SoftLayer Storage and Backup Solution Reached 500TB

StorageLayer, SoftLayer Technologies’ multi-technology storage and backup solution, reached 500TB of deployed network storage. StorageLayer has seen dramatic growth since SoftLayer launched the service one year ago, bringing the company’s customers a dynamic new way to meet their backup, disaster recovery, and database replication needs.

StorageLayer integrates advanced storage technologies and capabilities into a seamless solution with exceptional security, reliability, flexibility, and the ability to store and retrieve data across all of SoftLayer’s facilities. These include:

• EVault backup
• iSCSI storage, replication and snapshots
• FTP/ NAS storage

Leveraging SoftLayer’s unique infrastructure and expertise in automation, StorageLayer provides the ultimate solution for automated backup, high-availability, and data replication, all on-demand and fully accessible through SoftLayer’s industry-leading Customer Portal and API.

“We are very pleased by StorageLayer’s growth and success this year,” said Sam Fleitman, SoftLayer Chief Operating Officer. “We already have thousands of customers utilizing our portfolio of storage options. And we are committed to rolling out new storage features and solutions that will provide even higher levels of scalability and redundancy to solve our customers’ most difficult business challenges.”

Cloud Storage
One such upcoming introduction is SoftLayer’s soon to be released cloud-based storage solution. Developed in partnership with the industry’s leading cloud and virtualization companies, the service will provide nearly limitless scalability and allow customers to use and pay for storage in a flexible, on-demand fashion. “Growth in the cloud-based storage market—both in terms of demand and the technology itself—has been enormous,” said Mr. Fleitman. “It’s well past the early adoption stage. This is a mainstream, mass-market technology that enterprises can rely on for exceptional benefits.”