Dell, CommVault release bundled de-duplication appliance.Byline: jeevan@cpidubai.com (Staff) Dell and CommVault Systems CommVault Systems Inc. (NASDAQ: CVLT) is a United States based company specializing in data and storage management software. Created in 1988 as a development group in AT&T's Bell Labs, the group produced AT&T's in-house backup software, Automatic Backup, Archive and Recovery announced their first integrated data management appliance with embedded block-level deduplication - the Dell PowerVault Dell PowerVault products include disk enclosures, disk arrays, tape drives, autoloaders, tape libraries, network attached storage and storage area networks. Some of these products are provided through a partnership with EMC Corporation and are further classified as a Dell/EMC DL2000.<p>The DL2000 server, which comes bundled with CommVault Simpana 8 software, has up to 144TB of usable disk capacity and is targeted at small- to medium-sized businesses. The appliance is designed as an all-in-one disk-based backup appliance with de-duplication and improved management of virtualized environments. <p>The new version of the PowerVault offers a deduplication ratio of up to 20:1, allowing users to reduce the costs and complexity of storing, protecting and managing data across disk and tape tiers of storage through one user interface. The Singular Information Management interface integrates disk-to-disk backup and tape archive tape archive - tar deduplication with a data replication tool to provide disaster recovery capabilities by vaulting backups offsite. <p>The appliance has a data ingestion ingestion /in·ges·tion/ (-chun) the taking of food, drugs, etc., into the body by mouth. in·ges·tion n. 1. The act of taking food and drink into the body by the mouth. 2. rate of 1.5TB/hour, which is faster than the 1TB/hour ingestion rate of Data Domain's backup appliance, a CommVault spokeswoman said.<p>The DL2000's iSCSI target support integrates with VMware Consolidated Backup to keep Dell EqualLogic iSCSI virtual server backup traffic off the LAN (Local Area Network) A communications network that serves users within a confined geographical area. The "clients" are the user's workstations typically running Windows, although Mac and Linux clients are also used. .<p>"The latest CommVault-Dell offering provides customers with benefits to help cut data management capital and operating expenses Operating expenses The amount paid for asset maintenance or the cost of doing business, excluding depreciation. Earnings are distributed after operating expenses are deducted. , facilitate consolidation of distributed backup operations, and slash server virtualization-related storage costs," Lauren Whitehouse, an analyst with the Enterprise Strategy Group in Milford, Mass., said in a statement. <p>The DL2000 First-Time Boot Utility, an auto-detection and configuration of disk storage, can be set up in 30 minutes, according to CommVault.<p>Unlike competing products, CommVault's Simpana software modules are created with a single unifying code base and common platform to reduce back-end infrastructure and administrative overhead. <p>"The ability to manage interoperable features, instead of disparate point products, from a consolidated console also translates into significant savings for budget-and resource-constrained SMBs," said Darren Thomas, vice president and GM, Dell Storage Business, said in a statement.<p>Copyright 2009 IDG IDG International Data Group IDG Integrated Drive Generator IDG Installation Design Guide IDG Internet Discussion Group IDG Inset Dielectric Guide IDG International Dangerous Goods (mail, shipping) Middle East. All rights reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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