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ExaGrid Stress-free backup storage www.exagrid.com

About ExaGrid Established in 2002 100% focused on disk-based backup Largest independent vendor in the space 100% focused on disk-based backup Highly differentiated architecture Winner of the most industry awards Large customer base Over 10,000 systems installed — worldwide Over 350 published customer success stories More than all other vendors combined exagrid.com | 2

Backup Requirements Support for leading backup apps, dumps & utilities Easy to use and manage Fastest backups for the shortest backup window Fastest local restores Instant recoveries – just boot a VM Fastest offsite tape copies Fixed length backup window as data grows Best RPO and RTO from a site disaster Lowest cost up front and over time

Why Disk and Why Deduplication? Faster backups and restores More reliable backups and restores Improved security Less management time Why Deduplication? Disk becomes expensive due to history/retention Backup can retain 10 to 100 times the primary storage The amount of disk required needs to be reduced Deduplication reduces the amount of disk by storing only unique bytes or blocks

With Deduplication, Implementation Matters Is a required feature that reduces the amount of disk Depending on implementation, deduplication can break backup If deduplication is not implemented correctly, then Backups will be slower Restores will be slower Instant VM recoveries will take hours Offsite tape copies could take days The backup window will grow in length as data grows Disk usage can grow faster for some more than others The bandwidth to replicate offsite could be greater There will be expensive future forklift upgrades

Deduplication Deployment Scenarios Client-side Dedupe Small remote offices WAN-efficient transfer of data to the corporate data center Media Server Dedupe Average 7:1 dedupe ratio Use more disk with longer retention Use more WAN bandwidth Inline Slower backups Slow restores (rehydration) Dedicated Dedupe Appliance Average 20:1 dedupe ratio Uses less disk with longer retention Uses less WAN bandwidth Faster backups – dedicated appliance Faster restores – dedicated appliance Offload the media server Heterogeneous environments

Disk Backup with Deduplication Architectural Approaches Inline deduplication with scale-up Target-side appliances Deduplication in the backup software to straight disk Landing zone with scale-out

Backup Software Server-based Deduplication Compute-intensive inline process in an already taxed media server slows backups down Data is 100% deduplicated on disk which slows down restores, recoveries, and tape copies due to a lengthy rehydration process for every request Average deduplication ratio for software is 7:1 versus 20:1 in a dedicated appliance requiring far more disk and WAN bandwidth

Challenges of Traditional Inline Deduplication Slows backup down due to compute-intensive inline process Data is 100% deduplicated on disk which slows down all requests due to data rehydration time Backup window grows as data grows since only disk capacity is added Backup software has a lower deduplication rate, resulting in: More storage More bandwidth

Inline with Scale-up Challenges Slows backup down due to compute-intensive inline process Data is 100% deduplicated on disk which slows down restores, recoveries, and tape copies due to a lengthy rehydration process for every request Backup window grows as data grows since only disk capacity is added, ultimately forcing a forklift upgrade Need to determine up front what you require – guess at what is needed Controllers are obsolete each time a new chip becomes available

ExaGrid – A Better Way! Unique Architecture Front-end landing zone Most recent backups in full form ready to restore Adaptive deduplication Occurs in parallel Global deduplication Deduplicates across all NAS shares and all appliances in a GRID Scale-out Full appliances in a GRID ExaGrid Solves the Problems Fastest backups Fastest: restores, instant recoveries & tape copies Fixed length backup window as data grows Eliminates obsolescence and forklift upgrades

Works with Leading Backup Apps and Utilities Oracle Dump RMAN Dump

ExaGrid – Ecosystem Partners

ExaGrid – Simple and Flexible

Fastest Backups and Shortest Backup Window Unique landing zone architecture Back up directly to disk No inline processes to slow backups Shortest possible backup window Deduplicate & replicate in parallel for an up-to-date disaster recovery point Most recent copy is undeduplicated for fast restores and recoveries

Fastest Restores and Recoveries

Advanced Architecture for Instant Recovery Instant Restore Fast Restore Fast Backup Backup 1 Landing Zone Backup 2 High speed landing zone. Most recent backup in complete form for Instant VM Recovery 10TB 10TB 10TB Intact VMs for InstantRestoreTM 10TB 10TB 10TB Backup 3 Backup 4 Backup 5 Backup 6 Backup 7 Backup 8 Backup 9 (click 1) Give an overview of the ExaGrid architecture (landing zone/repository), then (click 2) Backup 1: Fast backup with full copy landed in the cache, available for fast restore (wait for all steps to build) (click 3) Backup 1: Most recent copy compressed 2:1 (click 4) Backup 2: Fast backup with full copy landed in the cache, available for fast restore (click 5) Backup 2: Most recent copy compressed 2:1 (click 6) Backup 2: The 2% of the data that changed from Backup 1 to Backup 2 is written as tiny byte-level deltas for history (click 7) Backup 3: Fast backup with full copy landed in the cache, available for fast restore (click 8) Backup 3: Most recent copy compressed 2:1 (click 9) Backup 3: The 2% of the data that changed is written as tiny byte-level deltas (click 10) Backup 4: Fast backup with full copy landed in the cache, available for fast restore, most recent copy compressed 2:1, data that changed is written as tiny byte-level deltas (click 11) Backup 5: Fast backup with full copy landed in the cache, available for fast restore, most recent copy compressed 2:1, data that changed is written as tiny byte-level deltas (click 12) Summary: 5 Days worth of data (originally 5TB) occupies 580GB of repository space Repository 5TB 5TB 5TB 5TB 5TB 2:1 Compression Byte-level deltas of compressed zones 90TB backed up to 6.6TB repository space 200GB 200GB 200GB 200GB 200GB 6.6TB Backup 4 Backup 1 Backup 2 Backup 3 Backup 5 Backup 9

ExaGrid-Veeam Accelerated Data Mover Veeam-to-Veeam Communications – Faster Than CIFS With the Landing Zone Further Improves Performance for: Restores Instant VM recoveries – boot a VM in seconds to minutes Tape copy Sure Backup integrity check Virtual Lab Veeam backup copy and replication Synthetic Full Backups on the ExaGrid Eliminates Veeam backup server overhead and network traffic Improved Copy and Replication Updates Veeam with Offsite Data ExaGrid Repository ExaGrid deduplication is in addition to Veeam deduplication Allows for longer-term retention

Support of Oracle RMAN Channels Multi-hundred terabyte database backup to a single ExaGrid scale-out GRID Parallel RMAN channels for the fastest backups RMAN performance-directed sections for maximum performance RMAN failover if any appliance the GRID fails Most recent database in an undeduplicated form for the fastest restores Fixed length backup window with a scale-out storage architecture

ExaGrid Integration with Symantec OST 20

ExaGrid Support for Symantec OST Unified control and access of local and remote backup data Support for unbalanced retention ExaGrid integration with backup policies Monitor replicated backup status from within the backup application Simplified disaster recovery Shorter backup windows OpenStorage data transfer optimization ExaGrid link balancing Direct backups from Windows servers to an ExaGrid system

ExaGrid Database Support Fast, simple database backups Direct application support from leading utilities: RMAN, SQL Dump, Dell LightSpeed, Red Gate SQL Backup Pro, Idera SQL Safe Fastest restores Dramatic cost savings of 50% to 90% Free up expensive primary storage and leverage deduplication Reduces backup application licenses for DB agent WAN-efficient replication of database backups Cost effectively scale as your databases grow with ExaGrid’s scale-out architecture

Fixed Length Backup Window

Scale-Out versus Scale-Up Backup Storage ExaGrid EX32000E – up to 25 Appliances in a Scale-Out GRID TB/hr. Ingest Rate DD4200/4500 DD7200 DD9500 DD2500 Full Backup TBs

ExaGrid Appliances 25 Appliances to a Scale-Out GRID (800TB Full Backup) ExaGrid Model Raw Capacity (TB) Usable Capacity (TB) Capacity for Weekly Fulls (TB) Capacity for 16 Weekly Fulls (TB) Max Backup Throughput (TB/hr) ExaGrid Appliance Nodes EX1000 5 2 1 16 0.36 EX2000 7 4 32 EX3000 9 6 3 48 0.72 EX4000 11 8 64 1.08 EX5000 10 80 EX7000 20 14 112 2.40 EX10000E 26 160 EX13000E 13 208 EX21000E 42 21 336 4.32 EX32000E 72 63 512 7.56 ExaGrid Appliance Nodes with Encryption EX7000-SEC EX10000E-SEC EX13000E-SEC EX21000E-SEC EX32000E-SEC

Max Backup Throughput (TB/hr) ExaGrid Appliances 25 Appliances to a Scale-Out GRID (800TB Full Backup) EX32000E 14 in a GRID Full Backup (TB) Usable Capacity Max Backup Throughput (TB/hr) 1 32 63 7.5 2 64 126 15 3 96 189 22.5 4 128 252 30 5 160 315 37.5 6 192 378 45 7 224 441 52.5 8 256 504 60 9 288 567 67.5 10 320 630 75 11 352 693 82.5 12 384 756 90 13 416 819 97.5 14 448 882 105 Scales to 25 appliances in a scale-out GRID (800TB Full Backup / 187.5TB/hr.)

Technical Specifications ExaGrid Model EX1000 EX2000 EX3000 EX4000 EX5000 EX7000/ -SEC EX10000E/ -SEC EX13000E/ -SEC EX21000E/ -SEC EX32000E -SEC Chassis 2U 3U 4U Max Single Backup 1TB 2TB 3TB 4TB 5TB 7TB 10TB 13TB 21TB 32TB Disks 5 7 9 11 8 10 13 16 24 Disk Size Memory 4GiB 8GiB 16GiB 32GiB CPUs/Cores 1 CPU 4 Cores 4 Hyperthreaded Cores NICs Two 1GbE Four 1GbE and Two Optional 10GbE Six 1GbE and optionally replace two 1GbE with two All Servers Intel processors / Enterprise SATA drives (SAS drives for EX21000E and EX32000E; FIPS-2 compliant SAS drives for all -SEC systems) / RAID6 with hot spare / Redundant fans / Redundant power supplies / ExaGrid software / 19-inch rack-mount chassis

Onsite and Offsite Tape Replacement Adaptive deduplication deduplicates and replicates in parallel with backups for an up-to-date recovery point WAN efficiency of 50:1 (2% data change rate) Configure the disaster recovery site to all repository to save cost Bandwidth throttle – set times of day and Mbps limit WAN encryption for data replication

Multi-site Data Center Disk Backup Topology Multi-site Architecture 50:1 WAN efficiency across all sites Management from single UI Cross-site protection between sites Consolidated DR copies of backup reduces costs

Unified Management Console: ExaGrid UI Single interface across all systems Simple dashboard gives quick view

Daily Email Report System Status Landing Zone Repository

Redundancy and Security Redundant Hardware RAID6 guards against simultaneous disk drive failures Includes spare drive in every system Failed drives rebuilt automatically Redundant power supplies NIC teaming Security Optional FIPS 140-2 compliant data encryption Ensures data at rest is encrypted with 256-bit AES Occurs at the drive level in nanoseconds Does not impact backup performance

World-class Maintenance and Support Phone and Email Support Maximum one-hour response during business hours Assigned US-based support engineer Support staff are subject matter experts in backup applications Customer Installable Customer self-installable with phone support All Releases Provided Point and full releases – includes all new features No license fees to track or renew Health Status Monitoring ExaGrid Support can monitor status ExaGrid Support can notify of any unresolved issues Next Business Day Replacement of All Hardware Customer installable No additional charge – All included in support program World-class Customer Ratings ExaGrid received world-class Net PromoterTM Scores (NPS) from the Net Promoter survey for our product and customer support — comparable to Apple in consumer Net Promoter benchmarks.

Selected ExaGrid Global Customers Business Services Manufacturing Transportation / Retail Healthcare Banking Insurance / Law Business Services Government

Industry Recognition 2014 - 2015 2011 - 2013 ExaGrid Named” Visionary” in the 2014 Magic Quadrant for Disk Backup with Deduplication “Top Emerging Vendor” Cool Vendor in Data Protection “Best Value for Money” “One to Watch” ExaGrid Named 2013 “Disk Backup Champion"

Gartner Magic Quadrant

Info-Tech Disk Backup Vendor Landscape

DCIG 2014 Buyer’s Guide: Rankings Under $100K

ExaGrid / Stress-free Backup Storage Shortest Backup Window Back up straight to a landing zone Perform Adaptive Deduplication in parallel Bring landing zone and bandwidth with every appliance Fixed Length Backup Window as Data Grows Full appliances in a GRID – scale-out architecture Fastest Restores, Recoveries and Tape Copies Most recent backups in full undeduplicated form Lowest Cost for Backup Storage No product obsolescence Mix and match any size or age appliance in the GRID No forklift upgrades as the backup window is fixed length Maintenance & Support includes all options – no hidden costs

From Customers who Chose ExaGrid over DD Cross Country Homes ExaGrid and market leader Data Domain both dedupe at the target but Data Domain does inline deduplication, and Matulik decided a post-process data deduplication appliance was better for his needs. “Our backup windows had to be much smaller. We looked at the best method of doing backup in a smaller window.” Vermont Electric Power “We compared both systems and chose the ExaGrid based on its price/performance and scalability. Also, ExaGrid’s post-process data deduplication technology seemed like a good fit for us and we liked the fact that we could retain our investment in Backup Exec.” Ascend One (former customer of DD) “From the beginning the system wasn’t properly sized, so we couldn’t back up as much data as we would have liked and performance was poor. We chose the ExaGrid over other solutions for a lot of reasons, not the least of which is the uncomplicated scalability as well as the ability to do replication.” Grow Financial (former customer of DD) “In our business, time is money, and downtime can be calculated in losses of thousands of dollars an hour. Ninety-nine percent of the time, we need to restore data from the most recent backup, but with the Data Domain unit, stored data had to be reconstituted, and the recovery process was long and complicated.” Volkswagon Credit “We tested solutions from both ExaGrid vs. Data Domain side by side and chose the ExaGrid based on its approach to data deduplication and its overall simplicity. The ExaGrid also had the best price/ performance.” Cross Country Homes ExaGrid and market leader Data Domain both dedupe at the target but Data Domain does inline deduplication, and Matulik decided that ExaGrid’s data deduplication appliance was better for his needs. “Our backup windows had to be much smaller. We looked at the best method of doing backup in a smaller window.” Vermont Electric Power “We compared both systems and chose the ExaGrid based on its price/performance and scalability. Also, ExaGrid’s data deduplication technology seemed like a good fit for us and we liked the fact that we could retain our investment in Backup Exec.” Ascend One (former customer of DD) “From the beginning, the [Data Domain] system wasn’t properly sized, so we couldn’t back up as much data as we would have liked and performance was poor. We chose the ExaGrid over other solutions for a lot of reasons, not the least of which is the uncomplicated scalability as well as the ability to do replication.”

CASE STUDY: First National Bank of Hutchinson Before ExaGrid Before ExaGrid After ExaGrid Environment Backup Media: Disk & Tape Software: Backup Exec with software deduplication Challenges Backups ran 20 hours Desired backup window 12 hours Unable to run full backups within window 5:1 deduplication ratio which consumed too much disk Environment Backup Media: Disk & Tape Software: Backup Exec with software deduplication Challenges Backups ran 20 hours Desired backup window 12 hours Unable to run full backups within window 5:1 deduplication ratio which consumed too much disk Environment Two-site ExaGrid system Symantec Backup Exec Advantages Backup window reduced to 11 hours for increased data Better deduplication resulting in more retention “You never know what your data is going to look like in a few years, and I wanted a product that would allow me to easily scale; the ExaGrid provides that. It seems that ExaGrid is really on top of new technology, and the system is a very good fit for our environment.” — Tim Miller Senior VP and Manager, IT FNBH

CASE STUDY: Strategic Hotels and Resorts Before ExaGrid Before ExaGrid After ExaGrid Environment Backing up to cloud solution Challenges Cloud’s unfriendly interface very cumbersome and time consuming Required granular detail to locate and restore data Cloud costs $12K-$14K/month and escalating Environment Backing up to cloud solution Challenges Cloud’s unfriendly interface very cumbersome and time consuming Required granular detail to locate and restore data Cloud costs $12K-$14K/month and escalating Environment Single-site ExaGrid with Symantec Backup Exec Retention period met with 70% of the system still available Advantages Instant restores with “flawless, very fast” performance Savings of $150,000 per year; three-month ROI “Our IT department runs lean, as do so many others these days. Given that, ExaGrid taking care of the system for us is a godsend. You just don’t find that with other vendors without a huge price tag! ExaGrid’s support is, in my opinion, the best in the business!” — Bryce White, Director of IS, Strategic Hotels & Resorts

CASE STUDY: St. John’s Riverside Hospital Before ExaGrid Before ExaGrid After ExaGrid Environment D2D2T solution using Symantec NetBackup Challenges Nightly backups ran 12 hours Needed to be shorter to avoid impact to users Out of capacity on disk and tape Not all data backed up Solution would only allow one week retention Environment D2D2T solution using Symantec NetBackup Challenges Nightly backups ran 12 hours Needed to be shorter to avoid impact to users Out of capacity on disk and tape Not all data backed up Solution would only allow one week retention Environment Two-site ExaGrid system with NetBackup Advantages Backup times reduced 50%, to less than 6 hours Vast improvement in restore times All data backed up regularly Three months retention

CASE STUDY: Prudential Douglas Elliman Before ExaGrid Before ExaGrid After ExaGrid Environment Symantec Backup Exec to tape Challenges Backup window exceeded 24 hours Backings required up to 15 tapes for daily backups and up to 40 for full backups Restores took one to five days Environment Symantec Backup Exec to tape Challenges Backup window exceeded 24 hours Backings required up to 15 tapes for daily backups and up to 40 for full backups Restores took one to five days Environment Single-site ExaGrid with Symantec Backup Exec Advantages Backup window reduced Reliable backups and restores Backups are now self-running Restores complete in a few hours “I have peace of mind that I didn’t have before. Because our tape process was so complicated and manual, I was the only one who could manage the backups before. Now with the ExaGrid, the backups just run, even if I’m not in the office.” — Tony Pahuja, Network Manager, Prudential Douglas Elliman

CASE STUDY: Lawndale Christian Health Center Before ExaGrid Before ExaGrid After ExaGrid Environment Symantec Backup Exec to tape Challenges Unable to complete full backups within backup window File server alone took 12+ hours to back up Tape-based DR strategy gave cause for concern Environment Symantec Backup Exec to tape Challenges Unable to complete full backups within backup window File server alone took 12+ hours to back up Tape-based DR strategy gave cause for concern Environment Dual-site ExaGrid with Symantec Backup Exec Advantages Reliable backups as well as restores All backups completed in less than 8 hours Restores fast and painless compared to tape “The ExaGrid is a terrific product. We were in a terrible spot with our backup times and disaster recovery situation, but installing the ExaGrid system has solved both problems. We no longer have issues meeting our backup window, and we’re able to get complete backups every time. ExaGrid has done everything we wanted and more.” — Michael Strong, Systems Administrator, Boston Private Bank & Trust

CASE STUDY: Hitachi Consulting Before ExaGrid Before ExaGrid After ExaGrid Environment Symantec NetBackup to tape Challenges Tape library problems required daily management Restores required recalling tapes from offsite storage Differential backups ran for over 12 hours Full backups took more than 48 hours Only able to back up 7TB of 12TB nightly Environment Symantec NetBackup to tape Challenges Tape library problems required daily management Restores required recalling tapes from offsite storage Differential backups ran for over 12 hours Full backups took more than 48 hours Only able to back up 7TB of 12TB nightly Environment Symantec NetBackup with three ExaGrid 2-site systems including off-site Advantages Able to protect all data Nightly backup time reduced 75% to 3 hours Saved thousands of dollars in license/maintenance fees vs. tape “The ExaGrid system was much more cost-effective than the other solutions…ExaGrid’s customer support has been stellar. In fact, it’s been among the best support I’ve had from any vendor I’ve worked with and I would put them up against any other support organization in the industry.” — Brad Leonard, Network Engineer, Hitachi Consulting

CASE STUDY: NPS Pharmaceuticals Before ExaGrid Before ExaGrid After ExaGrid Environment ARCserve Backup to tape Challenges Weekly full backup taking 38 hours Meeting SOX requirements costly and time consuming Tape media, transportation and storage costs excessive No DR plan Environment ARCserve Backup to tape Challenges Weekly full backup taking 38 hours Meeting SOX requirements costly and time consuming Tape media, transportation and storage costs excessive No DR plan Environment 2-site ExaGrid system with ARCserve Advantages Achieved goal of 24-hour recovery from disaster Retention increased to 3 months Weekly backup reduced 60% (to 12 hours) Nightly backup reduced 50% Saved $1,500/month in tape costs and storage fees “The return on investment for the ExaGrid system is tremendous. It’s easy to justify the cost with hard numbers like tape, storage and transportation costs, but it makes even more sense when you figure in time we spend managing and troubleshooting backups and restores and the cost of downtime for the user waiting for a file.” — Jason Ostrowski, Manager of I.T., NPS Pharmaceuticals

CASE STUDY: Federal Mediation & Conciliation Service Before ExaGrid Before ExaGrid After ExaGrid Environment D2D2T with Backup Exec Challenges Tape was proving costly and time consuming to manage Policies dictated three-year retention The cost of tape and offsite storage was a budget-buster Environment D2D2T with Backup Exec Challenges Tape was proving costly and time consuming to manage Policies dictated three-year retention The cost of tape and offsite storage was a budget-buster Environment 2-site (5TB) ExaGrid system with Symantec Backup Exec Advantages Reduced backup windows by 30% Reduced long-term tape archiving by 30% Saved $1,240/month in tape costs and transporation fees “The system was more cost-effective than other solutions…We were able to set the system up ourselves and it’s easy to manage and administer. When we factored all that in with the reduced tape and transportation costs, it was an easy choice.” — Dana McCutcheon, IT Specialist, FMCS

Before ExaGrid Before ExaGrid After ExaGrid Environment Challenges CASE STUDY: MOTO (UK) Before ExaGrid Before ExaGrid After ExaGrid Environment 44 locations operating 24/7 using ARCserve Challenges Full backups nightly to tape backup exceeding 12 hours Reliability of tape backup and restores Growing database volumes from new ERP system Too risky to perform incremental backups during the week using tape Environment 44 locations operating 24/7 using ARCserve Challenges Full backups nightly to tape backup exceeding 12 hours Reliability of tape backup and restores Growing database volumes from new ERP system Too risky to perform incremental backups during the week using tape Environment 2-site ExaGrid system with ARCserve Citrix software at each of 43 locations, with central backups at datacenter; second site for disaster recovery Advantages Deduplication ratios of up to 34:1 Incrementals nightly and full backups each weekend One year of retention on ExaGrid system “…with ExaGrid, we no longer have to worry about our backups. We have a high degree of confidence in the system and we know that our backups are completed each and every night. The ExaGrid system has been extremely cost-effective and has enabled us to streamline our operations.” — Simon Austin Systems Architect Moto

Before ExaGrid Before ExaGrid After ExaGrid Environment Challenges CASE STUDY: Concur Before ExaGrid Before ExaGrid After ExaGrid Environment Disk-to-disk backup with inline deduplication, backing up over 10,000 databases daily Challenges Maxed out number of disk trays; single controller Couldn’t scale: 2-1/2 days with D2D system to deduplicate one day’s worth of data IT reverted back to tape backups Restores slow, difficult and expensive Environment Disk-to-disk backup with inline deduplication, backing up over 10,000 databases daily Challenges Maxed out number of disk trays; single controller Couldn’t scale: 2-1/2 days with D2D system to deduplicate one day’s worth of data IT reverted back to tape backups Restores slow, difficult and expensive Environment ExaGrid 80TB system backing up 1PB of data Advantages Deduplication ratios average 27:1 Backups meet goals, scale using GRID Restore speeds: quick with full copy of most recent backup in high-speed landing zone Able to add capacity in modular increments to pay as they grow “We’ve worked closely with ExaGrid on our backup infrastructure and have been extremely pleased with the product, customer support, and the company as a whole. The folks at ExaGrid go the extra mile, and we consider them to be a trusted partner.” — Sean Graver, Storage Architect, Concur

Before ExaGrid Before ExaGrid After ExaGrid Environment Environment CASE STUDY: Dot Foods Before ExaGrid Before ExaGrid After ExaGrid Environment CommVault Simpana to tape Challenges Backup window continued to grow to unacceptable proportions Limited by number of tape drives, which didn’t provide sufficient throughput and volume Amount of tapes required and related physical storage were problematic Environment ExaGrid two-site cross-replicating system Advantages Approach to deduplication optimizes disk space Seamless integration with CommVault Two-site system provides disaster recovery protection Much less time spent managing backups “The time that we spend managing our backups has been cut considerably using the ExaGrid. Our tape library was cantankerous and didn’t want to work half the time. When you only have a few tape drives and just one of them goes down, it really puts a crimp in things whereas backing up to disk, you can write hundreds of streams simultaneously.” — Les Hultquist, UNIX Administrator, Dot Foods

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