ExaGrid Systems Inc., a provider of cost-effective and scalable disk-based backup solutions with data deduplication, announced on Thursday that Cross Country Home Services (CCHS) chose ExaGrid to improve the speed and reliability of backups. CCHS moved from their previous tape backup to a faster, more reliable and more easily managed disk-based solution from ExaGrid, and now provides even higher levels of data protection for critical customer information.
Symantec Corp. announced on Tuesday its NetBackup 5000 deduplication appliance and cloud storage for NetBackup and Backup Exec to help organizations reduce their data storage footprint and leverage cloud-based data storage services. These new delivery models provide organizations with the flexibility to manage their information in a way that makes the most sense for their environment, through software, appliance or a cloud-based solution.
Veeam Software, a provider of VMware data protection, disaster recovery and VMware management solutions for virtual data center environments, announced this week that its Veeam Backup & Replication software has been tested and validated for interoperability with Quantum DXi Series network attached storage (NAS) backup appliances. Quantum and Veeam are actively engaged in joint selling opportunities to help customers address the complex challenges associated with deduplication in virtualized environments.
Varonis Systems Inc., a provider of comprehensive data governance software, announced on Thursday version 5.5 of DatAdvantage and DataPrivilege, a further evolution of the Varonis Meta-data Framework, which enables customers to identify sensitive unstructured and semi-structured data on their file systems, SharePoint Sites and NAS devices. Varonis’ software helps customers find areas with excessive permissions and abnormal access activity, understand who can access, who is accessing, who should not have access, and who owns the data, and remediate risk faster than traditional data protection products.
StorageCraft Technology Corp., a provider of disk-based backup, disaster recovery, system migration, data protection and security solutions for servers, desktops and laptops, and Symform Inc., a provider of decentralized cloud computing services for data protection, announced Wednesday that they are partnering to provide an affordable cloud backup solution for small-to-midsized businesses (SMBs).
