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Solving the Storage Equation Solving the Storage Equation
Problem: Managing the Growth of Enterprise Data Storage

According to a recent report, enterprise storage needs will increase by a factor of seven over the next
three years (Strategic Research Corporation, 2002). CIOs and IT managers, struggling to increase the
effectiveness and efficiency of their organizations, have been left with few options in their efforts to
control costs and drive productivity. Now, a new generation of data protection technology offers a
new solution to the data storage problem, by turning the once-unreliable PC hard drive into a solid
link in the data storage chain.

Solution: Secure Storage Beyond the Data Center

The lowly PC offering an average of over 10 GB of unused space can now be made the center of
a reliable storage model, delivering zero data loss and easing the burden on enterprise servers.

A New Storage Model

The key to using the storage available on PCs storage that already exists in the enterprise is
providing automatic, secure and reliable data protection. Connected solutions, available as
subscription service or as licensed software, deliver unmatched PC data protection, enabling IT to
take advantage of this previously wasted storage space.

Ease the Burden on Email Servers

Email is at the heart of the explosive growth in data storage demands. Current storage reduction
strategies including limiting the size of users email files to as little as 50 megabytes and
automatically archiving dated messages to .pst files ultimately only delay the inevitable need for
more and larger enterprise servers. Connected provides a true cost-saving solution, by exploiting PC
storage that is already paid for. A Connected solution:

cuts overall email storage requirements 30 50% compared to traditional storage methods,

saves servers from storing multiple copies of identical messages,
scales to fit the demands of the organization,
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optimizes users local storage, dramatically decreasing bandwidth constraints and making the
most of storage that has already been paid for.

Real World Application #1: the Consultants

To a Big Four consulting firm, email correspondence is often business-critical data, carrying
knowledge assets of both the consulting firm itself and its clients. The very idea of saving email to
anything other than central servers was, until recently, out of the question. However, IT managers in
one forward-thinking Big Four firm saw the flaw in traditional email storage methods. With 34,000
users, even enforcing strict email storage quotas demanded 40 full-time Lotus Notes email servers.

After assuring themselves of its security and reliability, the Big Four firms IT managers installed a
Connected solution. Email storage demands, which had been growing at 5% per month, dropped by
1.6 terabytes in the first three months following deployment. Their email server farm was cut from
40 machines to 18. And all of the firms email became more secure than it had been. This consulting
firms IT management recognizes a good thing: their file servers are next on the block.

Ease the Burden on File Servers

One of the greatest strains on file servers protecting end user data is more effectively and much
less expensively handled by Connected. A Connected solution:

is more scalable than file servers,

functions effectively over low bandwidths, including over WANs and dial-up connections,
enables user-based data retrieval, rather than constantly demanding IT support.

Real World Application #2: the Bank

IT managers at the largest bank in America thought they had PC data protection covered by telling
users to save critical data to local servers. Until an internal audit of user data showed that manual
backup to central servers simply wasnt working. The banks infrastructure was not keeping up with
corporate growth, even as the overwhelming majority of users did not regularly take the time to
manually back up their data.

The banks IT managers recognized Connecteds ability to dramatically reduce enterprise file server
farms while automatically protecting sensitive PC data. By securing the data at the edge of their
enterprise, the largest bank in America now utilizes the essentially free space on PC and laptop
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hard drives. The banks IT managers report that turning user hard drives into reliable data storage
devices has significantly eased the burden on file servers. Ten percent of the banks 5000 file servers
were immediately retired upon implementing the Connected solution; significantly more are slated
for removal as Connected is deployed throughout the enterprise.

PC Hard Drive Enterprise Storage Device

PCs and laptops now typically ship with 20 to 60 gigabyte hard drives. As one Connected customer
points out, We dont get any discount from Compaq if we ask them to put smaller hard disks in the
machines. So why not put that storage to use? The keys to making the PC the default storage device
for email and other user files are automatic and reliable PC data protection, coupled with best-of-
breed data reduction technologies.

Unmatched PC Data Protection

A Connected solution automatically and transparently captures user data from PCs and laptops,
delivering organization-wide data protection and on-demand recovery.
Connected backup and recovery:

instantly restores any lost or damaged files, in any version,

ensures corporate ownership of all data,

prevents data loss due to viruses, lost laptops, data corruption and simple
mistakes,
delivers secure backup and restoration inside and beyond company firewalls,
provides end-user authentication by easily integrating with existing LDAP infrastructure,
has been named a market leader and Best of Breed by IDC and Gartner.
For Connected users, PC data loss is a thing of the past.

Unbeatable Data Reduction

Connecteds proprietary data reduction enables data from 10,000 PCs and laptops to be stored on a
single pair of data center servers. How is this possible?
DeltaBlock® This patented technology allows only changed sets at the block level to
be sent. So that, when a document changes, only the changes are backed up. Reducing
backup time, enabling backup even over dial-up connections, and cutting the overall size of
stored files.
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SendOnce® Another patented technology, SendOnce prevents extra copies of shared files
from being stored in multiple user archives. So users dont pay for the space to store the
same files over and over again.
Taken together, these technologies are the answer to the growing data storage problem, reducing data
storage requirements by 80 to 90 percent in comparison to other solutions.

Figure 1 Turn PC hard drives into secure enterprise storage devices.

Email secured at local client
PCs now average
over 10 GB of
unused storage.
Secure PC data protection
relieves much of the burden on
enterprise file and email servers.
Connected's patented technology allows the
data from 10,000 PCs to be stored on a single
pair of Connected Data Center Servers.


Subscription Service or Licensed Software

Connected solutions are available as a subscription service or as licensed software. The advantages of
the service include:
Secure, off-site data storage The Connected Subscription Service provides an automatic
and efficient way to back up PC data with the security of mirrored storage at multiple sites.
Triple-DES encryption during both data transfer and storage guarantees the safety of
enterprise data.
No capital investment Subscription Service saves IT the expense of new hardware and
software to manage data protection.
Predictable cost With Connected Subscription Service, data protection becomes a regular,
predictable cost instead of a periodic large expenditure. And, when the time comes to
upgrade, data protection isnt competing with other programs for capital.
Scalability Recent business history has proven the value of being able to painlessly grow
and shrink support to match business needs.
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Simple and fast implementation The Connected Subscription Service gets backup and
restoration capabilities up to speed faster and easier than any other solution.
Ease of use End users can take responsibility for their own data, freeing IT staff to do
more productive work.

Connected solutions are also available as licensed software, for those who prefer to use Connected
exclusively within the context of their own IT environment.

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