Backup Optimization

Fix the Problem Not the Symptom

Backup storage optimization is the rage in today’s IT environments. Data Deduplication is the primary catalyst of the debates about which approach is more efficient: in–line or post process deduplication. Vendors are even making outrageous claims of 300–500X reductions due to deduplication — all in the name of squeezing out the last ounce of data reduction to reduce the storage space.

A better approach is to address the real problem — reducing the amount of data in primary storage by moving static data off of primary storage. Why keep backing up the same data?

Migrating static data off primary data storage is as simple as 1–2–3:

1. Determine your policies for keeping data on primary storage.

2. Establish archive file locations and implement a “primary to archive” migration system. Have it run daily, weekly or monthly depending on need.

3. Establish file retention policies in the archive.

The impact will be a smaller primary data store that is more efficient and more responsive to user inquiry. In addition, the smaller primary data store will provide a more efficient back up process that will consume fewer resources to manage, less storage and less network bandwidth.

Permabit Solution:

The Permabit Dedupe 2.0 storage enables you to optimize your backup operations by reducing the size of the primary data store and solving the real problem — reducing the total amount of data that needs to be regularly backed up. In addition, by implementing Permabit Enterprise Archive™ you will reduce the costs of primary storage expansion and save scarce IT budget dollars and staff resources.

The Permabit Enterprise Archive offers:

• Cost Savings — Using Permabit’s built–in SDR, offers effective cost of less than $1 per gigabyte– lower than any other disk–based archive solution in the industry.

• Massive Scalability — Up to petabytes of raw storage that seamlessly grows as your need for more storage expands.

• High Availability — To ensure you always have access to archived data.

• Reliable Protection — Leveraging patented RAIN–EC, which is a self-healing data protection technology. With RAIN–EC you are not required to backup your archive data.

• WORM Retention — Integrated in the Permabit solution, provides a flexible, powerful way to lock down data to insure immutability and deliver chain–of–custody proof with content certificates.

• Health Monitoring — Self–monitor faults and proactively manage your archive storage in advance of failure.

• Replication — For further protection of data in case of disasters.