JOURNAL ARTICLE - Backup services can save hardware and staffing costs, but beware of surprise fees.
Posted: October 23, 2008 | Published: October 1, 2008


Topics:  Backup Server Hardware | Backups | Compliance (Systems Operations) | Operational Support Systems | SLA | Storage Best Practices | Storage Security | Storage Systems

JOURNAL ARTICLE - 2008 will be an exciting, competitive and sometimes confusing time to be a storage professional. It won't be enough to be a great storage tech.
Posted: February 18, 2008 | Published: February 1, 2008


Topics:  Backups | Channel Management | Disaster Recovery | Electronic Discovery | ITIL | SAN | Staffing | Storage Industry | Storage Security | Storage Virtualization

JOURNAL ARTICLE - Tape encryption technologies and practices are on the rise. But with more choices than ever, careful consideration of the options is critical.
Posted: January 16, 2008 | Published: January 1, 2008


Topics:  Data Encryption | Storage Best Practices | Storage Security

JOURNAL ARTICLE - There are numerous places to embed encryption into your backup infrastructure. Considering key management and performance issues, here are our recommendations.
Posted: November 14, 2007 | Published: November 1, 2007


Topics:  Backup Software | Data Encryption | Storage Appliances | Storage Infrastructure | Storage Security

JOURNAL ARTICLE - The fall 2007 edition of Storage magazine's exclusive Purchasing Intentions survey reveals some subtle changes in storage managers' buying plans as new technologies gain greater consideration.
Posted: October 18, 2007 | Published: October 1, 2007


Topics:  Disk Storage Systems | iSCSI SAN | Storage Capacity | Storage Security | Storage Spending | Storage Virtualization | Surveys | Tape Libraries

JOURNAL ARTICLE - It seems like every article about encryption starts by rehashing high-profile screw-ups where a tape containing a million credit card numbers bounced off a delivery truck or disappeared off the loading dock.
Posted: September 14, 2007 | Published: September 1, 2007


Topics:  Data Encryption | Storage Security | Tape Drives

JOURNAL ARTICLE - There are numerous threats to NAS data and many different ways to protect it. The trick is to find the right level of protection for the perceived risk.
Posted: September 18, 2007 | Published: September 1, 2007


Topics:  Access Control | NAS | Network Security | Security Threats | Storage Security | Virus Protection

JOURNAL ARTICLE - You can't duck it any longer; it's time to encrypt your backup tapes.
Posted: July 20, 2007 | Published: July 1, 2007


Topics:  Backups | Data Encryption | Storage Security | Tape Drives

JOURNAL ARTICLE - There may be a slight respite for storage managers who have spent the last few years trying to keep up with runaway storage growth, according to the results of Storage magazine's spring 2007 Purchasing Intentions Survey.
Posted: May 18, 2007 | Published: May 1, 2007


Topics:  Disk Storage Systems | iSCSI SAN | Storage Capacity | Storage Industry | Storage Infrastructure | Storage Security | Storage Spending | Storage Switches | Surveys | Tape Libraries | Tiered Storage

JOURNAL ARTICLE - With a little planning, your iSCSI storage network can be even more secure than a legacy Fibre Channel storage network.
Posted: May 18, 2007 | Published: May 1, 2007


Topics:  Challenge Handshake Authentication Protocol | Fibre Channel SAN | IP SAN | iSCSI Protocol | iSCSI SAN | Regulatory Compliance | Storage Security

JOURNAL ARTICLE - Security is a cradle-to-grave commitment that spans products, processes and personnel. Microsoft has proved that you can turn on a dime and remedy security shortcomings, and now some leading storage vendors are following its example.
Posted: May 18, 2007 | Published: May 1, 2007


Topics:  Security Best Practices | Storage Best Practices | Storage Industry | Storage Security

JOURNAL ARTICLE - Regular remote backups, data encryption and a two-stage authentication sign-on process are the best ways to secure laptop data.
Posted: February 15, 2007 | Published: February 1, 2007


Topics:  Access Control | Authentication | Data Encryption | Data Synchronization | Laptop Computers | Remote Backups | Security Policies | Storage Security

JOURNAL ARTICLE - New specs from a standards group could bring easy-to-manage, built-in security to storage devices.
Posted: January 15, 2007 | Published: January 1, 2007


Topics:  Data Encryption | ILM | Information Security | Storage Devices | Storage Industry | Storage Infrastructure | Storage Security | Storage Standards

JOURNAL ARTICLE - iSCSI SANs, hardware-based tape encryption, high-capacity disk drives, virtualization and thin provisioning will be must-have technologies next year.
Posted: December 12, 2006 | Published: December 1, 2006


Topics:  Data Encryption | Disk Backups | Email Archiving | iSCSI SAN | Serial ATA | Storage Capacity | Storage Provisioning | Storage Security | Storage Standards | Storage Virtualization

JOURNAL ARTICLE - Companies need to take a more strategic approach to tape encryption by building a services-based architecture that can meet today's needs and scale to accommodate future needs.
Posted: November 13, 2006 | Published: November 1, 2006


Topics:  Data Encryption | Storage Security | Tape Drives

JOURNAL ARTICLE - Encryption can protect your data, but it can also play havoc with other storage applications.
Posted: October 16, 2006 | Published: October 1, 2006


Topics:  Data Encryption | Storage Infrastructure | Storage Security