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Lady Backup started this series by highlighting a Webcast that provided 3 steps to backup transformation.  If you missed it, you can watch it on demand here.

But I  think that still might not be enough to convince you to take action.  Being a frugal lady myself, the second part to making backup transformation real is the financial benefits.  It’s possible to quantify both your operational costs savings as well as soft costs in management time (people time) associated with your current backup infrastructure.

Take for example, that IDC estimates that management time is reduced by 81% with a next generation backup approach vs a traditional tape environment.  And that companies who have moved from tape to purpose built backup appliances have eliminated more £1.1 million over 3 years from their backup environment by removing the associated tape costs.

But the question still is: How would backup transformation benefit your environment?  Here is where we can help you to build your own business justification using your own data.  We developed a cost benefit calculator, modeled after the IDC research to help you to estimate the financial benefits in your environment.   Take a minute to fill out a few questions and we’ll send you a report to quantify your potential savings.  LB

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Lady Backup’s career in IT dates back before the time of the Spice Girls. Initially I started in high tech journalism in the US and eventually transitioned to become an industry analyst. My analyst years also coincided with my education – during this period of my life I was working on my MBA. After 7 years of going to school at night, I graduated with distinction with an Information Age MBA degree from Bentley University (at the time it was still Bentley College) located just outside of Boston. With degree in hand, what’s a restless girl to do next? This is where networking with fellow classmates led to a job at EMC. Starting out at Hopkinton headquarters, I moved outside of the US with EMC International when I felt it was time for my next change. Today, Lady Backup is an American on the loose in the world. Living outside the United States has been a fascinating experience. For the moment I call England home. But I’m feeling my next wave of restlessness coming. Here are two hints: I love sunshine and I’m improving my Spanish.

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