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ZDNet Dictionary Definition
- D2D
- (Disk-to-Disk) Typically refers to backing up data on disks rather than on tape. Disk-to-disk backup systems provide a very fast restore capability compared with tape backup. See...
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- Dundas Helping D2D Save Significant Time and Money
- Data2Decision Inc. (D2D) specializes in providing technical solutions to the print media distribution industry. D2D, in collaboration with City Print Distribution Inc., needed to develop an enterprise distribution management and reporting system that integrated these key analysis features: reporting, automation, data collection and mapping. By using the package's Dundas Chart...
- Tags: Performance, Dundas Data Visualization, Performance Management, Human Resources, Workforce Management
- Case studies 2008-07-16
- Integrated Disk and Tape Backup and Recovery With the HP StorageWorks D2D Backup System and HP Data Protector Express 3.5 SP2
- This white paper describes how to use the HP D2D Backup System and Data Protector Express to combine the speed and flexibility of disk based backup and recovery with the transportability and durability of tape based backup and recovery. It provides an example of how to implement automated and scheduled...
- Tags: Disk, Hewlett-Packard Co., Recovery, HP StorageWorks, Service Pack 2, Tape Backup, Backup System, Backups
- White papers 2008-02-01
- Aloaha Sign (zip)
- Aloaha Sign is an excellent tool for validating PDF, p7m, d2d, xmldsig, or PKCS 7 signatures. Furthermore it is possible to digitally sign virtually any file type with any native supported smartcard. Version 3.0.50 includes unspecified updates.
- Tags: Native, Aloaha Sign, Smart Cards, Authentication/Encryption, Digital Security, Productivity, Security
- Software downloads 2008-01-03
- HP StorageWorks D2D Backup System: A Safety Net for SMBs
- The advent of Serial ATA or SATA-based disk-to-disk backup changes the outlook for groups with limited IT resources, providing an inexpensive disk-based technology that can speed up both backup and recovery, streamline both processes, and deliver reliable, automated backups with substantially greater recoverability. HP has taken advantage of this technology...
- Tags: Enterprise Management Associates Inc., Hewlett-Packard Co., HP StorageWorks, Backup System, Small And Medium Business, Backups, Serial ATA, Smb/Sme, Storage, Hardware
- White papers 2007-02-01
- Best Practices in Managing the Data Capacity of the HP StorageWorks D2D Backup System White Paper
- The HP StorageWorks D2D Backup solution is targeted at small and mid-size businesses who are finding it difficult to manage several standalone tape drives and want to consolidate, automate, and simplify the whole backup process. The HP StorageWorks D2D Backup System emulates LTO2 tape autoloaders or standalone LTO2 tape drives...
- Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., HP StorageWorks, Backup System, Best Practice, HP StorageWorks D2D Backup System, HP StorageWorks D2D Backup Solution, HP D2D Backup System, Backups, Utility Computing
- White papers 2007-02-01
- Elanbach: Fabrics From Wales - Keeping Tradition Alive
- Offering designs and digital fabric printing to fit every home, Elanbach turns to the HP StorageWorks D2D back-up system to have reliable, hands-free data back-up and restore.
- Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Document Management, Utility Computing, Enterprise Software, Software, Finance, Managerial Accounting
- Webcasts 2007-01-01
- HP StorageWorks D2D Backup System: Reliable, Consolidated Data Protection
- Easy-to-install and easy-to-use, this new disk-based system automates daily backup for up to four servers, and allows restoring users' files in minutes instead of hours.
- Tags: Data Protection, Hewlett-Packard Co., HP StorageWorks, Backup System, Backups, Disaster Recovery, Utility Computing, Data Management
- Webcasts 2007-01-01
- Backup and Recovery of Microsoft Exchange 2003 Environments Utilizing Virtual Tape and Disk-to-Disk White Paper
- Backup and recovery is a critical activity within Microsoft Exchange Server 2003 deployments. With Exchange now commonly viewed as a mission-critical application in most companies, the ability to recover all or part of your Exchange data when required is vital. The production time and availability of Exchange in enterprise environments...
- Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., Recovery, Environment, Microsoft Exchange Server, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Exchange Server 2003, Backups, E-mail Servers, Enterprise Software, Software
- White papers 2006-09-01
- Flexible Backups to Disk Using HP StorageWorks Data Protector Express White Paper
- HP StorageWorks Data Protector Express is easy-to-use backup and recovery software with many powerful features that can be used and managed by organizations without specialist data protection IT staff. One of these features is the capability to back up Data to Disk (D2D backup) and automate the movement of these...
- Tags: Disk, Hewlett-Packard Co., HP StorageWorks, HP StorageWorks Data Protector Express, Backups
- White papers 2006-08-01
- Joy refreshes last two of his "six Webs"
- In his keynote to the approximately 800 attendees at MIT's September 2005 Emerging Technologies conference, Kleiner-Perkins partner Bill Joy (a co-founder of Sun Microsystems) offered his long-discussed six Web framework once again as a way for people to understand what the Internet is and what categories all of its future...
- Tags: Web
- Blog posts 2005-09-29
- Microsoft: Storage software ready to roll
- Microsoft: Storage software ready to rollJust trashed our EMC software...I called EMC and cancelled my contract for their software and support. My rep picked up another phone in the office and was listening in as I told EMC "where to put it" and to "know their role and shut their...
- Tags: Backups, Microsoft Corp., backup, EMC Corp., storage software, storage, D2D Backup
- Discussion threads 2005-09-27
- The Varieties of Disk-to-Disk Backup Solutions
- The backup-and-recovery tapes are still spinning in data centers all over the world. But as backup windows continue to shrink, due to the prevalence of online business functions, many businesses are looking for ways to add disk to their backup infrastructures to speed up the backup, and more importantly, the...
- Tags: Disk, Backups
- White papers 2005-09-13
- Disk-to-Disk Backup - It's Also About Tape
- Declining disk costs have sparked the development of a variety of Disk-to-Disk (D2D) systems. Not all of these products are alike; in fact, in some respects they are very different. Let's look at the different options. Similarly, the new breed of virtual tape products on the market use disk as...
- Tags: Disk, Data Mobility Group
- White papers 2005-03-25
- How Emerging Disk-to-Disk (D2D) Backup Can Enable Faster, More Cost-Effective Backups, Restores, and Nearline Storage Compatibility
- The last few years have seen a number of information technology trends converge, transforming Disk-to-Disk backup (D2D) from something merely feasible into an attractive addition to the IT portfolio. D2D technology brings many key benefits to the IT infrastructure, including shorter backup windows, faster restores, quicker nearline access, investment protection...
- Tags: Information Technology, Backups
- White papers 2005-01-01
- Case Study Series: Part 3 of 3 - Users Embrace D2D
- Often touted as a nearline source of affordable disk storage, SATA-based storage subsystems are cropping up at a number of sites as a source for both disk-based backup data and data being migrated "Downstream" from primary storage as part of an Information Lifecycle Management ILM strategy. The senior director of...
- Tags: Information Lifecycle Management, EMC Corp., Information Lifecycle Management (ILM), Storage, Process Improvement, Enterprise Software, Software, Hardware, Quality, Business Operations
- Case studies
- Ciba Specialty Chemicals Gains Flexibility Plus Savings With Network Appliance
- Ciba Specialty Chemicals is a leading global company dedicated to producing high-value effects for its customers' products. The core challenge was to implement a storage architecture that eliminates the backup and recovery, capacity utilization, and manageability issues associated with an existing DAS environment. The solution to this was achieved by...
- Tags: Chemicals, Network Appliance Inc., NetApp, Ciba Specialty Chemicals, Storage, Hardware
- Case studies
- Polaris Software Shrinks Costs, Lead Times, and Time to Recovery by Consolidating on Network Appliance
- Polaris Software Lab is a leading provider of products and solutions for banking, financial services, and insurance companies. An outdated IT infrastructure with direct-attached storage and site-specific backup and recovery systems jeopardized the company's ability to introduce and ramp up IT services, meet stringent SLAs, and keep pace with a...
- Tags: Network Appliance Inc., Recovery, NetApp, Polaris Software, Polaris Software Lab, Storage, Hardware
- Case studies
- Compass Public Charter School Simplifies, Speeds Up and Automates Backup With HP StorageWorks D2D Backup System
- The Compass Public Charter School is a public charter school and has 274 students in kindergarten through eighth grade. The goal for the Compass Public Charter School was to easily and inexpensively automate the backup of student, teacher, and administrator files, reduce tape costs, and enhance the educational experience of...
- Tags: Hewlett-Packard Co., HP StorageWorks, Backup System, Compass Public Charter School, Backups, Utility Computing
- Case studies
- Pennsylvania Turnpike Takes the Network Appliance Route for 8x Better Tb:admin Ratio
- The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission manages 531 miles of roadway engineered for driver safety and comfort. Expanding capacity and adding iSCSI capability to the incumbent vendor's solution would have required a forklift upgrade and additional administrative resources. The Turnpike needed more flexibility and scalability without increasing administrative costs. A clustered NetApp...
- Tags: Network Appliance Inc., NetApp, Pennsylvania Turnpike, Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, Storage, Hardware
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