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D2D2T Backup Architectures and the Impact of Data De-duplication by Quantum Corporation
to-disk-to-tape (D2D2T) backup and recovery environment. No one technology by itself solves all the challenges for backup and recovery at every point in the data lifecycle. Different access and retention requirements, as well as cost...
Product Demo: Attractive, All-Inclusive Storage Platforms for SMB's by EMC Corporation
by simplifying and centralizing backup and recovery operations. With NetWorker, you get a common platform that supports a wide range of data protection options including backup to disk, replication, continuous data protection, and deduplication across...
Quantum DXi-Series: Deduplicated Backup and Remote Replication Solutions by Quantum Corporation
as how the Quantum DXi-Series disk backup and replication solutions leverage data deduplication technology to dramatically shrink your disk requirements and enable remote replication replication as a disaster recovery technique. Oceans of data are...
Case Study: Lloyd's TSB Corporate Markets by Data Domain
new trading floor facilities and remote contingency site, so they implemented Data Domain solutions.

Check out this case study to learn how Lloyds TSB implemented Data Domain solutions to achieve the following benefits:

  • Instantaneous data replication
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Replication Alternatives for DR by Storage Decisions
architectures and options. Remote replication has become the method of choice for maintaining up to date, restorable data replicas at remote DR sites. There are a variety ways of implementing replication, each with its own advantages and...
Understanding the Role and Application of Remote Server Backup Technologies by Iron Mountain Digital
Disk-based backup can help improve the performance of backups and restores, reduce the cost of management and improve the reliability of backups. Tape remains an important element of most backup processes for obvious reasons. But...
Is Online Server Backup Appropriate for Your Business by Iron Mountain Digital
the setbacks of traditional backup, gain a better understanding of online backup, and discover why Iron Mountain's LiveVault solution for automated server backup and recovery won the 2006 award for Best Storage Software Solution from the Software...
Using Deduplication with Modern Mainframe Virtual Tape by Data Domain
impose on local backups and remote disaster recovery.

This white paper analyzes the use, recoverability and cost advantages of what Luminex refers to as Modern Mainframe Virtual Tape, or virtual tape systems without any physical tape requirement. It...
Case Study: Hendrick Hudson School District Learns About Online Backup with EVault SaaS by i365, A Seagate Company
than he expected. Only after implementing EVault SaaS data protection from i365, a Seagate Company, was he able to realize all his goals, including:
  • Offsite storage and assured disaster recovery
  • Satisfy both internal and state auditors' data retention
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Backup Optimization Best Practices by FalconStor Software
as he discusses best practices for backup optimization. Learn about the benefits of a virtual tape library (VTL), common problems with backup environments, and the latest Falconstor VTL solutions. Join Paul Kruschwitz, Director of Enterprise Solutions for...
IT Download: Symantec Backup Exec 12.5 by Symantec Corporation
worldwide have chosen Symantec's Backup Exec family, the leading Windows backup and recovery solution. Product Type
Back up and storage

Target User
FIT

IT Problem
There is simply no compromise when it comes to protecting your data, and making it fast and easy...
ESG Lab Validation Report: ExaGrid Systems Disk-based Backup with Data De-duplication by ExaGrid Systems, Inc.
how the ExaGrid disk-based backup system uses byte level data de-duplication to provide space efficient capacity optimization. This ESG Lab report explores how the ExaGrid disk-based backup system uses byte level data de-duplication to...
High Availability and Replication for i5/OS (iSeries) and AIX by Vision Solutions
product. IBM has demonstrated that remote journaling moves information to a backup system far more efficiently than proprietary methods used by some vendors. In fact, iTera was the first HA product to incorporate remote journaling technology natively...
Free yourself to do more, while securing your business simply and cost-effectively by Sophos Inc.
of threats. However, implementing and maintaining full-spectrum protection can be a heavy drain on financial and human resources if not done right. Read this whitepaper to learn how a more efficient approach to security can free up much needed...
Take Control of Distributed Data - Or Face the Consequences by Iron Mountain Digital
lives at the edge of the network on remote servers and PCs - typically outside the layers of traditional security afforded to a data center. The challenge with distributed data is that it's easy to ignore up until a point of failure. Distributed data is...
Podcast: Consolidate and Simplify Backup and Recovery for Your VMware Environment by Data Domain
in the development of disk-based backup and recovery strategies for VMware virtual environments.

Backup images for VMware virtual machines require significant amounts of storage in order to keep them online and readily available. Data Domain high...
ESG Report: Data De-duplication and Disk-to-Disk Backup Systems by Data Domain
Data de-duplication offers landscape changing value that is easy to quantify, improves reliability, simplifies management and provides rapid recovery of data. Read this ESG report to learn more about it. This ESG report answers the following questions:
  • What is data de-duplication?
  • Why is D2D with data deduplication becoming the...
Managing Backup and Archive Data with Data Domain and Symantec NetBackup (NBU) Integration by Data Domain
being pushed to their limits in many backup environments. Data Domain deduplication storage solutions for Symantec NetBackup (NBU) helps customers efficiently manage the ever-increasing amount of backup and archive data.

This white paper walks you through...
Data Protection: Online Backup & Recovery Resource Center by Iron Mountain Digital
Digital to learn about online backup and recovery solutions that meet your company's needs. In today's volatile economy, IT professionals are being challenged to do more with less. As budgets and headcounts shrink, identifying scalable online backup...
Network-Optimized, Secure Replication for Enterprise-Class Disaster Recovery by SEPATON
scale backup volumes to a remote site in a network-optimized transmission. DeltaRemote reduces risk and eliminates costly, time-consuming administration of tape media by making remote replication over a WAN or LAN fast, simple, and cost effective...
PCI DSS: Analysis of Software Implementation on your Compliance Program and A Guide for PCI Security Assessors by Solidcore Systems
of distributed, remote systems. This paper examines the Solidcore Systems S3 Control application when implemented to control malware, file integrity and software configurations of distributed, remote systems. This paper provides...
Podcast: Data Deduplication and Disk-to-Disk Backup Systems by Data Domain
for ESG, Heidi Biggar focuses on D2D backup solutions, including VTL, D2D appliances, and CDP solutions. Heidi is a veteran of the storage industry and former senior technical editor at InfoStor magazine...
Data Deduplication and Disk-to-Disk Backup Systems Technical Consideration (Podcast) by Data Domain
for ESG, Heidi Biggar focuses on D2D backup solutions, including VTL, D2D appliances, and CDP solutions. Heidi is a veteran of the storage industry and former senior technical editor at InfoStor magazine...
Driving Efficiency and Green Efforts Within Your Data Center by Data Domain
In this webcast, ESG analyst Brian Babineau examines how data deduplication can effectively contain the costs associated with massive data growth, improve capital and operating efficiencies and bolster green initiatives. While IT executives are buffeted by a multitude of demands, dealing with annual data growth of up to 60% is at...
Symantec NetBackup (NBU) Design Best Practices with Data Domain by Data Domain
being pushed to their limits in many backup environments. Data Domain deduplication storage solutions for Symantec NetBackup (NBU) helps customers efficiently manage the ever-increasing amount of backup and archive data.

This white paper walks you through...
ESG Lab Validation Report: Dell PowerVault DL2000 - Backup to Disk Appliance by Dell, Inc.
which is a fully integrated backup to disk appliance that offers reliable data protection with file level data deduplication and fast, drill-down recovery. The Dell PowerVault DL2000 Powered by CommVault is a customer-installable, fully...
Hitachi's Approaches for an Increasingly Cost-Conscious Data Storage World by Hitachi Data Systems
In today's economic environment, IT managers must find ways to add efficiency to their data centers and to drive costs out of, and value into, their storage infrastructures. This white paper relies on ESG research to demonstrate this, showing users are focusing on storage strategies and priorities that promise to deliver a better ROI. In...
Storage Magazine March 2009 by SearchStorage.com
in this issue, get information about remote office backups, disaster recovery plan testing, deduplication, and an eye-opening editorial on crucial data that often isn't being backed up properly. The March 2009 issue of Storage Magazine includes a cover story...
Related Best Practices
How to implement snapshots
It can take up to 12 hours or more to process a full backup job and move the entire backup volume to tape or disk. For many companies, that's just too much time. IT departments can use snapshots to capture entire storage environments, or simply track changes to the state of mission-critical systems. Snapshots can establish... More...
How to implement disk-to-disk backups
As capacities grow and costs per gigabyte shrink, disk is being used as a backup storage target more frequently. Disk offers far better performance than tape systems, allowing for faster data transfers as well as greater long-term reliability. Disk can accept complete backup volumes, as well as simple file copies. For example, backup software... More...
How to improve tape backup performance and reliability
The role of tape is clearly changing, shifting away from everyday data backup and moving toward deep archiving or offsite storage, but tape is still an important element of many data centers. Storage professionals must contend with concerns about tape performance and reliability that have remained almost unchanged for decades. In spite... More...
FAQ's
What are the benefits of using a virtual tape library (VTL) for data deduplication?
deduplication to the forefront of the decision-making that's going on in backup environments. The bottom line is data deduplication is dramatically changing the economics of using disk as a backup target as opposed to tape. You can only buy so much disk before you run out of funding, but there are a few other... More...
What are backup reporting tools and how do they work?
Backup reporting tools are solutions that monitor and report on the backup process. These tools usually take some time to gather information and then allow administrators to report on various workings. This enables administrators... More...
What type of data reduction ratios should you realistically expect using deduplication?
at it. Most people are looking at data deduplication in conjunction with backup; backup appliances performing deduplication or even virtual tape libraries (VTL). So, looking at it in that context, you'll hear advertised ratios of anywhere from 10 to 500X.

But, realistically, I think it's safe to assume a ratio of... More...