Comments on: A Data Protection Reference Architecture – The Final Chapter http://www.backupandbeyond.com/a-data-protection-reference-architecture-the-final-chapter/ It's All About Getting Your Data Back! Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:08:42 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Steve Kenniston http://www.backupandbeyond.com/a-data-protection-reference-architecture-the-final-chapter/comment-page-1/#comment-97 Steve Kenniston Wed, 09 Sep 2009 07:38:13 +0000 http://www.backupandbeyond.com/?p=359#comment-97 Gee Tom, I am really sorry you feel this way. Apparently however you are not a frequent reader of my blog. I have always said, and will continue to always say that backup is an evolutionary process. This comes out in all my postings. The title of the blog post was just to end a multi-segmented piece that spoke about one way to develop a reference architecture that didn't call out products, but provided IT professionals a way to look at their environment and provide insight as to how one may approach classifying data, archiving data (removing it out of the backup stream) and apply the right technology, based on use case to the right 'tier' or value of data. Also, if you re-read the comments I made about NetWorker, is specifically call out that there is absolutely no sense in trading out one incumbent backup product for another UNLESS there is some very valuable reason for doing so. The value with NetWorker is that it is one of the ONLY products available that allow you to manage an incumbent backup product, a source based deduplication product, a replication or CDP technology from one console and meet all your RPO's. I never said it was the best for doing this, but if a customer wanted this, it is possible. Finally, yes, I do work for EMC and I gain a lot of insight by working here because I am in front of many customers. The concepts I write about apply to all areas of IT and it does just so happen that over the last 8 years, EMC has made some significant investments that allow customers to tackle and solve these challenges. I am surprised at your reaction given Sun is one of NetWorkers #1 resellers. Gee Tom, I am really sorry you feel this way. Apparently however you are not a frequent reader of my blog. I have always said, and will continue to always say that backup is an evolutionary process. This comes out in all my postings. The title of the blog post was just to end a multi-segmented piece that spoke about one way to develop a reference architecture that didn’t call out products, but provided IT professionals a way to look at their environment and provide insight as to how one may approach classifying data, archiving data (removing it out of the backup stream) and apply the right technology, based on use case to the right ‘tier’ or value of data.

Also, if you re-read the comments I made about NetWorker, is specifically call out that there is absolutely no sense in trading out one incumbent backup product for another UNLESS there is some very valuable reason for doing so. The value with NetWorker is that it is one of the ONLY products available that allow you to manage an incumbent backup product, a source based deduplication product, a replication or CDP technology from one console and meet all your RPO’s. I never said it was the best for doing this, but if a customer wanted this, it is possible.

Finally, yes, I do work for EMC and I gain a lot of insight by working here because I am in front of many customers. The concepts I write about apply to all areas of IT and it does just so happen that over the last 8 years, EMC has made some significant investments that allow customers to tackle and solve these challenges.

I am surprised at your reaction given Sun is one of NetWorkers #1 resellers.

]]> By: Thomas Neely http://www.backupandbeyond.com/a-data-protection-reference-architecture-the-final-chapter/comment-page-1/#comment-96 Thomas Neely Tue, 08 Sep 2009 12:03:41 +0000 http://www.backupandbeyond.com/?p=359#comment-96 Anything with "Final Chapter" in the title is pompous and delusional. Data Protection is a dynamic process that is always changing in how it is accomplished. A claim of "final chapter" and then "emphasizing" that Networker achieves all data protection RPO/RTO's wreaks of vendor bias. This is nothing more than an article to promote EMC's products, with no real insight into helping IT architects get a true handle on their data protection needs. Anything with “Final Chapter” in the title is pompous and delusional. Data Protection is a dynamic process that is always changing in how it is accomplished. A claim of “final chapter” and then “emphasizing” that Networker achieves all data protection RPO/RTO’s wreaks of vendor bias. This is nothing more than an article to promote EMC’s products, with no real insight into helping IT architects get a true handle on their data protection needs.

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