This paper examines the issue of backup-to-disk (B2D) and the central role it plays in operational recovery management. It identifies five immediate benefits of B2D, from faster and more reliable backup and restore to increased efficiency when backing up both SAN and NAS. Similarly, it describes five ways IT can take advantage of B2D to improve operational recovery. Finally, it reviews the key criteria an enterprise B2D product should support - concurrent read/write, Network Data Management Protocol (NDMP), direct file access, and single-step recovery.
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