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Microsoft Windows Data Backup and Protection


The first step to data recovery is, naturally, data backup and protection. For Windows administrators, this means not only how to backup data for operating systems such as Windows XP or Windows 2000, but also which Windows backup strategies are best for their environments. This page is filled with data storage protection advice dealing with Windows backup solutions and software for systems administrators. Here you will find info on everything from how to backup a copy of Windows XP to disk to how to backup data using a SAN (Stoage Area Network). Also, to make your job easier, be sure to check out our tip on automating Windows desktop backup tasks.
IN THIS TOPIC:  EXPERT TECHNICAL ADVICE (143) , NEWS (29) , VIDEO (2) , REFERENCE & LEARNING (7) , WHITE PAPERS , WEBCASTS (1) , DEFINITIONS (2)

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Breaking down the Windows Server Backup tool for Windows 2008
TIP - Find documentation on what's new with Microsoft's NTBackup tool (Windows Server Backup), included with Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista.
Backup and recovery for data migrated to networked storage
TIP - Backup and restore procedures for SAN- and NAS-based storage systems differ from traditional direct-attached storage, with minimal effects on system performance.
Data Protection Manager 2007: Relief from branch office backup headaches
TIP - The ability to back up apps is just one of the key improvements of Data Protection Manager 2007. Gary Olsen breaks down DPM and offers some helpful backup tips for Windows admins.
Configure a backup device for Remote Storage
TIP - The Remote Storage file migration service requires a backup device to migrate the data from the managed volume. Here are the steps for enabling a backup device.
What is the best device for Windows server backup?
EXPERT ANSWER - What do you feel is the best device for server backup?

  EXPERT TECHNICAL ADVICE: 1 - 3 of 143
When to use VM backups versus snapshots in Hyper-V
Submitted By: SearchWindowsServer.com | 24 Aug 2009
TIP - How you go about protecting your virtual machines depends on the hypervisor you run. Learn the nuances of backing up VMs when using Microsoft Hyper-V.
Self-healing NTFS keeps admins one step ahead of data corruption
Submitted By: SearchWindowsServer.com | 02 Mar 2009
TIP - While it's not perfect, the new self-healing NTFS has several benefits over past Windows file systems. Learn to avoid data corruption with this new feature in Windows Server 2008.
The efficacy of backup-as-a-service solutions
Submitted By: SearchWindowsServer.com | 23 Feb 2009
TIP - Online backup services can lower costs and help eliminate the administrator's worst nightmare – the lost backup. But is BaaS right for your organization?
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  NEWS: 1 - 3 of 29
Terremark inches toward disaster recovery in the cloud
SearchCloudComputing.com | 23 Oct 2009
ARTICLE - Hoster and VMware-only cloud provider Terremark has reshaped its disaster recovery services for virtualization and near-zero investment, inching the service towards the cloud.
Email archiving: What's right for your enterprise?
SearchWinIT.com | 06 Feb 2007
ARTICLE - There is a growing need to archive email data, and today there are several ways to do it. Stop to consider what would work best for your enterprise.
Top 10 Windows backup tips of 2006
SearchWinComputing.com | 12 Dec 2006
ARTICLE - This year's most popular tips on backup covered subjects ranging from the backup and restore functions inherent to Windows to the top reasons backups fail.
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  VIDEO: 1 - 2 of 2
Microsoft Hyper-V: Best practices for performance, backups and management
SearchWindowsServer.com | 27 Apr 2009
VIDEO - Deploying Hyper-V will potentially have a huge effect on your environment. Some of the major areas of impact include the performance of virtual machines, as well as changes to backup strategies and management procedures. In ...
Working with snapshots in Microsoft Hyper-V
SearchWindowsServer.com | 06 Mar 2009
VIDEO - This screencast runs through how snapshots benefit a virtual environment, as well as how to create and use them in Hyper-V.
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  REFERENCE & LEARNING: 1 - 3 of 7
How to configure backups and perform restores in Windows Server 2008
By J. Peter Bruzzese, Ronald Barrett, and Wayne Dipchan | 21 Sep 2009
BOOK EXCERPT - Discover tips on backing up your Windows Server 2008 operating system and data as well as info on performing restores in this chapter excerpt from "Windows Server 2008 How-To".
Developing a solid Windows Server 2008 backup and recovery strategy
Danielle Ruest and Nelson Ruest | 04 Aug 2008
BOOK EXCERPT - This book excerpt provides details on new backup and recovery features for Windows Server 2008, along with tips for creating a quality backup and restore plan.
The Backup Book -- Chapter 1, When Bad Things Happen To Good Computers'
Network Frontiers | 14 Mar 2006
BOOK CHAPTER - This chapter explains what can go wrong and how that applies to the various backup methods, coupled with recovery tactics and solutions to real-world scenarios.
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  WHITE PAPERS
Presentation Transcript: The Other Green - Storage Efficiency and Optimization
Published by: Symantec Corporation | 06 Nov 2009
PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT - This session will look at various techniques and strategies to optimize either on-line active or primary as well as near-line or secondary storage environment during tough economic times, as well as to position for future growth, after all, there is no such thing as a data recession!
Presentation Transcript: Backup and Archive Are Not the Same Thing!
Published by: Symantec Corporation | 06 Nov 2009
PRESENTATION TRANSCRIPT - Discover some of the challenges you'll face when compliance mandates a retention policy that just doesn’t make sense, and learn about some alternate solutions to backup and archiving you may not have considered yet.
File Storage Usage for a Mid-sized Technology Company
Published by: F5 Networks UK | 06 Nov 2009
WHITE PAPER - "Company ABC" is a successful enterprise with an annual storage growth rate of 70%, and a series of data management challenges. Check out this report to see what they uncovered by conducting a file system inventory -- and how they used that information to reduce costs and improve data management.
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  WEBCASTS: 1 - 1 of 1
Basic Systems Backup - Expert Webcast

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PREMIERED:   01 NOV 2006, 09:00 EST (14:00, GMT)
SUMMARY:   In this webcast industry expert Jacob Farmer identifies some of the bottlenecks that exist in traditional Windows backup systems and offers his thoughts on best backup practices.
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  DEFINITIONS: 1 - 2 of 2
Dolly
25 Oct 2005
WORD - Dolly, also called Digital Dolly, is a program that can quickly clone (copy) drives to drives, drives to files, files to drives, or files to files. It is similar to the Symantec product known as Ghost. Dolly can also clone ...
cold/warm/hot server
10 Jun 2004
WORD - In the backup and recovery of a computer server, a cold server is a backup server whose purpose is solely to be there in case the main server is lost. The cold server is basically turned on once to have software installed ...
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Windows File Management, Windows Direct-Attached Storage (DAS), Windows Network Storage, Windows Storage Systems Hardware, Windows Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity, Windows Data Storage Administration Tools, Windows Data Recovery



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