Did you know that company data protection doesn't just back up company information, but all of the personal data you have on your work devices? Your company's data volumes are a mix of personal and corporate-generated information, and the recent increase in electronic data comprised of large video and audio files (and plenty of repeated files) has resulted in huge costs for data storage and backup operations.

This paper breaks down seven ways to control the cost of data growth and looks at the impact of backups and data protection on data growth management. Read on to find the seven approaches, including:

•     Support multiple locations or offices with a centrally managed backup system
•     Use a single system that meshes with multiple platforms
•     Draft flexible data retention policies and schedules
•     And 4 more