Dynamic Solutions International Improves Data Backup Efficiency for Turlock Irrigation District.ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- DSI's Enterprise-Class Virtual Tape Appliances Reduces System Backup Time by Nearly 84 Percent Dynamic Solutions International (DSI (Dynamic Systems Initiative) An umbrella term for a suite of Microsoft products that help manage the Windows environment in large enterprises. DSI was introduced in 2003. ), a leading international provider of data storage solutions and comprehensive professional services (job) professional services - A department of a supplier providing consultancy and programming manpower for the supplier's products. for mid- to large-size enterprises, today announced that Turlock Irrigation irrigation, in agriculture, artificial watering of the land. Although used chiefly in regions with annual rainfall of less than 20 in. (51 cm), it is also used in wetter areas to grow certain crops, e.g., rice. District (TID tid 3 times a day ), a public utility company located in central California Central California can refer to one of several divisions or regions of the U.S state of California:
Replacing its existing backup system Noun 1. backup system - a computer system for making backups ADP system, ADPS, automatic data processing system, computer system, computing system - a system of one or more computers and associated software with common storage , TID implemented DSI's 9500 Virtual Tape Appliance and TapeManager software in February 2006. The DSI virtual tape appliance allows TID to streamline its backup process, ensuring tight security and disaster recovery capabilities. In addition, TID also uses DSI's TapeManger for tracking purposes and controlling backup tape See tape backup. rotations. "Implementing DSI's virtual tape appliance has improved our bottom line," said Bill Worsham, information services See Information Systems. operations manager for TID. "With the DSI virtual tape appliance, we are able to easily and more efficiently make multiple copies from existing disks, giving us a streamlined data recovery system. We're now effectively using our backup window without impacting our users." Before implementing DSI's virtual tape appliance, TID used a traditional backup system with disks directly attached to each system that individually copied the data to tape for off-site storage. Under this method, individual system backups took up to four hours. With DSI's virtual tape appliance, TID's backup time is reduced by nearly 84 percent -- requiring only 20 minutes to backup. Additionally, the virtual tape data can be exported to physical tape drives automatically or on-demand for storage and archiving. These capabilities make data backup non-disruptive to existing backup policies and procedures Policies and Procedures are a set of documents that describe an organization's policies for operation and the procedures necessary to fulfill the policies. They are often initiated because of some external requirement, such as environmental compliance or other governmental . Built for users wanting high-speed access to backup and restore data, DSI's 9000 series virtual tape appliances reduce administrative time and costs by requiring fewer tapes and providing faster backup. It includes scalable capacity, flexible host connectivity, seamless integration with existing backup processes, and remote replication capabilities for backups and archiving. About Turlock Irrigation District Located in Turlock, California, the Turlock Irrigation District (TID) provides safe, low-cost and reliable electricity to a growing customer base that today numbers in excess of 96,000 home, farm, business, industrial, and municipal accounts. For additional information, call (209) 883-8300, or visit the TID Web site at www.tid.org. About Dynamic Solutions International Founded in 1973, Dynamic Solutions International is a leading provider and developer of data storage systems for mid- to large-size organizations. DSI's storage systems deliver reliability, scalability, and unparalleled performance. With more than 30 years of expertise and significant engineering resources, DSI is committed to expanding its family of products to provide the industry's most complete technology for protecting critical enterprise data while preserving customers' technology investments. Additionally, leading data storage solutions from DSI enable corporate data centers to keep pace with growing needs, while reducing total cost of ownership. By combining the right software and hardware technology, DSI data protection products enable organizations to achieve a realistic information lifecycle management Information Lifecycle Management refers to a wide-ranging set of strategies for administering storage systems on computing devices. Specifically, four categories of storage strategies may be considered under the auspices of ILM. (ILM) strategy that delivers data protection solutions -- enabling enterprises to keep pace with the rapidly growing and evolving requirements of today's data center. For additional information, call 1-800-641-5215, or visit the Dynamic Solutions International Web site at www.dynamicsolutions.com. |
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