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IntroductIon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

troutman.sanders.LLP. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

thomas.weIseL.Partners.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

synoPsys,.Inc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

data.domaIn:. enterPrIse.storage.ProtectIon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

concLusIon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

aBout.data.domaIn.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

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Introduction
data.protection.is.fast.becoming.the.most.critical.part. of.It.strategies.today ...and.its.no.wonder ...year-overyear.exponential.data.growth,.and.recently.imposed. requirements.for.data. retention.and.availability.are. now.juxtaposed.against.a. marked.increase.in.the.number.and.type.of.threats.to.the. enterprise ....todays.It.. environments.are.demanding. a.more.comprehensive.strategy.for.data.protection,.security.and.high.availability.than. ever.before ...as.a.result,.how. to.best.go.about.protecting. enterprise.data.is.currently. one.of.the.most.hotly. debated.topics.in.the.It. arena .. curiously,.the.single.least.reliable.technology.in.the.It. industry.(tape).is.currently.the.most.broadly.deployed. for.enterprise.backup.and.recovery ...gartner.group. estimates.that.10%.of.all.recovery.attempts.from. tape.fail,.but.for.years.tape.was.the.only.economically. viable.media.for.storage.of.backup.data.sets ...tape. cartridges.were.also.portable,.which.seemed.to.make. sense.for.disaster.recovery.applications,.in.spite.of. inherent.handling.risks ...disk,.while.reliable,.was. historically.too.expensive.a.proposition.for.backup. datawhich.often.can.require.10.times.or.more.the. capacity.of.primary.storage ...until.now.

next.generation.data.protection.solutions.are.quickly. gaining.momentum.as.they.deal.with.the.growing. amount.of.valuable.data.that.needs.to.be.backed. up ...a.new.technique,.called.data.deduplication,.has. gained.a.tremendous.amount.of.attention.in.the. disk.backup.and.recovery. market ...deduplication.of. data.significantly.changes. the.economics.of.storage,. dramatically.reducing.both. backup.recovery.times.and. making.wide.area.backup. an.operational.reality ...Its. core.value.proposition.is. massive.reduction.of.data. volume.by.storing.only. unique.occurrences.of.data ... as.a.result,.It.managers. gain.faster,.more.reliable. recoveries,.reduced.backup. windows.and.centralized. administration.of.multi-site.backup.processes ...data. protection.levels.are.elevated.and.costs.are.reduced .. this.paper.chronicles.the.implementations.and. results.of.three.enterprises.that.addressed.their. data.protection.issues.using.data.domain.enterprise. protection.storage.systems ...representing.a.diverse. set.of.industries.(Financial,.Legal.and.technology),. the.It.managers.responsible.for.protecting.company. data.had.the.foresight.to.recognize.the.growing.gap. between.their.business.continuity.requirements.and. the.ability.of.tape-based.backup.systems.to.meet. those.requirements ...

Data Domain is a pioneer in the disk-to-disk backup space, said Heidi Biggar, analyst for the Enterprise Strategy Group. The company uses intelligent data deduplication software to reduce the capacity needed to store backup data by about 20:1 a metric validated by ESG Labs. By extending the same technology to remote backups, Data Domain makes it possible for organizations to move data over the WAN ef ciently and cost-effectively, effectively eliminating the need for error-prone, cumbersome, and non-secure tape vaulting processes.

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working.together.with.data.domain,.each.manager. applied.best.practices.with.a.strong.eye.for.return.on. investment.to.achieve.their.data.protection.goals ... troutman.sanders.LLP,.a.multinational.legal.firm. with.over.600.attorneys,.thomas.weisel.Partners.,.a. prominent.investment.banking.services.firm.and

synopsys,.Inc .,.a.leading.provider.of.electronic.design. automation.software.and.services,.share.the.roI.and. total.savings.they.enjoy.as.a.result.of.implementing. data.protection.strategies.using.data.domain. solutions ...their.case.studies.follow .

the.nice.thing.about.backing.up.to.disk.is.that.restores.are.nearly.instantaneous ...It.actually. takes.us.longer.to.drill.down.through.the.backup.software.to.locate.a.file.than.the.time.to. restore.it . John Thomas Information Technology Manager Troutman Sanders LLP

the.availability.of.our.data.is.really.important.to.us.and.we.needed.to.get.something.faster. and.more.reliable ..wed.been.working.with.tape,.and.we.were.ready.to.start.over . Kevin Fiore Vice President, Director of Engineering Services Thomas Weisel Partners

we.have.had.to.previously.spend.a.lot.of.time.resolving.issues.at.field.sites ...our.tape.. systems.were.supposed.to.be.reliable.for.many.years,.but.they.really.were.not . John Mincarelli Director of IT Synopsys, Inc.

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Key Highlights
Business Profile Troutman Sanders LLP is an Atlanta-based international law firm with over 600 attorneys. Industry Legal Challenges Increasing difficulty meeting backup windows, backup tape failures, difficulty with remote restores from tape, limited bandwidth prohibited remote site replication via WAN. Solutions 3 Data Domain DD 460 Restorers, 4 DD 430s, 6 DD 410s and Data Domain DD Replicator Software. 10TB of backup data efficiently protected. Complete replacement of tape technology at remote sites (11 remote sites go completely tapeless). Benefits EFFECTIVE DISASTER RECOVERY: Data is now replicated via WAN from multiple states and countries to a central facility ensuring fast recoverability. COST SAVINGS: Reduced tape media costs, existing network infrastructure leveraged for DR, no tape handling costs, no travel to troubleshoot hardware failures or manage restores. 12 sites now go to tape at a single location for weekly archiving. RELIABILITY: Backup/restores are fast, verifiable instantaneously, no failures to date. SIMPLIFIED MANAGEMENT: Simple centralized management for all locations. PERFORMANCE: Backup/restore windows significantly reduced. At one office, Exchange backup window was reduced from 11 hours to 55 minutes. Backup Software Veritas Backup Exec Pre-Data Domain Architecture Tape: LTO-1 & DLT-4

Troutman Sanders LLP

after.we.finished.implementing.the.data.domain.restorers,.I.remember.coming. in.on.monday.morning.and,.for.the.first.time.in.five.years,.all.of.our.backups.were. completed .
John Thomas Information Technology Manager Troutman Sanders LLP

Customer
troutman.sanders.LLP,.founded.in.1897,. is.an.atlanta-based.international.law. firm.with.over.600.attorneys.serving. clients.from.offices.in.atlanta,.hong. Kong,.London,.new.york,.norfolk,. raleigh,.richmond,.tysons.corner,. Virginia.Beach.and.washington,.d .c .. the.full-service.firm.offers.a.broad. array.of.over.30.practice.areas.including. corporate,.finance,.real.estate,.litigation. and.public.law .

be.lost.from.the.unavailability.of.even.a. single.document.of.an.active.case . Troutman.sanders.tape.backup. equipment.had.cycled.through.to.its. end.of.life.and.it.was.time.to.look.for. a.new.solution ....But.the.shortcomings. of.a.tape-based.backup.system.had. been.brewing.for.some.time.and.the. demands.of.the.legal.environment.just. exacerbated.the.need.for.change:..we. had.been.dealing.with.tape.says. thomas ...exposing.ourselves.to.the. risk.of.having.tapes.lost.by.shipping. companies,.experiencing.tape.failures. and.facing.all.the.security.risks.inherent. to.tape ...the.firm.and.its.data.were. both.growing.and.more.of.the.same. just.didnt.seem.like.a.viable.strategy. for.our.backups.going.forward .... with.multiple.sites.conducting.their. own.local.backups,.the.scenario. extended.to.their.disaster.recovery. efforts ...Backup.windows.were. elongating.as.capacity.grew.and. restores.at.remote.sites.were.becoming. difficult,.often.requiring.travel.to. troubleshoot.systems.to.complete. recoveries .

Customer Challenges
while.data.availability.is.critical.for. virtually.all.companies,.the.legal. industry.presents.its.It.managers.with. unique.challenges ...John.thomas,. It.manager.for.troutman.sanders,. notes.that.the.legal.environment.is. unlike.any.other.Ive.worked.in ..Very. demanding ..one.hundred.percent. uptime.is.expected.for.all.systems ..If. a.document.for.a.case.is.overwritten,. the.attorneys.need.to.have.it.back. immediately ... In.the.legal.field,.a.clients.case.could. be.compromised.or.large.dollars.could.

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while.troutman.sanders.evaluated.a.variety.of.nontape.solutions,.thomas.found.that,.other.solutions. we.looked.at.were.software,.then.you.had.to. combine.that.with.hardware.and.related.media.-.and. pretty.soon.the.price.got.out.of.control ...so.beyond. all.the.benefits.and.efficiencies,.the.bang.for.the. buck.with.data.domain.was.a.big.part.of.the.sell.for. us . troutman.sanders.initially.piloted.data.domain. restorers.at.its.hong.Kong.and.d .c ..offices,.wan. vaulting.backup.data.from.the.2.sites.back.to.its. headquarters.in.atlanta.via.existing.t1.lines.using. data.domains.dd.replicator.software ...with.the. success.of.the.intercontinental.pilot,.they.moved. forward.with.implementing.a.12.site.local.backup. and.remote.disaster.recovery.plan,.using.a.many-toone.configuration.to.replicate.remote.office.backup. sets.to.atlanta,.which.in.turn.replicated.all.backups. to.its.richmond.office ...Both.atlanta.and.richmond. used.data.domain.dd460.restorers ...a.combination. of.dd430.and.dd410.restorers.were.used.for.the. balance.of.remote.offices ... today,.all.data.at.all.offices.is.available.both.locally. for.restores.and.also.remotely.at.the.atlanta.and. richmond.facilities ....most.of.troutmans.existing. network.infrastructure.was.able.to.be.used.for.wan. vaulting.data.sets.due.to.the.capacity.optimization. (massive.data.reduction).technology.applied.by.the. data.domain.restorers ...management.of.all.backups. is.now.centralized.and.automated.with.disk-to-disk. backups ..currently,.once.a.week,.tape.is.used.at.the. richmond.or.atlanta.locations.for.archiving ...tape. technology.has.been.completely.eliminated.at.all. other.offices .
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after.we.finished.implementing.the.data.domain. restorers,.I.remember.coming.in.on.monday.morning. and,.for.the.first.time.in.five.years,.all.of.our.backups. were.completed,.says.thomas .

Business Benefits
with.data.domain.restorers.and.dd.replicator. software,.troutman.sanders.has.eliminated.both. the.operational.and.financial.inefficiencies.of.their. previous.tape-based.backup.processes ... troutmans.sites.currently.backup.approximately. 10.terabytes.of.data ...management.of.the. geographically.dispersed.backup.processes.is.now. fully.automated.and.centrally.controlled,.significantly. reducing.administration.costs.and.eliminating.travel. costs.for.remote.site.system.troubleshooting ..tape. media.purchases.and.store/retrieve.shipping.and. handling.charges.for.the.12.offices.have.also.been. eliminated ...Backup.windows.have.been.reduced. significantly.as.well ...at.one.mid-sized.site,.for. example,.thomas.notes.that.the.backup.time.for.a. 100.gb.of.exchange.data.was.reduced.from.over.11. hours.to.just.55.minutes ...average.compression.ratios. for.the.installed.sites.is.approximately.25x,.with.some. site.seeing.in.excess.of.50x.compression . Perhaps.most.important.of.all,.restores.are.now. reliable.and.fast ...data.domains.data.Integrity. architecture.verifies.availability.of.data.upon. completion.of.the.backup ...the.nice.thing.about. backing.up.to.disk.is.that.restores.are.nearly. instantaneous,.says.thomas ...It.actually.takes.us. longer.to.drill.down.through.the.backup.software.to. locate.a.file.than.the.time.to.restore.it ..

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Business Profile Thomas Weisel Partners is an investment bank with 550 employees, multiple offices in the US and an office in Mumbai, India. Industry Investment Banking Challenges Weekly full backups were taking longer than desired, tape backups present reliability challenges, faster restores required. Solutions 6 Data Domain DD 400 Enterprise Series Restorers, Data Domain DD Replicator Software. Local backup to disk at all sites, data replication for Disaster Recovery. Benefits EFFECTIVE DISASTER RECOVERY: Remote site backup data is replicated quickly and securely via WAN. Data available at all times from 2 geographically distinct locations. COST SAVINGS: Reduced expenditures on contracts for 3rd party tape transportation and storage services by $3,000 monthly, 2-4 hours per week of administration saved, reduced tape media costs. RELIABILITY: Backup/restores verifiable instantaneously, fast restores from both local and replicated sites, on-site retention exceeds 30 days at all sites. SIMPLIFIED MANAGEMENT: Centralized administration, automated backup processes. Eliminated tape at 3 of 4 sites. Backup to tape is now once a month, versus twelve times a month. PERFORMANCE: Weekly backup window reduced to less than 24 hours, near real time restores, centralized back up data synched in one hour. Backup Software CommVault Pre-Data Domain Architecture 120-130 Spectralogic AIT 3 tape drives, tape libraries, Iron Mountain transportation and retrieval services

Thomas Weisel Partners

of.everything.that.came.out.of.this.project,.its.the.knowledge.that.our.data.exists.in. two.locations.at.all.times.and.the.confidence.that.its.readily.accessible.that.I.find.most. comforting ..
Kevin Fiore Vice President, Director of Engineering Services Thomas Weisel Partners

Customer
thomas.weisel.Partners.is.an.investment. bank.specializing.in.the.growth. sectors.of.the.economy.including.the. technology,.healthcare.and.consumer. sectors ..Its.value-added.Investment. Banking,.Institutional.Brokerage,. and.equity.research.groups.focus. on.servicing.u .s ..and.international. emerging.growth.companies.and. institutional.investors .. with.its.headquarters.in.san.Francisco. and.offices.in.new.york,.Boston,.silicon. Valley.and.mumbai,.India,.thomas. weisel.Partners.has.approximately.550. employees .

weekly.full.backups.initiated.Friday. were.increasingly.taking.longer. to.complete ...their.restore.speeds. were.not.mapping.to.the.companys. business.continuity.objectives ...our. tape.systems.were.3.years.old.and.we. knew.we.wanted.to.improve.upon. our.data.protection.architecture,.says. Kevin.Fiore,.Vice.President,.director.of. engineering.services.at.thomas.weisel. Partners ...we.decided.quite.early.on.to. make.the.move.to.disk-based.backup ... the.availability.of.our.data.is.really. important.to.us.and.we.needed.to.get. something.faster.and.more.reliable ... wed.been.working.with.tape,.and.we. were.ready.to.start.over . Beyond.performance.and.reliability.

Customer Challenges
thomas.weisel.Partners.was. encountering.backup.issues.that. were.not.uncommon.for.multi-site. enterprises ..they.were.using.tape.to. backup.approximately.8.tB.of.data. located.at.four.locations.(new.york,. san.Francisco,.Boston.and.a.small,.but. rapidly.growing.site.in.mumbai,.India) ..

considerations,.Fiore.recognized. that,.in.moving.to.disk,.there.was.an. opportunity.to.eliminate.the.costs. associated.with.contracts.that.each.site. maintained.for.the.transportation.and. vaulting.of.tapes.for.disaster.recovery. purposes ...

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Fiore.notes.that.their.search.for.a.new.backup. architecture.was.quite.comprehensive.and.covered. many.technologies,.including.VtLs.(Virtual.tape. Libraries).which.quickly.became.pricey.when.we. calculated.required.software.license.and.ongoing.disk. costs ... during.the.evaluation.period,.solution.provider. Integrated.archive.solutions.(Ias).introduced.them.to. data.domain .

thomas.weisel.Partners.five.offices .. however,.it.also.works.in.concert.with.the.dd. replicator.software.to.allow.up.to.a.99%.increase.in. network.efficiency.during.remote.replication ...over. and.above.the.local.reduction.in.data.sets,.the.dd. replicator.software.polls.the.target.site.prior.to.the. transfer.of.replication.data ...If.the.data.exists.already,. transmission.of.redundant.data.is.prevented . as.a.result.of.this.topology,.at.thomas.weisel. Partners.data.is.always.readily.accessible.for.restores. from.at.least.two.locations,.offering.the.firm. exceptional.disaster.recovery.protection ...within.an. hour.of.backup,.our.data.is.in.synch ..we.know.that,. in.some.worst.case.scenario,.our.data.is.going.to.be. available.in.pretty.close.to.real.time ...thats.fantastic. for.us .

Data Domain Solution

the.data.domain.implementation.at.thomas.weisel. Partners.consists.of.a.total.of.six.data.domain.dd. 400.enterprise.series.restorers ....there.are.3-.dd430. enterprise.restorers.for.local.backup/recovery. installed.at.its.new.york,.Boston.and.mumbai. offices ...the.san.Francisco.data.center.at.corporate. headquarters.uses.a.higher.capacity.dd460.for.its. onsite.backup.and.recovery .. For.disaster.recovery,.Fiore.deployed.a.combination. of.many-to-one.and.bi-directional.replication. topologies,.using.a.second.dd460.in.san.Francisco. and.an.additional.dd460.in.new.york ...data.domains. dd.replicator.software.was.used.at.all.offices.to. enable.network-efficient.replication.between. locations ..the.dd460.in.new.york.is.used.to.create.a. replica.set.of.san.Franciscos.local.backup.data ..new. york,.Boston.and.mumbai.backup.locally.and.then. replicate.to.the.second.dd460.in.san.Francisco ...each. site.retains.data.locally.for.a.minimum.of.30.days ... once.a.month,.data.is.consolidated.to.tape . the.massive.data.reduction.resulting.from.data. domains.global.compressiontm.deduplication. technology.enables.cost.effective.local.backups.for.

Business Benefits
thomas.weisel.Partners.now.enjoys.a.highly.reliable. and.nearly.instantaneous.disaster.recovery.capability. that.was.impossible.to.attain.using.traditional.tapebased.backup ...the.backup.timing.issues.that.first. drove.it.to.seek.an.alternative.to.tape.have.been. resolved,.and.its.weekly.backup.window.has.been. reduced.to.less.than.24.hours ...Fiore.reports.that.the. lowest.compression.rate.he.experiences.from.any.of. his.six.data.domain.restorers.is.18%,.this.being.on.his. largest.capacity.replication.restorer.in.san.Francisco ... all.other.sites.maintain.much.higher.compression. rates .. with.data.domain,.Fiore.was.given.the.lightning.fast. restore.speeds.he.needed.to.meet.the.firms.business. continuity.objectives.both.locally.and.remotely,. tremendously.cutting.down.the.firms.exposure. to.potential.system.and.non-system.based.events ..

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In.addition,.with.data.domain,.Fiore.gained.the. flexibility.to.evolve.his.on-site.retention.and.backup. methodologies.to.maximize.the.performance.of. his.new.architecture ..centralized.management.and. system.automation.have.reduced.the.amount.time.he. spends.managing.backups.at.the.four.sites.as.well . Finally,.tape.has.been.eliminated.at.three.of.his.four. sites.and.transportation.and.storage.of.backup.tapes. is.now.a.single.monthly.event.(down.from.twelve. times.monthly) ... of.everything.that.came.out.of.this.project,.its.the. knowledge.that.our.data.exists.in.two.locations.at.all. times.and.the.confidence.that.its.readily.accessible. that.I.find.most.comforting,.says.Fiore ...

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Key Highlights
Business Profile Synopsys, Inc. is a leading provider of electronic design automation (EDA) software and services. Industry Electronic design automation Challenges Synopsys had experienced hardware, mechanical failures, and bottlenecks at remote field sites which lacked dedicated IT resources for troubleshooting. Each remote field site stores about 2 terabytes of data and Synopsys has more than a petabyte of disk online worldwide. Solutions 5 Data Domain Restorers at headquarters; 6 Restorers at remote international sites; 10 terabytes of data protected. Benefits RETURN ON INVESTMENT: With Data Domain, Synopsys backup costs have been CUT IN HALF at each field site. Cost savings achieved by eliminating tape and backup server infrastructure, centralized administration and reduced number of vendors and maintenance agreements. BETTER PERFORMANCE: Synopsys experiences data compression rates that are 7 to 20 times higher than the previous tape based systems. IT EFFICIENCY & RELIABILITY: WAN-based centralized administration. Backup times went from 18 hours to 2-6 hours. Backups now run reliably. Restorers in the field have performed failure-free. REPLICATION CAPABILITIES: Data Domain will allow Synopsys to back up data to a remote location, providing a full disaster-recovery solution if needed. Backup Software VERITAS NetBackup Pre-Data Domain Architecture 2-drive autoloaders with DLT drives; Solaris backup servers

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with.data.domain,.we.cut.our.back.up.spending.in.half.at.each.field.site .
John Mincarelli, Director of IT, Synopsys, Inc.

Customer
synopsys,.Inc ..(nasdaq:snPs).is.a. leading.provider.of.electronic.design. automation.(eda).software.and.services. used.to.design.complex.integrated. circuits.(Ics),.field-programmable.gate. arrays.(FPgas).and.systems-on-chips. (socs).for.the.global.semiconductor.and. electronics.industries . the.companys.products.enable. semiconductor,.computer,. communications,.consumer.electronics. and.other.companies.that.develop. electronic.products.to.improve. performance,.increase.productivity.and. achieve.predictable.success.from.systems. to.silicon ..In.fact,.synopsys.technology. can.be.found.in.virtually.every.chip.in. the.world ..From.high-level.synthesis. to.silicon,.synopsys.provides.solutions. to.the.most.difficult.challenges.that. confront.engineers.who.are.pushing. electronic.design.to.the.limit ..

on.the.location,.the.data.centers. manage.a.range.of.mission-critical.data,. from.customer.information.to.r&d.to. project-related.data ..each.remote.field. site.stores.about.2.terabytes.of.data.and. synopsys.has.more.than.a.petabyte.of. disk.online.worldwide . Previously,.most.of.the.remote.sites. were.equipped.with.tape.libraries.and.a. sun.server.running.VerItas.netBackup .. the.tape-based.infrastructure.created. on-going.issues.at.these.remote.sites: though.most.equipment.wasnt. even.two.years.old,.backups.often. failed ..tapes.would.frequently.jam,. compromising.data . some.field.sites.did.not.have. dedicated.It.resources,.which.meant. that.field.administrators.had.to. troubleshoot.multiple.sites.to.resolve. mechanical.issues,.creating.delays . using.multiple.and.separate.vendors. for.backup.software,.servers.and. tape.storage.added.to.administrative. headaches . we.have.had.to.previously.spend.a.lot. of.time.resolving.issues.at.field.sites,. said.John.mincarelli,.director.of.It .. our.tape.systems.were.supposed.to.be. reliable.for.many.years,.but.they.really. were.not .
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Based.in.mountain.View,.calif .,. synopsys.has.dozens.of.office.locations. worldwide ..six.of.its.offices.also.serve. as.data.center.field.sites,.two.north. american.locations,.Israel,.Finland,. china,.and.Bangalore,.India ..depending.

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Based.on.past.experience,.synopsys.built.its.wish. list.for.a.new.backup.solution ..compatibility.with. its.VerItas.netBackup.backup.software.was.key,. as.well.as.support.for.its.Bangalore,.India.facility .. additionally,.remote.management.features.would. prove.essential.for.deploying.at.its.small.field.sites .. on.top.of.that,.the.company.looked.for.improved. compression.and.attractive.pricing ..eventually,. synopsys.plans.to.replicate.at.various.locations,.so. those.capabilities.came.into.play.as.well .. working.with.cmt,.a.data.domain.channel.partner,. synopsys.evaluated.several.backup.options ..It. ultimately.chose.data.domains.capacity.optimized. storage ..along.with.meeting.all.of.the.companys. key.criteria,.as.a.disk-based.solution,.data.domain. offered.a.cost-effective.alternative.to.tape.backup .. the.high.capacity.and.throughput.enables.users.to. back.up.massive.amounts.of.data.to.disk.under.tight. time.constraints,.allowing.them.to.retain.more.data. onsite .. Plus,.synopsys.can.manage.all.administration.across. the.network.from.its.headquarters,.eliminating.the. need.for.local.administration .

Before,.we.had.expenses.for.three.different.vendors. .backup.software,.servers.and.tape.storage,.John. mincarelli.said,.with.data.domain,.we.cut.our. spending.in.half.at.each.site . synopsys.now.sees.an.average.of.15x.compression.in. these.systems,.which.has.helped.keep.storage.costs. low ..Backups.are.compressed.and.stored.for.30.days. onsite,.simplifying.the.restore.process.and.further. reducing.reliance.on.offsite.tape.storage ..Because.of. the.increased.speed,.backups.now.always.complete. on.time ..In.fact,.backup.times.went.from.18.hours.to. 2-6.hours ... additionally,.the.solution.has.proven.to.be. exceptionally.reliable,.performing.failure-free.to. date ..as.a.result,.field.administrators.can.focus.on. other.responsibilities ..Previously,.one.of.the.field. administrators.would.call.Pethuraj.Perumal.(manager. of.the.synopsys.data.Protection.service.team.for.John. mincarelli).with.backup.issues.and.escalations.about. every.two.weeks.and.it.could.take.weeks.to.months. to.resolve ..now,.its.been.more.than.eight.months. since.hes.heard.any.problems.from.the.sites . the.field.administrators.who.take.care.of.multiple. sites.have.been.very.happy.since.we.deployed.data. domain,.says.Perumal ...along.with.that,.it.has. made.my.job.easier,.we.have.saved.a.lot.of.money. and.time ..were.very.pleased.to.have.found.this. solution . Looking.ahead,.data.domain.replication.capabilities. will.allow.synopsys.to.back.up.data.to.a.remote. location,.providing.a.full.disaster-recovery.solution.if. needed ..

Business Benefits
disk-based.backup.with.data.domain.has. substantially.reduced.the.companys.data.center. costs.and.eased.administration.at.field.sites ..By. consolidating.with.one.vendor,.having.the.ability. to.manage.remotely,.and.with.the.benefits.of.data. domain.capacity.optimization,.synopsys.cut.its.overall. three-year.spend.on.backup.in.half ..

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Data Domain: Enterprise Storage Protection

data.domain.has.developed.a.unique.non-disruptive. approach.to.deduplication ..recognizing.the.growing. magnitude.of.both.the.local.and.wide.area.backup. and.recovery.problem,.data.domain.has.become.the. fastest.growing.provider.of.next.generation.data. protection.solutions ..data.domain.has.implemented. deduplication.via.in-line.arrays.and.appliances,. significantly.reducing.the.storage.needed.for.diskbased.backup ..this.reduction.makes.disk-based. storage.economically.feasible.for.backup.and. recovery .. the.requirement.to.have.data.stored.at. geographically.dispersed.locations.is.becoming. more.critical.as.site.damages.and.the.frequency.of. natural.disasters.increase.daily ..deduplication.is.the. critical.technology.that.finally.enables.businesses.to. economically.replicate.backup.data.over.wans.for. much.faster.and.reliable.remote.site.disaster.recovery .. . typical.percentages.of.a.full.volume.or.source.copy.of. data.needed.for.various.replication.techniques.are:

these.typical.data.reduction.rates.demonstrate. the.magnitude.of.data.domains.deduplication. architecture . seamless.integration.into.the.existing.backup. infrastructure.is.especially.critical.for.new.data. protection.solutions.since.organizations.are.resistant. to.experimenting.with.their.data.protection.strategy ... all.data.domain.enterprise.Protection.storage. systems.meet.this.requirement.and.work.without. change.to.existing.backup.software.and.operational. procedures ...By.working.with.existing.backup. software,..data.domain.also.enables.businesses. to.consolidate.multiple.backup.products.into.one. backup/recovery.architecture .. For.a.summary.of.data.domain.product.features. and.associated.benefits,.see.table,.Data Domain Highlights,.on.the.following.page .

Typical Data Reduction Rates

Full Backup Incremental/differential Mirroring Snapshot, CDP Deduplication 00%, all data backed up each time 5% for files, 00% for databases 5%, changes absorbed into each mirror 5%, only changes stored < %, eliminates redundant data and compresses original occurrence

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Product Features Reduces storage and bandwidth costs with Data Domain 20x Global Compression technique Full support for all backup software packages

Customer Benefits
Makes WAN network vaulting affordable. Global Compression reduces data sent to remote location while protecting data over any bandwidth and distance. Data Domain requires no changes to existing backup software providing ease of installation and ongoing operations. Using a transparent approach consolidates existing backup software processes. Administrators can spend time on other important tasks. Ensures data can always be recovered. If an error occurs during transfer, Replication software recovers automatically and restarts data transfer. Storage expenses are reduced. Both the originator and replicated data remain fully accessible while transfers are in progress without impact to availability. Improves recovery times for local and remote operations.

Ease of operations Continuous data verification

Reduces the amount of disk needed for backup data, provides concurrency Eliminates redundant data needed for backup and recovery

Conclusion
the.roI.and.overall.savings.achieved.by.troutman. sanders,.thomas.weisel.Partners.and.synopsis,.Inc .,. are.consistent.with.those.across.all.data.domain. customers,.hundreds.worldwide ...traditional.data. protection.methods.are.increasingly.being.replaced. by.a.new.breed.of.disk-based.backup.and.recovery. storage.that,.enabled.by.deduplication,.is.changing. storage.economics.and.disaster.recovery.strategies ... the.elapsed.time.during.which.a.business.can.survive. without.its.It.function.is.narrowing.across.all.industry. sectors.and,.as.such,.protecting.data.assets.has.never. been.more.important ....But.data.recovery.options. must.align.with.applications,.existing.infrastructure.

and.business.requirements.to.yield.high.availability. and.sound.data.protection.strategies ... data.domains.deduplication.technology,.data. invulnerability.architecture.and.replication. technologies.are.enabling.ultra-reliable,.high. performance.enterprise.protection.storage.systems. that.compliment.existing.network.infrastructures.and. work.seamlessly.with.all.leading.enterprise.backup. software.solutions . For.those.interested.in.examining.the.benefits.of.data. reduction.as.applied.within.their.own.data.protection. strategy,.a.Deduplication Checklist.follows.that.can. serve.as.helpful.evaluation.tool .

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Preparing.for.deduplication.makes.the.implementation.process.easier ..the.checklist.below. highlights.some.helpful.considerations.to.make.this.task.easier .

Deduplication Checklist
Compatibility with your existing backup applications What changes, if any, are required to your existing backup processes? Assess difficulty of the implementation. Are you prepared? Certify the backup vendor works with the deduplication solution. Software-only solutions allow enterprises to re-use existing or older disk systems, appliances normally include disk storage and simplify installation. Significant reductions in storage may require several iterations. Determine time needed to achieve the maximum deduplication effect. What is the net expected storage savings compared to full, incremental or differential backups? Assess instrumentation is provided to measure performance and capacity thresholds. Insure additional capacity and processing power be added to keep up with data growth or to improve backup and restore speeds. Verify upgrades non-disruptive. Insure the pointers to the unique data segments are protected from hardware, software and intrusion threats. Losing these pointers means that the backups can no longer be retrieved. Data reduction not only reduces the amount of storage required locally but also reduces the amount of network traffic during replication, which can result in significant bandwidth savings for remote backup and recovery. Do you pay for storage capacity, by number of installed solutions, or another scheme? What are the warranty period and maintenance pricing considerations? Remember not to confuse the initial acquisition costs (Capex) and the ongoing operational expenses (Opex) when evaluating a deduplication solution. Check out vendor reference installations. Verify the vendors roadmap will address your future data protection requirements. Determine power, footprint and facilities savings for use in cost-justification process

Appliance or software based solution

Sizing performance requirements

Scalability for performance and capacity

Pointer security management

Supports remote replication for disaster recovery

Pricing fit to budget

Vendor readiness and positioning

Environmental savings

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About Data Domain

data.domain.is.the.leading.provider.of.enterprise.Protection.storage.systems.for.disk.backup.and.network-based. disaster.recovery ..hundreds.of.companies.worldwide.use.data.domains.award-winning.solutions.to.reduce.backup. costs.and.simplify.their.data.recovery ...data.domains.global.compression,.data.invulnerability.and.replication. technologies.offer.breakthrough.data.reduction.rates.that.enable.new.efficiencies.in.enterprise.data.protection ... only.data.domain.can.deliver.the.performance,.reliability.and.scalability.to.address.the.data.protection.needs.of. enterprises.of.all.sizes ...data.domains.products.and.solutions.integrate.seamlessly.into.customers.existing.infrastructure.and.are.compatible.with.all.leading.enterprise.backup.software.products ...to.find.out.more.about.data. domain,.visit.www .datadomain .com ...data.domain.is.headquartered.at.2300.central.expressway,.santa.clara,.ca. 95050.and.can.be.contacted.by.phone.at.1-866-933-3873.or.e-mail.at.sales@datadomain .com .

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