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To present an enterprise-wide view of data protection measured against business objectives, a management application must be able to consolidate data. Consolidation is the process of collecting data on activities and outcomes from disparate backup applications across multiple servers and then storing it in a uniform database that enables business intelligence controls. Only consolidated data delivers a high-level, strategic view of data protection, ensuring mission-critical data is protected and recoverable. This strategic view is the proverbial "gold" that can be mined from your data protection systems; it is the asset that will enable IT management to prioritize activity to bring activities in line with business objectives and communicate policy compliance to corporate officers and data owners. |