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	Cloud storage backup and disaster recovery vendor Axcient to go with all-HP gear Axcient, the maker of an hybrid cloud storage appliance for backing up Windows servers and laptops, last week signed a deal with HP to use it's converged infrastructure. Read More WEBCAST: Oracle Webcast Event: Enterprise Storage Innovations Summit Register today for the Enterprise Storage Innovations Summit, sponsored by Oracle and Intel. In this full day of webcasts, leading industry executives and technology experts will come together in a variety of sessions to discuss storage infrastructure challenges, best practices and proven solutions for your business. Register Today! In this Issue Acer returning to U.S. server market Disk or tape? How about both Disaster recovery trial by fire... literally The iPad data dilemma: Where cloud storage can help How we tested e-mail archiving Will cloud backup services finally put tape backups in trash can? RESOURCE COMPLIMENTS OF: Hitachi Data Systems Hitachi IT Operations Analyzer Pinpoint root cause of network issues up to 90% faster. Automated Root Cause Analysis speeds remediation. FREE video and 30-day trial. Download free 30-day trial Acer returning to U.S. server market Acer, the No. 4 PC maker in the U.S., has released a line of servers and storage products for this market. Read More Disk or tape? How about both Enterprises today have many more backup choices than they used to have, and they're taking advantage by pairing legacy technologies such as tape backups with newer disk-based data protection options. Read More WHITE PAPER: HP TippingPoint Securing Virtual Data Center Testing Learn how this technology is put to test as a comprehensive solution for securing virtual environments. Read More Disaster recovery trial by fire... literally On a Sunday morning last year, John Brooks received news no one wants to hear. There'd been an electrical fire in the basement of a New York City office tower - where his law firm has an office. Read More The iPad data dilemma: Where cloud storage can help Tablets and cloud storage seem like a marriage made in heaven, but it takes third-party apps to bring them together Read More WHITE PAPER: Internap Colocation versus Managed Hosting The practice of outsourcing certain business functions or responsibilities has become more prevalent because it addresses two simple business needs, lower expenses and better allocation of resources. Learn More How we tested e-mail archiving Testing of each product was done with a SuperMicro dual six-core Xeon server with 32GB RAM, 8x320GB drives in RAID 5 and 4Gbps Fibre Channel connected to a Compellent Storage Center. The server was running Exchange 2007 on Windows 2008R2. We installed each software product on the server along with required additional pieces such as the SQL Server (which might normally run on a separate server). Read More Will cloud backup services finally put tape backups in trash can? While technologies exist to vastly improve backup and recovery processes, many enterprises have delayed modernizing their backup infrastructure. Now a confluence of factors - greater storage demands, the need for faster disaster recovery, and the availability of cloud-based backup services - is spurring action. Read More
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