assesses data loads and storage demands to streamline media and entertainment storage operations.
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SMB Disaster Recovery Options Go Beyond Online Backup By Drew Robb -
Published September 19, 2007
Online backup is simple and cost-effective, but it's not an adequate backup solution for all small businesses. Setting up a complete replication site might be out of the question, but there is a wide middle ground. [more Outsourcing Features]
Energy Firm Opts for Online Backup By Lynn Haber -
Published May 11, 2007
When Vaalco Energy needed a data backup solution to comply with Sarbanes-Oxley, the company opted for a managed services offering based on the Asigra Televaulting platform. [more Outsourcing Features]
What Storage Costs By Drew Robb -
Published January 26, 2007
It's more than you might think, according to one federal agency turned storage service provider. [more Outsourcing Features]
Brother, Can You Spare a Terabyte? By Jennifer Schiff -
Published September 28, 2006
The San Diego Supercomputer Center is making available more than 400 TB of disk space and even more archival tape space for academic and scientific data in search of a good home. [more Hardware Features]
Storage Basics: The Inside Scoop on Outsourcing By Mike Harwood -
Published August 24, 2004 On-demand, utility computing, outsourcing ... you've heard the buzzwords, but now get the real story on the pros and cons of signing on with a storage service provider. [more Outsourcing Features]
Resolving Finger-Pointing in Storage By Henry Newman -
Published April 22, 2004
When something goes awry in your data center, the worst thing that can happen is for one or more of your storage vendors to start pointing fingers at other vendors - or at you - but unfortunately, this happens quite frequently. Henry Newman uses a case study to offer tips and advice for effectively mitigating finger-pointing.
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Ask Your Recovery Services Vendor These Questions By Elizabeth M. Ferrarini -
Published April 25, 2002
Selecting a recovery services vendor is a complex process. Here are 10 questions you can use as a starting point to make sure you get the right recovery services company for your organization. [more Outsourcing Features]
Microsoft's Hailstorm : A Good Idea? By Brien M. Posey -
Published December 26, 2001
The idea behind Hailstorm is that for a subscription fee, Microsoft will store all of your data for you. Sounds good, but how many companies out there would trust Microsoft with its data? [more Outsourcing Features]
Paranoia is a good thing By Drew Bird -
Published September 12, 2001
Off-site storage is one of the challenges of the IT world. You want to keep data secure, and the best place for it is on site, but you also want that data off-site for disaster recovery purposes. The question is how to keep the data secure once it leaves the confines of the data center. [more Outsourcing Features]
Storage outsourcing gets mixed reviews from IT suits By Elizabeth Ferrarini -
Published March 28, 2001
Storage has blossomed into a plethora of storage-only outsourcing services beyond the traditional off-site vault for backups. These services range from backup variations--desktop-only, server, and real- time replication--to on-demand virtual storage utilities. [more Outsourcing Features]
Outsourcing Goes Beyond Storage for Dot-Coms By Elizabeth Ferrarini -
Published March 16, 2001
An IT outsourcing firm can handle all your infrastructure needs for you, taking the weight of hardware, switching equipment, and personnel off your back. [more Outsourcing Features]
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ESG Lab performed multiple hands-on tests of the HP StorageWorks XP series of disk arrays, including a test of the XP12000 in 2006. The focus of testing was on performance, scalability, high availability and disaster recovery. Learn more and read about how well they performed.
