COPAN and Bycast Collaborate to Provide Advanced Archive

COPAN Systems, in cost effective storage solutions
for the protection and management of persistent data, and Bycast Inc.,
the provider of fixed-content storage management software,
announced their collaboration to bring to market a cost-effective active archive for the long term
protection and preservation of massive volumes of persistent data.

By combining the strengths of Bycast StorageGRID software for
storage management and data protection with COPAN Systems’ Revolution
300 Enhanced MAID platform, these storage technology leaders are
delivering an active archive solution that preserves the integrity and
security of mission-critical digital assets. The resulting fault
tolerant and self-healing architecture provides continuous availability
over long timeframes and across multiple sites with the performance of
disk and the economics of tape.

The integration of COPAN Systems’ Revolution 300 Series Enhanced
MAID platforms with the Bycast StorageGRID software delivers an
end-to-end archiving solution that integrates with external
applications using standard CIFS and NFS interfaces. The joint solution
provides online business continuity and scales from 20 terabytes to
configurations spanning many petabytes and multiple sites. Total cost
of ownership for archiving is dramatically reduced by combining
StorageGRID’s task automation and optimal utilization of storage
capacity with significantly lower power and cooling costs of the
Revolution 300 MAID platform. 

"Bycast is delighted to be collaborating with COPAN Systems to
combine our StorageGRID digital content archival and preservation
software with COPAN Systems’ Revolution 300 platforms to present the
industry’s first integrated multi-site, multi-petabyte active archive
solution with the performance of disk and the economics of tape," said
Moe Kermani, CEO and President of Bycast.

"As the pressure continues to mount on IT organizations to manage
the increasing volumes of persistent data, COPAN Systems is committed
to working with best-in-class partners who are similarly committed to
improving the protection and retrieval of data in a cost-effective
way," said Jon Mellon, Senior Vice President of Worldwide Marketing
& Business Development, COPAN Systems. "With this agreement, our
customers are ensured a seamless integration with Bycast’s grid-powered
software to help further simplify the storage management process."

COPAN Systems

Bycast Inc.