Learning Guide: Backup Solutions

By SearchWinComputing Staff 20 Jan 2006 | SearchWinComputing.com

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TABLE OF CONTENTS    Backup 101    Expert Advice    Administration    Hardware and Software    Disaster Recovery

Backup 101

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• Glossary Definition: Backup 101 (Powered by Whatis.com)


• Article: Backup basics: Words to know


• Article: Worst practices for backup and disaster recovery (Part 1)


• Article: Worst practices for backup and disaster recovery (Part 2)


• Article: CDP not always a substitute for conventional backup


• Article: More options in backup landscape for Windows


• Article: Outsourcing the backup data center


• Chapter Download: Inside Windows Storage: Chapter 5, "Backup and Restore Technologies"


• Chapter Download: Resilient Storage Networks: Chapter 2, "Data Storage Fundamentals"


• Article: Best backup plans for the desktop


• Article: How to ease into archiving through backup


• Article: Checklist: How to stretch backup windows on a budget


• Article: Checklist: Performing data backups

Expert Advice	Return to Table of Contents
You'll find more expert advice on backup and hardware in our Ask the Expert section. If you've run into a problem using backup software or hardware, try posing your own question to Bernie Klinder. Browse the questions below for sampes of our expert advice on backup.

• Advice: Can you explain the different types of backups?


• Advice: Can you help me devise a backup system?


• Advice: What other system files need regular backup besides user files?


• Advice: Are tapes a reliable backup system?


• Advice: Can a backup from one server be restored to a completely different new server?


• Advice: Can I backup my DNS server without backing up all the system state data?


• Advice: What is the difference between differential and incremental backup methods?

Administration

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Browse this collection of backup tips chosen by our editors.

• Tip: 10 tips in 10 minutes on backup and restore technologies


• Tip: Backend tasks you should automate: Backups


• Tip: Desktop tasks you should automate: Backup and archiving


• Tip: Secondary backups from Veritas NetBackup, MP3 risk data loss


• Tip: Bridging NTBACKUP's shortcomings


• Tip: Do you still need to do full backups?


• Tip: Idiotproof backup solution for users employs CD-RW


• Tip: Backups to CD-RW in XP


• Tip: Understand your scheduled backups


• Tip: Design critical in data compression backups


• Tip: Setup support of dynamic disks falls short

Hardware and Software

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Browse this collection of backup-related articles chosen by our editors.

• Article: Product Roundup: Backup software


• Products of the Year 2005: Backup hardware


• Products of the Year 2005: Backup and disaster recovery software
• Article: Microsoft's backup software not a replacement for tape


• Article: Microsoft's customers will get their backup

Disaster Recovery

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Browse this collection of articles about backup and disaster recovery chosen by our editors.

• Learning Center: Data protection


• Tip: What to do when your hard drive fails


• Tip: Ultimate boot CD packs in recovery, repair utilities


• Article: Archive and backup snuggle up


• Article: Small shops tackle DR on a budget
  
• Article: Vendors sharpen DR tools
  
• Article: Iron Mountain loses 40 Time Warner tapes
  
• Article: Marriott breach spotlights internal data security
  
• White Paper: Windows 2000 Server disaster recovery guidelines


• White Paper: Optimizing disk-based backups for SMBs and distributed enterprises


• Webcast: How to back up and recover GPOs

Tags: Windows Hardware Strategies,  Microsoft Windows Data Backup and Protection,  Windows Disaster Recovery and Business Continuity,  VIEW ALL TAGS

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