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alex_ntow
Level 2
10 years ago

Backup CCTV video images

Hi there, is it possible to use NBU to backup CCTV Video Images (estimated 10PB) with a retention policy of a year?   Thanks for your prompt answer. Alex
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    teiva-boy
    10 years ago

    mutli-PB and backup product's don't always work well.  That is a lot of data, and the physics and costs don't always pan out.  

    When getting into the multi-PB space, many are moving to object based platforms or large NAS devices, and taking snapshots and using replication technologies in favor of the traditional backup.  Many of those platforms offer WORM functions, or the CCTV application can also offer some data retention features, with self-expiry.  Your old Symantec FileStore product is an example of a scalable large NAS.  Hitachi/BluArc, Isilon, IBM SONAS, etc; are all other options to store/replicate/WORM-enable; and NOT needed to backup.

     

    Could you use NBU to backup 10PB of CCTV footage.  Absolutely.  But the sheer amount of data and bandwidth needed will make it a very very long backup measured in months.

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teiva-boy
Level 6
10 years ago

mutli-PB and backup product's don't always work well.  That is a lot of data, and the physics and costs don't always pan out.  

When getting into the multi-PB space, many are moving to object based platforms or large NAS devices, and taking snapshots and using replication technologies in favor of the traditional backup.  Many of those platforms offer WORM functions, or the CCTV application can also offer some data retention features, with self-expiry.  Your old Symantec FileStore product is an example of a scalable large NAS.  Hitachi/BluArc, Isilon, IBM SONAS, etc; are all other options to store/replicate/WORM-enable; and NOT needed to backup.

 

Could you use NBU to backup 10PB of CCTV footage.  Absolutely.  But the sheer amount of data and bandwidth needed will make it a very very long backup measured in months.