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Below are a variety of white papers and datasheets for Symantec NetBackup Backup and Deduplication Appliances

White Paper: Modernizing your Backup and Deduplication Solutions

Symantec, the world leader in backup and recovery, provides customers the freedom of choice. With NetBackup and Backup Exec, customers are able to choose the form factor to best meet their needs; a software based solution or a fully integrated appliance.

Tom:  Hey Bob, we’re planning to start the weekend a little early tomorrow with happy hour at Brit’s.  Care to join us?

Bob:  You know I would, but I have to finish building the media server.  It needs to go into production next week, and I still do not have it ready. 

In the data protection world, a number we frequently see and hear are deduplication rates. We hear of dedupe rates ranging from 50:1, 20:1, to 10:1. Recently, I heard someone say that 50:1 is 5 times better than 10:1.  Their fuzzy math made me cringe, and I knew it was time to address this.       

Symantec backup appliances provide many business value benefits.

Symantec backup appliances provide many business value benefits.  In my previous blog, Realizing OpEx Savings with Symantec Backup Appliances,  five (5) areas of  OpEx savings were identified: 

Symantec backup appliances provide many benefits over traditional build-your-own or point solutions.   The benefits may take the form of faster time to deployment, reducing risk, reducing planned and unplanned downtime,  improving staff efficiencies, or enhanced service level.   To quantify in terms of dollars and business value, these benefits must be translated into c

I was recently asked, “Why would I buy a NetBackup appliance when I could buy the software and cheap JBOD?”

Initially, I was taken aback by the question.  However, after giving it more thought, I realized it was a fair question and an opportunity to explain the benefits of NetBackup appliances.