As more organizations migrate from tape to disk as their primary onsite backup media, a growing number of them are turning to disk for their offsite retention as well. Not any disk solution will do, of course. What’s needed are speed and reliability for both backup and restore processes.

ExaGrid, for example, provides features that make its solution a compelling choice for offsite disk backups…

Data Deduplication – A system’s deduplication rate determines the amount of data that is reduced for storage. This also impacts the amount of bandwidth that is needed to maintain a second site for a given backup window, since only the data that has changed is sent over a WAN to an offsite system.

Fast Restores for Disaster Recovery – With a process called “adaptive deduplication,” the most recent backup is available in its complete form. The result is that all the data is ready to quickly restore when needed should disaster strike.

Protection Against Primary Site Data Loss – Data that is replicated to an offsite system can also be used to restore any lost or corrupt data on the primary site. If anything happens to any of the backup data at the primary site, the offsite system can be used to immediately restore or replace the lost or corrupted data.

Dedicated Auditing Function – A further level of confidence is provided with a function that allows the reliability of DR restores to be demonstrated for an internal or external audit. This proves that the DR process works before an actual disaster occurs.

DataLink has offsite backup and restore solutions to help protect your organization’s data from loss. Contact us today at 410.729.0440 or sales@DataLinkTech.com.