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Faced with eetig their ow eed or upportig data growth,

ecurit, eiroetal, ecooic eed, ad regulator copli-

ace, buiee toda ut addre the dual challege o ael

torig ad protectig their corporate dataat a tie whe the

quatit o the ioratio the geerate ad coue dail ha

grow expoetiall ad IT budget are uder ee greater cru-

ti or cot aig ad efciecie. Howeer, data protectio i

a buie iperatie ow ore o tha eer beore; the ailure to

properl aage ad aeguard corporate data ca reult i bui-

e diruptio, deatatig loe or the potetial ailure o the

buie itel.

This white paper discusses how businesses must rst develop an appropriate strategy and then make

the right technology choice rom multiple storage options in order to establish best practices or data

protection.

Data, Data Eerwhere

For the rst time ever, the amount o digital data created each year now exceeds the worlds available

storage space. The amount o inormation created, captured and replicated in 2007 was 281 exabytes

(281 billion GB)10% more than previously thoughtand more than the 264 exabytes o available

storage on hard drives, tapes, CDs, DVDs and memory. (Source: IDC) This gure is well above that o

2006, when 161 exabytes o digital inormation was created or replicated, and it pales in comparison

to 2003, when a mere 5 exabytes o data were created or replicated.

IDC reports that storage capacity is growing at a rate o more than 60% annually, pressuring companies

o all sizes to increase their storage capacity at

a similar rate. (Source: IDC Worldwide Storage2008 Top 10 Predictions: New Paradigms)

All o this may not come as a surprise to the

executives running businesses o all sizes across

the globe. They ace a daily deluge o data rom

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every departmentadministrative, nancial, legal and operational. And this data comes in a multitude

o orms, such as emails, text les, presentations, voice mails, axes, invoices, employee records,

Website content, photographs and even physical samples, such as product samples or historical

printed documents.

A Coergece o Factor

At the same time, these businesses must comply with recordkeeping requirements dened by state

and ederal regulators, their industry and legal precedence. Certain industries have regulations

mandating how inormation must be used, stored and retained beore being destroyed, and these

retention requirements vary signicantly rom one type o data to another, according to the Association

or Inormation and Image Management (AIIM).

Amid this era o increasing compliance, IT budgets are now even leaner and meaner. Gartner had

originally expected IT budgets to grow 3.3% in 2009, but it has revised that gure downward to between

0% and 2.3%, with a worst case scenario o -2.5%. Faced with those numbers, total cost o ownership

(TCO) and return on investment (ROI) will continue to drive IT budget planning and spending. However,businesses now see that it is essential not just to look at the price o IT hardware, but at the whole

product liecycle.

With that in mind, the cost o running and maintaining equipmentparticularly the energy consumed

by each piece o equipmenthas come under increased scrutiny. According to an IDC report on

Worldwide Server Power and Cooling Expense 2006-2010, or every dollar spent on computer

hardware, another 50 cents is spent on energy. Within the next our years, that number will rise by

54%. Further, Gartner predicts that this trend will get even worse, with energy costs consuming up to

one-third o IT budgets within the next several years. (Source: SearchStorage.com, SNW: Users Thrash Out Green

Storage) For companies going green, this is as much about maximizing cost savings as it is about

saving the planet.

Despite this convergence o negative actors, businesses today require 24x7 access to data. Instantaccess to data is now taken or granted, whether in the oce, on the road or working remotely. At the

same time, this has become a business imperative because unmanaged or poorly managed data can

bury decisions under even higher piles o conficting data. (Source: Relevance by David Apgar) This

lost or hard-to-nd inormation can reduce overall productivity and lead to missed opportunities to

grow the businessrom losing reputation to losing individual sales to losing customers.

Data: The Lieblood o A Copa

Corporate data is a strategic asset. Improperly managed, it can become a

signicant liability. In the case o a litigation request, or example, companies

are responsible or producing the required inormation needed or their

deenseand this now includes email correspondence.

As a result o these developments, businesses and corporate executives have

gained a vivid awareness o the need to back up their data as part o their

overall business continuity and disaster recovery plan. This includes the regular backup and archiving

o data so that in the event o a natural disaster, such as a re, water damage, etc., they can quickly

access another copy o their corporate data and be back in business again as quickly as possible.

With the cost o IT system downtime so expensivebetween $84,000 and $108,000 or every hourthe

cost o even one day o lost business can be devastating, particularly in todays economy. (Source:

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Gartner, IDC, Forrester, Yankee Group) In act, it is reported that 90% o businesses that lose all o their data

go out o business within the ollowing 12 months.

Remarkably, however, 40% o all small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) dont back up their data

at all, and 60% o all data is stored on PC desktops and laptops. (Source: Small Business Computing).

Looking at small oce/home oce (SOHO) users, only 73% who have a personal backup device use

it to back up at least monthly, and only 40% back up daily. (Source: IDC Worldwide Personal Storage

20072011 Forecast and Analysis)

Truth or Coequece

To protect themselves adequately, businesses must improve how they manage and protect their

business records. As new regulatory rules are created and the number o disaster recovery scenarios

increase, Inormation Liecycle Management (ILM) now plays a pivotal role in helping companies

adhere to new standards while incurring minimum management headaches. ILM is not a specic

technology. Instead, it is a combination o processes and technologies that determines how data

fows through an environment. By doing so, it helps companies manage their data rom the moment itis created to the time it is no longer needed.

As part o ILM, records management is the practice o identiying, classiying, archiving, preserving

and destroying records. An on-going process, records management requirements must be designed

and integrated into both business processes and the technical inrastructure. These requirements

state that records must be:

Retainedonthebasisoftheirvaluetotheorganization,ratherthantheirphysicalorlogicalcharacteristics

Createdandmaintainedformanyreasons,includingtopreserverights,fulllcomplianceobligations, document business processes, provide customer service and mitigate risk

Managedonamedia-neutralbasisandretainedinaccordancewithapprovedpolicies,

procedures and schedules Retainedforthesametimeperiod,regardlessofthemediaonwhichspecicrecordsarestored

Bacup . Archiig

Good records management includes both backup and archiving. However, while

these terms are oten used interchangeably, it is important to distinguish between

them when considering a records management process. Backup is used or data

recovery, while archiving is used or preserving and retrieving data in the event o

a disaster, inquiry or litigation. In simple terms, think o backup as short-term and

archival as long-term.

Specically,backup is a snapshot or picture o the state o the data beore it disappeared

or was destroyed, with the data periodically overwritten as it changes. In the backup

process, a copy o data at a specic point in time is created in case something should

happen to the original. Thereore, in the case o a ailure, the data can be reconstructed rom that time.

This concept is very similar to backing up a Word document either automatically or with the Save

button on a computer, except that the backed up data is stored on a remote device. Fixed disk storage

devices are typically used or backup because o their speed and ability to provide instant access to

the data on the disk.


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On the other hand, archivingis long-term and unalterable. Used or compliance or disaster recovery,

redundancy and physical separation are crucial to eective archiving. Archived les can be kept or

decades, usually at an osite location, and two or more remote copies are better than one to properly

saeguard this data. Tape is typically used or archiving because o its aordability, reliability andportability. Additionally archiving unused data to tape minimizes the costs o keeping the unused data

live on disk.

Retention schedules are the oundation o a successul records management process. These schedules

take into account an organizations legal, regulatory and operational requirements while providing

guidance on how long records need to be kept and what to do with them when they are no longer

needed. It is important to develop a schedule or backing up and archiving all computer records and

or keeping current copies o all paper and computer les o-site and accessible. (Source: Small Business

Administration)

To do so, it is vital to determine what data needs to be backed up and what data needs to be archived.

This can be done with your legal department or advisor along with the business users o the data. At

the same time, the archival retention periods or the various types o data need to be determined. Itis also vital to remember that not all data has the same requirements, while some data may have

overlapping requirements.

Right-iig Equipet

But having the right policy in place also means having the right size equipment in place. Due to

the wide variety o data storage products and ormats available today, businesses ace a challenging

purchasing decision. It is important to remember that the amount o data needed to be stored varies

signicantly based on the industry and the regulations required in that industry. However, this is a

much more useul metric in dening the size o a business with regard to data storage requirements

than the number o employees or sales revenue.

Because capacity demand increases are similar across businesses in the same industry regardless osize, it is equally important to determine how businesses administer their data storage. However, what

is dierent is the means o dealing with meeting these capacity demands. Fortune 500 companies

behave dierently than SMBs; they have dierent priorities and dierent needs.

How Ote I Ote Eough?

With data les changing every time someone enters new inormation, many companies back up the

data les every day (or only those les that have changed) and then perorm a complete backup o

the entire system on a weekly, biweekly or monthly basis. For your company, you can determine the

necessary requency o backups by asking yoursel how oten the data changes and how critical are

the dierent types o data les. In other words, how much data can you aord to lose without causing

your business undue hardship?

The best strategy is to devise a schedule that works or the majority o your data les. You can schedule

a daily backup o new and modied data les, or example, and then a weekly backup o all les. I you

have critical les that must be backed up more oten, you can back up these les throughout the day.


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Once properly dened, these specic business characteristics will help turn the available data storage

options into a solution that will best meet your individual business needs.

Tpe o Bacup

Sotware applications include options or copying the ull set o system les, or copying a partial set o

new or modied les, and or copying selected, individual les. Most companies use a combination o

ull and partial backups by perorming nightly backups on les that have changed throughout the day,

then ull backup o all les on a weekend day.

FULL BACkUPs

A ull backup copies all the les on the systemthe system les, the sotware les, and the data les.

You should perorm a ull backup on a weekly, bi-weekly, or monthly basis. With a ull backup o your

data set on tape, you can restore your entire system i a disaster destroys the original les.

PARTIAL BACkUPs

A partial backup copies all les that have been added or changed since the last backup job. There are

two main types o partial backups: incremental and dierential.

Incremental Backups Ifyouneedtosavetimeandcostduringregularbackupjobs,chooseaplanthatincludesfulland

incremental backups. In this strategy, you perorm a regular backup o all les (weekly, biweekly, etc.),

then a more requent backup (daily) o only the les that have changed since the last backup session. This

ull/incremental backup method means that ewer les need to be copied and less time is required or the

backup procedure. However, this method can also make a complete system restore slower i you have

created many dierent incremental backup tapes (one or each day o the week, or example), or i you need

to restore only a particular le and must hunt through several dierent incremental backup tapes.

Differential Backups Ifyouneedtosaveonrestoretimeandhassleintheeventofadisaster,chooseaplanthatincludesfullanddierential backups. In this strategy, you perorm a regular backup o all les (weekly, bi-weekly, etc.), then

a more requent backup (daily) o all les that have changed since the last ull backup session. This ull/

dierential backup method helps the restore process run more eciently, because only one ull backup tape

and one dierential backup tape are required or a complete restore o the system. However, this method is

slower on the backup process because more les are copied daily.

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Faster backup time due to ewer fles.

Reduced wear on backup device andtape.

Fewer tapes may be required.

Slower restore times as more than twotapes may be required (the ull backuptape and each incremental backuptape).

Higher cost o downtime.DIerentIAlA w o odifd fs sic asu backu

Faster restore times due to only2 required tape sets (the ull anddierential backup tapes).

Lower cost o downtime in a systemdisaster.

Slower backup process because morefles are copied.

Increased wear on backup device andtape.

More tapes may be required.


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Uer sceario

As a leading global supplier o data protection technologies, Tandberg Data oers a complete range o

tape libraries, tape autoloaders and tape drives, storage sotware, data media and disk-based storage

solutions. All o these are designed to meet the growing storage requirements o businesses by

oering scalability, reliability and the backward compatibility eatures that ensure both cost-eective

operation and long-term investment protection.

Lets take a look at some representative businesses scenarios and see how Tandberg Datas products

oer the perect solution.

sCEnARIO 1: smALL OFFICE AnD InDIvIDUAL sOLUTIOns

The rst scenario (or small businesses) is a law oce that includes the attorney, a secretary and a part-

time assistants. The secretary uses a standard desktop PC with Oce and mail applications installed

as well as a specialized database application sotware or law practice. The attorney s desktop PC

is in the same networking workgroup and can access the database application on the secretarys PC.The attorney also uses a laptop, synchronizing local data rom the oce PC, enabling the ability to also

work rom home. The part-time assistant uses another desktop PC only or customer correspondence

via letters or email. No one in the oce is an IT specialist; the only backup done is when the secretary

copies data rom the secretarys PC onto an old digital audio tape (DAT) drive every Friday.

To summarize, there is a sta o three without an administrator. The company has three desktop PCs

and one notebook. There is neither an application nor a backup server. Overall, the company has 40GB

o data. Approximately, 2% is changed or created each day (0.8GB), resulting in an additional 24GB o

data monthly, or 290GB annually.

Most o their business is not time-critical. I the database application is not accessible or a day, it is

problematic, but not a catastrophe. Downtime allowed equals one to two days.

The ease o use o Tandberg Data RDX QuikStor is the perect match or this environment. Because

o the absence o an application or backup server and because the network environment and IT skills

o the employees are limited, individual solutions or each PC and laptop are recommendedthree

Tandberg Data RDX QuikStor 160GB drives with external USB plus one or two extra 160GB cartridges

per unit. This will allow ull disaster recovery and continuous

data protection (CDP), enabling real-time backup automatically

or each o the PCs and the Laptop. Ater the initial installation,

the RDX QuikStor will take care o the ull data protection.

It is recommended that one cartridge be used or CDP o each

computer, one or disaster recovery (which may also be updated

each Friday and stored in the oce) and another cartridge or

disaster recovery stored saely o-site. As the small businessgrows, the sta can opt to use larger capacity RDX cartridges

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sCEnARIO 2: mEDIUm-sIzED BUsInEss WHERE EvERy mInUTE COUnTs

In the second scenario we will take a look at a local branch oce o an international insurance

agency. Most employees are clerks, using desktop PCs and the companys proprietary application

sotware plus Oce applications, Internet browsers and email. The eld sta uses the same sotwareon notebooks and needs to synchronize their data with the Oce application server. There is one

server in place or that insurance application plus SQL, another server is used or le-sharing, printing,

Internet and an email. The sotware they use does not create a lot o data, but a ull database backup

needs to be provided to the companys headquarters once a week. Synchronizing and protecting the

data on the laptops is a constant issue. There is no disaster recovery or backup plan in place or any

o any o the laptops, but users take care o this individually.

To summarize, this medium-sized business has a sta o 16 and a part-time administrator. Twelve

desktop PCs and ve notebooks, with two application servers are in place. The company does not

have a backup server. Overall, it has a total o 1TB o data. Approximately, 10% is changed or created

each day (100GB), resulting in an additional 3TB o data monthly, or 36TB annually.

Because the business depends on its insurance application sotware, downtime is extremely critical;it cannot last more than hal a day.

There are three critical issues in this scenario. The rst is time to restore i the application sotware

ails. The second is the need or a sae and cost-eective solution or sharing archived and backup

data with the headquarters. This will have to be done according to existing legal and compliance

regulations. Finally, the data security o the laptop users must be addressed.

The Tandberg Data DPS1100 Virtual Tape Library will resolve the downtime issue. This disk-based

backup device will optimize perormance o data management operations, providing almost immediate

access to data and dramatically reducing backup and recovery

time. The DPS1100 creates a unique and secure virtual library

connection or each host system including laptops, desktops,

workstations, servers and virtual machines, protecting all datarequired. With scalable capacities starting at 3TB, the DPS1100

will keep up with the companys data growth. The DPS1100

integrates directly with a Tandberg Data StorageLoader LTO-4

tape autoloader, which will allow or compliant write once, read

many (WORM) and encryption-based backup and archiving o

data. The autoloader consolidates daily tape swapping into a

weekly or biweekly routine, reducing the opportunity or human

error by up to 80%. Using tape-based archiving also nicely

addresses headquarters need; one copy o each archive tape

will be sent to headquarters, which also represents saer, o-

site storage, while giving headquarters a standard LTO ormat

tape copy.

Finally, or remote laptop users, the Tandberg Data RDX QuikStor

is recommended; this also provides a disaster recovery plan.

The RDX system allows user-riendly CDP and bare metal

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sCEnARIO 3: smALL BUsInEss WITH LARGE DATA vOLUmEs In A mAC EnvIROnmEnT

In this midsize business, a creative agency has a sta o our that produces huge amounts o

desktop publishing (DTP) data with QuarkXpress, Photoshop, InDesign and other sotware on their

Mac workstations. Additionally, they communicate via email and use various Oce applications,Internet browsers, etc. The managing director and the secretary use standard Mac workstations and

Oce applications plus mail. Another Mac workstation and two MacBooks are used or customer

presentations or or when the general manager wants to work rom home. One server is used as a le

server, the other as a multi-purpose application server or printing, Internet access, database and mail

applications. No backup device is attached; only a simple disk-based storage is used. Backup and

archiving policies do not exist, and any IT unctions are handled part-time by one o the sta.

To summarize, the company has a sta o six and a part-time administrator. It has seven workstations

and two notebooks, with two application servers. The company does not have a backup server. Overall,

it has a total o 5TB o data. Approximately, 20% is changed or created each day (1TB), resulting in an

additional 30TB o data monthly and 365TB annually.

With customers waiting and a huge amount o DTP data that has to be recovered in a disaster recoveryscenario, downtime is limited to maximum o one day.

One o the existing servers would need to be turned into a backup server, and it is strongly recommended

that another pure backup server be added to the networking environment. With the right clients

installed, this would then be able to back up the le server as well as the application server and, i

needed, some o the clients themselves. By using the right kind o backup and archiving sotware,

this device will allow or a ull initial backup as well as the archiving o any existing data and customer

projects.

Nevertheless, or perormance and security reasons, we would

also recommend another dedicated backup server. Tandberg

Datas StorageLibrary T40+ is the inexpensive, automated and

easy-to-use solution or dierential or incremental backupjobs, plus archiving when required. Tapes and aordable

magazines allow ecient o-site storage and excellent TCO.

The StorageLibrary T40+ Series is scalable rom 19.2TB to 182TB

(compressed data), allowing businesses to grow their data

protection solution as their data grows. In addition, Tandberg

Data oers a complete range o backup and archiving solutions

or Mac environments, and the companys automation products

are certied with all major Mac backup sotware applications.



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sCEnARIO 4: COmPLIAnT BACkUP AnD ARCHIvInG PLUs FAsT REsTOREs

In the last scenario or a large business, we have the headquarters o an international nancial

institution. Most employees are clerks, using desktop PCs and the companys proprietary application

sotware plus Oce applications, Internet browsers and email. The company headquarters administersall company contracts and businesses. There are several servers in place or individual applications;

SQL, storage, printing, internet and Exchange.

To summarize, the company has a sta o 80 and 1.5 administrators. It has 65 desktop PCs, 12 notebooks,

ve application servers and two backup servers with legacy tape. Overall, the company has a total o

10TB o data stored on the backup servers RAID and archived to tape. Approximately, 12% is changed

or created each day (1.2TB), resulting in an additional 36TB o data monthly (440TB annually). Their

expected data growth YY is 20%.

Because all their business depends on their nancial application sotware, downtime is extremely

criticaland even more so because all o the branch oces also depend on them. Downtime cannot

be more than hal an hour.

Apart rom the limited downtime, the other major issue that needs to be addressed is compliant backup

and archiving o the companys data. Then, o course, one needs to take into consideration the huge

amount o existing data plus the expected rate o data growth.

Again, the Tandberg Data DPS1200 Virtual Tape Library (VTL) would unction as a disk-based backup

device to optimize perormance o data management operations, providing almost immediate access

to data and dramatically reduce backup and recovery time. The DPS1200 creates a unique and secure

virtual library connection or each host system, protecting all data required. With scalable capacities

rom 6TB to 45TB, the DPS1200 will keep up with the companys data growth and minimize the quantity

and cost o physical tape.

The recommended tape device or backup and, even more

important, archiving in this case would be a Tandberg Data

StorageLibrary T40+ with two LTO-4 SAS drives. The DPS1200

integrates directly with the StorageLibrary. This will solve all

o their issues: backup and recovery will be ast due to the

DPS1200 Virtual Tape Library. Archiving is taken care o with

the StorageLibrary, and o site archiving o tapes will provide

disaster recovery ability. Furthermore, the companys backup and

archiving strategy will meet regulatory compliance requirements

because LTO-4 supports WORM and encryption. Finally, and most

importantly in this scenario, the solution is scalable. Both the

DPS1200 and the StorageLibrary can grow with the companys

requirements. The T40+ can be upgraded to the T80+ and beyond,

thereby doubling (or more) the storage capacity without anothermajor investment in IT inrastructure.



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Two Coo Tape Rotatio

While each individual business will have its own unique set up backup requirements, there are two

common tape rotations that balance perormance, cost and saety. The most simple and least expensive

solution is the six-tape (or tape set) rotation. This consists o two alternating ull backup tapes and one

partial backup tape per day (based on a ve-day work week). Expanding this to seven tapes gives you

a separate ull backup or o-site storage and keeps you rom overwriting your only ull backup copy.

The chart below shows how you might create a six-tape schedule in a month:


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The other common scenarioand the one most commonly usedis the Grandparent/Parent/Child

scheme. Requiring approximately 20 tapes (or tape sets or larger amounts o data), it calls or partial

backups on a daily basis on the child tapes, ull backup weekly on the parent tapes and ull backup

monthly on the grandparent tapes. This chart shows how you might create a rotation schedule:

However, remember these are only two possible scenarios and your own business needs will determine

the most appropriate scenario or your business.

Reiew, Tet, Reiit

Implementing the program itsel is only the beginning. Ater it is underway, businesses must review theprogram to make sure it meets current rules and regulations. Employees must be assigned responsibility

and receive regular training and reminders so they understand their roles. Their compliance must also

be regularly reviewed. All o this involves dedicating some budget or program maintenance, testing

and enhancement. It is also a smart idea to regularly test both the backup and recovery unctions o the

system to make sure it works as planned. Various threats and scenarios that can aect the business

can be simulated so that employees can experience the process rsthand, such as practicing the

recovery o a le that is several weeks old. Also, it is important to be aware that the business backup

and archiving needs may change as the business grows and changes.


mOnDAy TUEsDAy WEDnEsDAy THURsDAy FRIDAy

Wk 1

Monday Tuesday Tuesday Thursday Week 2



Monday Tuesday Tuesday Thursday Month 5

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ROTATIOn mETHOD ADvAnTAGEs DIsADvAnTAGEs

SIx-tApe Requires only a ew tapes, whichprovides an easy and cheap rotationmethod. Its ideal or small datavolumes (as much capacity as onetape can hold).

Keeps only a weeks worth o data,unless you regularly archive the ull-backup tapes.

GrAnDpArent-pArent-ChIlD(GpC)

Provides the most secure dataprotection and implements monthlyarchival o tapes. Its also a simplemethod, supported by most sotware.

Requires more tapes, which canbecome expensive.


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Bet Practice Checlit

This checklist is provided as a guide to help outline your companys backup and archiving plan to

secure your data and minimize costs.

Networkdatabackupplantypesofdata

> Data les

> Operating systems

> Databases

> Application programs

> Application settings

> Windows device drivers

> Network settings

Whatdatacan be archived to tape to ree up disk storage resources, and reduce runningcosts

Howlongmustdatabearchived?

Quantityofdatatobebackedup> How much data will typically be stored in a ull backup?

> How oten will a ull backup be done?

> How much data will typically be stored in a partial backup?

> How oten will a partial backup be done?

Enduser desktop and notebook backup scheme

> Desktop, notebook environments

> Application programs

> Application settings

> Data les

> Address books

Enduser data backup recommendations (copy to network rst )

Enduserdatarecoverychecklistwhattodoandwhatnottodowhensuspectingdata loss

Networkadministratordatarecoverychecklist

Prioritization:Whichdatatobackuprst

Databackupstrategy(scheduleoffullandpartialbackups)

Choiceofbackuphardwarewithaneyetoautomation

Choiceofbackupsoftware

Archivestrategy(on-siteandoff-sitebackupstoragelocations)

Tapemanagement(howmanytapesets;rotationplan)

Restoreprocessactuallytestedpriortoneedingit

Capitalinvestmentbudget(hardware,software,implementation) Operatingbudgetrecurringcosts



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About Tandberg Data

Tandberg Data is a leading global supplier o data protection solutions. Tandberg Data oers a wide selection o secondary storage solutions, ranging rom disk-based solutions, such as the RDX QuikStor an

the Tandberg DPS1000 Series, to automated tape solutions like the StorageLoader and StorageLibrary Series. Tandberg Data also oers tape drives , based on the LTO, SLR, and VXA tape technology platorms

and media. Tandberg Data solutions are supported by robust, easy to use sotware. All solutions are supported through a worldwide service and support network, recognised globally or its outstanding levels

o service. Tandberg Data solutions are designed to meet the growing storage requirements o small and medium sized organisations with scalability, reliability, and backward compatibility eatures that ensur

cost eective operation and long-term investment protection.

Tandberg Data Corporation

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Tel: +65 (0) 6593 4700

Fax: +65 (0) 6281 7358

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Tandberg Data (Japan) Inc.

Eitaibashi Eco-Piazza Bldg., 8th foor

29-13, Shinkawa 1-chome,

Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-033, Japan

Tel: +81 (0) 355 662 871

Fax: +81 (0) 355 662 875

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WP-BestPractices_EN_2010

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Corporate data protection is now a critical business imperative. Businesses today must institute backup

and archiving storage best practices to mitigate business risks, guarantee compliance, reduce costs

and help improve the overall success o the business. The ailure to properly manage and saeguard

vital corporate data can result in business disruption, losses or the potential ailure o the business

itsel.

Businesses must rst develop an appropriate strategy and then make the right technology choice rom

multiple storage options in order to establish backup and archival storage best practices. Regardless

o size or industry, it is vital or any business to implement a records management and storage process

so that:

Storagebecomeshighlyreliableanderror-free

Archivedassetsareeasytopreserve,locate,reuseandresell

Archivalstoragebecomesthestandard,ratherthanaluxury

Disasterrecoverybestpracticescanbeinstituted

With a perspective gained rom more than 30 years in the storage business, Tandberg Data or its resellers

can help design the most appropriate inrastructure to meet the unique needs and characteristics o

your individual business. Your data is too precious not to be protected by the best, most aordable and

highly ecient data storage solution in the industry.

Documents

Basic Backup