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  Dell buys AppAssure for software backup

  Dell said Friday it has purchased backup software vendor AppAssure, in the first of an expected run of acquisitions following Dell's appointment of former CA CEO John Swainson as head of a new software division.

  By Chris Kanaracus | 25 February, 2012 01:18

  Tags: AppAssure, applications, Axcient, backup, business issues, CA Technologies, dell, disaster recovery, mergers and acquisitions, Microsoft, software, system management, Utilities, veeam, VMware

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  CMS ABSplus FDE hard drive review

  The CMS ABSplus is an Automatic Backup System. It can be used as a normal external hard disk, but the encrypted area is software controlled instead of hardware.

  By TechWorld staff | 15 December, 2011 12:28

  Tags: backup, data backup, encryption, security, storage

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  Group test: Encrypted external hard drive reviews

  With the increasingly mobile nature of today's workforce, securing your data while on the road has become increasingly important. We've rounded up and tested some of the best encrypted external hard drives on the market, looking at both hardware- and software-encryption based devices.

  By TechWorld staff | 15 December, 2011 12:51

  Tags: backup, data backup, encryption, secure storage, security, storage

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  CMS ABSplus with Data Guard hard drive review

  Unlike the full disk encryption version, the CMS ABSplus with Data Guard gives you a 20MB partition with product information as soon as you attach the device.

  By TechWorld staff | 15 December, 2011 12:39

  Tags: backup, data backup, encryption, security, storage

• Altaro ships Hyper-V backup solution for SMBs

  Altaro Software has started shipping Hyper-V Backup, a product designed to make it easier for small and medium-size companies to protect the data on their virtual servers.

  By Mikael Ricknäs | 12 August, 2011 22:54

  Tags: Microsoft, Altaro Software, software, system management, Virtualization, server virtualization, Utilities, backup

• Get 5GB of free cloud-sync storage from SugarSync

  Wouldn't it be cool if you had a "magic" folder on your PC, one that automatically synced its contents with the Web, your other PCs, your cell phone, and other devices?

  By Rick Broida | 11 November, 2010 09:42

  Tags: application development, backup, cloud, cloud computing, internet, software, Utilities, web, web services, Web services development

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  Safely dual-boot Windows 7 and XP

  QUESTION My PC dual-boots Windows XP 32bit and Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit. Every time I work in XP I lose all my restore points in Windows 7.

  By Chris Byers | 03 August, 2010 02:41

  Tags: backup, Microsoft, software, Windows 7, windows xp

• When the backup drive gets full

  Rat74136's external hard drive is full. He asked the Answer Line forum how to keep backing up.

  By Lincoln Spector | 20 November, 2009 04:45

  Tags: backup, hard drives, storage backup

• 15 free security and backup utilities

  Lock down your PC.

  By Adam Pash and Rick Broida | 02 March, 2010 02:27

  Tags: backup, security

• Six ways to botch your backups

  Many of us were shocked last week that a company as prominent as Danger, Inc. could make such a rookie mistake by losing the data of T-Mobile's Sidekick customers. As a system administrator, if there is one thing you absolutely have to get right, it's backups. Here are six ways to botch them.

  By Michael Scalisi | 30 October, 2009 02:18

  Tags: backup, raid, storage

• To tape or not to tape, that is the question

  Mention Shakespeare and everyone spouts "To be or not to be." Mention backup, and the question becomes, "To tape or not to tape?" Is tape dead, or do tape-based backup systems still have a place in the modern small business?

  By James E. Gaskin | 29 July, 2009 23:53

  Tags: backup, data backup, storage, tape

Whitepapers about backup

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  Eliminating Tape

  When it comes to storage and backup, the old tape may not ‘cut the mustard’ in today’s world. But how does one move on from tape? This Computerworld Australia Guide, sponsored by EMC, examines whether the Cloud will provide a viable long-term archiving option to magnetic tape. This guide also looks at eliminating tape by examining storage and backup alternatives, taking examples of organisations that have managed to overcome problems with tape. Read more.

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  Delivering Tomorrow's Backup and Recovery Infrastructure

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  EMC 15-Minute Guide to Smarter Backup Transform your future

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  IDC Forecast: Worldwide Purpose - Built Backup Appliance 2011 – 2015, Forecast Update: Explosive Growth in 2011