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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	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?

	Using WBAdmin to create backups in Windows Server 2008 Submitted By: SearchWindowsServer.com | 23 Jan 2009 TIP - Who needs a GUI? Check out how the WBAdmin command allows you to perform Windows Server Backup functions from the command line.

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	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.

	School district expels outsourced backup, enrolls CDP SearchStorage.com | 04 Oct 2006 ARTICLE - Revere School District dumps tape and outsourced backup, and deploys SonicWall's continuous data protection product.

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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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	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.

	Learning Guide: Data protection 10 Dec 2004 FEATURED TOPIC - Protecting your data is one of the most important aspects of your job, especially in the event of an unexpected hardware failure. Our guide can help!

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WHITE PAPERS

Data Deduplication Tutorial Published by: Quantum Corporation | 01 Jul 2009 TRAINING GUIDE - Data Deduplication is a vital technology to consider as part of your overall data protection strategy. Data Deduplication significantly reduces the amount of space required for backup and the network bandwidth required for replication. This tutorial explores several facets of data deduplication technology and compares vendor offerings.

Global bank improves virtual service delivery from hours to minutes Published by: Opalis Software, Inc. | 01 Jul 2009 CASE STUDY - A financial services provider offering personal, commercial, corporate and institutional services across Canada and the US needed to standardize requests and eliminate manual management. With the Opalis solution, the bank automated five processes - a VM request portal, provisioning, decommissioning, backup, and lease expiry of all virtual machines.

	Essential Guide to Data Backup for SMBs Published by: SearchSMBStorage.com | 01 Jul 2009 ESSENTIAL GUIDE - Data backup is still the No. 1 pain point for storage administrators. The tips in this guide will help you simplify your backup process and put together a reliable backup and recovery plan.

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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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