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Who you gonna trust? Apparently not Google.

As Google tries to expand beyond the search engine business, it’s meeting resistance from some IT quarters. On the surface it may seem that IT managers are worrying about their job security as the King of Search tries to...

Data Archiving Tools: What Works for You?

Every day I open my inbox to see news feeds of the latest applications and data archiving tools.   

Is Your Data eDiscovery-Safe?

I think about eDiscovery data issues on a daily basis and have begun to wonder: Is it just me? Because we are immersed in data storage issues, I forget that perhaps not everyone knows the risks involved with a...

What Effects Will Google Wave Have on eDiscovery?

Google Wave set out to reinvent email for the 21st century. However with its ability to post content in different areas simultaneously (e.g., Waves and blogs), it raises more than a few e-Discovery questions. I came across a blog article...

How to Decommissions Servers, Increase Data Center Space and Remain Compliant.

Just finished reading an article on practical steps data center managers can take to help free up much needed space in data centers.   The article is good and offers many practical solutions concerning consolidating data, or eliminating unused...

A Cloud by Any Other Name…

Cloud computing: is it the best new IT idea today or just a shiny repackaging of familiar services? The answer likely depends on who you talk to. Debate over the virtues of cloud computing has received a good deal...

Great Article on Managing Your Tape

Just finished reading Managing Your Tape Is No Longer an Oxymoron by David Hill in InfoStor magazine’s August 2009 online issue. (And in the spirit of full disclosure, Dave Simpson does mention B&L’s Vertices and VaultLedger Tape Management Systems in the Keeping Track of...

The Growing Problem of Data Management.

The exponential growth of data in the enterprise has been well documented. And from all  reports, it’s only going to get bigger. So if reducing the amount of data we produce isn’t a viable option, then the next logical...

Vertices 5.1 Is Out & It’s FREE to Upgrade!

Vertices 5.1 has been released. Available with an intuitive Web-based interface like previous versions, Vertices 5.1 increases the speed, tightens security and gives more control to data center professionals. And best of all: this latest iteration is being provided...

The Problem with Tape and eDiscovery

I just finished reading Christine Taylor’s blog entry “The Question of Tape” on her Byte and Switch blog. She raises a lot of great points, but my favorite part of the article was at the end when she said: