Storserver Deploys Cloud Backup and Data Protection Solution

STORServer
Inc. announced it is entering the cloud market with three cloud
options for data protection.

These solutions are backed by the
company’s data protection appliance and are sold with a data recovery
guarantee, which ensures that customers will get their data back in
the event of a loss and data will be useable once it is recovered.
The company offers both private and public cloud offerings for DR, as
well as managed cloud services for automated backup, archive and DR:

1/ DR to a private cloud

This service, which is available to
existing IBM Tivoli Storage Manager and STORServer customers,
includes a STORServer backup appliance for automated DR that is
configured to the enterprise’s daily backup requirements. Customers
who purchase this cloud offering want to move away from tape or
currently do not have a DR solution. Data protection recommends an
off-site second backup copy or DR copy. DR to a private cloud
packages a second appliance as the target to copy the primary TSM or
STORServer Backup Appliance.

2/ DR to a public cloud

This service provides a unit-based
monthly or annual service charge for copying backup or archive data
to a remote location. It offers DR charged on a space basis (cost per gigabyte or terabyte) to replicate data from an existing onsite TSM or STORServer
backup appliance to a certified STORServer public service provider.
No additional onsite hardware or software investment is necessary.
Customers who purchase this cloud offering do not require a dedicated
cloud appliance and want to move away from tape or currently do not
have a DR solution.

3/ Backup, archive and DR to a public
cloud

This solution is available to any
facility and does not require a TSM or STORServer installation.
Purchase and installation of software clients and database agents,
however, is required. Like DR to a public cloud, this service
includes a storage-based (cost per per gigabyte or terabyte) fee for copying and
storing backup or archive data to a certified STORServer public
service provider. Customers who purchase this cloud offering want a
completely ‘hands-off’ solution for backup, archive and DR because
they cannot justify the expense of a hardware solution or staff for
daily administration.

"As with all STORServer data
protection solutions, dedupe, encryption and
compression functionality are performed at no extra cost,"
said Bill Smoldt, president of STORServer. "Data transfer
speed is only limited by your network connection. Regardless of the
method you choose, all data is secure and recoverable at the service
level that you require."

Built on TSM, the service offers a
suite of enterprise backup appliances, software and services that
solve backup, archive and DR challenges. Like all data protection
solutions, cloud offerings provide all the features and functions
users have to come to expect from the company. Licensing and pricing
are charged per gigabyte, per year, for all data that is managed in the
cloud.