This paper explores the factors that are driving the need for
de-duplication and the benefits of data de-duplication as a feature
of an organization's backup strategy.Topics covered in this paper
include:
• Aspects of information growth and the resulting strain on
backup and replication
• Current data de-duplication technology and deployment
• Benefits of data de-duplication and its positive impact on
backup, replication, and recovery
• Factors that determine the effectiveness of data
de-duplication
• Specific consideration of backup-to-disk, remote office, and
VMware backup environments
• Justifying a data de-duplication investment
Finally, the paper will briefly outline EMC's
de-duplication-enabled backup solutions optimized to meet backup
needs, recovery requirements, and application environments.
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