Protect data with large data processing ideas

In the face of new challenges such as virtualization and unstructured data, Quantum's approach is simple and straightforward, differentiating between different data types and needs, and then adopting a different, more targeted approach to protection. This is actually the basic idea that people deal with big data today.

After the advent of new concepts such as cloud computing and big data, the main storage, that is, online storage, its performance, reliability, manageability, scalability and so will be more user attention, secondary storage, that is, backup data, its protection and fast, reliable access must be given due attention. As a simple example, when the user's server is virtualized, the data protection efficiency in the virtual environment will certainly be compromised if the original backup tools and devices designed for the physical environment are still used. Data protection in virtualized environments is just the tip of the iceberg of emerging data protection challenges, with a large number of emerging unstructured data protection, remote offsite disaster recovery needs, archiving and indexing of massive amounts of data, all of which need to be answered.

As an independent professional manufacturer of data backup, Quantum has given its answer to the above-mentioned data protection challenges-the third generation of data protection solutions. The core idea of Quantum's solution to data protection is to separate the data into different types, then provide the corresponding data protection scheme according to the value of different types of data and the specific requirements of data protection, so as to realize the effective management of data and lay the foundation for further data mining.

　Unstructured data protection is the focus

Previously, when the amount of data was not too large, and users had more than enough backup windows, regardless of the data type and the specific backup requirements, peremptorily data back to tape or disk, this "extensive" data protection method may also work. But now, given the pressures of virtualization, big data, cost and data management, people have to live with this "extensive" approach to data protection. Quantum's approach is simple and straightforward, which is to differentiate between different data types and needs, and then take a different, more targeted approach to protection. This is actually the basic idea that people deal with big data today.

Liu, a quantum Asia-Pacific architect, said that to classify users ' applications and data, the first thing to focus on is traditional structured data. Backing up structured data can still be used with Quantum's dxi disk backup devices, or tape backup devices. Second, users should focus on the protection of virtual machines. For example, users can use Quantum's vmpro and work with DXI devices to further compress data and even back up data to the cloud. Finally, the biggest challenge for data protection today is the backup and archiving of large amounts of unstructured data.

"The most popular way is that unstructured data, such as video, audio, and pictures, is no longer backed up, but is archived to achieve the purpose of data backup in the archive process." In addition, the protection of unstructured data also takes into account how quickly archived data is accessed. "The protection of unstructured data opens up a new era of Quantum's backup," said Liu, "If users still use traditional backup methods to back up virtual machines, it can actually work, but the backup effect is definitely not good, and will increase the cost of purchasing backup software, but also need more equipment space." The fastest growth now is unstructured data. How to better back up and archive unstructured data is a problem that the next generation of data protection technologies must address. ”

Quantum's next-generation data protection solution enables intelligent data movement to support the customer's unique workflow. For example, Quantum's tiered storage solutions, new backup and archiving methods, even support unpredictable backup requirements, and the ability to divide and conquer data with technologies such as cloud-based object storage, policies, and other cost-effective storage (such as LTO and LTFS) technologies.

　The combination of tiered storage and next-generation backup technology

Today, more and more customers are not using RAID, but using flash to boost their work speed, Liu said. Therefore, a tiered storage solution must be tightly integrated with flash memory. The end-to-end quantum information workflow (QTM information Workflow) ensures that data is accessible whenever and wherever it is needed, and that it supports the management of the entire data lifecycle-from the start of data capture to processing to the last, long-term storage for future reuse.

This new concept of data protection can be specifically implemented in Quantum's next-generation data protection solution. Users can choose based on their own workflow and application scenarios.

The combination of quantum Vmpro software and quantum dxi deduplication devices enables better backup of virtual machines, saving backup time and dramatically reducing the cost of data protection. The quantum StorNext Storage Manager, combined with the StorNext Q series disk and tape libraries, helps large retailers achieve intelligent content archiving, enabling users to easily browse and retrieve video data for marketing and internal communications, while increasing productivity. In video surveillance applications, quantum StorNext Storage Manager is a good partner for quantum scalar i6000 LTO tape libraries, and putting video files on tape can be more cost-effective. Quantum Lattus object storage is an ideal solution for archiving large volumes of data, archiving static file content to nearline storage and reducing the cost of storage and backup by 20%~40%.

　Data divide and conquer

Santa Barbara College in the United States the practice of data backup is typical of the next generation of data protection that quantum advocates. By deploying quantum Vmpro software and DXi-series Deduplication devices, Santa Barbara College in the United States has protected the school's virtual machine data, reducing the backup and recovery time of virtual machines by 90%.

In the primary data center of the school, the virtual machine is backed up by Vmpro software and writes data directly to the DXI device. The physical server is still backed up by Symantec NetBackup, but the data is written directly to disk and backed up to the same dxi. The backup files are also replicated to the second DXi device located in the Remote Data Center for Geo-disaster recovery. After the deployment of Quantum's next-generation data protection solution, a minimum of three days of previous weekly backups is required, now only 4 hours. Although the college's IT budget is tight, the quantum DXi's variable-length deduplication capabilities enable cost-effective 6-month data archiving tasks. Santa Barbara College, USA leverages Quantum's data protection technologies and solutions to reshape backup workflows and solve the challenges of data protection in virtual environments. By building a new backup workflow to manage data growth while reducing reliance on disk storage, the academy paves the way for more strategic projects to be implemented in the future.

Quantum's next generation of data protection methodologies and related solutions, based on intelligent analysis of user data requirements, offload data to different storage devices, not only reducing total cost of ownership, but also building intelligent, automated storage protection architectures for the entire lifecycle of user data. Remove the user's worries about data security.

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Protect data with large data processing ideas