In this post I will try to pick apart some of the new functionality that appeared in the latest and greatest DataDomain DDOS release.
In one of my earlier posts , I have an overview of the four new DataDomain systems and what they are, you can read that here:
DDOS is the denominator for the operating environment (OE) of EMC Datadomain systems and these have now reached version 5.4.
Functionality in DataDomain systems come in play both in the Protection Storage part as well as in the Data Source Integration parts of the overall EMC data protection architecture.
The object of DataDomain, a Purpose Built Backup Appliance (PBBA) is of course backup, but also to protect archival data, DataDomain systems are designed to take care of both use cases.
A big part of the DDOS 5.4 release was supporting the expanded integration into Avamar 7, which I wrote about here:
We also launched support for what is now a very extensive list of Archive partners:
SAP HANA backup
Something we can all be sure of is that all databases will get bigger and have higher and higher demands on availability and performance.
This usually translates to database administrators will demand control over the protection of their data, if the backup teams doesn’t deliver the protection architecture, they will take matters in their own hands, this has been discussed by people much smarter than me, such as the CTO for EMC Backup & Recovery, Steve Manley.
What EMC presented today is a way to protect SAP HANA in-memory databases, all within 
the database administrators control.
Backups will flow directly to the DataDomain system, without any need to stage it in between. This means significant savings on infrastructure and storage.
At the same time, the efficient replication that DataDomain systems provide will make sure that protected data is sent off-site in the shortest time possible.
Oracle Exadata Backup and DR
Another really exiting industry first is that EMC presented support for direct integration to Oracle Exadata environments through EMC DataDomain DDBoost.
Again, this means that administrators or Exadata systems can take direct control of their data protection and if need be, disaster recovery.
Data Domain systems are the first deduplication storage to be Oracle Backup Solutions Program validated for Exadata.
Thank you for taking your time to read my musings on this and keep an eye open for upcoming posts where I dig deeper in the subjects.
No more backup blues 