ExaGrid Publishes Industry’s Most Comprehensive Guide to Disk Backup with Deduplication

New “Straight Talk” book offers IT leaders and CIOs guidance on avoiding the 10 costliest mistakes of disk backup

London – Jan 10, 2013 – ExaGrid Systems, Inc. (http://www.exagrid.com/), the leader in scalable and cost-effective disk-based backup solutions with data deduplication, today announced that the company has published a book offering IT professionals and CIOs straightforward and pragmatic guidance to help choose a disk backup system.

Titled “Straight Talk About Disk Backup with Deduplication,” and authored by ExaGrid’s CEO, Bill Andrews, it’s the most comprehensive guide to disk backup with deduplication available. By reading the 29-page book, IT professionals and CIOs can gain insights into the right questions to ask and which factors need to be considered when choosing a disk backup system, so that they can avoid the 10 costliest mistakes that could negatively impact their backup infrastructure for years.

“Every IT professional looking to move from tape backup to disk-based backup with deduplication who wants to avoid costly unforeseen pitfalls should get a copy of this book,” Andrews said. “From this guide, you’ll learn why disk backup with deduplication isn’t simply a commodity storage product that you think of in quick-fix tactical terms, but instead calls for a purpose-built approach and more detailed [strategic] consideration because the solution will impact your IT operations and costs for years in the future.”