Symantec Backup Exec 2010 backup and recovery solution

Symantec has announced Backup Exec 2010 to help mid-sized businesses protect data and utilise less storage.

It offers fully integrated data deduplication and archiving technologies and is claimed to be the first backup and recovery solution to offer granular recovery of Microsoft Exchange, SQL and Active Directory in VMware and Hyper-V environments from a single pass backup. It also adds new support for Microsoft Windows 2008 R2, Hyper-V R2, Exchange 2010, Windows 7 and VMware vSphere 4.0.

Backup Exec 2010 offers integrated deduplication technology at the client/source and media server, in addition to integrating with third-party deduplication appliances through the OpenStorage technology program. Deploying the deduplication technology is a three-step process that does not require an additional point product: install the deduplication option, define the deduplication storage location and then target the backups to that location.

It allows organisations to automate deduplicating backup sets from one media server to another over a WAN to reduce data across larger distributed environments. With integrated deduplication, smaller remote offices are able to replace local tape-based backup with an off-site backup plan that targets a central Backup Exec media server or central NetBackup PureDisk environment.

It integrates two new archive options to provide unified backup and archiving for Windows file systems and Exchange environments by archiving data from the backup copy. Powered by Symantec Enterprise Vault archiving technology, administrators can easily and more efficiently manage their data life cycles by setting automated retention periods to migrate older, less critical data over time to less expensive storage environments. The archive options help optimise exchange and file server performance by eliminating redundant data at the server.

Backup Exec 2010 recovers granular data from Microsoft Exchange, SQL and Active Directory in VMware vSphere 4.0, VMware ESX or Microsoft Hyper-V R2 virtual environments in seconds. Users can easily restore or redirect an entire application or recover individual emails, mailboxes or files/folders quickly from inside a guest machine - from a single system backup.