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Contents 
Introduction
BrightStor Arcserve
Legato Networker
Tivoli Storage Manager
Veritas Backup Exec
Specifications
How we tested
Checklist
Editor's choice
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- Will operate with all common operating systems (Windows, Unix, Novell, Linux, Mac, etc).
- Allow you to remotely manage the backup processes including servers, clients and devices.
- Offer support for Storage Area Networks (SANs) and Network Attach Storage (NAS) devices and appliances.
- Must be scaleable across LANs or WANs.
- Have agents to carry out "live" backups of applications and databases such as Exchange, Oracle, SQL Server, Lotus Notes, SAP, etc.
- The flexibility to back up to a variety of media and devices such as disk arrays, optical devices and tape libraries from wide number of vendors.
- Ease of use and management.
- Fast and reliable.
- Is there backward compatibility with legacy backup hardware.
- Useful reports, tracking and status logs.
Sample scenario
Company: Bradshaw Publishing
This company needs software to manage backups of its file, e-mail, and database servers for 150 users.
Approximate budget: Open.
Requires: Backup software that will run on Windows 2000 Server.
Concerns: The software must be able to back up open e-mail and database files, and work with Windows and Linux based servers. Ease of use in creating and managing multiple backup sets is a key criterion.
Best solution: BrightStor ARCserve Backup R11.1
