Symantec 7 Computer Drive User Manual


 
Introducing NetBackup
deduplication
This chapter includes the following topics:
About NetBackup deduplication
About NetBackup deduplication
TheproprietarySymantecPureDiskdeduplicationtechnologypowersNetBackup
integrateddeduplication.Symantec packagedPureDisk intomodularcomponents.
The components plug-in to NetBackup through the NetBackup OpenStorage
framework.
Withthese components,Symantec NetBackupprovides thededuplication options
that let you deduplicate data everywhere, as close to the source of data as you
require.
Deduplication everywhere provides significant return on investment, as follows.
Reduce the amount of data that is stored.
Reduce backup bandwidth.
Reduced bandwidth can be especially important when you want to limit the
amount of data that a client sends over the network. Over the network can be
to a backup server or for image duplication between remote locations.
Reduce backup windows.
Reduce infrastructure.
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