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Mitigate Costs & Maximize Value with a Best-Fit Backup Architecture Strategy
Info-Tech Research Group, Feb 2011
Transform backup architecture by focusing on service tiering.
Your Challenge
- Don’t confuse backup with archiving - backup isn’t a storage tier, but rather something that adds value to all storage tiers.
- A mixed backup architecture may be the optimal solution if there is a wide variance in the criticality of data being stored across the organization. Don’t store tier one data in the same place as archived data.
- Some important external factors play a significant role in how to determine acceptable downtime, how data should be stored and backed up, and how long records must be kept on file. Be sure to consider all applicable regulations, as well as the environmental impact of potential architectures.
- Ensure your proposed architecture will support strategic goals. If projected needs for 2016 will be met by the architecture, then it is appropriately aligned with your long-term growth strategy.
- Follow and plan for a natural backup upgrade progression that appeals to the cost and data sensitivity of the organization.
Our Advice
Critical Insight
- Best-fit backup architecture will meet restore objectives at the lowest possible TCO. If restore objectives and TCO are imbalanced, you are either paying too much or your data is under-protected.
- The key business value of backup is the ability to restore critical data with acceptable downtime. Backing up data without a functional and reliable restore process has a negative value impact.
Impact and Result
- Look to a best-fit backup architecture to ensure protection and restoration of mission-critical data at the lowest possible TCO.
Get to Action
1. Understand the different backup architectures and their benefits & drawbacks.
Determine which backup architecture will allow your organization to meet restore objectives at a reasonable cost.
- Storyboard: Mitigate Costs & Maximize Value with a Best-Fit Backup Architecture Strategy (powerpoint)
- Find the Best-Fit Backup Architecture Strategy (video)
2. Identify the key enablers and potential shortcomings of each backup design.
Decide which architecture is the best fit for your organization.
- Backup Architecture Appropriateness Assessment Tool (excel)
3. Confirm the cost of architecture acquisition(s).
Avoid unforeseen costs that could cause the project to fail.
- Backup Architecture Acquisition TCO Comparison Tool (excel)
4. Communicate the business value of the chosen architecture.
Ensure successful architecture adoption by building a solid business case.
- Backup Architecture Acquisition Business Plan (word)
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