EMC's Data Domain Global Deduplication Array is Fastest

Information infrastructure solutions provider EMC Corp has released a new array of disk-based backup systems with unprecedented advancements. These new products, system enhancements, integration initiatives and performance gains substantially alter the existing landscape for backup and recovery, said EMC.

The new EMC (News - Alert) Data Domain Global Deduplication Array (GDA) incorporates two of the latest Data Domain DD890 controllers, making the GDA the world’s fastest deduplication storage system, claims the maker. EMC also announced that the GDA now supports the EMC Data Domain (News - Alert) Virtual Tape Library software option, which further expands the number of supported backup applications including IBM (News - Alert) Tivoli Storage Manager (TSM).

New high-end Data Domain DD890 and DD860 single controller systems also surpass competing solutions by up to a factor of 8, said EMC. In addition, Data Domain systems now natively support and can protect IBM Power Systems using the IBM i operating environment as yet another shared work load across the majority of the product line.  Finally, EMC also announced the EMC Data Domain Archiver, the industry’s first long term retention system for backup and archive.  

According to EMC, the new products and expansion of support for additional application environments helps to create new opportunities for users to holistically address the full range of their data protection initiatives.

Highlights of the new Data Domain GDAs include faster throughput of up to 26.3 TB/hr (7,300 MB/s) with logical capacity of up to 28.5 PB. And new VTL over Fibre channel support extends the application of the GDA to a broader set of large enterprise environments, stated EMC.

EMC claims that with throughput of up to 14.7 and 9.8 TB/hr respectively, the new DD890 and DD860 systems are the fastest single controller deduplication storage systems available in their respective classes.  Logical capacity for the DD890 is up to 14.2 PB, and up to 7.1 PB for the DD860.

In a statement, David A. Chapa, senior analyst at Enterprise Strategy Group, stated “If there was ever a question that inline data deduplication storage systems could scale to meet the needs of the largest enterprises, the new Data Domain Global Deduplication Array should conclusively put those doubts to rest.  In fact, the entire high end EMC Data Domain line just massively scaled in both performance and capacity.  In terms of overall backup throughput and breadth of enterprise market applications, it seems EMC has clearly pulled away from the pack.” 

Similarly, Shane Jackson, vice president of marketing at EMC Backup Recovery Systems Division, stated “With this announcement, EMC is clearly executing on its product development strategies while continuing to drive the agenda for the backup market on behalf of its customers. The breadth of offerings and level of product integration in EMC’s disk-based backup portfolio offers an unmatched set of capabilities and enables users of EMC backup and recovery solutions to transform their legacy infrastructure and further minimize the use of tape.”

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