Data De-Dupe University: Five Important Considerations for Evaluating Disk-based Backup Solutions with Data De-Duplication

Many vendors have jumped on the data deduplication band-wagon because dealing with rapid data growth is a fact of life for IT departments. Organizations of all sizes are facing the dilemma of how to backup increasing amounts of data while reducing their reliance on traditional tape-based systems. Now that disk-based backup with data deduplication technology makes disk-based solutions about the same price as tape, there is even more interest and vendor hype. With all the noise how do you ensure that the disk-based backup system you choose grows easily as your data grows? The scalability of the disk-based backup system and its core architectura...