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Archive for August, 2008

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“Backup and Recovery Best Practices for Microsoft SQL Server 2005”

This paper discusses those test results so that users can understand the options and the limitations of implementing backup and recovery using Linear Tape-Open (LTO) tape, disk-to-disk, and virtual tape devices. The audience for this paper is HP users in an enterprise environment currently running or planning to run SQL Server 2005.

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 Downtime Myths and Truths”

Join Forrester Research and HP in this webcast which explores common myths about IT disasters and analyzes different strategies to protect a company’s information assets based on risk and cost.

Stephanie Balaouras of Forrester analyzes 5 common myths around IT disasters e.g. disasters and loss of data centers are rare. Stephanie presents detailed information which supports a very different view of how corporations actually behave in planning for a disaster and the most common reasons why there are failures. Stephanie also focuses on the importance of developing a disaster strategy through business impact analysis before making technology decisions. Finally, Stephanie presents several recommendations for preventative measures based on her work with many corporate customers. Patrick Eitenbichler of HP describes a continuum for Business Continuity and Availability which matches applications criticality with appropriate recovery technologies.

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 ”Remote Replication Best Practices for Oracle 10g using XP Continuous Access“

This paper provides a comprehensive set of test-proven best practices for properly configuring, deploying, and operating an Oracle 10g database on an HP StorageWorks XP12000 Disk Array (XP12000) in an HP-UX environment using HP StorageWorks XP Continuous Access Software as the remote copy infrastructure.

Although disk-array-based remote copy infrastructures have been in use for over a decade, most users lack the information required to properly configure the database, storage system, and software for remote replication. When properly configured and deployed, these infrastructures are capable of providing timely recovery from a variety of failures, up to and including the loss of an entire datacenter site. Based on a combination of well-understood technical issues, information from recent customer briefings, and a commissioned study with International Data Corporation (IDC), the key requirement for effective deployment is that remote copying of databases must be done in concert with the native Relational Database Management System (RDBMS) technology in order for the solution to be practical.

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