How can network storage solve my backup and recovery headaches?
•Use LAN-free or serverless backup to shorten backup windows and utilize tape libraries more efficiently
• Use mirroring and snapshot technologies for real-time data replication with no loss of availability
• Use remote copy solutions for disaster-tolerant storage and clusters
It is important to profile the existing backup environment in order to discover the current pressure points in the customer’s data protection and recovery strategy. Considerations include:
What is the true business cost of downtime? Have indirect costs been added in?
How much data loss would acceptable in a worst-case scenario… a handful of transactions? No transactions?
Can a storage networking solution realize additional value from the backup infrastructure? For example, might a real-time remote-copy mirroring solution provide additional performance as well as increased data protection?