Microsoft Windows Data Backup and Protection

MUST READ 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?

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	Avoid the big mistakes when backing up virtual servers Submitted By: SearchWindowsServer.com | 13 Nov 2009 TIP - The benefits of Windows server virtualization can quickly turn to nightmares if you choose the wrong backup strategy. Learn to avoid the most common missteps.

	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.

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	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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	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

	Storage Monsters in Your Data Center Published by: QStar Technologies, Inc. | 08 Dec 2009 WHITE PAPER - A QStar 3-2-1 Archive solution tames the monsters in your data center by optimizing storage resources and managing the lifecycle of your digital assets.

	Why EMC for IP Storage and Simple Unified Storage Published by: EMC Corporation | 04 Dec 2009 WHITE PAPER - There are many IP storage capabilities that are becoming increasingly critical requirements for all customers. And there are many vendors offering various IP-based storage solutions. This paper makes the case for choosing EMC for IP storage.

Prince George’s County School District Streamlines Email Investigations and Boosts IT Productivity with Google Apps and Google Message Discovery Published by: Google | 03 Dec 2009 CASE STUDY - In March 2008, Prince George's County Public Schools ran a pilot of Google Apps Education Edition. In this case study, you'll learn how they used it to dramatically reduce time searching for email records from weeks to minutes, and how it also helped reduce costs in their messaging and collection system.

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	Basic Systems Backup - Expert Webcast VIEW WEBCAST 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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