backing up to disk versus tape. Faster backups, quicker recoveries, fewer or no media management headaches, and overall easier management are among the highly touted benefits of a disk-based data protection infrastructure, especially in today’s increasingly SLA-driven IT environments.

In this market, virtual tape library (VTL) solutions have emerged as an early favorite among current users for all of the above reasons, but perhaps most importantly because of its inherent design:  VTL  is  intended  to protection