COPAN Systems Announces First and Only Disk-Based Alternative to Tape Storage.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers LONGMONT, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 19, 2004 Revolution 200T Revolutionizes the Rules of Storage with the Performance, Availability and Data Protection Characteristics of Disk at the Price and Scale of Tape COPAN Co·pán A ruined Mayan city of western Honduras that flourished from c. 300 b.c. to a.d. 900. The ruins include the Hieroglyphic Stairway with nearly 2,000 glyphs. Systems today announced Revolution 200T, the first and only storage solution to deliver a disk-based long-term data repository See repository. with the performance, availability and data protection of disk and the price and scale of tape. Based on COPAN Systems' patent-pending architecture, Revolution 200T is purpose-built for write once-read occasionally applications, delivering 2-3 times the density of tape, and 10 times faster data access than tape. Designed to fit seamlessly into current IT environments, the Revolution 200T is targeted toward backup/restore and scientific research applications. "Our vision is to change the way long term digital data is stored and accessed. The majority of Fortune 500 enterprises are currently caught in a stranglehold stran·gle·hold n. 1. Sports An illegal wrestling hold used to choke an opponent. 2. A force, influence, or action that restricts or suppresses freedom or progress. Also called throttlehold. between the cost-benefit of tape, the growing business costs of tape-based access, and the high price and lack-of-scalability of disk-based storage," said Dave Davenport Dave Davenport (born February 20, 1890 in Alexandria, Louisiana - October 16, 1954), is a former professional baseball player who played pitcher in the Major Leagues from 1914-1919. Davenport would play for the Cincinnati Reds, St. Louis Terriers, and the St. Louis Browns. , COPAN President and Chief Executive Officer. "We have combined the best of tape and the best of disk in the Revolution 200T to fill the hole in the storage hierarchy The range of memory and storage devices within the computer system. The following list starts with the slowest devices and ends with the fastest. See storage and memory. VERY SLOW Punch cards (obsolete) Punched paper tape (obsolete) FASTER ." "Relying on tape for backup and recovery is a risky proposition at best. To create an environment when tape even begins to approach enterprise-class reliability requires an unreasonable amount of effort. New approaches such as disk staging Disk staging is using disks as an additional, temporary stage of backup process before finally storing backup to tape. Backups stay on disk typically for a day or a week, before being copied to tape in a background process and deleted afterwards. only address the problem of backup windows, as all the data still goes to tape," said Sunny Vanderbeck, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. Data Return. "COPAN Systems will address the entire problem set -- cost, scale, performance and protection." Most large enterprises currently keep 85% or more of their business data on tape. As enterprises are required to keep more data available for faster backup and recovery, scientific research and legal requirements, the inefficiency of tape and the cost and scalability barriers of disk are causing enterprises to look for a new solution. For backup alone, enterprises spent $1.7 billion on disk-based storage in 2003, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Michael Peterson at Strategic Research. Enterprise Storage Group states that in two years, 53% of all protected data will be backed up to disk at some point in its lifecycle. "IT and storage managers have struggled to figure out the right balance of storage infrastructure and specifically what will effectively sit between traditional tape and disk," said Steve Duplessie, founder of Enterprise Storage Group. "COPAN Systems offers a 'no-compromise' implementation: A disk-based archive solution of massive scale with robust TCO (1) (Total Cost of Ownership) The cost of using a computer. It includes the cost of the hardware, software and upgrades as well as the cost of the inhouse staff and/or consultants that provide training and technical support. See ROI. advantages that doesn't impact current IT processes. Until now, disk has been seen as a short-term storage repository. With its innovations, COPAN has created a disk-based system for long-term storage." Revolutionary Architecture COPAN Systems Revolution 200T moves beyond standard MAID architectures with four key patent-pending innovations to deliver the performance, availability and data protection of disk at the price and scale of tape. -- Power-Managed RAID(TM) provides greater data protection by spinning only the drives necessary to meet the needs of the application. This reduces heat and vibration which enables higher-density packaging and cost reduction. -- Disk Aerobics aerobics (ârō`biks), [Gr.,=with oxygen], system of endurance exercises that promote cardiovascular fitness by producing and sustaining an elevated heart rate for a prolonged period of time, thereby pumping an increased amount of oxygen-rich (TM) monitors and manages drive health to ensure data vitality, delivering enterprise class SATA (Serial ATA) A serial version of the ATA (IDE) interface, which has been the de facto standard hard disk interface for desktop PCs for more than two decades. The original Parallel ATA (PATA) interface was launched in 1986. reliability and extending drive life by four times -- equivalent to SCSI SCSI in full Small Computer System Interface Once common standard for connecting peripheral devices (disks, modems, printers, etc.) to small and medium-sized computers. SCSI has given way to faster standards, such as Firewire and USB. . -- Three-tiered architecture scales performance with capacity while minimizing cost. -- Unique form factor, packs 14 drives in a 3.5 TB canister. COPAN Revolution 200T The Revolution 200T provides enterprise-class performance and reliability, allowing customers to minimize use of tape at a cost that is affordable. Key features of the Revolution 200T include: -- Massive Scalability -- scales from 56 to 224TB in a single cabinet with up to 896 drives -- High-bandwidth -- 2.4 TB/hour -- Data access -- 10 times faster than tape -- Increased protection -- all data is protected by RAID -- Seamless integration An addition of a new application, routine or device that works smoothly with the existing system. It implies that the new feature or program can be installed and used without problems. Contrast with "transparent," which implies that there is no discernible change after installation. into current environments using the virtual tape library A hard disk array that emulates a tape library. A virtual tape library (VTL) enables the storage medium to be switched from tapes to disks while continuing to use the existing tape backup software. See virtual tape system and storage virtualization. interface -- Cost-effective -- $3.50/GB uncompressed -- Enterprise class management and reliability -- Purpose-built for active archive applications characterized by write once-read occasionally Revolution 200T supports NetBackup, CommVault, and BakBone applications running on Solaris and Linux platforms. Additional support will follow. Ideal for Backup/Restore and Scientific Research Applications Designed to fit seamlessly into current IT environments, Revolution 200T can be applied to an application or function where cost and performance are currently at odds. However, with this first release, COPAN Systems has focused its solution on backup/restore and scientific research applications. Key benefits include: -- Removes difficulties of tape and enables all data to remain online -- Significantly improves backup speeds and time to restore -- Speeds time to market by increasing research efficiency -- No increase in complexity -- No technology migration required by tape -- Less hardware, less management, less time (performance, access) -- Total cost of ownership is up to 20% less than tape (TCO), almost 50% less than D2D2T (Disk-to-Disk-to-Tape) Refers to backing up data on disks first and tape (or optical disc) second. Backing up onto tape is performed at less frequent intervals than from disk to disk. See D2D and virtual tape. architectures COPAN Systems architecture has been validated by over 100 enterprise customers, including many Fortune 500 institutions spanning financial, media, manufacturing and high-end computing industries. Pricing and Availability Revolution 200T is priced at $3.50 per gigabyte, uncompressed, and will be generally available in Q3 2004. It is currently shipping to early adopters. About COPAN Systems COPAN Systems was founded to fill a hole in the storage hierarchy with a storage solution that offers disk-based performance at the price of tape. The Company is led by storage industry veterans from Hitachi Data Systems See HDS. , StorageTek, VERITAS, Dell and Compaq, and is privately-held, with venture capital investments by Austin Ventures and Globespan Capital. The COPAN Systems Revolution 200T has been validated by over 100 enterprise customers, including many Fortune 500 institutions spanning media, financial, manufacturing and high-end computing industries. The product will be available in mid-2004. More information on COPAN Systems is available at http://www.copansys.com. |
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