New HP Data Protector Software To Drive Down Information Mgmt Costs

HP has announced enhancements to HP Data Protector software that offers complete protection for virtual environments and flexible data reduction options. This software lowers the cost of protecting data by reducing the amount of data backed-up, using storage capacity optimisation options such as virtual full and deduplication.

“HP Data Protector has been enhanced to help customers address their main priorities in data security, regulatory compliance, consolidation and virtualisation. The new advancements to HP Data Protector, coupled with HP Software’s zero percent financing option, gives customers a flexible sourcing option to address their most critical pain points today, while preparing for success upon the return of the economy,” said Avijit Basu, business head, Information Management, HP Software and Solutions India.

HP Data Protector delivers new capabilities to support customers’ backup and recovery challenges, allowing them to:

• Decrease the risk of information loss with complete protection for VMware Infrastructure environments. HP Data Protector supports eight different methods of VMware Infrastructure protection including integration with the VMware Consolidated Backup framework for scalable, non-disruptive backup of virtual machines. This allows customers to choose specific recovery point/ recovery time objectives for their information with one product and one user interface.

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• Lower IT costs with flexible data reduction options. The process of removing duplicate copies of information, referred to as deduplication– continues to be a critical need for organisations. HP Data Protector offers flexible options for optimising storage capacity, allowing customers to reduce their data footprint by choosing the data reduction and deduplication methods that best meet their needs.

• Reduce business risks associated with data security and compliance. HP Data Protector now offers centralised encryption key management.

• Deliver faster backup and recovery time to value. Organisations are still focused on solving basic backup challenges. HP Data Protection Services provide customers with upfront consulting on best practices to ensure improved information compliance, as well as rapid implementation of the software. In addition, customers can lower their storage optimisation costs with these services.