Deduplication Calculator

How many TB of data to back up? Use deduplication appliance to store archive versions? Daily change rate of data Compression ratio of data What percentage is this of the total data backed up? How many full versions are retained? How many incremental versions are retained? Number of monthly and annual archive versions retained? Database 3.00% 3.0:1 50.00% 35 0 7 Inputs 10 Yes

Outputs

Amount of data on tape in TB Amount of data on disk in TB Deduplication ratio Total amount of data on tape in TB Total amount of data on disk in TB Deduplication ratio Scott Waterhouse 2008

Database 70.0 8.7 8.1:1 163.1 16.2 10.1:1

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10 Yes Email 5.00% 2.0:1 10.00% 35 0 7 Unstructured 0.50% 1.5:1 40.00% 20 5 7

Email 21.0 3.1 6.7:1 163.1 16.2 10.1:1

Unstructured 72.1 4.4 16.4:1