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Some thoughts on data/backups amongst other things
EMC Avamar Deduplication Software Enables Faster, Smaller Backups to Disk; Lessens Strain on Production Systems; and Slows Acquisition of New Storage
HOPKINTON, Mass., April 6 /PRNewswire/ — EMC Corporation (NYSE: EMC), the world leader in information infrastructure solutions, today announced that LightEdge Solutions, Inc. is optimizing its managed backup and recovery services with EMC Avamar(R), the company’s industry-leading deduplication software. LightEdge is a leading provider of hosted communications and IT services to small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs).
I do wonder if backup to disk is the new way forward for many, tape is here to stay for the time being, but disk backups do look like an increasingly attractive concept. I wonder if it could also be deemed more energy efficient since traditionally you might transport the tapes off-site? I suppose it could be debated either way.
The optimum data storage configuration would be stored in a set up something like this:
- Online storage – your live current data
- Online SnapShots/archives on disk or on lower cost storage
- Tape/disk backups
The main issue you’ll find though is that each layer has ‘an operational cost’, and often when buying storage in bulk, the ‘cheaper’ storage might cost just as much as buying another batch of the expensive storage, tiering it is fine, but it’s working within the requirements that causes the issue. If it’s all tier1 storage, does that really mean I can’t put tier2/3 data on it, if so is there budget/business buy-in to buy tier2/3 storage?
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