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Quantum Rolls Data Solutions for Disk Based Backup
By
ChannelTimes Staff
Mumbai, Mar 10, 2007
Quantum Corporation, the storage vendor, announced its disk-based backup solutions incorporating data de-duplication and replication technologies, which expedites disk-based backup.
The DXi-series, including DXi3500 and DXi5500 appliances helps in eliminating redundant data and allow users in midrange and data center environments to retain 10 to 50 times more backup data, while recovering it fast and store it for months at a lower cost.
This technology also allows appliances to provide WAN-based remote replication of backup data as a tool for disaster recovery between distributed sites like the data centers and regional offices. The DXi-Series enables easy installation process and encompasses manageability features in wider IT environments. Quantum s long-standing expertise in back-up, recovery and archival solutions makes its solutions unique in meeting customers disk-based backup requirements in a broader storage framework.
Since the completion of ADIC acquisition in August 2006, Quantum has efficiently integrated key technologies from both the companies and which has evolved as a part of the DXi-Series solution. The new solutions encompasses Quantum s patented data de-duplication technology and other enhanced functionality, providing such advantages as best-in-class performance of up to 800 GB/hour, providing flexibility between NAS and virtual tape library (VTL) network interfaces.
"With the volumes of data increasing in multi-folds in a country like India, there is an absolute need for a product which increases the disk power to backup, data retention, disaster recovery and archival needs", said Sunny John, country manager, Quantum India.
According to John, Quantum s newly launched DXi-Series significantly increases the power of disk to support backup, data retention, and disaster recovery planning, and provide archival solutions, while delivering the industry-leading performance which is the key differentiator in the disk-based storage space.
"Data de-duplication is a powerful technology, bringing real and immediate value to end users," said Heidi Biggar, an analyst with the Enterprise Strategy Group. "With the introduction of its
DXi-Series, Quantum adds data de-duplication to its disk-based portfolio. Combine that with hardware compression, asynchronous replication, and onboard monitoring and diagnostic tools, and Quantum s got a powerful message," added Biggar.
Sunny John averred that DXi-Series appliances provide a wide variety of capacity options that deliver extended protection for data sets ranging from 250 GB to 11 TB in size.The key differentiator that DXi-Series holds as against conventional disk storage is that the latter cannot provide enough cost-effective capacity to let users retain more than a few days of backup data, limiting the benefits disk provides. DXi- Series on the other hand, addresses issues of cost to backup data in a distributed environment providing a lower total cost of ownership to the customers deploying the solution.
Quantum plans to ship DXi3500 and DXi5500 units this quarter. The MRP price for an entry level DXi-Series solution is at Rs 14.4 lakhs, which is scalable going by its eight different models.
Quantum s DXi-Series appliances provide a wide variety of capacity options that deliver extended protection for data sets ranging from 250 GB to 11 TB in size. Assuming typical data mixes and standard backup methods, these appliances can offer up to 216 TB of disk-based retention capacity, using an average 20:1 de-duplication ratio enough capacity to retain months of backups on disk for an 11 TB primary data set.
By delivering best-in-class performance, the DXi-Series also enables de-duplication to work more effectively for backing up enterprise data sets, optimizing the amount of data that can be protected within a given time period. When compared to other data reduction products,
DXi-Series appliances can protect the same amount of data in as little as half the time.
Easy to deploy and operate, the DXi3500 and DXi5500 are fully integrated appliances that can be presented to backup software as a NAS mount point (CIFS/NFS) or as a VTL with either Fibre Channel or iSCSI interconnect. Whether they appear as a standard NAS backup target or a familiar virtual tape interface, DXi-Series appliances are fully compatible with all leading backup applications and do not require that users change their existing backup methodology or infrastructure.
Warranty extensions and upgrades, as well as a full portfolio of professional installation and integration services, are optional.
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