Whitepaper: Considerations for Optimizing Virtualization Backup

Author - Lauren Whitehouse, Sr. Analyst, Enterprise Strategy Group
Date: October 2011

Virtualization delivers compelling business value. Improved utilization, cost savings, increased availability and system resiliency are just a few reasons why it’s a game-changing technology. The benefits of virtualization, such as the consolidation of resources, centralization of management and automation of processes can become the foundation of a truly dynamic data center.

So why shouldn’t backup and recovery follow the same path?

Traditional backup and recovery solutions built for the physical world may not meet the requirements of next generation data center infrastructure or deliver the cost and time savings expected. When looking to optimize virtual backup, one should explore solutions that capitalize on virtualization principles to deliver efficient backup and recovery of systems and data in virtualized environments. Register and download this Free ESG white paper to learn how.