Storage, security, virtualization, and cloud computing innovator EMC≤ has announced updates to its Data Domain deduplication storage systems and SourceOne archiving software. The corporation says the updates change “the data protection game” by delivering enhanced backup and archiving performance and efficiency as well as an expanded partner ecosystem and reduced cost and complexity.
“There is no more important job for an IT department than protecting its company’s data,” states Peter Smails, EMC’s senior director of product marketing, backup recovery systems. “But IT faces the Herculean task of ensuring that data is both recoverable and accessible for as long as needed, all while dealing with limited resources and flat budgets.”
To meet those challenges, Smails says, EMC is committed to its backup and archiving solutions.
Data Domain Updates
EMC’s Data Domain deduplication storage systems offer inline deduplication optimized for consolidating backup and archive data on a single system. The latest upgrade offers:
- Oracle Optimized Deduplication—This enables SMBs to integrate Data Domain into multiplexed Oracle RMAN deployments while maximizing deduplication rates.
- Data Domain Boost over Fibre Channel—Faster, more efficient backup and simplified management in Fibre Channel environments.
- Enhanced Data Domain Boost for Symantec NetBackup—Simplified cross-domain disaster recovery and file system backup in NetBackup environments.
- Data Domain Boost Support for Dell NetVault Backup—Faster and more efficient backup and disaster recovery in Dell NetVault Backup environments.
- Faster Ingest Performance—Qquick and efficient archiving and accelerated archive storage migrations from legacy archive platforms to Data Domain systems.
- Expanded Archive Application Support—Integration with EMC Documentum and IBM InfoSphere Optim.
SourceOne 7
SourceOne 7 includes enhancements for file, email, and SharePoint archiving. These updates include:
- Performance—Indexing engine, support for Office 2010, and support for over 40 additional file types.
- File System Archiving—In-place indexing and tiered storage options for reduced primary storage costs and discovery of content regardless of location.
- Enhanced Reporting, Auditing & Monitoring—Detailed auditing and reporting for all of the content types stored in the archive, providing tighter integration with system management tools.
