Miami Florida -- Quantum Corp. (NYSE:QTM), a proven global expert in data protection and big data management, today announced that its Quantum vmPRO 4000 virtual server data protection appliance has been named “2011 Backup Hardware Product of the Year” in Storage magazine and SearchStorage.com’s annual awards feature. Adding to a growing body of accolades for Quantum vmPRO™ solutions, the award recognizes the vmPRO 4000 for superior innovation, performance, ease of integration and use, manageability, functionality and value in the Backup Hardware category. It also reflects Quantum’s success in extending its data protection leadership beyond physical environments by combining industry-leading technologies to provide optimized solutions for virtualization customers.
The Product of the Year award was judged by the Storage magazine/SearchStorage.com editorial staff, in conjunction with a team of users, industry experts, analysts and consultants. Quantum’s win comes just two months after its vmPRO was named “Storage Virtualisation Product of the Year” at the Storage, Virtualisation and Cloud Computing (SVC) Awards in the UK. Tolly Group, an industry analyst firm, also recently evaluated the solution and confirmed its implementation flexibility, ease-of-use, and advanced functionality.
Quantum vmPRO 4000 appliances integrate backup software and storage with industry-leading DXi® deduplication technology to deliver all-in-one protection for virtual machines (VMs) in remote offices or small and medium-size businesses. Quantum vmPRO technology operates as a virtual appliance integrated into VMware vCenter for streamlined management. Quantum’s unique approach reduces the time spent on data protection, enabling greater utilization of server, storage and network resources. Progressive optimization technology reduces the amount of data to be protected by up to 75 percent and pre-conditions data to make deduplication more effective. Quantum vmPRO stores virtual machines in their native format for fast recovery of either whole VMs or individual files and integrates well with third-party backup applications. The company also offers vmPRO software for data centers, which works with mid-range and enterprise DXi appliances to simplify and accelerate backup, restore and disaster recovery protection in virtual environments while reducing IT costs.
“Quantum vmPRO solutions have dramatically advanced storage efficiency and data protection in virtual environments,” said Robert Clark, senior vice president, Data Protection Group, Quantum. “Our technology allows customers to augment their existing infrastructure investment with a unique product that enables the consolidation of virtual and physical data protection. This award validates our focus on combining intelligence and value to meet customers’ full range of evolving data protection needs. We will continue to build on our technology leadership, as our Quantum vmPRO solutions have the ability to serve as the foundation for cloud-based data protection solutions.”
The ninth annual Storage magazine awards fielded nearly 200 entries across six separate categories. The Backup Hardware category included tape libraries, tape drives for backup, media, disk backup targets, virtual tape libraries (VTL), deduplication devices and gateways appliances for cloud backup.
Additional Resources
More details on the Data Storage 2011 Products of the Year awards can be found at: http://searchstorage.techtarget.com/guides/Best-data-storage-products-2011-Products-of-the-Year-winners
To watch a video featuring Quantum Chief Technology Evangelist David Chapa discussing this award win, visit: www.quantum.com/vmPRO4000POYVideo
For a copy of Tolly Group’s report, “Quantum vmPRO Data Protection Solution for VMware,” visit: www.quantum.com/vmPRO_Validation
To listen to a podcast featuring Quantum Vice President of Virtualization Henrik Rosendahl discussing the Quantum vmPRO 4601 and vmPRO software, visit: http://www.quantum.com/Products/vmbackup/vmpro4000podcast
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About Quantum
Quantum Corp. (NYSE:QTM) is a proven global expert in data protection and big data management that provides a unique combination of intelligent storage solutions and unmatched value for traditional, virtual and cloud environments. From small businesses to multinational enterprises, more than 50,000 customers trust Quantum to help cost effectively manage data growth and extract the full value from their digital assets. The company’s offerings include:
DX®-Series disk-based deduplication and replication systems for fast backup and restore, Quantum vmPRO™ solutions for protecting virtual machine data, Scalar® tape automation products for disaster recovery and long-term data retention, and StorNext® big data management software and appliances for high-performance file sharing and archiving. Quantum Corp., 1650 Technology Drive, Suite 800, San Jose, CA 95110. For more information call (800) 557-6540 x111 or click info@cloudcaboodle.com
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StorSimple 5010/7010 Appliance Tops Storage System Category; Recognized for Innovation, Ease of Use, Functionality and Value
Orlando Florida -- StorSimple, the leading provider of cloud integrated enterprise storage for Windows and VMware environments, received top honors in the storage systems category for Storage magazine/SearchStorage.com's 2011 Product of the Year award. The StorSimple 5010 and 7010 products were awarded Gold in the category from among eleven finalists. The previous year StorSimple received the silver award in the same category with its StorSimple 1010 appliance.
According to Storage magazine/SearchStorage.com, over 200 products were nominated in six categories. The storage system category covers Fibre Channel (FC) and iSCSI storage-area networks (SAN), network-attached storage (NAS), multiprotocol systems, direct-attached storage (DAS), hard disk drives, solid-state storage, disk controllers, caching appliances, storage virtualization appliances and cloud storage gateway appliances. Products were judged by a panel of users, analysts, consultants, and Storage magazine and SearchStorage.com editors. Products were rated based on innovation, performance, ease of integration into environment, ease of use and manageability, functionality and value.
The StorSimple appliance was the only cloud solution among the finalists in the category, and the only cloud integrated enterprise storage product across the award. StorSimple's integrated approach to enterprise cloud storage is up to 80 percent more cost effective than traditional storage area network (SAN) approaches. The judges recognized StorSimple's "automated tiering to cloud storage with built-in dedupe/compression reducing cloud storage usage fees" as a "key advantage." In addition, judges said the appliances are a "good way to splice in cloud storage capacity without tremendous disruption or effort."
"Placing Gold for an award that is a staple of the storage industry is a tremendous honor," said Ursheet Parikh, CEO of StorSimple, "We mostly compete against the status quo, and the fact that the award recognizes us as better than status quo should signal to the market that it's time to think about cloud-integrated storage. If any company is thinking about cloud, it should think StorSimple."
About StorSimple
StorSimple ( www.storsimple.com ) is the leader in cloud integrated enterprise storage for Windows and VMware environments. StorSimple securely and transparently integrates cloud storage for on-premises applications and offers a single appliance that delivers high-performance tiered local and cloud storage, live archiving, cloud-based data protection and disaster recovery, reducing cost by up to 80 percent compared to traditional enterprise storage. StorSimple has uniquely achieved the most stringent "Certified for Windows Server 2008" and VMware Ready certifications, and was named the Microsoft BizSpark Partner of the Year 2011 and a Best of VMworld 2011 Finalist. For more information call (800) 557-6540 x111 or click info@cloudcaboodle.com
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