TAG: deduplication
Rockin’ EMC World: Avamar and Data Domain for Vblock Systems
| May 10, 2013
After several exciting days at EMC World 2013, you should have had lots of opportunities to hear our great sessions and talks around Backup and Recovery for Vblock Systems. But in case you missed it, here's a recap....
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EMC Avamar Soaring to New Heights with Eclipse Aerospace
| May 7, 2013
EMC World 2013 set new heights for attendance and excitement this year.  Here are a few highlights from my Day 1. Optimized Backup and Recovery for Virtual Environments Daniel Miller and Eddie Pavkovic presented Optimized Backup and Recovery for Virtual Environments, where they described how Avamar is optimized for both VMware vSphere and Microsoft Hyper-V.  ...
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Then and Now: 10 Years of Innovation
| April 25, 2013
This week we’re celebrating the 10th Anniversary of EMC Data Domain deduplication storage systems. Data Domain systems have been at the forefront of deduplication innovation since the beginning. Over the past decade, deduplication has revolutionized the storage industry by significantly reducing the capacity required to protect valuable information by only storing unique segments of data.
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A Perfect Score for Backup and Archive
| April 15, 2013
With today’s announcement, a performance worthy of a Dancing with the Stars mirror ball trophy, Data Domain systems are poised to take protection storage to the next level. Let’s take a closer look at some of Data Domain’s new moves.
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Did Dinosaurs Like the Taste of Tape Cartridges?
| March 19, 2013
Whenever I see physical tape cartridges still being used for backups, I can’t help but think about cavemen and dinosaurs. They have so many things in common: They are both old and outdated (OK, one is a little older than the other) They are problematic (the problem is, what good are they to anyone anymore?) ...
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Valentine’s Day Present
| February 12, 2013
It’s that time of year when love and romance is in the air. I am sure everyone is looking for a good Valentine’s Day Present, so look no farther as I have a great suggestion—well, that is if your loved ones happen to be technically savvy and runs their virtual machines in vSphere.  If they ...
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How to Stop Database Backup Fights
| February 11, 2013
IN THIS CORNER, WEIGHING IN AT 180 POUNDS, LEAD BACKUP ADMIN JOE BACKUP. AND IN THIS CORNER WEIGHING IN AT 175 POUNDS, SENIOR ORACLE DATABASE ADMIN JOHN DATABASE. TODAYS FIGHT WILL BE 10 ROUNDS. THE WINNER: CONTROL OF ORACLE DATABASE BACKUPS. Sound familiar?  Is this a regular fighting match in your IT organization over who has control ...
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This Is Your Brain on Tape Backup
| February 1, 2013
Ever wondered what your brain looks like on tape backup? Here’s what my brain came up with: Stressed out about recovery times Backups are way too slow Failing backups are killing your #s Boss is unhappy about results Your performance isn’t good Tape cartridges are piling up Skyrocketing backup costs This is your brain on ...
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Tape is Alive? Inconceivable!
| January 22, 2013
To begin each year, Joe Tucci brings 400+ people together for the EMC Leadership Meeting. We spend a little time reflecting on the prior year, but most of it focusing on the future. After that, the Backup and Recovery Systems Division leadership spends another day planning our future. So, imagine my surprise when I saw, ...
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Don’t Listen to Me – I’m Biased. Listen to Our Customers!
| December 20, 2012
Don’t Listen to Me – I’m Biased. Listen to Our Customers! Customers Love EMC Avamar and They’re Talking About It… Faster VMware Backups and Recoveries, $avings, Scalability and So Much More Backup and recovery is a must-have technology and is often the unsung hero for saving a business by recovering critical documents and databases.  The ...
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Thoughts from Stephen Manley
The Right Architecture Is Priceless, Part I Evolving data protection technology and expanding requirements have completely transformed the backup industry. Unfortunately, with such rapid change, many organizations have fallen into the chaos of an accidental architecture. Read More...
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