Simpana® 9 and Third Generation Data Deduplication
With the introduction of its third generation deduplication solution (Gen 3 deduplication) in Simpana® 9, CommVault continues to lead the industry in delivering innovative technologies that addresses pressing IT challenges. We have fully integrated both source and target-side deduplication into our unified data management solution to provide best-in-class performance to dramatically reduce time-to-backup and the impact on your overall environment.
Source-side deduplication eliminates redundant backup and archive data at the client before sending it across networks, servers and storage. Users can easily extend file deduplication reduction globally, across thousands of clients having different retention requirements. This all adds up to shorter backup windows, lower management costs, and more robust, reliable data protection. Typical benefits of our Gen 3 deduplication capabilities include:
- Cut your backup window by finishing jobs faster.
- Transfer 90 percent less data across the network.
- Maximize data reduction by deduplicating data globally across hundreds of clients in different locations with different protection policies.
- Scale out easily and cost effectively with open systems hardware.
- Deduplicate into the cloud or to tape to reduce retention costs.
- Small and large data sets in remote offices and large data centers are covered.
- Simple management - use a simple check box to switch between source and target-side deduplication to meet business needs.
Bridge the Gap between a Quick Fix and Real Improvement
Deduplication is often viewed as a quick fix to complex protection and recovery challenges that arise from rapid data growth, shrinking operating windows, and very aggressive recovery SLAs. Businesses that use data deduplication as a band-aid, often in the form of an appliance, quickly realize that they have temporarily addressed data reduction on disk but later face additional hardware and operational costs as more and more appliances must be procured. Even more importantly, administrators often find they have made zero impact on reducing backup times.
In nearly every situation, there is a significant gap between a short-term fix to explosive data growth and achieving real improvement. These improvements are found in the form of higher performance, smaller operating windows, faster recovery, lower costs, scalability, security, minimal management, and ease of use.
Real improvement requires an approach that is not an afterthought, but an integrated part of a modern data management solution. CommVault was the first backup and recovery software provider to fully integrate deduplication into a single software solution. Building on its leadership in this area, Simpana 9 software expands deduplication benefits to address real bottlenecks by bringing efficiencies as close to the source as possible. The third generation of CommVault deduplication is designed to reduce data at the source, use fewer network resources, dramatically shorten backup windows, and eliminate the lock-in associated with appliance based approaches.
Simpana 9 deduplication applies data reduction where the bottleneck actually is, at the source. More importantly, source-side deduplication is not limited to small data sets or remote sites, but can be applied against even the largest data sets. If target-side deduplication is required to meet business needs, administrators have the flexibility to select this approach by simply disabling a check box. Furthermore, Simpana software continues to be the only solution that provides integrated deduplication to tape, allowing businesses to take advantage of tape media for long term retention.
The Bottom Line—
Faster, Cheaper, Easier Data Reduction
Simpana 9 third generation deduplication is a unique and highly scalable combination that is built on a truly unified platform. Users can significantly improve their backup performance and protect themselves from the perils of hardware vendor lock-in. They can also expect to reduce the amount of backup and archive data stored to disk, tape, or the cloud by as much as 90 percent. They will be able to do this easier than ever because data reduction is fully integrated into the fabric of Simpana 9.
We are convinced that Simpana 9 deduplication will help customers bridge the gap between a quick fix and real improvement. Please learn more about Simpana 9 deduplication and reach out to a sales representative or authorized reseller to learn how you can benefit from modern data management with Simpana 9.