Intelligent Systems (IS), the local distributor of Spectra Logic automated tape libraries and a member of the Siltek IT Supply Chain, has released details of an international agreement that provides a Storage Area Network (SAN) backup architecture for network attached storage devices from Network Appliance (filers).
Chris Roux, MD of IS, says the international agreement has resulted in tighter integration between the scalable SAN-based tape backup solutions of Spectra Logic, Network Appliance filers and Veritas' storage management software. "The total solution is 'NetApp approved' and makes use of a SAN infrastructure that allows tape resources to be shared - reducing the total cost of backup, improving manageability, and yielding a much more scalable solution as capacity grows.
"It brings value to customers by maximising existing investments in hardware and software while allowing them to take advantage of new technologies as they develop - giving them the best of both SAN and NAS technologies."
"The collaboration with Spectra Logic and Network Appliance will assist customers wanting to deploy integrated SAN/NAS solutions," says Nick van Noordwyk, regional manager, Middle East and Africa at Veritas Software. "These efforts enable us to deliver interoperable solutions to meet the needs of IT managers faced with explosive storage growth by reducing the risk of data loss."
The fruits of this agreement were demonstrated by Spectra Logic at an event in San Francisco earlier this month, where the company created the a SAN-based backup architecture using its Fibre Channel-based tape libraries, Network Appliance filers, a Fibre Channel switch from Vixel Corporation, and Veritas NetBackup.
"The use of Fibre Channel SAN-based architectures allows organisations using multiple filers to deploy a more cost-effective and manageable backup strategy - one that can be scaled as the number and capacity of the filer pool grows," comments Roux.