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•Contributing Editorial: Replication No Afterthought On Snap Server NAS

By Jerome M Wendt and Howard Haile, DCIG LLC

Anecdotal evidence gathered by DCIG suggests that 50 percent or more of all companies deploying disk-based storage systems in multiple sites as backup targets are also opting to purchase replication software that replicates data between sites for enhanced data protection. For many companies, this purchase may represent their first foray into replication of any kind. As a result, it's not surprising that many are unprepared for the types of questions to ask when selecting replication software or what to expect from the accompanying management software. Because of this fact, companies that replicate data from ROBOs (Remote Offices and Branch Offices) to home offices or between ROBOs may encounter issues that they are not equipped to address, such as:

• Congestion on wide area network (WAN) links
• Configuring and managing replication of data between sites
• Ensuring the transfer of data over the WAN is secure
• Obtaining and then scaling sufficient storage for local and remote sites

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•Contributing Editorial: Replication No Afterthought On Snap Server NAS