VMworld: Asigra Showcased TrueNAS Backup Appliance Built on iXsystems

Asigra Inc. showcased TrueNAS Backup appliance at the VMworld conference in Las Vegas, NV.

In partnership with iXsystems, Inc., this backup solution combines Asigra Cloud Backup V14 software with iXsystems, Inc.‘ TrueNAS storage, featuring the OpenZFS open source file system and volume management for flexibility and data integrity.

The TrueNAS Backup appliance is a physical hardware solution configured with Cloud Backup Software version 14. The software converges data protection and cyber security to counter rapidly growing malware attacks on backup data, including ransomware Attack-Loops. Cloud Backup allows IT and backup administrators to safeguard business data using automation, features and an intuitive console that simplifies managed backup. This solution runs on TrueNAS hybrid storage systems, offering HA, scalability, flexibility, data integrity, and ROI. Models include the TrueNAS Backup appliance X10, X20, M40 and M50, providing a range of capacities from 60TB to over 10PB.

Asigra’s enterprise client and backup system software will also be made available to run on the hundreds of thousands of FreeNAS systems in deployment, including the FreeNAS Mini. Remote FreeNAS systems and their associated clients and servers can be backed up via Asigra to a larger TrueNAS or FreeNAS system with deduplication, instant recovery and RansomWare protection.

“The Asigra TrueNAS Backup Appliance brings together two well-respected companies that we have had the pleasure of working with for many years. This new Appliance makes the implementation of the Asigra solution much simpler and a very robust approach for enterprise data protection,” said Rob Didlake, founder and CEO, Dataedge Solutions Corp.

“Feature-rich, multi-platform data protection capable of scaling on demand is a must for organizations operating in distributed computing environments, where business information exists across physical, virtual and cloud-based repositories,” said Brett Davis, EVP, iXsystems. “With the evolved state of IT, the Asigra TrueNAS Backup Appliance reduces complexity and TCO comparative to legacy solutions, delivering enterprise-ready unified storage with all of the advantages, reliability, and flexibility made available with the ZFS file system.“

“The Asigra TrueNAS Backup Appliance is a very compelling choice for MSPs who need to quickly and reliably build out their backup service infrastructure without undue complexity or costs,” said Eran Farajun, EVP, Asigra. “This service provider optimized solution protects data in any environment, including VMware deployments in AWS, and delivers unrivaled flexibility for Asigra administrators and the business clients they support.“

As multi-functional storage, the appliances can be used as a general purpose NAS as well, providing support for every common OS, hypervisor, and application. The systems provide the choice of SMB, AFP or NFS for file storage, iSCSI for block storage, or S3-compatible APIs for object storage appliances and include a future-proof 128-bit ‘scale up’ OpenZFS file system for decades of continuous use. All systems scale as needed, offer flexible snapshotting and replication, and data integrity with self-healing bit rot mitigation.

The Asigra TrueNAS Backup Appliance is available through authorized partners and was showcased for the first time at VMworld. Pricing starts at $10,000 for an appliance configured with 60TB of storage and scales based on configuration.