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Storage considerations for virtual desktops

Now that virtualization has taken hold and is accepted in most companies, the question becomes what else can we do with it? The answer? Virtual desktops. Advantages of virtual desktops Virtual desktops allow for a company to have greater control over its resources (the desktops). The IT department, through cloning, can “build” a new desktop ...

Storage

A primer on array-based and network-based replication

Replication helps protect your data and files by producing a duplicate copy at a second site, server, or storage array. I covered host-based replication in a previous blog. In this blog, I’ll cover two other types of replication — array-based replication and network (or fabric) based replication. Array-based replication Array-based replication requires a central data ...

Data Centers

Use host-based replication to keep data available

One of the challenges for any IT department is to keep data available for those who need it. In fact, vendors and consultants have built whole businesses around the concept. Over the next few weeks, I’ll be taking a look at a few methods for keeping data “alive” and available to end-users. Each method I’ll ...

Data Centers

What data do you really need at your disaster recovery site?

For a company creating a disaster recovery plan, one of the often overlooked issues is how much data you really need at your DR site. The easy answer is all of it, but this means that your company has to spend money on the storage at the DR site and on the replication solution to ...

Storage

Streamline your data management with deduplication

The concept of deduplication is simple – it’s creating a single copy for all the duplicate bits or files that exist on a network. But how does it actually work and how do you use it? A little background: Microsoft introduced deduplication in Exchange (but they called it single instant storage) in order to deal ...

Data Centers

How do you do your back-ups?

In the past, tape was the solution. The problem is that this still tends to be the answer. Either backup admins are complacent and don’t want to change, or decision makers are unwilling to look at new ways to do backups. With the ever increasing capacity of disk, it’s not a matter of not having ...

PURPOSE This policy describes the organization’s employee privacy guidelines and outlines employee privacy expectations. From the policy: POLICY DETAILS The organization’s IT equipment, services and systems are intended for business use only. However, the organization acknowledges that staff, consultants and volunteers occasionally require opportunities to make or receive personal phone calls, access personal email, utilize ...

PURPOSE The purpose of this Security Response Policy from TechRepublic Premium is to outline the security incident response processes which must be followed. This policy will assist to identify and resolve information security incidents quickly and effectively, thus minimizing their business impact and reducing the risk of similar incidents recurring. It includes requirements for both ...

PURPOSE This policy from TechRepublic Premium provides guidelines for reliable and secure backups of end user data. It outlines the responsibilities of IT departments and employees to identify tasks and action items for each group. The policy can be customized to fit the needs of your organization. From the policy: IT STAFF RESPONSIBILITIES IT staff ...

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Storage considerations for virtual desktops

A primer on array-based and network-based replication

Use host-based replication to keep data available

What data do you really need at your disaster recovery site?

Streamline your data management with deduplication

How do you do your back-ups?

Employee privacy policy

Security response policy

End user data backup policy

Electronic communication policy