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Rethinking SharePoint Server Backups

We’re pleased to announce that the next installment of our free e-book, The Definitive Guide to Windows Application and Server Backup 2.0, is now available. Chapter 6 tackles what could arguably be the most difficult topic in the Backup 2.0 discussion: Rethinking SharePoint Server Backups.

More and more, our critical business data – documents, spreadsheets, process information, and more – is moving into structured repositories like SharePoint. This can create huge advantages in terms of facilitating collaboration and the sharing of data between teams, and even between organizations. But the approach to SharePoint backup and recovery has always been a bit complex. SharePoint is comprised of a number of moving parts (web servers, databases, configuration files), and to be honest, the native tools for SharePoint backup and recovery have a reputation for being a bit confusing.

All the more reason to dig in to this latest chapter by Don Jones on Rethinking SharePoint Server Backups. With continuous data protection and block-level snapshots, Backup 2.0 offers a far simpler approach to protecting your SharePoint infrastructure, and the data stored within. Be sure to download your free copy today!

Industry News

A guide on developing and refining your DR plan
You need to treat your IT disaster recovery (DR) plan as if it was a living thing — your life might depend on it. Jokes aside, just having a disaster recovery plan isn’t enough. You need to have a strategy for keeping your DR docs, expertise and staffing up to date. It’s no small effort, but some hard work and cold cash now can help you avoid some pretty serious stuff later.

Why Multitenancy Matters In The Cloud
There’s a debate in the software industry over whether multitenancy is a prerequisite for cloud computing. Those considering using cloud apps might question if they should care about this debate. But they should care, and here’s why: multitenancy is the most direct path to spending less and getting more from a cloud application.

The Changing Role of Tape in the Enterprise
One thing is clear: The use of tape has seen a steady decline over the past few years, and it doesn’t seem as if the numbers are about to turn around anytime soon. As analyst Arun Taneja reports to Enterprise Storage Forum, it’s not as if tape deployments have fallen off a cliff, but it does indicate that it is moving from a general backup solution to a more specialized long-term archiving format.

Cloud ‘Recovery’ or Just The Same Old Thing?
For companies planning their first disaster recovery data center, with the associated selection, build, and maintenance tasks for servers, storage, and networking, cloud computing seems like an obvious fit. They can trade the capital expense that buys them no new value, for a no-commitment operating expense that probably buys better operating practices than they could achieve themselves.

An essential guide to server virtualization and data backup
Server virtualization technology has had an enormous impact in data centers by advancing server consolidation at a pace never seen before. Organizations of all sizes have slashed the number of physical servers they need, allowing them to trim costs, cut complexity, and reduce power and space requirements. But while they make a lot of IT chores easier, virtual servers can make one key task a lot harder: data backup and recovery.

News from AppAssure

Understanding the ROI of Backup 2.0: Building a Business Case
Join Joshua Hoffman, Lead Geek of AppAssure Software, and Brooks Betts, VP of Information Systems at Lincoln Health Care, for a free webinar on measuring the return on investment of a Backup 2.0 approach to backup and disaster recovery. Discover how companies are leveraging more efficient technology solutions that have a direct impact on their bottom line.

Case Study: Valley City State University
After being forced to pack all its servers into a pickup truck heading for higher ground due to a 500-year flood in North Dakota, Valley City State University decided to implement a more effective disaster recovery solution. AppAssure Backup & Replication backup and disaster recovery software came to the rescue.

Finally this week, the first USB 3.0 devices are starting to hit the market. Computerworld has a look at the first USB peripherals capable of transferring data at up to 5Gbit/sec. Cool stuff!

Have a great week,

Josh

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