Dell EMC Data Domain: Data Domain has long been touted as one of the best PBBAs on the market.This helps improve the process, but also the efficiency of your backup environment. The following appliances will process the data compression and deduplication with their own engine and offload it from the Veeam software. Many Purpose-Built Backup Appliances (PBBA) have deep integrations with Veeam and will greatly improve your data compression ratios. Herein lies the importance of leveraging backup appliances in your environment. It’s not the best out there but it’s definitely a start! Veeam’s data compression ratio is only about 2:1 whereas many offerings in the market can get you closer to 7:1 or even 10:1. Your Veeam licensing comes with built-in deduplication which will assist you with space-saving in your environment. If you’ve already invested in Veeam for backing up and recovering data, you’re in luck. With the current explosive growth of data, and its exponential growth trajectory, how can you keep up? Doing more with less is a common theme, particularly in IT operations. Constantly stretching our investments and ROI is a new IT mandate.