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These compilations of frequently asked IT questions provide answers for both beginner and advanced enterprise IT professionals. Each FAQ category includes detailed answers, as well as links to related articles, tips and terms.

Backup as a Service FAQ
Trying to decide if online backup, or backup as a service, will be beneficial to your small-midsized business? John Merryman, services director for recovery services at GlassHouse Technologies Inc., discusses the benefits and drawbacks of online backup today. His answers are also available as an MP3 download.
GO TO FAQ: BACKUP AS A SERVICE FAQ
CAS FAQ
Depending on what industry you work in, compliance can be a major issue and content-adressable storage (CAS) has emerged as an option for archiving data on disk. Terri McClure, analyst with Enterprise Strategy Group, discusses the pros and cons of CAS, the CAS market and whether CAS is really a good fit for SMBs.
GO TO FAQ: CAS FAQ
Email Archiving FAQ
Stephen Foskett, director of data practice with Contoural, discusses the email archiving market today, the pros and cons of email archiving services, common email archiving mistakes, and more. His answers are also available as an MP3.
GO TO FAQ: EMAIL ARCHIVING FAQ
ISCSI SAN FAQ
ISCSI SANs are frequently touted as a solution for small-midsized businesses moving to networked storage. But, why not just use Fibre Channel? Terri McClure, analyst with Enterprise Strategy Group, discusses the pros and cons of iSCSI SANs, the iSCSI SAN market and whether iSCSI SANs are really a good fit for SMBs.
GO TO FAQ: ISCSI SAN FAQ
NAS FAQ
Though network-attached storage (NAS) offers a number of benefits, it also presents some challenges. Ashish Nadkarni, Principal Consultant with GlassHouse Technologies Inc., discusses the pros and cons of using NAS in an SMB environment and offers some best practices.
GO TO FAQ: NAS FAQ
Virtual Server Backup/Storage FAQ
John Merryman and Ron Oglesby of GlassHouse Technologies answer common questions about the impact of server virtualization on storage and backup in small-midsized businesses (SMBs). Their answers are also available as an MP3.
GO TO FAQ: VIRTUAL SERVER BACKUP/STORAGE FAQ
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