The Lightning 9900 Series Software Solutions are the Best in the World
To this already robust platform, Hitachi Data Systems adds a number of solutions to ensure quick recovery from acts of nature, human errors, application errors, and malicious attacks. In the world of
Remote Copy, Data Duplication, Data Migration Defined
It is important to understand the differences in what has become known as the
triumvirate of copy software product categories. The jargon of copy software alternatives is made even more confusing when traditional backup methods are considered. Advances in technology have allowed new words such as
Remote Copy
A term that refers to to the operations procedure of continuously sending updates to a remote geography in order to provide a
PiT Copy
A process that creates a “static” image of data at a specific time (e.g., backups) is generally referred to as
Data Migration
Software that moves data permanently from one storage device to another. This feature is different from data duplication in that at the end of the process there is only one copy of data. The purpose of data migration is to consolidate storage or upgrade to new systems.
Of the literally hundreds of solutions that vendors have devised, only three basic functions are actually being performed:
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•Data relocation or data migration.
There are many reasons for the proliferation of products and techniques, but the primary motivation is to improve on an existing design or technique. If an existing product is insufficient in some form, that becomes the impetus for creating a newer product.
For example, early implementations of copy software would reduce backup windows from hours to minutes by not requiring the application to endure an outage for the duration of the
The jargon of copy software alternatives is made even more confusing when traditional backup methods are considered.
Of the literally hundreds of solutions that vendors have devised, only three basic functions are actually being performed.
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