<s>
NDMP	B-Device
,	O
or	O
Network	B-Device
Data	I-Device
Management	I-Device
Protocol	I-Device
,	O
is	O
a	O
protocol	O
meant	O
to	O
transport	O
data	O
between	O
network	B-Application
attached	I-Application
storage	I-Application
(	O
NAS	B-Application
)	O
devices	O
and	O
backup	B-Protocol
devices	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
removes	O
the	O
need	O
for	O
transporting	O
the	O
data	O
through	O
the	O
backup	B-Application
server	O
itself	O
,	O
thus	O
enhancing	O
speed	O
and	O
removing	O
load	O
from	O
the	O
backup	B-Application
server	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
originally	O
invented	O
by	O
NetApp	B-Operating_System
and	O
Intelliguard	O
,	O
acquired	O
by	O
Legato	O
and	O
then	O
EMC	O
Corporation	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Most	O
contemporary	O
multi-platform	O
backup	B-Application
software	I-Application
support	O
this	O
protocol	O
.	O
</s>
