Continuous Data Protection with ILM and BCP/DR

According to the article, a key enabling technology for both ILM and BCP/DR is continuous data protection.

Johna Till Johnson, the author of the Network World article, continues, “Continuous data protection, or CDP, refers to the ability to back up desktop and server data in real time to disk on a regular basis, essentially eliminating the need for daily or weekly batch backups. Moreover, CDP software can integrate additional data “grooming” and searching capabilities, such as search engines (so users can scan backups for specific content, not just by filename) and anti-malware capabilities, so data can be disinfected during backup. “

Johnson states the two major advantages provided by CDP are the ability to back up information transparently, without bulk file transfers, and, secondly, the ability to recover from crashes in minutes or hours rather than days or weeks.

For the full article, go to: