Data Domain: What’s New In 2016

Below is my notes for the What’s New in DataDomain in 2016. DataDomain continues to improve and evolve.

Cloud Enabled

• Native Tier to the Cloud
• Simple management
• No separate cloud gateway or Virtual Appliance
• Data is sent directly from DD to cloud object storage
• Protect up to 51 PB of logical capacity to the cloud
• Scales 2x the max capacity of the active tier
• Send only unique data to the cloud
• Data lands in the cloud already deduplicated
• Only recalls unique data from the cloud
• Supported with DD Encryption and Retention Lock
• Supports ECS, AWS, Azure and Virtustream

Enterprise Ready

• Secure Multi-Tenancy
• Quotas for replication as a service
• Physical Capacity Measurement
• Detailed Space Utilization
• Active/standby with automatic failover
• DD OS 5.7 has 256 active MTrees on DD9500
• DS60 Dense Shelf. Supported with DD 4200, 4500, 7200 and 9500
• Online storage migration

Software Defined

• DDVE
• 2TB/hr with DD Boost
• Logical capacity up to 800TB
• Useable up to 16TB
• Easy OVA deployment
• ROBO
• DataDomain Management Center. Manage up to 100 DD/DDVE
• Try and Buy option

Converged

• VCE Data Protection Appliance
• Pre-configured by VCE