ESG Lab Validation Report: EMC Avamar - Revolutionizing Backup and Recovery

Rapid adoption of virtual server technology and the challenges associated with the backup and recovery of ever-growing stores of information located within branch and remote offices is causing a number of IT managers to reevaluate their data protection strategies. ESG evaluated Avamar examining a number of compelling capabilities that address these issues including Source-based Global Data Deduplication, how Avamar addresses VMWare backup challenges and EMC Networker integration. Also explored are scalability, high availability, reliability and security.