Veritas' optimistic that customers will say thanks a bundle
Veritas' optimistic that customers will say thanks a bundle
It's the platter that matters, according to data protection softwareprovider Veritas, whose leading executives at the global launch of thelatest version of its Backup Exec application suite sent a clear messagethat the company views disk, rather than tape, as the way ahead forbacking up data.
Jeremy Burton, executive vice president of of the Data Management Group atVeritas, said the company's Backup Exec 10.0 signalled the end ofincremental backups, making way for instantaneous data protection.
"This latest version of Backup Exec is the culmination of two years hardwork by my team, (With Backup Exec 10.0), changes to files are propagatedto the server in real time, so there is no need for incremental backups."
Burton also noted that the software - which is aimed at the SME market -takes care of what are often weak points in the network.
"On average, around 60 percent of intellectual capital resides outside thedata centre, with data on desktops, laptops and in remote offices oftenleft unprotected. Backup Exec ensures that all such data is backed up."
To further ease operability, Veritas also announced that it is to makeBackup Exec available as part of a suite, together with Storage Exec 5.3and Replication Exec 3.1, enabling users to utilise existing hardware andstaff from a single point of administration.
Additionally, the new version has a host of new time and money savingfeatures, including a central administration server option and intelligentbackup, which allows IT managers to impose rules which governs what typeof files can be backed up to the system, in order to avoid theunneccessary backup of non-mission crital files.
"Any organisation that is running three servers or more should definitelylook to implement the central administration server option, as earlyadopters of the application have reported reductions in administrativetime spent of between 22 and 33 percent right off the bat," offeredMichael Parker, product marketing manager at Veritas.
On the intelligent backup function, Burton commented: "Shrinking backupwindows is one thing, but being able to back up only what you need is asimportant. For example, you might not be able to prevent staff fromdownloading images or MP3 music files, but Backup Exec does allow you toput rules in place that prevents users from backing up such files to theserver and taking up valuable storage space.
"It is also important from a finacial aspect, as companies can be liablefor fines of up to $1500 for every illegal MP3 file found on thier system,so to be able to put policies in place that proactively block suchunwanted, non-business critical files from being backed up, as well asbeing able to impose time limits for such files to reside on the system,can save organisations a fortune."
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