Quantum Introduces Capacity on Demand De-Dupe Appliance

Quantum Corp. announced a new approach to expanding in-line
deduplication capacity with the latest addition to its
DXi4000
family of disk backup systems.

The DXi4601 scales from 4 TB up to 12 TB of usable capacity by
activating a licensing key. This capability results in
scalability without requiring hardware changes or service visits,
overcoming the limitations and complexity of grid systems that scale by
adding nodes. Designed for small data centers or remote offices, the
DXi4601 achieves twice the deduplication performance of competitors in
its class at half the price, delivering fast data backup and restores as
well as a quick return on investment.

New Standard for Simple Scalability

• Non-Disruptive Scaling: Quantum’s DXi4601 pre-populates the appliance
  with disk capacity, allowing IT managers to license it as it is needed.
  This capacity on demand makes it easy to manage growth, eliminating the
  cost of a service visit or rack reconfiguration. An IT manager can start
  with 4 TB usable storage and, as site requirements grow, purchase
  licenses to unlock additional 4 TB increments of capacity, up to 12 TB.
  Storage is RAID 6 protected, with individual 2 TB disk drives.
• Overcomes Grid-Based Limitations: The new DXi appliance deduplicates
  globally across data coming into the system from all sources, providing
  higher deduplication rates than node-based grid systems which only
  deduplicate data received by the same node.
• Reducing IT Department Workload and Costs: The DXi4601 is a manageable
  solution to data growth that enables IT departments on tight budgets to
  purchase additional deduplication capacity as they are ready for it.
• Enables High Retention Level: With Quantum’s
  variable-length, in-line deduplication technology customers can retain
  more data for a longer period than competitive offerings.

Price-Performance

• Up to Twice the Performance and Half the Cost of Competitors: With DXi
  2.0 software serving at its foundation, the DXi4601 achieves 1.7 TB/hour
  in-line deduplication performance across all capacity points, the
  fastest in its class. At a price of $21,500 for a 4 TB system, its
  price-performance ratio is three to six times better than competitive
  offerings.
• Software Licenses Included: The base price of the DXi4601 includes a
  simple NAS interface for fast deployment; replication for automated,
  low-cost disaster recovery protection across distributed sites; and
  Symantec OpenStorage API (OST) support.

Suited to Both Physical and Virtual Environments

• Works with the Leading Backup Software: DXi4000 appliances integrate
  with all leading backup software, including that designed for virtual
  servers – such as the software from Pancetera, which Quantum acquired in
  June.
• Consolidated Remote Disaster Recovery: DXi4000 appliances provide a
  single platform to consolidate backup and disaster recovery protection
  for both physical and virtual servers. Unlike backup software-based
  deduplication, DXi4000 appliances maximize performance without requiring
  changes to backup architectures or disruptive backup server upgrades.
• Quantum Vision Management for DXi4601: Quantum Vision management
  software enables backup administrators to monitor, plan and optimize any
  DXi system or Quantum Scalar tape library from their desktop. In
  addition, with the Quantum Vision for iPhone app, administrators gain
  mobile access to department systems from their iPhone or iPad so they
  can identify and address system issues quickly.

Jeff Boles, senior analyst, Taneja Group, said: "Quantum’s capacity on
demand approach eliminates most of the key problems that are created
with grid systems that scale by adding what are effectively independent
nodes. I can’t think of a faster or easier way to scale than being able
to turn on capacity when you need it."

Shawn Hamby, director of Engineering, Integrated Archive Systems, said:
"With the DXi4601 we can remove uncertainty our customers might have
regarding their deduplication capacity requirements. The combination of
capacity on demand and Quantum’s fast, in-line data flow makes ongoing
backup storage management a snap."

Rob Clark, senior vice president, Disk and Tape Backup Product Group,
Quantum, said: "Quantum’s innovations in midrange and Enterprise
products have shown that we are committed to reducing the cost and
complexity of integrating deduplication into data protection. The
DXi4601 enables customers to retain data longer, at the best
price-performance point, while providing simple, scalable investment
protection forfuture growth."

Pricing and Availability

• $21,500 MSRP
• Available October 2011 through Quantum’s global network of value-added partners