Scality Claims to Dominate Object Storage for Enterprise Backup

Scality, Inc. announced that it now owns the largest certified partner ecosystem in the industry with more than 80% of the market share in backup applications able to use its software-defined storage (SDS) as their secure repository.

With more than 50 application partners, and 25 certified applications, including backup applications from Commvault, CTERA, IBM, Veeam and Veritas, Scality RING enables large enterprise to move from a purpose built backup appliance to a more cost effective SDS approach by leveraging the de-duplication functionality of the best backup software.
 
The company understands the application requirements and the importance of using the application that works for them. Whether it is a traditional backup software strategy or the emerging file sync and share as backup strategy, the company has created the broad ecosystem to support these varied requirements. Thanks to its SDS approach, RING is  ideal target for enterprise backup addressing the critical aspects of backup storage for digital business: scale, integrity and efficiency. SDS is infinitely scalable, to petabytes and beyond, and it protects valuable data with 14×9’s of durability. Scality’s storage also brings the all-around efficiency of fast backup and restore with its parallel throughput, 100% availability, and low TCO.
 
The firm continues to demonstrate its capabilities with proven partnerships. It supports four of the five market leaders in Gartner’s June 2016 Magic Quadrant for Data Center Backup and Recovery Software, as well as the innovators in cloud-native backup applications.
 
New approaches to data protection, such as CTERA’s, employ file sync and share with automated scheduling of that synchronisation to public, private and hybrid cloud targets to facilitate a non-traditional form of backup and recovery that is increasingly discussed by analysts and data infrastructure modernisation. Cloud-native backup applications are designed for multi-site environments and remote offices, and extend data protection to protect customers from new threats such as ransomware or extortion hacks.
 
“Driven by a sharp increase in cyber-criminality, enterprise customers are looking to enhance their data protection strategies beyond traditional backup,” said Jeff Denworth, SVP marketing, CTERA Networks, Ltd. “A smart balance of scheduled backups and real-time file synchronisation using cloud storage – such as CTERA and Scality RING – enables customers to avoid operational downtime in case of a cyber-attack and avoid having to pay ransom to get access to their critical data.“
 
The RING runs on low-cost industry standard servers from HP, Dell, Cisco, Supermicro, and others. Customers can mix and match models and vendors, with no data migration required. In addition, for applications running in the cloud on Amazon Web Services, RING makes a low-cost, highly secure on-premises backup platform. It’s S3 compatible, with native support for AWS IAM enterprise-grade security.
 
“Many Fortune 500 Enterprises realise that they need to move to Cloud IT, leveraging multiple clouds, but it is difficult to know where to start. Deploying Scality RING as a target for backup applications proves to be a low hanging fruit, it is a perfect first experience in private cloud deployment, delivering instant benefits, without disrupting the traditional IT workflow,” said Erwan Menard, president and COO, Scality. “By deploying Scality RING now, our customers have a first step in Cloud IT, while improving data security and restore performance, and lowering costs.”
 
Scalable beyond petabytes, when it’s time to add more capacity, users can plug in additional servers and let the software handle the rest. Customers can choose whatever hardware offers the best mix of density, performance, support, and price point in the market. The RING object storage platform can meet all of customers’ criteria for mass-scale backup for both today’s and tomorrow’s data.