Spectra Logic Corporation announced an integrated system for deduplication, remote site replication and automated migration to tape.



Spectra Logic’s nTier Deduplication is fast, scalable and easy-to-manage. The solution tightly integrates disk-based deduplication to tape by providing policy-based, integrated remote site replication and automated migration of replicated data to tape. As a fully scalable deduplication appliance for small and medium-sized organizations, nTier Deduplication offers the ability to add capacity to installed appliances as needed.

“As data volumes grow, IT administrators are continually challenged to protect everything they need to protect,” said John Webster, senior analyst at Illuminata. “The integration and policy-based automation of deduplication with other data protection processes available with nTier Deduplication helps IT administrators more easily and quickly meet their growing data protection obligations.”

Demand for integrated management of tiered backup solutions is increasing as more companies consider using deduplication in their data protection environments. Spectra Logic’s integrated nTier Deduplication simplifies data protection with integrated, policy-based remote site replication. The solution achieves increased deduplication efficiency by sharing deduplication catalogs among remote sites. Users no longer need to establish multiple policies across numerous sites or purchase separate software to move replicated deduplication data to a tape archive.

As customer needs grow, the nTier Deduplication solution can be scaled up to 60 TBs of raw capacity, (based on 516 TBs logical capacity assuming a 20:1 deduplication ratio) all without interrupting data availability and without requiring any migration of data. The simple field capacity upgrades are available as needed and do not require a disruptive unit replacement. By eliminating the need for additional equipment, multiple policies or third-party software, the end-to-end nTier Deduplication solution enables users to save time and money.

“As we developed nTier Deduplication, we collected customer feedback and recognized an opportunity to streamline data replication to tape,” said Molly Rector, Spectra’s vice president of product management and marketing. “Spectra Logic’s nTier Deduplication solution enables customers to simplify and optimize their tiered storage environments across multiple sites.”

Spectra nTier Deduplication solutions deliver high performance with speeds up to 900MB per second, and are compatible with all major backup software applications, such as Symantec Backup Exec and NetBackup, CommVault Simpana, CA ArcServe, HP Data Protector, and SyncSort Backup Express.

Availability and pricing
The new nTier Deduplication capabilities are available immediately. Base pricing for an nTier500 v80 Deduplication appliance starts at $23,500.