| . The next release of NetBackup PureDisk, scheduled to be available later this year, will require 50 percent
less server hardware by expanding backup data storage to 16TB per backup server. This will enable
organizations to lower their storage cost by deduplicating more backup data – up to 160 TB – with one
PureDisk server. PureDisk now stores up to 8x more data than source-based deduplication competitors on
comparable server hardware. The new release will also improve deduplication for VMware image files
(VMDKs) to reduce virtual backup storage requirements by up to 90 percent versus previous versions.
· The latest version of NetBackup delivers a highly efficient process for single file restore for virtual
machines for both Microsoft Hyper-V and VMware, including vSphere, by allowing organizations to restore virtual machine information directly from disk or tape without using additional storage. NetBackup
also allows organizations to restore data quicker and in fewer storage and server cycles by providing the
ability to restore any file from within a single virtual machine image.
· NetBackup extends its support for Microsoft Windows Server 2008, achieving
“Certified for Windows 2008” status. New Windows features include Symantec’s patent pending Granular Recovery Technology
for SharePoint and Active Directory to allow object-level recovery from a single-pass backup and provide
organizations with rapid recovery of Windows Servers.
· Veritas Backup Reporter adds reporting for Enterprise Vault to provide a single view of both backup and
archiving activities, such as identifying the quantity of archived data by business unit or geography. This
provides simplified operations and better predictions of storage consumption, making Backup Reporter the
first and only heterogeneous reporting solution to unify reporting across backup and archive.
· Symantec also delivers new benefits for organizations using data deduplication from third-party storage
appliances through its OpenStorage API. New OpenStorage features enable faster recovery from disk at
replicated sites and faster backup to deduplication appliances using less bandwidth through a “virtual
synthetics” feature, allowing customers to conduct incremental backups on a daily basis and instantly resynthesize
full backups on supported appliances for duplication to tape. Organizations can send fewer full backups to their backup servers and storage to save time and bandwidth. |