Data Deduplication – Optimizing Backup and Restore 3/3

Changing the rules of Backup and DR with data deduplication (3-Part Series) Optimizing backup and restore with data deduplication (Part 1) Backup processes add tremendous pressure to overall IT infrastructure management. Organic data growth is amplified by the repeated storing of duplicate data generated by backup operations. This presents a major challenge when it comes to retaining data online or simply trying to restore data from an earlier backup. Deduplication is resolving these challenges by eliminating data duplicates and allowing for longer online data retention of backups. In Part 1 of the Data Deduplication series, learn how: – Data deduplication reduces storage requirements by 95% or more. – Online backup retention improves data restore time from days to hours – Backup quality can be greatly improved and easily validated