In the last post we took at look at what data de-duplication was. As there might be a few issues in your head as to how one might implement data de-duplication I thought I would make you aware of a webcast coming up in a few days.
If you are dealing with the high cost of disk or tape backup or the time backups take to perform, I would suggest registering for this webcast. The bulleted list seems quite interesting to me and am sure this webcast will answer some questions on how you might improve the efficiencies of not only backups but that of your operational staff also.
Faster backups-tips to run backups up to 90% faster than tape and as much as five times faster based on data de-duplication methods.
Faster, more reliable restores of data. Learn how to attain restore speeds up to five times faster than optimized disk.
Tips for backup of VMware and virtual data sets.
Improved storage utilization and management. By storing backups on your optimized SAN, you streamline while improving RTO and RPO.
Tips for lowering the cost of disk to match or beat the cost of tape

Register Now: Backing-up to iSCSI Storage with Fast, Scalable Data De-duplication
May 28, 2008
2:00 p.m. Eastern / 11:00 a.m. Pacific
Duration: 45 minutes