WD With More Compact Arkeia Network Backup Appliances

WD, a Western Digital Corp. company, announced two ultra-compact backup appliances: the WD Arkeia DA1300 and DA2300, which offer SMBs all-in-one backup and DR solutions.

"An increasing number of SMBs are seeing the value in appliance-based solutions and WD is focused on delivering smart, simple software bundled with purpose-built hardware to effectively serve this thriving segment," said Bill Evans, GM of WD’s SMB business unit. "The new WD Arkeia DA1300 and DA2300 network backup appliances provide a fast, easy-to-use and affordable desktop solution for SMB customers to protect their data within any office environment."
 
Arkeia DA1300, DA2300 Features
Bundled with the Arkeia v10.1 software, these new appliances come with an unlimited numbers of file/folder backup agents on any of over 200 distinct platform types (for example, Windows, Linux, Mac, AIX, HP-UX, Solaris, Novell, BSD). The software also offers optional specialized agents for hot backups of important applications and databases. Arkeia uses a patented technology called Progressive Deduplication that reduces storage volume and delivers faster backups.

The new DA1300 and DA2300 backup appliances integrate the Atom dual-core processor and the Xeon processors, respectively.

As with the Arkeia’s top-end rack-mounted appliances, the DA2300 uses SSD to maximize backup and data recovery performance.

• Compact Form Factor: The new cube designs for both models measure 8.1" x 6.3" x 8.8" and are among the smallest in the industry and can be deployed on a desktop.
• Storage Reliability and Capacity: The entry-level DA1300 features WD Red NAS HDDs for more affordable NAS storage. The DA2300 features enterprise WD Se HDDs for maximum data integrity. Raw storage capacity ranges from 4TB to 8TB for the DA1300 and 8TB to 16TB for the DA2300. Both appliances are field upgradable, and disks are configured in RAID-1.
• Increased Backup and Recovery Speed: Patented Progressive Deduplication technology accelerates backups by compressing data at source computers before transfer over LANs or WANs.
• Ease of Use: Both the DA1300 and DA2300 are preloaded with version 10.1 of Arkeia software, which includes an on-boarding wizard to streamline the appliance setup process.
• LCD Display: The integrated LCD display communicates status and critical alert information to the user.
• Simplified Tape-free, Offsite Storage: Arkeia v10.1 software extends support for hybrid cloud backup capabilities to the line of Arkeia appliances. ‘Seed and feed’ capabilities allow administrators to supplement network replication of backup sets offsite by using USB-connected HDDs to transfer initial and large backup sets and also to size WAN bandwidth for the replication of nightly incremental backups.
• Limited Warranty and Support: Both appliances bundle one-year Bronze level support which includes a limited hardware warranty, software updates and technical support.

Pricing and Availability
The Arkeia DA1300 will be available in late September, and the DA2300 model will be available later in the Fall. Both appliances will be available through select DMRs and authorized VARs in the US, Canada and Europe. MSRP, including hardware and software, starts at $3,490 for the 4TB DA1300 model.

The WD Arkeia solutions safeguard more than 100,000 networks for 7,000 customers in 70 countries.