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Symantec Corporation
Providing complete system recovery in minutes — not hours
Symantec LiveState Recovery Advanced Server is a system recovery solution that allows organizations to perform a full system restoration or a bare-metal server recovery, or restore individual files/folders in minutes. With this disk-based backup solution, the server's entire live state is captured without disrupting server accessibility. Easily meet stringent recovery time objectives by restoring failed systems without taking hours to rebuild servers and restore data from tape.
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ACE Award Voting Now Open
Data Storage Connection's Industry ACE Awards For Storage recognize vendor commitment to helping users and/or integrators make informed decisions about storage technology adoption and deployment. To be eligible for an Industry ACE designation, the nominated vendor must demonstrate excellence in all three of the following categories: Appeal, Content, and Education.
Don't forget to register your selection for the Data Storage Connection ACE Awards. Voting is open through May 12. Which vendors are most deserving of your ballot this year? Be sure to voice your opinion and make your vote count.
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| Contributing Editor | Intelligent Lifecycle Management
By Jens Rabe, Open Text Corporation
Look at the business environments in most organizations today and you inevitably see several mission-critical applications. And if you look for a lifecycle management framework in those organizations, you'll likely find some semblance of one. Widespread regulations have made stronger document control an indispensable part of doing business today — but is it being done intelligently? |
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| Featured Articles | | The Impact Of Compliance And Risk Management On Archival Storage Strategies
Over the last several years legislative and regulatory requirements have increased the burden on business to preserve and protect a variety of business data over varying periods with differing protection and recovery requirements. Major financial scandals and a number of recent incidents involving large-scale data loss have turned the spotlight on the management and retention of company data. Submitted by Vista Storage
| | Building Open iSCSI SAN Storage Systems On Industry-Standard Platforms
This white paper analyzes the advantages of IP-based storage networking, storage systems infrastructure based on industry-standard servers, and a grid-based storage systems software strategy. IDC compares the benefits of each approach with evolving customer pain points and requirements. Submitted by LeftHand Networks
| | Abercrombie & Fitch Improves Retail Operations With Cisco Routers
Continuing to provide a distinctive shopping experience while gaining closer control over a far-flung network of retail stores required Abercrombie & Fitch to upgrade its branch location routing solution. Using the Cisco Integrated Services Router as its platform, the company cost-effectively improved performance of existing applications and created a foundation for continued innovation. Submitted by RubySky Technologies
| | FAQs For All Data Storage Tape Technologies
If you are in the market for any tape media product or are looking to upgrade an existing solution, this white paper will provide you with several frequently asked questions when considering a new tape media solution. Submitted by Tape Resources
| | Help Desk Optimization: The Role Of Asset Discovery
A well-organized help desk is critical to every enterprise's IT service delivery. Accurate and current information about the status and history of users' PCs significantly boosts help desk efficiency. This fact sheet shows how asset discovery software plays a vital role in raising help desk efficiency while maintaining customer satisfaction and resolving problems effectively. Submitted by Symantec
| | New Mexico State Highway Transportation Department Finds The Road To An Efficient Backup And Disaster Recovery Solution
The New Mexico State Highway Transportation Department purchased a STORServer Appliance to consolidate backups, make better use of staff resources, and implement a solution that would easily grow with the organization. Submitted by STORServer
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| Featured Products | Symantec Ghost Solution Suite
Symantec Ghost Solution Suite is the industry's most widely-used enterprise imaging and deployment solution with ease-of-use for managing the entire PC life cycle including OS deployment, software distribution, PC migration, and retirement. It reduces IT costs by streamlining networked desktop and laptop management in an enterprise environment. Download the complete product brochure now.
|  | McDATA Intrepid 6140 Director
The Intrepid 6140 Director provides the highest availability and is the perfect high-performing, flexible building block for very large SAN deployments. It is the only single-stage, 140-port director designed today with a protocol-independent architecture to support tomorrow's emerging technologies. The Intrepid 6140 also provides exceptional flexibility by meeting the connectivity demands of higher-port-count storage networks and mainframe FICON environments. Download the product sheet now for complete specifications.
|  | HP LTO Ultrium Tape Cartridges
HP Ultrium data cartridges are designed to take full advantage of Ultrium technology and contain features that are exclusive to HP. HP Ultrium data cartridges feature active internal head cleaning, self-diagnostic capacities, cartridge memory, and are designed for long life and superior reliability. Check out Tape Resources' new tape, disc, and media center for the latest product and price comparisons.
|  | HP/Compaq Drives from RubySky Technologies
HP is a company unlike any other. We serve everyone from consumers to small and midsize businesses to enterprises to public sector customers with an extensive portfolio of market-leading solutions specifically designed to meet the needs of each customer segment. Click here for additional information on HP/Compaq drives from RubySky Technologies.
|  | Rimage Products from NewWave Technologies
A pioneer and innovator in CD-R/DVD-R production technology, Rimage provides state-of-the-art CD-R/DVD-R publishing, duplication, and printing solutions. Click here for additional information on the entire Rimage product line from NewWave Technologies.
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| Featured Download | | Safeguarding Data Storage For Video Surveillance And Security | | As digital surveillance systems increase in popularity, data storage becomes an important issue especially when monitoring large installations. There is a range of options available to store footage depending on the data capacity requirements. This white paper explains how RAID storage is used in video surveillance and security applications, describes a sample installation, and provides guidelines on determining specific needs. Submitted by Infortrend |
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| Industry Events | Storage World Conference (SWC) offers the most comprehensive educational program in the storage industry. SWC's program has been designed to give you a broad perspective of the storage industry encompassing the points of view of the end user, the analyst, and the vendor. Attend the educational programs: tutorials, panels, roundtables, and certification courses. Hear case studies from your peers about real-life solutions to your storage and networking issues. Hear from industry leaders and independent experts. SWC will help you create a manageable and scalable storage strategy for the future.
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Gartner Storage Summit
June 12-15, 2006
Kissimmee, FL
Gartner Storage Summit reflects the full spectrum of new and emerging
technology trends that are rapidly changing the way you manage storage —
and the issues you need to be considering for 2006 and beyond. Dedicated tracks will include not only a series of presentations on leading storage technologies, but will also include presentations on enterprise content management, IT operations, and more-diverse and wide-ranging advice on IT best practices.
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Data Privacy And Security
Enterprise Rights Management Practices to Protect Your Data and Ensure Compliance
Hilton Washington, D.C./Silver Spring
Silver Spring, MD
Corporations must take steps to protect data — both internally and once it leaves the company — to prevent loss of critical information. Privacy issues have become a major concern for many industries as they work to ensure compliance with state and federal laws such as Sarbanes-Oxley, HIPAA, the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act, and the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act. This event gathers some of the most prominent people in the data security and privacy world, who will present lessons learned and help you to develop best practices and strategies to ensure protection and compliance. |
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