Storage Appliance: STORServer Announces New Line Of K6000 Storage Appliances For Most Demanding Backup, Archive, And Disaster Recovery Environments
Aimed at mid-to-large enterprises, new appliances feature highest capacity Qualstar XLS libraries and are ideal marriage of D2D and D2D2T backup solutions
STORServer®, manufacturer of the all-in-one suite of Business Continuity Appliances, announced today its new line of STORServer K6000 Backup Appliances® featuring the full line-up of Qualstar XLS libraries. The new models provide unparalleled backup, archiving and disaster recovery to mid-to large enterprises and smartly combine both disk to disk (D2D) and disk to disk to tape (D2D2T). With up to 10TB of disk, hundreds of simultaneous backups from virtually all operating system platforms are possible.
"We see our customers' data growing at rapid rates, and their need for archiving that data is increasing right along with it," said Ellen Rome, STORServer vice president of sales and marketing. "Our new backup appliance will allow customers to receive the kind of quintessential backup security they need, whether it's every day or in case of a disaster."
Ideal for the diverse needs of growing companies, the new STORServer K6000 Backup Appliances are based on the highly modular Qualstar XLS family of Linear Tape-Open (LTO) tape libraries and feature capacities from 300 linear tape slots up to 6,085 slots in its largest configuration, providing unparalleled capacity.
The new K6000 models use IBM x3800 or x3850 series servers and either internal Serial Attached SCSI (SAS) or external Serial Advanced Technology Attachment (SATA) storage shelves, all racked inside Qualstar XLS' 8U internal rack space, providing the perfect platform for the most demanding of backup, archive and DR environments.
"Like Qualstar, STORServer has a long history of providing simple, reliable solutions to IT professionals," said Bob Covey, vice president of marketing at Qualstar. "We are pleased that the XLS family has been chosen for launch of the STORServer K6000 Backup Appliances."
Hundreds of synchronized backups are possible with the new K6000 appliances, which can contain up to 10TB of disk. Using IBM Tivoli Storage Manager Enterprise Edition and its Progressive Backup Methodology, the new K6000 provides the ideal marriage of D2D and D2D2T backup solutions. Users can tailor the solution to meet the diverse needs of the medium to large enterprise. By staging backups to disk initially, STORServer decouples tape drives from backup streams without the need for expensive and complicated Virtual Tape Library (VTL) technology.
With 10TB of cache pool, several days of backup data are stored on disk and are available for very rapid restore. Data is migrated to tape and Disaster Recovery copies are made automatically using the appliance's built in software called STORServer Manager. This technology reduces the amount of time required of a system administrator to minutes per day.
The STORServer K6000 Backup Appliances begin at $220,000, which includes installation and one year of 24x7 support, backing up enterprises with 10-100TB of data. The K6000 captures 500GB-4Tb of changes per day and is sized to keep at least 45 days of data backups and archives online.
All STORServer products are distributed solely through a network of authorized resellers nationwide. For more information, or to locate a reseller in your area, visit www.storserver.com.
About STORServer®
A privately held corporation located in Colorado Springs, Colorado and the Netherlands, STORServer®, Inc. is an employee-owned manufacturer of the award-winning line of STORServer® Business Continuity Appliances. Recently awarded the Editor's Choice Award by WindowsIT Pro Magazine, the Business Continuity Appliances are LAN friendly, enterprise-wide products, which reduce install and management time to just minutes. Formed in 1995 from SSSI, STORServer is recognized as having the leading TSM consultants in the industry. STORServer® sells through a nationwide distribution of partners, who have established themselves as the leaders in product and solution delivery. For press inquiries contact Liza Dittoe of Dittoe Public Relations at 317-202-2280 or liza@dittoepr.com. For more information on STORServer® and its products, visit www.storserver.com.