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White
Paper
L everaging EMC Deduplication Solutions
for Backup, Recovery, and Long-term
Information Retention
By Brian Babineau and David A. Chapa January, 2011 This ESG White Paper was commissioned by EMC and is distributed under license from ESG. © 2011, Enterprise Strategy Group, Inc. All Rights Reserved White Paper EMC Deduplication for Backup, Recovery, and Long-term Information Retention 2
Contents
Introduction .................................................................................................................................................. 3
The Impact of Deduplication ........................................................................................................................ 4 A Better Choice ......................................................................................................................................................... 4 A New Storage Tier for a New Stage in the Data Lifecycle ....................................................................................... 5
EMC Data Domain Alters Data Protection .................................................................................................... 6 Disk-Based Backup .................................................................................................................................................... 6 Business Continuity for the Masses .......................................................................................................................... 6 Remote Offices Join the Data Center ....................................................................................................................... 7 Software Simplification............................................................................................................................................. 7
Investment Protection Considerations ......................................................................................................... 8 Maintaining Scale ..................................................................................................................................................... 8 Extend the Value of Deduplication ........................................................................................................................... 8 Take Advantage of the EMC Backup and Recovery Solutions Portfolio ................................................................... 8
The Bigger Truth ........................................................................................................................................... 9 All trademark names are property of their respective companies. Information contained in this publication has been obtained by sources The Enterprise Strategy Group (ESG) considers to be reliable but is not warranted by ESG. This publication may contain opinions of ESG, which are subject to change from time to time. This publication is copyrighted by The Enterprise Strategy Group, Inc. Any reproduction or redistribution of this publication, in whole or in part, whether in hard-copy format, electronically, or otherwise to persons not authorized to receive it, without the express consent of the Enterprise Strategy Group, Inc., is in violation of U.S. copyright law and will be subject to an action for civil damages and, if applicable, criminal prosecution. Should you have any questions, please contact ESG Client Relations at (508) 482-0188.
© 2011, Enterprise Strategy Group, Inc. All Rights Reserved. White Paper EMC Deduplication for Backup, Recovery, and Long-term Information Retention 3
Introduction ESG started tracking the use of disk in backup processes in 2005. At the time, a small percentage of organizations were considering tape replacement strategies because data growth had elongated backup windows so greatly that information was often left unprotected and vulnerable to corruption, deletion, or disaster. Over the past five years, disk usage within backup and disaster recovery processes has dramatically accelerated as companies continue to fight the same battle: protecting more and more data within the same, if not shorter, periods of time. The performance, reliability, and total cost of ownership of d... [download for more]
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