Quantum expands SMB backup portfolio

Storage in the Enterprise Arsenal Digital Solutions Traditional Backup vs. On-Demand Data Protection Services: Critical Questions for IT Decision-Makers When deciding on a data protection solution, budget limits, service quality, and compliance requirements all weigh on the minds of IT leaders. A single overlooked issue can mean the difference between disaster and continuous operations. In this Webcast, Doug Chandler of IDC will explain how many companies have evaluated their data protection choices in today's market and made a successful transition from in-house backup and recovery operations to service-based solutions. Click here to listen to this webcast today! Network World's Storage in the Enterprise Newsletter, 07/12/07 Quantum expands SMB backup portfolio By Deni Connor Quantum expanded its portfolio of SMB backup products this week with a removable version of its Go-Vault Data Protection Solution. The company’s GoVault consists of two removable cartridges and a tabletop or server-embedded tape drive that lets SMBs backup their data, remove the cartridge and transport it offsite. Quantum says that SMBs without IT support will often leave backup tapes on the shelf in the office or not know how to handle tape-rotation. With the removable cartridge, an employee can take the cartridge home at night and swap in the new cartridge the next day. Manage Skyrocketing Storage The data on your network is growing at a rapid pace that's only going to increase. Download Network World's latest Executive Guide and get the practical, real-world advice and insider information you need to best manage and meet your storage demands and industry regulations. Click here to download. The GoVault Data Protection Solution also includes backup software for Windows servers and features data de-duplication technology. It backs up only changes to files and operates at 26Mbytes/sec to 34Mbytes/sec. A Windows Explorer interface lets users retrieve files. Each cartridge can withstand a 3-feet drop onto hard surfaces. Further the GoVault is password-protected and data is encrypted. The GoVault competes with removable cartridge systems such as ProStor’s RDX, Seagate’s FreeAgent and Iomega’s REV drives. The GoVault starts at $400 for the internal server dock, two 40GB cartridges, Serial ATA II cabling and the GoVault Data Protection de-duplication software. Additional cartridges start at $100 and are available in 40GB, 80GB, 120GB and 160GB capacities.   What do you think? Post a comment on this newsletter

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Contact the author: Deni Connor is senior editor for Network World magazine covering storage, archiving and compliance, IT in healthcare, Novell and data center-related issues. E-mail Deni.   Arsenal Digital Solutions Traditional Backup vs. On-Demand Data Protection Services: Critical Questions for IT Decision-Makers When deciding on a data protection solution, budget limits, service quality, and compliance requirements all weigh on the minds of IT leaders. A single overlooked issue can mean the difference between disaster and continuous operations. In this Webcast, Doug Chandler of IDC will explain how many companies have evaluated their data protection choices in today's market and made a successful transition from in-house backup and recovery operations to service-based solutions. Click here to listen to this webcast today! ARCHIVE Archive of the Storage in the Enterprise Newsletter. BONUS FEATURE IT PRODUCT RESEARCH AT YOUR FINGERTIPS Get detailed information on thousands of products, conduct side-by-side comparisons and read product test and review results with Network World’s IT Buyer’s Guides. Find the best solution faster than ever with over 100 distinct categories across the security, storage, management, wireless, infrastructure and convergence markets. Click here for details. PRINT SUBSCRIPTIONS AVAILABLE You've got the technology snapshot of your choice delivered to your inbox each day. Extend your knowledge with a print subscription to the Network World newsweekly, Apply here today. International subscribers, click here. SUBSCRIPTION SERVICES To subscribe or unsubscribe to any Network World newsletter, change your e-mail address or contact us, click here. This message was sent to: networking.world@gmail.com. Please use this address when modifying your subscription. Advertising information: Write to Associate Publisher Online Susan Cardoza Network World, Inc., 118 Turnpike Road, Southborough, MA 01772 Copyright Network World, Inc., 2007