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Facebook and phone backup software saves data to cloud

SOS Online Backup today announced a cloud backup service for Facebook, mobile devices and desktop computers that allows web-based access to files as well as unlimited multiple versions of those files.
Symantec updates flagship storage, high availability suites

In order to provide greater private cloud capabilities, Symantec announced new product versions of Veritas Storage Foundation 6.0, Veritas Cluster Server 6.0 and Veritas Operations Manager 4.1 and eight other products.
Toshiba adds cloud-based backup option to consumer drives

Toshiba has announced a new cloud service interface on its Canvio 3.0 line of external portable hard drives, which automatically discovers files and recommends which should be backed up to the cloud.
Stolen Macbook recovered with the help of Twitter and Tumblr

Another stolen laptop has been recovered with the one-two punch of laptop recovery software, which took covertly took photos of the thief, a blog on Tumblr and Twitter.
NetApp to resell CommVault SnapProtect software

As part of a reseller agreement, NetApp will offer SnapProtect branded software, a packaging of CommVault's Simpana snapshot copies, replication and tape management software.
EMC upgrades Avamar backup software

EMC today announced a major upgrade to its Avamar deduplication backup software, which includes an integration with its Data Domain deduplication appliance, allowing admins to manage both products from a single UI.
EMC announces upgrades to Data Domain dedupe arrays

EMC announced upgrades to its line of Data Domain deduplication arrays, doubling performance, as well as a new online data archive deduplication device.
BridgeSTOR unveils first deduplication and compression appliance for VMware

BridgeSTOR emerged from quiet mode today to unveil its first product, an appliance that performs deduplication and compression while running other third party backup software.
CommVault debuts Simpana 9 to revamp deduplication to the source

CommVault has released the latest version of its flashship backup software product, Simpana 9, adding dedpulication at the client level as well as snapshotting capability and automatic discovery of virtual machines for backup.
Pancetera unveils virtual storage software

Pancetera Software has announced Pancetera Unite, a virtual appliance that consolidates backups of virtual machines, including the amount of I/O streamed to back-end storage.

Latest Features

Ten essential tools for MySQL admins

The MySQL community is a hotbed of free, open source tools to enhance the performance and health of your MySQL systems
Hitachi vs Seagate vs Western Digital: Hard drive makers talk up new storage tech

In a reflection of the hard-fought battle among hard drive makers to get ahead of rivals, Hitachi, Seagate and Western Digital this week talked up storage innovations, including a Hitachi drive that combines an optical platter with Micron's densest NAND flash memory and advanced hard drives from Western Digital and Seagate that hold up to 3TB of data.
Top 5 ways to cut your storage needs

With the economy still shaky and the need for storage exploding, almost every storage vendor claims it can reduce the amount of data you must store. Trimming your data footprint not only cuts costs for hardware, software, power and data centre space, but also eases the strain on networks and backup windows.
Get smart with intelligent data storage

Storage that knows about the applications that use it can run much more efficiently, but at the the cost of increased complexity
10 free software downloads for your laptop

Have a laptop or netbook and want to get more out of it? You're not alone.
The future of tape

As Hamlet might have said "To tape or not to tape", but it's a question that's a no-brainer for most smaller businesses, fighting to contain costs.
The downside of the cloud

Cloud technology is being much talked about - particularly as a storage option. But what if there are problems, how do you cope. It's important to have your strategy in place before you commit.
The lowdown on the Techworld product awards

We're often asked why certain products won an award - or why others didn't. We don't want the judges' decision to be shrouded in secrecy so this year we're setting out why the winners triumphed.
Backup strategy - virtualisation changes everything

Enterprises have had long-standing approaches to backup, using methodologies that have been well-honed through constant use. But there's a new game in town; the arrival of virtualisation as a resource within organisations has meant that system administrators have had to change their thinking to accommodate the new technology.
Can de-dupe data be used for compliance storage?

Is de-duplication admissible for use in compliance and legal discovery storage systems because it alters the electronic storage of documents? Nexsan thinks not.

How-tos

How to use an old Mac as a backup server

How to recover missing files

How to backup an open file

How to shrink your backup window

5 Strategies to Back Up Your Data, Now

Case Study: Got a new WAN, Tosh?

Case Study: Backup becomes a snap

Case Study: Overland Storage: Back on its way

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Featured White Papers

EMC Backup and recovery solution helps safeguard bank transactions

This paper highlights the effectiveness of EMC's Avamar duplication backup software through a real life case study.
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Guide to virtual server protection

More than 41,000 customers around the world, and nearly half of the Global 500, rely on HP Data Protector software to protect their critical applications and data. Data Protector simplifies application protection through unified recovery and advanced automation. Global, one-touch backup configuration and a wide range of disk-based recovery options across HP and non-HP arrays, including fully-automated down-to-the-second application recovery, help you meet any SLA for up to 70% less cost than competitive backup software solutions.
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VTLs Without Complexity

VTLs deliver backup and restore reliability and performance. Problems associated with tape drives have encouraged IT administrators to look toward disk to reduce the length of time it takes to backup data and to increase the reliability of backups. VTL is the first application to ease the addition of disk to existing backup environments.
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Remote Backup Software: A Lifeline to Businesses Greatest Asset

Data, stored on multiple computer hard drives scattered throughout the enterprise, is the lifeblood of a business entity. Without it, statistically speaking, these companies are simply dead. A comprehensive remote backup plan can dramatically shorten the downtime associated with data loss, and thereby lengthen the lifespan of most companies, according to the author.
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Oracle Secure Backup and Quantum Provide Maximum Scalability and Performance

In the Quantum test lab, our engineers were tasked with protecting 350Gb of actual customer data to tape. Their goal was to maximize backup performance leveraging as much hardware throughput as possible. After tracking results of their base environment, the amount of hardware was doubled to determine if our tape backup solution scaled to meet hardware capabilities.
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