Deduplication: A Paradigm Shift in Backup

Standard IT practice calls for keeping enough backups to recover from the last couple of months of data change in case of human error, a virus, rippling errors in a database or complete system failure. As a result, recovery storage can consume 5 to 10 times more capacity than the primary storage it is protecting. Data growth means more capacity is required to support multiple storage tiers, increasing management cost and complexity.