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Published: 20 Oct 2012
Using file virtualization to improve network-attached storage

This article is part of the Vol. 6 No. 1 March 2007 issue of Using file virtualization to improve network-attached storage

Very few storage managers use the encryption option in their backup software apps, fearing the performance penalty--swelling data volumes and exhausted processing cycles--if they do. To alleviate this, some backup vendors are moving encryption from the client to the media server. But users are slow to get onboard. "We've been toying with the idea [of encryption] for 18 months, but I am still really worried about performance," says Marty Scott, manager of network solutions for the department of transportation in Maricopa County, AZ. Scott performs a full 6TB backup over the weekend and is pushing a 60-hour window to get it done. "I am hesitant to add any more in there as it will take longer," he says. But he's ready to take a look at new offerings. "We need to do something." Last December, Symantec announced its Media Server Encryption Option (MSEO) for Veritas NetBackup that offloads client-side encryption to the central backup server to speed up the process. "The media server is generally a bigger box ... so [encryption] has a negligible impact here," says ... Access >>>

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