This document discusses the transformation of IT backup and recovery due to trends in data growth and regulations. It presents EMC's backup solutions including Data Domain for disk-based backup with deduplication, Avamar for fast VMware backups, and NetWorker for centralized backup management. These solutions provide faster backups, recovery and scalability compared to traditional tape-based systems. Case studies show customers achieving up to 98% data reduction, replacing tapes completely and saving over $200k annually with EMC's backup products.