Backup deduplication: stop storing the same data twice
Every night your backups write mostly the same data to disk, and every quarter the answer is another storage purchase. Adaptive Compression is managed deduplication and compression for your backups and archives: we assess your data, implement on hardware you already own, and hand it over, so you reclaim space and defer the next storage buy.
What Adaptive Compression does
Adaptive Compression front-ends your existing backup and archive storage with managed deduplication and compression. Repeated and redundant data gets stored once and squeezed down, so a month of daily backups can fit in a fraction of the space it takes today. We assess your data, implement on the storage you already own, and hand the finished system over to your team.
Dedup + compression, managed
- Deduplication stores repeated blocks once instead of once per backup cycle
- Compression squeezes what remains before it lands on disk
- We handle design, implementation, and validation on your existing storage, run as a project with a defined finish line
The free assessment
- Every engagement starts with a free Storage Reclaim Assessment on a sample of your data
- It shows the real number: space reclaimed, hardware spend deferred, and how much longer your current storage lasts
- No commitment until you have seen what your own data does
Handover, not lock-in
- Delivered as a scoped one-time project and handed over with documentation
- Encrypted repositories on your own servers; your data stays yours
- Optional ongoing monitoring and monthly tested restores through the Adaptive NOC and SOC bundle
Why backups eat your storage budget
Daily backups repeat mostly-identical data. Tonight's backup of a file server looks almost exactly like last night's: the same operating system files, the same databases, the same shares, with a thin layer of changes on top. Keep 30 days of that, plus years of archives for compliance, and you are paying to store the same information over and over.
Buying more disk treats the symptom. The new array fills on the same schedule the old one did, because the duplication that filled it was never addressed. Deduplication and compression go after the cause: store the repeated data once, compress the rest, and the storage you already own goes further than it ever has.
How it works
Three steps, and the first one is free.
From sample to handover
Who it is for
- Businesses staring down a storage purchase they would rather not make
- Teams whose backup window and disk usage keep growing quarter after quarter
- Organizations that keep years of archives for compliance
- Anyone who wants the number before the commitment
What you can expect
Honest scoping first. We start with your environment: what you back up, how long you keep it, and what it sits on. Then we scope the project to fit. If your data will not dedup well, we tell you that before you spend a dollar.
See the number before you decide. The free Storage Reclaim Assessment runs on a real sample of your data and shows what you would get back. You decide with the result in hand, not a brochure estimate.
Handover with documentation. We implement, validate, document, and hand the system to your team. It becomes yours, not another vendor dependency. If you want it watched, ongoing monitoring and monthly tested restores are available by bundling with Adaptive NOC and SOC.
Keep it watched
Adaptive Compression is a one-time project, but storage does not stop changing. Bundle it with Adaptive NOC and Adaptive SOC for ongoing monitoring and a tested restore every month.
Frequently asked questions
What is backup deduplication?
Backup deduplication is a storage technique that finds repeated blocks of data across your backups and stores each unique block only once. Because daily backups are mostly identical to each other, a month of backups contains the same data many times over. It keeps one copy and references it, and compression then squeezes what remains, so the same retention fits in a fraction of the space.
Do we have to buy new hardware?
No. Adaptive Compression is implemented on storage you already own. That is the point of the service: instead of buying another array to hold duplicate data, you reclaim the space sitting inside the hardware you have and defer the next purchase. You keep your servers.
Is our data safe during and after?
Yes. Backups land in encrypted repositories on your own storage, and your data stays yours; nothing moves to a vendor cloud. Restores are provable, not assumed: we validate them during implementation, and if you bundle with Adaptive NOC and SOC, we run tested restores every month so you know your backups actually come back.
What does it cost?
It is a custom one-time engagement, scoped to the size and complexity of your environment, with project management included. There is no subscription for the implementation itself. Every engagement starts with the free Storage Reclaim Assessment, so you see the value on your own data before any project is scoped.
How much space will we actually get back?
It depends on your data, and anyone quoting a savings number before looking at it is guessing. That is why we start with the free Storage Reclaim Assessment: it runs deduplication and compression against a real sample of your backups and archives and shows your number, space reclaimed and purchase deferred, before you commit to anything.
See your number. Then decide.
The free Storage Reclaim Assessment runs on a sample of your data and shows what dedup and compression would give back. No purchase, no commitment, your hardware.
Or email: info@adaptiveips.com