Arsenal Digital Slashes Time To Full Remote Data Protection and Disaster Recovery by 50% or More.New ViaRemote[R] RapidProtect and RapidRecover Services Extend Industry's Most Comprehensive Data Protection for Remote Servers CARY, N.C. -- Arsenal Digital Solutions[R], the worldwide leader in on-demand data protection, today launched two new data protection services - ViaRemote[R] RapidProtect and ViaRemote[R] RapidRecover - that set new standards for achieving 100 percent data protection. Analysts estimate that 60 percent of corporate business data is created remotely outside the data center where it's largely unprotected by current IT operations. The trend of data growth outside the traditional perimeter of IT protection has driven massive demand for remote data protection services such as Arsenal's ViaRemote, which in 2006 experienced 432 percent year-over-year revenue growth. Remote data growth rates Growth Rates The compounded annualized rate of growth of a company's revenues, earnings, dividends, or other figures. Notes: Remember, historically high growth rates don't always mean a high rate of growth looking into the future. , however, are also matching the 50 percent year-over-year growth seen in the enterprise data center. Even with increased bandwidth and advances in WAN optimization WAN optimization products seek to accelerate a broad range of applications accessed by distributed enterprise users via eliminating redundant transmissions, staging data in local caches, compressing and prioritizing data, and streamlining chatty protocols (e.g., CIFS).. , this furious growth can have a dramatic impact on the WAN during the process of initial backups or large scale recoveries. As a result, initial backup and full recovery times can expand by days or even weeks, requiring an alternative that removes the burden of data transfer off the WAN during these critical times. It is for this purpose that Arsenal developed the ViaRemote[R] RapidProtect and RapidRecover services, drastically dras·tic adj. 1. Severe or radical in nature; extreme: the drastic measure of amputating the entire leg; drastic social change brought about by the French Revolution. 2. accelerating what is already the industry's fastest and most comprehensive remote data protection service for enterprises, small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) and small office/home office See SOHO. environments (SOHOs). The new services bring a level of financial protection and operational assurance to businesses of all sizes that previously had been out of reach for all but the largest organizations. They also set new industry standards for achieving specific initial backup and disaster recovery objectives for remote server environments. Briefly, the new ViaRemote services comprise: * ViaRemote[R] RapidProtect - An on-site appliance, data protection option for enterprise branch offices or SMBs to help achieve key data availability Refers to the degree to which data can be instantly accessed. The term is mostly associated with service levels that are set up either by the internal IT organization or that may be guaranteed by a third party datacenter or storage provider. and service levels. Enables 100 percent protection for server environments by leveraging a temporary on-site appliance and Arsenal professional services (job) professional services - A department of a supplier providing consultancy and programming manpower for the supplier's products. . The 72-hour service level objective for this service represents as much as a 50 percent reduction in time to full protection when compared to competitive solutions - and avoids consuming valuable WAN bandwidth. * ViaRemote[R] RapidRecover - Secure, remote site disaster recovery option for enterprise branch offices or SMBs. Enables 100 percent recovery of data for individual servers or entire sites utilizing an on-site appliance and professional services. Data can be restored at the original office location or at a separate disaster recovery site. Data delivery in 72 hours represents as much as a 60 percent reduction in time for full recovery when compared to competitive solutions - and avoids consuming valuable WAN bandwidth. * A ViaRemote[R] bare metal 1. bare metal - New computer hardware, unadorned with such snares and delusions as an operating system, an HLL, or even assembler. Commonly used in the phrase "programming on the bare metal", which refers to the arduous work of bit bashing needed to create these basic tools restore option is also available to customers for complete system/server reconstruction. Available at an additional cost, this option is for companies looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. the highest levels of system protection, including OS and applications recovery. "On-demand data protection services, such as Arsenal Digital's, allow organizations of all sizes to improve the quality, reliability and security of data protection, while also better managing its high cost and complexity," said Lauren Whitehouse, Enterprise Strategy Group analyst. "Arsenal Digital is expanding its proven and comprehensive offering with its ViaRemote RapidProtect service to accelerate initiation of off-site data protection and its ViaRemote RapidRecover service to speed on-site disaster recovery." ViaRemote[R] RapidProtect and RapidRecover: Time on Your Side "When it comes to data protection and disaster recovery, time is a luxury most businesses can't afford," said Brian Reagan, executive vice president and CMO CMO See: Collateralized mortgage obligation CMO See collateralized mortgage obligation (CMO). for Arsenal Digital. "Our customers see tremendous benefits in having Arsenal as a partner and key provider of critical data, systems and network IT backbone capabilities that keep their data available and businesses operating smoothly. The ViaRemote RapidProtect and RapidRecover offerings, including our server/system recovery options, expand the perimeter of protection that ViaRemote provides to our customers." Combining the benefits of on-demand data protection and best-of-breed storage technologies powered by Arsenal's patent pending, end-to-end s end-to-end a pattern of anastomosis in which severed ends are matched and united, in contrast with other patterns such as end-to-side or side-to-side. Usually applied to anastomosis of the intestine. 3[R] service architecture, the ViaRemote family has long been the leading alternative to labor intensive Labor Intensive A process or industry that requires large amounts of human effort to produce goods. Notes: A good example is the hospitality industry (hotels, restaurants, etc), they are considered to be very people-oriented. See also: Capital Intensive, Trading Dollars and error-prone traditional backup solutions. Far outpacing competitive solutions in efficiency and flexibility, this enables Arsenal to provide best-in-class data protection services to organizations of all sizes - backed by the strongest service level agreements and unparalleled support. The new ViaRemote[R] RapidProtect and RapidRecover services take the innovation and responsiveness that have been a hallmark hallmark, mark impressed on silverwork or goldwork to signify official approval of the standard of purity of the metal, also called plate mark. The hallmark was introduced by statute in England in 1300 and enforced by the Goldsmiths' Hall, London. of Arsenal Digital services and instantiate In object technology, to create an object of a specific class. See instance. instantiate - instantiation it in a data protection professional services engagement. For organizations facing formidable data protection and recovery requirements due to regulatory or business pressures, Arsenal and its partners can perform local backups or restorations faster than ever. ViaRemote for PCs: Protection and Piece of Mind Arsenal today also delivered usability How easy something is to use. Both software and Web sites can be tested for usability. Considering how difficult applications are to use and Web sites are to navigate, one would wish that more designers took this seriously. See user interface and usability lab. enhancements in ViaRemote for PCs that further enable customers to reduce costs and optimize optimize - optimisation staff resources. SMB (1) (Small to Medium-sized Business) Also called "SME" (small to medium-sized enterprise), it refers to companies that are larger than the small office/home office (SOHO), but not huge. and SOHOs are quickly being overwhelmed o·ver·whelm tr.v. o·ver·whelmed, o·ver·whelm·ing, o·ver·whelms 1. To surge over and submerge; engulf: waves overwhelming the rocky shoreline. 2. a. with data and challenged by enterprise-level storage and data protection needs, typically with limited or no IT staff. As such, services must be easy to deploy and use, and tailored to meet their needs. Arsenal's enhanced ViaRemote for PC offering provides all the data protection an enterprise needs, in a package designed for an end-user to understand. As a result of the improvements, businesses can further reduce cost and optimize staff resources by minimizing end-user learning requirements and eliminating up to 80 percent of common end-user help desk requests around installation and lost files. Enhancements, which include simplified installation and set-up, improved Backup Now functionality and enhanced IT policy controls, make it easier to establish PC protection for large-scale remote deployments. Arsenal Digital will be showcasing its ViaRemote family services in Booth C31 at Storage Networking World Storage Networking World (commonly called SNW) is a for data storage professionals in the United States. Sponsored by Computerworld and the Storage Networking Industry Association, SNW is held twice each year. , taking place April 16-19 at the Manchester Grand Hyatt in San Diego San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. , Calif. Members of the media and market research communities interested in meeting with executives at the conference are invited to contact Kevin Kosh at CHEN Chen - Peter Chen PR (kkosh@chenpr.com; 781-672-3111). Pricing and Availability Arsenal ViaRemote RapidProtect and RapidRecover are professional services engagement options that are available immediately. Pricing for ViaRemote offerings is available from Arsenal sales or sales partners. For more information, please visit: www.arsenaldigital.com/services/online-data-backup-services.htm or call (919) 466-6700. About ViaRemote ViaRemote is an on-demand data protection solution that automatically backs up your PCs, laptops and servers to a remote location - reliably and securely, from anywhere on your network. ViaRemote is available in two versions: ViaRemote for Servers and ViaRemote for PCs. Both versions integrate the latest innovations in data management services and technology, to deliver industry-leading cost savings and ROI (Return On Investment) The monetary benefits derived from having spent money on developing or revising a system. In the IT world, there are more ways to compute ROI than Carter has liver pills (and for those of you who never heard of that expression, it means a lot). over existing, traditional data protection approaches. About Arsenal Digital Solutions Arsenal Digital is the worldwide leader in on-demand data protection. With nearly a decade of experience and a global managed customer data footprint of more than 20 petabytes (PB), Arsenal is the data protection partner-of-choice to many of the world's top network service providers - including the top five providers worldwide - OEMs and ISVs. Its service model, which leverages Arsenal's patented s3[R] architecture, makes it easy for customers to protect their data and eliminate the need for significant IT investment in traditional software/hardware models. For more information on Arsenal and its services and solutions, visit www.arsenaldigital.com. Arsenal Digital Solutions, ViaRemote and s3 are registered trademarks of Arsenal Digital Solutions USA, Inc. All other trademarks and service marks mentioned herein are property of their respective owners. |
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