Traditional backup can cost organisations lots of money, needs to be supported and requires significant administration effort. Traditional data protection solutions are often limited in their ability to protect data irrespective of the platform its running on. Software defined storage (SDS) can make a real difference by abstracting and virtualising storage into a homogenous layer. SDS can manage all aspects of storage through a single interface and eradicate the need for separate data protection, backup, replication or disaster recovery solutions. By reducing the data protection infrastructure down to a single solution, companies can reduce costs and complexity.”]
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