BridgeHead With De-Dupe for Hospital Backup

BridgeHead Software Ltd announced Deduplication for Backup and Recovery along with integrated support for HP StoreOnce Backup.

Suited for hospitals that need to move some or all of their backup copies to a remote DR location, the deduplication capabilities help lower storage costs and administrative burdens while simultaneously freeing up floor space in the primary datacenter.

BridgeHead with embedded HP Catalyst software supports inline data reduction at the backup source, before the backup copy is written to disk. The disk target can be local to the hospital application, or it can be available over a wide-area network (WAN) connection at a remote site. Many hospitals will find it beneficial to combine the use of local and remote storage, to gain the benefits of local recovery of more recent data together with DR protection at a remote site.

Key features include:

• Reduce the storage space required for backup copies of data at typically 20:1 ratios, and reduce floor space consumed in the hospital by storage
• Improve the RPO/RTO with online de-duplicated disk stores
• Optimize network use to enable remote DR protection replacing tape rotation
• Free disk space and extend the life of expensive storage systems Deploy with flexible options for use with any brand of storage
• Enable backup to cloud, whether at a remote hospital site or third-party cloud provider with the integrated use of HP StoreOnce Backup Encrypt deduplicated data at rest as part of the solution
• Deduplicate any BridgeHead backup for maximum advantages.

“Our work with hospitals always involves seeking efficiencies that we can bring to the table for our clients,” said Jack Margossian, president, Comport Healthcare Solutions. “We anticipate that BridgeHead’s integration with HP’s StoreOnce Catalyst will be very helpful in reducing bandwidth requirements for cloud or remote site backups, lowering costs, and enhancing DR capabilities.”

“BridgeHead Deduplication for Backup and Recovery is ideal for hospitals that want to implement effective DR strategies without breaking the bank,” said Tony Cotterill, chairman, EVP and chief products officer, BridgeHead. “It also positions hospitals to take advantage of new cloud storage options, whether they be within the firewall or beyond.”

“Healthcare providers need to ensure that patient data is securely stored and always available, even in the event of a disaster,” said Patrick Osborne, director of product management and marketing, storage, Hewlett-Packard Development Company, LP. “HP StoreOnce Backup enables BridgeHead to deliver improved backup system performance and data recovery times, enabling 24/7 availability of data and high quality patient care.”

Working with HP BridgeHead supports its virtual deduplication appliance in deployments with HP StoreOnce Backup equipment, or in use with existing storage depending on what is required by a hospital.