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Blue Cross of Idaho is using the Data Domain DD580. The INI Group interviewed Dennis Lawson, supervisor of technical network services. This is how Dennis describes his role:
“I’m the supervisor of technical network services. We take care of all of the infrastructure, servers, network, telephone system, backups, AIX, pretty much all of the server-side.”
The following is an overview of Blue Cross of Idaho’s IT
environment:
- Eight hundred fifty employees
- Five hundred servers (sixty percent virtual)
- Vmware
- Tivoli Storage Manager
- One hundred sixty terabytes of storage
- One hundred fifty terabytes of backup information (two terabytes per night)
- Two Data Domain DD 580’s deployed
 
- Why did you decide to implement a disk-to-disk backup solution that supports data deduplication?
- What was the process you used to make your final decision to go with Data Domain?
- Can you give us examples of how Data Domain provided real value to your company?
- Can you tell us how Data Domain has improved the overall economic effectiveness within your IT operations?
- Did you look at any other disk-based backup or VTL solutions?
- Did you look at any software-based solutions provided by the backup vendors?
- How has implementing Data Domain changed your usage of tape now and in the future?
- Can you give us any insights on Data Domain that would be useful for other IT professionals considering the solution?
- What are the next steps using your Data Domain solution?
- Would you recommend using Data Domain to other IT professionals? And tell us why.
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