| Data Mapping: How to Make It Work Data mapping is not for the faint of heart, according to Bruce Phillips. Phillips is Vice President, Information Security Manager at Fidelity National Financial, a provider of title insurance, specialty insurance and claims management services. Phillips said Fidelity National started the process of creating a data map, or a consolidated system that tracks the contents of multiple databases, over two years ago. He quickly found the it to be a huge behemoth of a project. Nexsan and Falconstor team up to make a greener, de-dupe solution. While Microsoft has made strides through the software side to deduplication (eliminating redundancy at the source), the hardware side has become a new focus to see where adjustments can be made. "As organization's strive to cut IT costs without reducing operational service levels, the stage is set for a new breed of highly efficient storage systems," said Gary Watson, chief technology officer of Nexsan... Paper, Paper, Everywhere, Nor Any Piece to Trash According to Parade magazine, paper consumption in the US peaked in 1999. But although paper use may be trending down, most companies still deal with pounds upon pounds of paper every day. Let's look at three ways to better create, send, receive and retrieve paper and the information thereon. Nine data storage companies to watch Flash memory, virtualization and cloud storage options highlight an interesting crop of new storage vendors. Judge rules against RealDVD movie copying software RealNetworks may have lost its bid to sell software that lets people copy DVD movies to their computer hard drive after a ruling on Tuesday. August Giveaways Cisco Subnet is giving away training from Global Knowledge and 15 copies of Practical Intrusion Analysis; Microsoft Subnet is giving away training from Global Knowledge and 15 copies of SCCM 2007 Unleashed. Google Subnet is giving away 15 copies of Web Geek's Guide to Google Chrome. Entry forms can be found on the Cisco Subnet, Microsoft Subnet and Google Subnet home pages. Deadline for entries is August 31. Network World on Twitter? You bet we are |
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