ESG
REPORT
Data De-duplication and
Disk-to-Disk Backup Systems
Part II: Business Considerations
By Heidi Biggar
January, 2008
Copyright
2008, The Enterprise Strategy Group, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
ESG REPORT
Data De-Duplication and Disk-to-Disk Backup Systems
Part II: Business Considerations
- i -
Copyright
2008, The Enterprise Strategy Group, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Table of Contents
Table of Contents..................................................................................................................................................... i
Introduction ............................................................................................................................................................. 1
Business Considerations ....................................................................................................................................... 1
Hard Dollars .......................................................................................................................................................... 1
Value of Increased Retention ................................................................................................................................ 2
Value of Operational Efficiencies .......................................................................................................................... 3
Time to Protection ................................................................................................................................................. 4
Total Cost of Recovery ......................................................................................................................................... 4
Questions to Ask Vendors ..................................................................................................................................... 5
ESG View .....................................................................................