Data Deduplication: ExaGrid CTO Discusses Approaches To Data De-Duplication At Storage Networking World 2007

ExaGrid Systems, Inc., the leader in cost-effective and scalable disk-based backup solutions with byte-level data de-duplication, recently announced that David Therrien, founder and CTO, presented as part of a panel moderated by Arun Taneja, founder and consulting analyst, Taneja Group, titled, "The Varied Approaches to Data De-Duplication - Which Approach is Right for You?" at Storage Networking World 2007 in Dallas, TX on October 15. Participants in this session learned about the different methodologies and technologies for de-duplicating data and the appropriate environments for each.

As many backup products with data de-duplication have now been rolled out, the discussion will revolve around the different approaches that exist today and how they compare to one another. In addition, the session addressed the differences between post-process and inline data de-duplication, and the pros and cons of each.

As a result of participating in this session, attendees were able to:

• Understand the different approaches to data de-duplication so that they can start to determine the right model for their particular environments;
• Discuss the important pros/cons of each approach to data de-duplication so that they can predict and measure the operational impact the technology may have on their environments; and
• Gain insight on the questions they should ask of vendors in order to know how to meet their current and future data protection needs.

About David Therrien, founder and CTO, ExaGrid Systems, Inc.
Dave Therrien has more than 28 years of experience in high technology and data storage. Prior to ExaGrid Systems, Mr. Therrien was the vice president of software development at Storage Networks. Prior to Storage Networks, he was with HighGround Systems, where he contributed to the success of its Storage Resource Management product. In 1987, Mr. Therrien was a principal engineer at Epoch Systems, Inc., which was acquired by EMC in 1993. While at Epoch Systems, he designed a sophisticated UNIX-based backup and hierarchical storage management product. Mr. Therrien has written numerous articles on storage networks and has done extensive research in new storage architectures. He earned his BSEE degree from Northeastern University.

About ExaGrid Systems, Inc.
Headquartered in Westborough, Massachusetts, ExaGrid Systems is the leader in cost-effective and scalable disk-based backup solutions with byte-level data de-duplication. A highly scalable system that works with existing backup applications, ExaGrid is ideal for mid-market and small enterprise companies looking to quickly eliminate the hassles of tape backup while reducing their existing backup windows. ExaGrid's patented approach minimizes the amount of data to be stored by providing standard data compression for the most recent backups along with byte-level data de-duplication technology for all previous backups. Customers can deploy the ExaGrid system at a primary site and at a second site to supplement or eliminate offsite tapes with a live data repository or for disaster recovery. For more information, contact ExaGrid at 800-868-6985 or visit www.exagrid.com.

SOURCE: ExaGrid Systems, Inc.