HP D2D120 - Manual (Page 3)

Protect your data and safeguard
your assets
You already know about exponential data growth .
Digital information is doubling every 18 months .
For some, that growth is even faster . Your information
assets are invaluable to your company, so managing
and protecting those assets is a critical priority . Data
loss can impact revenue, your customers, and your
reputation . In fact, some businesses can even fail due
to a data loss or a prolonged period of downtime .
That’s why many companies are looking for solutions
that protect data today—and manage even higher
volumes in the future .
A proactive approach to data protection and
recovery begins with IT—as business, and specifically
business outcomes, depend on the performance, ease
of use, and flexibility of your underlying technology .
Lowering costs, improving operational efficiency and
ROI, and mitigating risk are all achievable outcomes .
But you need the right solution in place with a
solid infrastructure foundation . And protecting your
data also involves keeping it available and rapidly
recoverable . As your dependence on data increases,
achieving these outcomes is even more important .
There are other factors to consider also . You want
cost-effective storage infrastructure . You want to
quickly and easily recover relevant data whenever
and wherever needed . You want to preserve data
integrity through enhanced security . And you want
to meet stringent and changing regulatory mandates
with greater ease .
HP can help you protect the integrity of your data and
regain access to it when you need it . We have a range
of change-ready, cost-effective, and trusted solutions
that provide the appropriate level of protection based
on your specific business requirements . Our data
protection and recovery solutions are compatible and
scalable—growing and adapting to your changing
business demands . They come in a wide variety of
choices, ranging from tape backup to multiple layers of
online, nearline and offline protection . And the newer
technologies—such as disk-to-disk backup, virtual
tape libraries, data deduplication, and low-cost hard
drives—enable you to add layers of data protection
that go beyond traditional solutions at prices that are
more affordable than ever . These include:
• Traditional backup options that help you protect
against viruses and data corruption while enabling
you to reduce the effects of user error
• Two-stage backup, which improves the recovery time
when compared to tape alone
• Two-stage backup with virtual tape, which increases
backup and recovery performance while also
improving system and user efficiency
This guide provides a comprehensive look at the
complete HP data protection and recovery solution
offering . Choose the solution that best fits your business
requirements and budget, and get the assurance you
need—knowing your assets are protected . You can
also complement your HP hardware and software
purchase with HP range of services offerings and be
able to experience total peace of mind . HP Services
offers a single point of accountability and support to
help you reduce the cost and complexity of maintaining
your storage environment .
Take the time now to safeguard your assets with any
one or a combination of the hardware, software, and
services offerings listed in this guide . HP portfolio
offers a range of choices, so you can find the best
fit . It delivers great ease of deployment, use, and
management for greater efficiency across the board .
And finally, the low total cost of ownership you
derive means additional value for as long as
you own our products . In essence, the solutions
described in this guide will provide superior
protection for your data, and even more important,
your vital business operations .
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HP protects the integrity of your data
and helps you regain access to it .
We have a range of change-ready,
cost-effective, and trusted solutions
that provide the appropriate level
of protection based on your specific
business requirements .
For more information, visit: www.hp.com/go/tape