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Avamar RAIN configurations are composed of at least 5 individual nodes all connected together to create a single array with a single point of management.  These arrays are linked together with what EMC calls a “cube switch” which is simply an IP switch/hub like you would find in any data closet.  Typically when you purchase [...]

During Avamar discussions two things generally come up right off the bat, deduplication ratios and cost.  Most people want to know, “How much Avamar do I need to fit all of my data?” and “How much is it going to cost me?”.  Both are very valid questions.  The sizing question is answered with a resounding [...]

Sorry, I couldn’t resist the title, but I bet it got your attention.  Don’t worry it’s nothing that requires a trip to the clinic or a shot of penicillin.  In fact, it’s a good thing.  “VE” is techno-acronym for Virtual Edition and is used to identify products that either run as a VM or virtual [...]

There is often confusion around what the available configurations are for EMC Avamar.  I can attest to this because I deal with it on a daily basis and I usually get confused……it could be the rum but let’s not speculate at this point. 
When you start looking at Avamar for your environment you will [...]

The recent acquisition of Data Domain by EMC will surely give EMC a powerful advantage in the area of data de-duplication.  We’ve had some questions and statements from clients basically asking “isn’t that going to hurt the sales of Avamar?”.  So I’d thought I’d weigh in with my opinion on this, which in short is, [...]

The great thing about virtualization is that it makes servers so easy to provision.  On the other hand, if you’re the guy doing backups is that a good thing?  Unrestricted, servers can multiply like little bunnies leading to a huge amount of growth in data to retain and backup.  Plus, you now have more servers [...]

EMC’s Avamar backup and recovery solutions provide the ability to deduplicate your data at the source before sending the data over the WAN or LAN.  This opens up all sorts of opportunities for businesses with widely distributed remote sites and greatly reduce the amount of data that is backed up.  Avamar also provides the ability [...]