Dell PowerVault DL2200 - Manual (Page 2)

Current Situation
The PowerVault DL Backup‐to‐Disk Appliance – Powered by Symantec Backup Exec offers the industry’s only fully
integrated backup‐to‐disk solution with software factory installed. Industry leaders Dell and Symantec have co‐
developed this offering to give you easier management capabilities of the backup‐to‐disk environment. It’s an ideal
way for any IT department to achieve faster, more reliable backups and restores. In addition, the appliance includes
continuous data protection capabilities designed to protect systems immediately as they change. .
Today’s Windows based organizations face many challenges when it comes to data protection. First, data volumes
continue to grow at 40 percent to 60 percent each year, making it increasingly difficult for administrators to back up
mission‐critical data in acceptable time frames (or within available backup windows). Additionally, instant on‐demand
data recovery is becoming increasingly vital for business operations. While traditional tape backups have proven
effective over the years, their reliability has been questioned, and today’s business climate demands faster, more
efficient backups and on‐demand recovery.
The Opportunity
Disk‐based data protection, specifically continuous data protection, provides the opportunity to address these issues
in a revolutionary way. Continuous data protection:
• Eliminates the need for backup windows
• Enables file recovery in seconds
• Allows end users to recover their own data without contacting IT
• Delivers a complete, integrated disk‐to‐disk‐to‐tape solution
Continuous data protection allows any organization to manage data growth, improve reliability, and speed up data
recovery and it improves overall data protection without weighing down IT in costly high‐administration solutions.
Continuous Data Protection