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Virtual Tape Library solution

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Features: Hitachi Data Systems, a subsidiary of Hitachi Ltd, has

introduced Virtual Tape Library (VTL). VTL is a new approach to optimized data

back up and protection made available through a global re-seller agreement with

Diligent Technologies.






As part of Hitachi's Application Optimized Storage solutions approach “which
matches specific application requirements with storage attributes “ the new

solution comprises scalable enterprise-class offerings that emulate tape

libraries, enabling existing backup applications to use disk, rather than tape,

as their backup medium.






This VTL solution for both mainframe and open systems environments allows
customers to enjoy all the advantages of disk-to-disk backup without having to

make changes to their existing backup environment, policies, or procedures”

with a lower total cost of ownership than conventional tape library technology.






Featuring Diligent's ProtecTIER VT with HyperFactor data de-duplication
technology, this VTL solution eliminates redundant data while maintaining 100

per cent data integrity radically reducing physical storage needs by up to 25

times or more.






The new VTL solution by Hitachi Data Systems requires no changes to existing
backup policies, practices, or procedures. Because the virtual tape solutions

appear to the backup application as one or many real tape libraries, the backup

application accesses drives, robotics, and cartridges just as it would a

physical tape library. Since the data actually resides on disk, users experience

dramatic improvements to backup and recovery operations.






Jack Domme, senior vice president, Global Solutions Strategy and Development,
Hitachi Data Systems, said, “Through our tiered storage solutions, we have

helped our customers save time and money by enabling them to integrate less

expensive storage tiers and improve overall utilization in their storage

environments.






Virtual Tape Library by Hitachi Data Systems is yet another proof point in how
we are changing the way our customers think about storage solutions and

fundamentally altering the way they interact with, secure and store their

valuable data assets for the long-term.”











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