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Why consider data de-duplication?
How effectively you manage backup of important data assets is critical to business success, especially as backup windows shrink and data requirements skyrocket. That’s why data de-duplication is such an important technology to consider in your overall data protection strategy.

How does it benefit your business?
  1. Data de-duplication reduces the amount of disk space you need for backup by 90% or more. That means dramatic savings in space, power, cooling and overall costs. With de-duplication, you keep much more backup data on fast-recovery RAID arrays than with any conventional disk backup system. You get fast, reliable backup and restores, increase the number of recovery points, yet use less disk capacity.
  2. Data de-duplication reduces the network bandwidth needed for replication by 90% or more. De-duplication provides automated DR and site-loss protection using existing networks, reduced media handling (especially in distributed environments), and lower costs. It finally makes WAN-based replication a practical solution for DR protection.

Why Quantum for de-duplication?
Quantum has long been an innovator in disk-based backup and data de-duplication technology. We developed the pioneering patent for variable-length block data de-duplication, and we provide data de-duplication solutions that protect a full range of environments – from small distributed offices to the largest enterprise data centers.

Quantum offers disk backup and remote replication solutions that leverage the industry’s most advanced data de-duplication technology, providing:

  • Industry-leading performance to help you complete critical jobs during short backup windows
  • Support for data de-duplication both at ingest and as a post-process for maximum flexibility
  • Direct tape creation for fast, automated creation of removable media
  • A high-availability architecture to eliminate single points of failure
  • Scalability to match the needs of the distributed enterprise

Quantum’s solutions allow data de-duplication technology to become part of a complete backup and retention solution set that also includes conventional disk backup, tape, replication, and encryption, all supported with common management tools and consolidated service and support.

Experiencing Data De-Duplication: Improving Efficiency and Reducing Capacity Requirements