IBM ProtecTIER® Deduplication Solutions, featuring revolutionary and patented HyperFactor® data deduplication technology, provide enterprise-class performance, scalability, and proven enterprise-level data integrity to meet the disk-based data protection needs of the data center while enabling significant infrastructure cost reductions:
IBM ProtecTIER deduplication solutions provide:
High speed backups – With performance of up to 1000 MB/s or more sustained inline deduplication
Storage Capacity reduction – Deduplication reduces backup disk storage capacity requirements up to 25 times or more
Investment Protection – Meets today’s requirements and can easily scale to 1PB of physical storage that can store up 25PB or more backup data
Data Integrity—non-hash-based approach avoids possibility of data loss due to hash collision
Non-Disruption—inline approach ensures backup windows are met and existing operations not disrupted
Production proven—tested and proven in hundreds of production environments around the globe
Native Replication – Deduplication and replication combined to improve Disaster Recovery operations by enabling more data to be protected at a lower cost
Stability – IBM owns ProtecTIER and is committed to providing continuous R&D to develop and deliver innovative and timely solutions to meet your data protection challenges
Combining deduplication and replication technologies
ProtecTIER’s native replication technology enables virtual tape cartridges to be replicated to a remote location for enhanced disaster recovery and business continuity. By eliminating the need to transport physical tape cartridges, data can be recovered faster and more reliably enabling systems to get back online quicker in the event of a disaster or major system outage.
Dramatic improvements in the Disaster Recovery operations through automated electronic replication of data to remote DR site
Replication leverages deduplication technology in the disk repositories at both the primary and secondary sites to lower bandwidth requirements
Greatly reducing bandwidth lowers overall costs and enables more applications and data to be protected with replication
Inline deduplication enables replication to occur concurrently with backup operations increasing responsiveness and ability to restore data quickly when needed
Replicated “virtual” tape cartridges can then be cloned to physical tape at remote site to eliminate the need to transport physical tapes and associated security risks
IBM ProtecTIER deduplication solutions include:
IBM System Storage TS7650 ProtecTIER Deduplication Appliance
The IBM System Storage™ TS7650 ProtecTIER Deduplication Appliance is a preconfigured solution of IBM storage, IBM server and IBM’s revolutionary ProtecTIER data deduplication software designed to improve backup and recovery operations. This integrated solution makes it easy to harness the power of deduplication without making radical changes to the existing environment.
IBM System Storage TS7650G ProtecTIER Deduplication Gateway
The IBM System Storage™ TS7650G ProtecTIER Deduplication Gateway solution meets the disk-based data protection needs of the enterprise data center while enabling significant infrastructure cost reductions. The solution offers high-performance inline data deduplication, optional two node clustering, and up to 1 petabyte (PB) of physical storage capacity per system. Combined with IBM storage, the ProtecTIER Gateway solution provides an optimal disk-based target for backup and archive data.
