Arkeia Network Backup V9.0

Arkeia Software, Inc. announced beta availability of Arkeia Network Backup v9.0 for VMware’s vSphere 5.  

Support for vStorage APIs for Data Protection (VADP)
for Faster Backups and Recovery
The Arkeia Network Backup Agent for vSphere 5 uses VMware’s latest vStorage APIs for Data Protection (VADP).  The agent supports VMware’s Changed Block Tracking (CBT) for fast incremental backups, file-grain restores for fast data recovery, and both vCenter and vApp for flexible management of large vSphere deployments across multiple physical hosts.

"With Arkeia, customers enjoy a single consolidated data protection solution across both physical and virtual environments," explains Fred Renard, VP of marketing at Arkeia Software. "Arkeia delivers cutting-edge backup agents for the latest environments from all major virtualization vendors, as well as agents for over 200 physical platforms and hot-backup agents for major applications and databases."

Arkeia Virtual Appliance for VMware Essentials Bundle
The Arkeia Virtual Appliance (AVA) is a preconfigured, ready-to-deploy backup server available for VMware ESX and ESXi.  The Arkeia Virtual Appliance for VMware Essentials bundle delivers a turn-key backup solution combining one AVA with one Arkeia vStorage backup agent for one VMware vSphere 5 host.  Bundles with more Arkeia vStorage backup agents are available.

Pricing and Availability
A beta release of Arkeia’s Backup Agent for VMware vSphere 5 is available for downloadwww.arkeia.com/software-downloads. General availability is expected in October, 2011. The Arkeia Backup Agent for vStorage unit price is $1,500. The Arkeia Virtual Appliance price starts at $2,000. The Arkeia Virtual Appliance for VMware Essentials bundles start at $3,000.