Organizations replicate and mirror data for a variety of reasons. Since Sept. 11, a major driver for data replication has been disaster recovery and business continuity planning. Companies are hoping to bolster their capabilities in these areas by maintaining copies of data and applications at one or more off-site locations.
Veritas Software Corp. says data retention and recovery come easy with its latest enterprise-class back-up program; but an industry analyst warns against thinking the process is too simple, lest it becomes ineffective.