Tape Library vs. Disk-Based Data Protection

Using ExaGrid’s disk-based solution instead of tape can reduce an organization’s backup window by 30 to 80 percent.

A typical 12-hour backup window can be decreased to as little as four hours. Few organizations have yet turned to disk. One reason: the cost. Until recent years, tape had a cost advantage over disk. Acquiring disk was expensive, and housing weeks and even months of redundant data was costly. Without effective data deduplication technology, disk-based backup was out of the question for many organizations.

• ExaGrid’s tape backup alternative is changing the mindset of many in the information technology industry.

• ExaGrid’s disk-based backup solution is changing perceptions of disk-based backup and disk-based recovery.
  

• The cost of disk-based backups has significantly dropped due to combining SATA disk, data compression and data deduplication.

This technology decreases the cost while increasing the speed and reliability of data backups and data recovery processes. For off-site long-term retention or disaster recovery, ExaGrid supports the ability to transfer backup data to an installed system at a remote location to supplement or eliminate off-site tapes. ExaGrid supports both two-site as well as multi-site topologies where multiple locations can transfer backup data to a centralized site for disaster recovery protection. The result is that all backup data is now stored in a live disk repository for rapid restores in the event of a disaster. ExaGrid is extremely cost-effective at transferring backup data off-site because the byte-level data deduplication technology only moves changes, requiring minimal WAN bandwidth. The costs associated with tape handling, shipment, and storage are significantly reduced or eliminated.

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