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Tue, December 16, 2008
Mon, December 15, 2008
Quantum Corporation: ESG Lab Results Validate Performance and Flexibility of Quantum's DXi7500 Disk-Based Backup Solution for t
SAN JOSE, CA--(Marketwire - December 15, 2008) - Quantum Corp. (
Quantum's policy-based deduplication technology not only provides customers with significant savings in disk capacity requirements but also enables them to determine the most appropriate deduplication process for their backup application, including whether to carry out deduplication during ingest or as a post process. Lab tests conducted by ESG demonstrate that the DXi7500 can reduce disk capacity by up to 98 percent, enabling customers to achieve high backup performance while lowering the cost per gigabyte (GB) for data backup operations. ESG also verified DXi7500 enterprise performance levels, demonstrating the ability to back up as much as 32 terabytes (TB) of primary data in an eight-hour window and restore individual files within a matter of seconds.
"Quantum is the company to watch as the data deduplication market continues to gain momentum," said Brian Garrett, technical director of ESG Lab. "The DXi7500's policy-based deduplication, enterprise class performance, integrated tape creation support, and seamless scalability provide a unique approach for optimizing enterprise data protection and recovery strategies. Customers are able to retain more data for fast and reliable restores and longer periods on disk while minimizing impact on backups -- key factors organizations look for when evaluating their backup options."
Additional highlights from the ESG Lab Validation Report on Quantum's DXi7500 include:
-- Efficient and reliable remote replication for disaster recovery: ESG Lab configured remote replication to simulate site failure and disaster recovery scenarios, and the DXi7500 began restoring files immediately. Quantum's bandwidth-optimized remote replication is able to reduce network bandwidth requirements significantly when replicating backup data over the WAN, enabling a comprehensive data protection architecture covering remote and branch offices as well as multiple data centers. -- Seamless path-to-tape functionality and integration into existing backup environments: The DXi7500's path-to-tape functionality integrates smoothly with the backup application's media management tools, enabling enterprises to meet offsite and deep archive requirements using the familiar tools and techniques of their backup application without burdening media servers or consuming SAN bandwidth. -- Ease of implementation and management: Configuring deduplication policies and schedules on the DXi7500 is straightforward and intuitive. The backup application stored backup data on the DXi7500 just ten minutes after configuration. ESG Lab also tested and confirmed that the innovative Quantum Vision™ data management software provides a single interface with deep and intuitive capabilities for managing, monitoring, and analyzing disk, tape and remote replication systems and operations.
"ESG's rigorous lab testing confirms that the DXi7500 delivers much-needed enterprise capabilities and provides the foundation for a comprehensive multi-site, multi-tier data protection architecture," said Janae Lee, vice president of marketing for Quantum. "The lab results also highlight the value of our industry-first policy-based deduplication technology which sets us apart from competitors by empowering customers with the flexibility to choose the most viable dedup process for their backup requirements. This technology, along with remote replication and path-to-tape functionality, is one of the reasons why customers and major OEMs have turned to Quantum to meet their deduplication needs."
ESG Lab Report and Webcast Featuring Quantum DXi7500 Test Results
The complete [ ESG Lab Validation Report ] is available today to download. An exclusive TechTarget webcast featuring Brian Garrett is scheduled to debut Jan. 13, 2009.
ESG Lab's third-party validation is based on its own hands-on testing and discussions with end users. The report was commissioned by Quantum and tests were hosted in a Quantum facility.
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