CA Technologies has unveiled CA arcserve Unified Data Protection (UDP) – a solution it claims offers an easy-to-use implementation providing cost-effective backup and Assured Recovery across mixed IT environments.

At the core of the unified CA arcserve UDP is the new resource saving recovery point server (RPS) which combines global source-side de-duplication, integrated block-level replication, AES 256-bit level encryption, and cascading retention policies. CA arcserve UDP leverages the RPS and other technical advancements to deliver extended virtual machine protection with agent-less protection for VMware and now Microsoft Hyper-V environments.

It offers Assured Recovery with local and virtual remote standby and automated, non-disruptive disaster recovery testing and reporting. It also features continuous, full-system replication and high availability for near-instant recovery of an entire system – including business applications, files and data on both virtual and physical systems.

CA arcserve UDP supports major cloud platforms to allow easy recovery, migration or replication of complete systems, applications or data from cloud to cloud.

"The concept of unified data protection brings significant value to enterprises that are struggling to meet increasingly stringent RPOs and RTOs across physical, virtual and cloud environments," said Eric Burgener, research director, Storage Practice, IDC.  "Economics will drive data protection consolidation as administrators look to simplify how they handle backup, recovery, and business continuity requirements in today's heterogeneous world."