The basic concepts of data deduplication is used in a lot of places, not the least of which are compression algorithms, data encryption, WAN optimization, etc.
I think that the technology is mature, and that there's a lot of impetus to do it right, in general. Unless they're going to suggest that they don't trust ANY data in non-native format, they'll have to concede that they accept all sorts of data abstraction for other reasons on a regular basis. This one saves both time and disk space. You should speak to your favorite vendor in this space and get a pilot, so you can see/smell/feel it in action for yourself. *ASB *(Find me online via About.Me <http://about.me/Andrew.S.Baker/bio>) *Exploiting Technology for Business Advantage... * On Wed, Feb 16, 2011 at 6:30 AM, Paul Hutchings <[email protected]>wrote: > Just having a discussion with my boss and a colleague about backup > strategy. > > > > They’re a little mistrusting of dedupe on the basis “It’s a database it can > go wrong”, to which my retort was largely a combination of having to have > faith in an established vendor, combined with “If a database gives you a > value you assume it’s correct, you don’t think “what if the database has > corrupted the value” because you have faith in the checks and balances that > ensure the data is atomic”. > > > > So, what are you views on dedupe when it comes to backups? > ------------------------------ > *MIRA Ltd* > > > ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~ --- To manage subscriptions click here: http://lyris.sunbelt-software.com/read/my_forums/ or send an email to [email protected] with the body: unsubscribe ntsysadmin
