Backup Monitoring
While individual tapes are relatively inexpensive, the supporting costs associated with maintaining a library of
tapes, backup hardware, and the backup support staff will grow exponentially with the amount of information. Did
you know more data has been created in the past 5 years than the previous 50?
The costs associated with backup systems highlight the fact that storing data off-line is already a substantial
cost to organizations and creates a growing need to manage this process with precision given new legal and compliance
regulations.
FileCensus is the first product that routinely collects information about ALL files in your storage environment.
Given the daily collection of your file meta-data, it is possible to scan the network before the nightly backups
occur and examine the file system to see how much space will be backed up to tape that night and whether backup
windows will be maintained.
Determine Trends and Changes
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Do you know what types of files are responsible for consuming your backup resources? FileCensus can quickly identify
the mix of file types that are being backed up. Shown here is the File History report, in the daily view mode with
a filter selecting files that have been "modified within 24 hours".
Backup Monitoring
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Users can place significant amounts of data on the disk systems that may cause a backup window overrun.
By doing a pre-flight check support staff can have advanced warning and take steps to ensure business critical
data is protected. FileCensus can schedule a network scan for 6:00pm so the support staff 6:30pm and profile
all the data "modified within 16 hours".
