Crossroads Releases StrongBox 2.3 NAS

Crossroads Systems, Inc. announced availability of StrongBox 2.3, the NAS appliance that answer data archiving needs and also addresses primary storage requirements that demand greater performance and accessibility.

With this release users can employ the StrongBox NAS for two use cases: as primary storage via the expanded disk functions and as an active archive for long-term data retention. The flexibility comes from user-defined disk policies that bolster the performance of the system and allow online, nearline and archival storage. Organizations can use the solution to simplify their storage of unstructured data, ensure data protection without third party backup applications, and dramatically reduce storage costs.

Additional features include an enhanced icon-driven GUI that delivers system management. Users will experience greater system performance with expanded policies for data management and file sharing as well as improved media verification for superior data protection. Files can always be protected on LTFS tape using the automated data protection policy engine.

It is also compatible with Oracle, allowing customers with StorageTek ACSLS-managed tape libraries to deploy StrongBox for data management and access to data on tape. This enhances the ability to support LTFS libraries from all major manufacturers: IBM, Spectra Logic, Oracle, Dell, HP, Qualstar, Tandberg and Quantum.

“StrongBox 2.3 combines cost-effective and long-term data preservation capabilities with the performance needed for primary storage,” said Richard K. Coleman, Jr., president and CEO, Crossroads. “What makes this capability unique is that data in the StrongBox NAS is intrinsically protected and does not require backup. Thus, customers’ active files and archival information are both securely stored and protected for the future in one seamless solution. This added capability expands our market opportunity by allowing for deployments in more diverse, performance-driven storage environments.“