Overland Storage and official South African distributor, Channel Data have introduced the REO 1000, one of the industry`s first disk-based alternatives to entry-level (1u and 2u form-factor) tape autoloaders.
This newest addition to the REO family accelerates the backup process and provides high-speed file restores, delivering more cost-effective data protection than entry-level tape autoloaders.
According to Gartner Dataquest, the tape autoloader market is valued at over $1.4 billion in revenue for the 2003-2006 forecast period. Now the REO 1000 enables distributors, system integrators and VARs (value added resellers) to capitalise on this with a cost-effective alternative that delivers backup capacity, high-speed file restores, and enhanced data availability and reliability.
"REO 1000 is unlike anything else on the market, offering flexible features to SMEs such as dynamic configuration as disk, tape or both, at an affordable price," comments Amit Parbhucharan, technology marketing director at Channel Data.
A recent research study of end-user storage needs conducted by Robert W. Baird & Co. indicates that the top concerns regarding secondary storage are decreasing backup windows, recovery time, reliability, cost and complexity.
" The REO 1000 addresses these concerns by accelerating the backup process, providing disk-speed restores as well as data redundancy;" he comments
REO 1000 offers the following features and benefits:
* 1TB native (2TB compressed) of data storage capacity provides unattended backup for SME business applications;
* LTO-2 tape drive emulation capabilities mean easy integration into existing storage environments;
* 1u form factor enables more efficient use of costly data center space;
* Gigabit Ethernet (iSCSI) connectivity provides low-cost networking;
* RAID data protection capabilities offer redundant data protection;
* Virtualised storage targets allow users to customise the backup structure to meet their needs;
* Widespread operating system (OS) and third-party software application support enables easy integration on Windows and Solaris, including software packages like BackupExec, ARCserve, LEGATO NetWorker and more.
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