White Papers

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CurrentSituation
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ThePowerVaultDLBackup‐to‐DiskAppliance–PoweredbySymantecBackupExecofferstheindustry’sonlyfully
integratedbackup‐to‐disk solutionwithsoftwarefactoryinstalled.IndustryleadersDellandSymantechaveco‐
developedthisofferingtogiveyoueasiermanagementcapabilitiesofthebackup‐to‐diskenvironment.It’s
anideal
wayforanyITdepartmenttoachievefaster,morereliablebackupsandrestores.Inaddition,theapplianceincludes
continuousdataprotectioncapabilitiesdesignedtoprotectsystemsimmediatelyastheychange..
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Today’sWindowsbasedorganizationsfacemanychallengeswhenitcomestodataprotection.First,datavolumes
continue
togrowat40percentto60percenteachyear,makingitincreasinglydifficultforadministratorstobackup
mission‐criticaldatainacceptabletimeframes(orwithinavailablebackupwindows).Additionally,instanton‐demand
datarecoveryisbecomingincreasinglyvitalforbusinessoperations.Whiletraditionaltapebackupshaveproven
effective
overtheyears,theirreliabilityhasbeenquestioned,andtoday’sbusinessclimatedemandsfaster,more
efficientbackupsandon‐demandrecovery.
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TheOpportunity
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Disk‐baseddataprotection,specificallycontinuousdataprotection,providestheopportunitytoaddresstheseissues
inarevolutionaryway.Continuousdataprotection:
• Eliminatestheneedforbackupwindows
• Enablesfilerecoveryinseconds
• AllowsenduserstorecovertheirowndatawithoutcontactingIT
• Deliversa
complete,integrateddisk‐to‐disk‐to‐tapesolution
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Continuousdataprotectionallowsanyorganizationtomanagedatagrowth,improvereliability,andspeedupdata
recoveryanditimprovesoveralldataprotectionwithoutweighingdownITincostlyhigh‐administrationsolutions.
Continuous Data Protection