Introduction


This software contains an advanced technology called data deduplication or capacity optimization. This technology reduces standard business data by as much as a twentieth of the original size of the data during backup to disk. It achieves this level of optimization by removing all redundant data from the files being archived and storing only the unique data over time while allowing virtually instant point-in-time restore of the data. Additionally, the software enhances data reduction by performing LZ data compression.



Dynamic files and fixed files


Files on a computer may be classified generally as either fixed or dynamic. Fixed files are files whose content is created and never, or rarely, changes. Files such as video, music, images (pictures), and the like are examples of fixed content files. Files such as word processing documents, spreadsheets, presentations, projects, and the like are examples of dynamic content files because they may be opened and edited.


As noted above, this software reduces the size of your backups dramatically. This dramatic reduction occurs because during each plan run, the software finds the changed bytes and metadata of each file and stores only those changes to the disk. Therefore, by creating a protection plan that targets the largest number of dynamic files that are most likely to change over time, you will enable the software to achieve the greatest data reduction.



Backup scenarios


This software offers you the flexibility to create backup processes that fit your needs.


You can choose exactly which folders to back up, and you can run protection plans as often as needed, even more than once per day.


The software allows you to designate specific storage for specific protection plans.


When determining how you want to store your data by using this software, it may help to think about what files you might need to recover most often, or which files are most important, and schedule the protection plans that protect those files to run most often.