They don't do pricing per GB, but rather by how many Media Agents (actually talk to backup devices) and iDataAgents (backup target, like filesystem, sql, email, etc) you use.  I can't remember if it's Computer Store or MSU Purchasing, but one of them should know the details of the contract MSU has with Commvault and be able to get you a price list. 
 
Also, I should add that their support is pretty good and we've never had trouble with getting any issues resolved.
 
-Steve

>>> On 4/14/2010 at 10:08 AM, Denyson Figueiredo <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
Do you guys know the cost for Commvault? Say per GB cost?


On 4/14/10 10:00 AM, "Steve Bogdanski" <[log in to unmask]">[log in to unmask]> wrote:
For that kind of environment with that many different backup sources I would definitely recommend Commvault, as it supports Windows, Linux and Unix OSes and has specific backup agents for MS SQL, Exchange and Oracle.  I do believe Commvault has de-upe features too (we don't use it at the moment), has integration with EMC hardware (we purchased it with our 1st EMC SAN years ago) and can handle backing up VMware setups (Universal VM Backup Agent).  They also allow Disk-to-Disk and Disk-Disk-to-Tape backup scenarios.
 
The reason MSU has a site contract with them is that they were already being used by several of the larger groups on campus and then central campus started using them also.
 
Stephen Bogdanski           
Information Technology Center
College of Veterinary Medicine
Michigan State University


>>> On 4/14/2010 at  9:33 AM, Brian Pillar <[log in to unmask]">[log in to unmask]> wrote:
Guess I should clarify further.  The amount of data coming across the network for backups is probably about 2 TB, I still se that as significant, but it is far from a majority of the data being backed up.
 
-Brian

>>> Brian Pillar <[log in to unmask]">[log in to unmask]> 4/14/2010 9:26 AM >>>
Somewhere in the neighborhood of 15-17 TB, and a significant portion of it will be coming across the campus network.  We'll be backing up Windows Servers, Linux Servers, Exchange, MS SQL, Oracle, PostgreSQL, and I'm sure a few others have slipped my mind.  These are some reasons we liked Avamar, because the it has source-based deduplication at fairly high rates, which also reduces backup time.  It also seems to integrate nicely with our EMC SAN and VMWare.  
 
-Brian

>>> Denyson Figueiredo <[log in to unmask]">[log in to unmask]> 4/13/2010 3:45 PM >>>
How much data are you backing up? Have anyone look into Acronis® Backup & Recovery™ 10 Server for Windows?

Denyson


On 4/13/10 3:32 PM, "Ehren Benson" <[log in to unmask]">[log in to unmask]> wrote:
We use Microsoft DPM2010 For Disk - Disk and Disk - Disk - Tape backups.  Its easy ans slick but only for Microsoft products which from my understanding is what you are now using.  I'd be happy to show you, let me know.

Ehren J. Benson, MCSE
Windows Systems Administrator
Department of Physics and Astronomy
Michigan State University
1209 A Biomed Phys Sci

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Subject: [MSUNAG] Backup Solutions

Anyone out there have any experience with any backup solutions?
 
We're looking at an EMC Avamar to give us backup to disk to tape, but the price tag stands out in a not so good way.  I have also looked into Barracuda's backup service, but it does not appear that the backup data can be duplicated to tape or another device except in their cloud, and we are just not comfortable with our data out in a cloud somewhere (at least not yet).
 
Thanks,
 
-Brian
 
 
 
Brian Pillar
RHS Information Services Microsoft Network Administrator
Michigan State University
517-353-1694, FAX: 517-884-0248