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Navigating backup and recovery in VMware environments

Backup and storage managers can gain some useful insights from this white paper, particularly if they’re responsible for protecting data, or meeting SLAs for applications on VMware servers.
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Guide to virtual server protection

More than 41,000 customers around the world, and nearly half of the Global 500, rely on HP Data Protector software to protect their critical applications and data. Data Protector simplifies application protection through unified recovery and advanced automation. Global, one-touch backup configuration and a wide range of disk-based recovery options across HP and non-HP arrays, including fully-automated down-to-the-second application recovery, help you meet any SLA for up to 70% less cost than competitive backup software solutions.
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News

IT weather forecast: Hurricanes with a chance of dead satellites

NOAA satellite over the East Coast is having problems and is offline right now

Study ranks US least riskiest place to open data centre

UK, Germany and Sweden follow as the least riskiest places to establish data centers, according to a survey released this week

Tech City start-ups offered 'wibre' to quickly connect to cloud

Optimity can connect firms to their cloud-based applications via antennae on rooftops

University Campus Suffolk replaces ageing HP servers with Fujitsu vShape virtualisation

Suffolk university chooses vShape to meet growing server demands with limited data centre space

Oracle lands efficient infrastructure deal with Apollo Group

Apollo is using the Oracle Exadata system to speed up strategic reporting

In Depth

Squeezing savings from the cloud

Calculating the real ROI of cloud apps requires the analysis of a lot of factors, and cutting corners on that process means you might not save money.
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New storage technologies to deal with the data deluge

Enterprise storage demands are reaching a critical point, and vendors are scrambling to develop new products to deal with the data deluge. We look at how these technologies will help manage the major pain points for storage administrators.
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Cloud services can save you money -- if you're careful

Calculating the real ROI of cloud apps requires the analysis of a lot of factors, and cutting corners on that process means you might not save money.
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Office 365 review: Serious enhancements for the enterprise

Latest blend of Exchange, SharePoint, and Lync servers in the cloud combines an excellent feature set with easier setup and management.
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BlackBerry Z10 - Hands on with the first BlackBerry 10 smartphone

BlackBerry, formerly RIM, officially announced its first BlackBerry 10 smartphones, the Z10 and Q10, at a series of elaborate press events across the globe yesterday. Like many BlackBerry users and smartphone enthusiasts, I have been waiting for BlackBerry 10 for a long time. The fate of RIM and BlackBerry depend on the success, or lack thereof, of the BlackBerry 10 platform. If both BlackBerry 10 and RIM's two new handsets fail to wow potential users, it could be the final nail in the coffin for the company.
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