At Storage Networking World Europe, HP introduced new products and services for data protection and archiving - two critical components in managing information throughout its lifecycle.

In the area of data protection, HP introduced new HP ProLiant servers that allow backup at fixed intervals, protecting critical data at all times and reducing the risk of file data loss and business downtime by 96 percent.

Highlighting the new archiving offerings, the HP StorageWorks File Migration Agent is a flexible storage software solution designed to automate and simplify the management of enterprise Windows file server environments.

The company also extended the HP Virtual Library System to accelerate backup and recovery and introduced HP Electronic Vaulting Services to provide customers with secure, remote storage and retrieval of the information vital to their businesses.

Human error, software glitches, power failures and intrusions such as worms and viruses have turned data protection into a complex process. New HP ProLiant DL 100 G2 and HP ProLiant DL 380 G4 Data Protection Storage Servers (DPSSs) help eliminate complexity for customers with one-click data protection that is easier to use and deploy than competitive offerings. The network-attached storage appliances are built around Microsoft Data Protection Manager and Windows Storage Server 2003.

Extending the capacity and performance of the HP 6000 Virtual Library System family, the new HP StorageWorks 6840 Virtual Library System (VLS) accelerates backup and recovery of slow servers in storage area network environments and integrates seamlessly into existing backup applications and processes.

The new HP Electronic Vaulting Services provide highly secure, scalable, automated remote backup, enabling companies to restore vital business data from anywhere across an enterprise, at any time - even after a disaster. The services give customers off-site data protection and retention, multiple backup file versions, and the ability to consolidate remote locations to a single data repository.

HP's new archiving solutions help customers take control of information through every stage of its lifecycle to maximize business advantage.

The HP StorageWorks File Migration Agent (FMA) reduces online storage requirements by providing flexible migration and archiving and it helps create a multi-tiered framework necessary for a comprehensive ILM strategy.

Using HP FMA, customers can create information policies for maintaining active files on high-performance storage and migrate inactive files to more cost-effective storage such as tape, NAS (network-attached storage) and HP Storage Works File System Extender, as well as HP's active archive for content addressable storage, HP StorageWorks Reference Information Storage System.