As the amount of data IT managers must face continues to grow exponentially, many organizations are struggling to meet their backup and data protection requirements. Companies can no longer rely on yesterday's infrastructure technologies to get the job done - new, emerging solutions must be taken full advantage of if these businesses are to survive.

This white paper explores one of these emerging solutions - data deduplication. In this paper you'll learn the ins and outs of dedupe, what challenges still exist today regarding deduplication, and how to unlock the full array of benefits promised by dedupe. You'll also discover some of today's best backup practices, explore how virtualization technologies have changed the face of backup, and more.