It's almost becoming clichéd, but data as we know it, is growing at an unprecedented rate and having the right storage resource manager is now essential to your business. Visibility into storage environments is becoming more challenging due to the increasing complexities and escalating user demands.

Your corporate data is a strategic asset. If it’s improperly managed, it can become a significant liability. I’ll be providing you today some of my views to address this challenge by using managed services. Businesses today must address the dual challenges of safely storing and protecting their corporate data at a time when the mere quantity of the information they generate and consume daily has grown exponentially. 

Today, backing up to disk vs. tape has become a popular alternative to the traditional tape methodology. For many computer applications, it's important to have backup data immediately available when the primary disk becomes inaccessible. In this scenario, the time to restore data from tape would be considered unacceptable. Disk backup is also a better solution because data transfer can be four-to-five times faster than is possible with tape.

Data backup and developing a plan to restore aren’t the first steps in business continuity planning. However it's still a critical element. Without a solid backup and disaster recovery plan, your organization could face important risks and stand to lose financially due to downtime or data loss.