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Expense Reduction

VFI can provide an immediate reduction of daily operating expense in both soft and hard dollars. Some of our customers report that they have reduced the number of tapes they use for backup by as much as 70%. Although this may be the high-end, a 40% to 50% reduction is common.

Some of the savings are obvious: fewer tapes mean less handling, reducing labor costs, transportation costs, and off-site vaulting charges. Minimizing manual involvement also reduces or eliminates human error and avoids costly reruns. Some of the less obvious savings are reducing CPU cycle consumption, freeing tape drives for other work, and returning your valuable processing time for real, business use. Even more subtle is cost avoidance. For example, expensive equipment upgrades may be postponed, or possibly even eliminated.

Mirroring or replication has become a very popular and effective availability solution. Most organizations appreciate its benefits but are perplexed by the cost. VFI can even reduce the cost of mirroring or replication, allowing you to significantly reduce redundant storage resources. Contact us to find out more about the cost savings benefits of the VFI Product Family.