Data Domain Introduces DD880 Enterprise Deduplication Storage System
Sets New Benchmarks for Backup & Archive Storage Performance
SANTA CLARA, CA -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 07/20/09 -- Data Domain (NASDAQ:
DDUP), the leading provider of deduplication storage systems, today
announced the Data Domain DD880, the industry's highest performance
inline deduplication storage system for enterprise backup and archive
applications. With aggregate throughput up to 5.4 TB/hour, faster per
controller than conventional virtual tape library (VTL) systems, and
single-stream throughput up to 1.2 TB/hour to enable protection of
large databases in short backup windows, the DD880 establishes
consistently high benchmarks across the spectrum of common data
center backup metrics. A DD880 system supports up to 71 TB of
associated addressable, post-RAID, pre-deduplication disk storage. A
fully configured Data Domain DDX Array with 16 DD880 controllers
increases aggregate throughput performance to up to 86 TB/hour and
offers up to 56 petabytes of usable capacity, delivering the
capability for long-term online retention to large, consolidated data
centers.
Unlike most VTL systems or other backup storage targets, the DD880
deduplicates data inline using an approach in which throughput is
gated by factors that are CPU-centric, not disk centric. The DD880's
price/performance is enabled by the Data Domain SISL(TM)
(Stream-Informed Segment Layout) scaling architecture to minimize the
number of disk accesses required in the deduplication process. Data
Domain systems ride the price/performance wave of multi-core
processor
architectures instead of depending on over-provisioned storage
subsystems for throughput. As a result, Data Domain systems have
improved in throughput geometrically, by more than a factor of 36
since 2004. Like all Data Domain systems, the DD880 supports NFS and
CIFS by default, and offers both NetBackup OpenStorage and VTL as
software options.
"There has been a popular misconception that inline deduplication
systems cannot ingest backups as fast as backup solutions that write
directly to disk and then execute data reduction processes," said
Brian Babineau, Sr. Analyst at the Enterprise Strategy Group. "Maybe
that was true at one point in time, or for specific implementations.
Data Domain's DD880 clearly proves that inline deduplication can be
highly competitive in speed, even when compared to VTLs and other
disk based backup targets with no deduplication at all."
Also available is a new release of Data Domain Enterprise Manager, a
graphic user interface (GUI)-based management infrastructure for Data
Domain systems. Enterprise Manager now provides monitoring or
configuration support for a dozen system features including
centralized management of multiple nodes and configuration of system
replication and migration capabilities.
With the Data Domain Replicator software option, the DD880 can
automate WAN vaulting for use in disaster recovery (DR), remote
office backup, or multi-site tape consolidation. A single DD880
system can support a replication fan-in from up to 180 remote offices
using smaller Data Domain systems such as the DD120. The DD880 can
deduplicate globally across remote sites, further minimizing required
bandwidth since only the first instance of data is transferred across
any of the WAN segments. With the Data Domain Retention Lock
software option, archive data can be locked for increased governance
control or shredded when required to meet Department of Defense (DoD)
and National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
specifications.
Like all Data Domain systems, the new DD880 is simple to install and
flexible enough to be implemented into existing user environments
without disruption. Backed by available Data Domain 24x7x365
enterprise class service, the DD880 supports leading backup and
nearline software products on any standard storage fabric. The DD880
is available as an easy-to-deploy appliance, or as the DD880g
Gateway, which supports external SAN disk array storage.
"The CPU-centric design enables the Data Domain DD880 to attain
performance and scalability advantages that largely solve the
concurrent stream versus capacity challenges we've previously
balanced amongst our IT groups," said Michael Passe, storage
architect for Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, a teaching
hospital for Harvard Medical School with 621 licensed beds and more
than 5,000 employees. "We chose Data Domain in part for its
efficient, inline deduplication as we weren't fans of the VTL
paradigm
or post-process approaches requiring capacity overhead that becomes a
wasted, difficult-to-manage resource. As our weekly backups can
surpass 100 TB, the DD880 can move data and compress to disk faster
and retain backups on disk for longer periods which translates to
less time spent managing processes."
"We are a happy Data Domain customer, having implemented a DD690
system and gateway last year, and were eager to test the capabilities
of the new DD880 system," said Eddy Navarro, computer systems manager
for storage at J. Craig Venter Institute, a world leader in genomic
research. "I was particularly impressed with the increased storage
density which can extend our data retention SLAs and double the
effective storage capacity-to-footprint utilization within our data
center. The latest version of the Data Domain Operating System
includes an enhanced Enterprise Manager with more detailed
dashboards, configuration drill-downs and a centralized management
interface, allowing my team to easily monitor and manage our systems
at a glance."
"It used to be that VTLs running at top speed could go faster without
dedupe, storing straight to disk," said Brian Biles, VP of Product
Management at Data Domain. "This was one of the last defensible
arguments for considering a post-process dedupe system architecture.
That is so over. The DD880 doesn't just change the game. It pulls
the rug out from under the post process argument."
Why Architecture Matters
The DD880 is based on the same CPU-centric approach to inline data
deduplication as all Data Domain systems. Unlike most deduplication
approaches that are added as afterthoughts to existing disk arrays,
Virtual Tape Libraries (VTLs) or backup software, combined
efficiencies of Data Domain include:
-- SISL scaling architecture leverages CPU improvements to increase
deduplication speed inline while minimizing reliance on disk
accesses for
performance. Data Domain systems have delivered consistent
improvement in
throughput performance by nearly 36x and in capacity by more than
56x over
the last 5 years. Based on Intel's CPU roadmap, increased
throughput is
expected to continue growing significantly in the future.
-- High performance inline deduplication for simplicity, to minimize
system resources, administration, and internal system process
contention.
-- Green storage efficiency for a smaller system footprint and lower
power consumption.
-- Easy infrastructure integration with support for backup, archive
or
other nearline workloads, as a local consolidated storage tier
and for
remote networked DR.
-- Data Domain Data Invulnerability Architecture defends against
data
integrity issues by providing continuous verification during
storage and
recovery of data.
Availability
The DD880 will be generally available in the third
quarter of 2009. For more information about Data Domain deduplication
storage systems, please visit www.datadomain.com.
ABOUT DATA DOMAIN
Data Domain(R) is the leading provider of deduplication storage
systems. Thousands of companies worldwide have purchased Data Domain
systems to reduce storage costs and simplify data management. Data
Domain delivers the performance, reliability and scalability to
address the data protection and nearline storage needs of enterprises
of all sizes. Data Domain products integrate into existing customer
infrastructures and are compatible with leading enterprise backup and
archive software products. To find out more about Data Domain, visit
www.datadomain.com.
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"The DD880 will be generally available in the third quarter of
2009.";
"It used to be that VTLs running at top speed could go faster without
dedupe, storing straight to disk. This was one of the last defensible
arguments for considering a post-process dedupe system architecture.
That is so over. The DD880 doesn't just change the game. It pulls
the rug out from under the post process argument." and regarding our
ability to reduce the amount of stored back-up data and associated
storage costs and to provide faster access to data and advanced
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Lois Paul & Partners
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Data Domain, Inc.
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