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2. Managing Data to Improve Disaster Recovery Preparedness D... http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/archives/2012/07/16/man... control, flexibility, and automation that enterprises need to centralize management of data protection from data backup and replication through the expiration and secure electronic destruction of each copy As the name implies, A.I.R. enables you to automatically backup and replicate copies of data sets without needing to manage multiple catalogues. With A.I.R. the backup is determined by automated storage lifecycle policies (SLPs) enabling enterprises to consolidate data types with different storage plans onto the same enterprise data protection platform for significantly simpler management. Managers simply use SLP to define all copies at once, specifying the storage device and the specific retention for each copy. They then point all the backup policies that follow the same storage plan to that lifecycle. Synthetic Backup Another valuable feature is optimized synthetic backup a capability that dramatically reduces the volume of data that an enterprise needs to backup and replicate. While SLPs may not be necessary for small and medium businesses where manual backup management may be manageable, and tape may even remain an acceptable medium, but in large enterprises with multiple sites, multiple data centers and massive volumes of data, more seamless integration between a robust backup application and a high-performance, disk-based data protection platform should now be considered a business continuity best practice. A unified set of SLPs combined with storage pooling and multi-tenancy capabilities in the data protection platform are particularly beneficial to large enterprises with multiple business units and demanding recovery time and recovery point objectives (RTOs and RPOs). Additional advantages of implementing a centralized, highly automated disaster recovery plan include:The ability to leverage de-duplication and compression capabilities built into the dataprotection platform to minimize the size of both master and replicated backup imagesContent-aware byte differential de-duplication to cut the capacity of data to be backedup and replicated without slowing backup performanceBandwidth-optimized replication to deliver fast, cost-effective movement of data togeographically-dispersed locations for disaster recovery protectionSupport for active/active, many-to-one and one-to-many topologies to accommodatedifferent business continuity strategiesExtending a centralized data protection umbrella to remote office locations moreeffectively and economicallyMore affordable consolidation and centralization of a tape infrastructure used forarchivingAn easier way to set multiple, different retention periods in different locations for lowerstorage utilization and, therefore, lower costsThe ability to minimize RTO by automating the importing of catalogs to immediatelyrestore mission-critical production applications and systems Large enterprises should evaluate emerging solutions that can significantly reduce disaster recovery data protection costs while improving recovery times. The advantages of disk-based data protection are clear, especially when specifically designed for the ingest, de-duplication and replication challenges of massive data volumes. Industry Perspectives is a content channel at Data Center Knowledge highlighting thought leadership in the data center arena. See our guidelines and submission process [2] for information on participating. View previously published Industry Perspectives in our Knowledge Library [3].2 of 39/23/12 4:04 PM 3. Managing Data to Improve Disaster Recovery Preparedness D... http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/archives/2012/07/16/man... Article printed from Data Center Knowledge: http://www.datacenterknowledge.com URL to article: http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/archives/2012/07 /16/managing-data-to-improve-disaster-recovery-preparedness/ URLs in this post: [1] SEPATON, Inc: http://www.datacenterknowledge.comwww.sepaton.com [2] guidelines and submission process: http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/industry- perspectives-thought-leadership/ [3] Knowledge Library: http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/archives/category /perspectives/Copyright 2011 Data Center Knowledge. All rights reserved.3 of 39/23/12 4:04 PM