Monthly Archives: November 2010

Disk Backup: 5 Reasons Scalability is Critical

I spent the last several weeks on the road talking with current and prospective ExaGrid customers. And, one of my firmly held beliefs was resoundingly reconfirmed – how important the architecture of a disk backup product is to its ultimate success … Continue reading

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Disk Backup Appliance Helps Eliminate $150K in Data Protection Costs

People using disk backup with data deduplication appliances to replace tape invariably see tremendous operational gains in backup speed, reliability and IT productivity. However, due to the nature of backup, it is often challenging to show a measurable ROI for … Continue reading

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Disk Backup w/ Dedupe Appliance or Software: What’s the Best Choice?

Leveraging Data Deduplication in a Disk Backup Appliance or Backup Software What’s the Best Choice for Your IT Organization? At ExaGrid, we often hear our customers asking about how to assess the difference between doing data deduplication in an appliance … Continue reading

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Data Deduplication: Past, Present and Future

What is Deduplication? In a recent Computer Technology Review article, it was mentioned that deduplication may be one of the hottest buzzwords in the IT industry today. However, great confusion exists about what it is, what it does and there … Continue reading

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