Businesses are generating more digital data than at any time in history. With limited budgets and the same or reduced staff headcount, organizations are looking to automate and simplify their complex data backup and recovery infrastructure and processes. As businesses continue to add storage capacity at record rates, they are also reevaluating data protection solutions to identify additional opportunities to increase data security, operational efficiency, and cost savings. This paper examines the need for data protection in today’s business environment and looks at the role of Zmanda as an open-source solutions provider in the midsize and enterprise market spaces.
