As difficult as it is to maintain effective backups today, the introduction of virtual servers and virtualized environments is likely to only exacerbate the problem. The proliferation of virtual environments means that there are more sources of data to include in a company’s backup and archival storage plan.

Real-time compression may be the best solution because it not only shrinks primary data in real-time, but it also reduces the requirements for new and existing storage throughout the data lifecycle without impacting application performance or forcing the company to change applications, processes, procedures, or re-train IT or business staff. Read this comprehensive white paper to learn more.