Dot Hill Assigned Three Patents

Dot Hill Systems Corp. announced three new additions to its patent portfolio that describe innovations to allow organizations to accelerate data protection via faster data snapshots and replication operations.

Dot Hill’s 83rd US patent, numbered 8,185,777, describes technology that eliminates sources of latency when using a separate backup appliance and storage subsystems.

Since the hot-pluggable server is located within the network storage appliance itself and is interconnected with a high-speed local bus, rather than a slower network bus and networking protocol, this innovation allows administrators to accelerate replication operations.

The technology in 84th and 85th US patents, numbered 8,204,858 and 8,200,631, work together to create faster data snapshots and make them more accessible. These innovations shorten backup windows through a reset function that is quicker than deleting and creating a new snapshot. As the parameters have already been set and can be reused, it eliminates the need to delete old snapshots before creating new ones.

"Organizations are on a never-ending quest to find faster and more efficient ways to back up and protect data," said Jim Kuenzel, SVP of engineering, Dot Hill. "Our engineering team consequently has developed these latest technology breakthroughs to accelerate snapshot and replication operations. With 85 total patents in its extensive portfolio, Dot Hill continues to differentiate its data protection software solutions and distinguish itself as a true innovator in a highly competitive industry."