Dell PowerVault DL2000 User Manual
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F I G U R E 1
T a p e U s a g e S t i l l V e r y P r e v a l e n t f o r B a c k u p
Q. Please indicate which of the following approaches to data protection is currently used or will
be within the next 12 months.
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
Backup directly to tape
Backup to disk and then
backup to tape
Local replication,
snapshot, or mirroring
Backup to a USB or
FireWire storage device
Backup to disk with NO
backup to tape
Remote replication,
snapshot, or mirroring
Online backup service
Virtual tape libraries
(VTL)
(% of Respondents)
Today
0%
10%
20%
30%
(% of Respondents)
Add in 12 months
0%
10%
20%
30%
40%
50%
60%
Backup directly to tape
Backup to disk and then
backup to tape
Local replication,
snapshot, or mirroring
Backup to a USB or
FireWire storage device
Backup to disk with NO
backup to tape
Remote replication,
snapshot, or mirroring
Online backup service
Virtual tape libraries
(VTL)
(% of Respondents)
Today
0%
10%
20%
30%
(% of Respondents)
Add in 12 months
n = 316
Source: IDC's U.S. SMB Survey on Data Protection, 2008
D E L L ' S I N T E L L I G E N T D A T A M A N A G E M E N T
S T R A T E G Y
Small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) continue to grapple with the ever-
increasing storage requirements and the need to manage their critical data for longer
periods of time. In addition, the cost and the complexity of managing data continue to
grow at an unabated pace. More problematic is that the current set of data storage
and management solutions today is largely focused on enterprise customers that
have significant IT budgets and expertise to implement these solutions.
Dell recognizes the multitude of IT management needs that SMBs and small and
medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) have today and the dearth of products to truly
address their needs.
Dell's new initiative is to simplify IT infrastructure with products, services, and
partnerships designed to make it easier and cost-effective for SMBs and SMEs to
manage their critical information from cradle to grave. Dell calls this new approach
Intelligent Data Management (IDM). With this approach, Dell is offering a cohesive set