New Data De-Duplication, Disk Drive Spin Down Capabilities and Low Power Drives Help Lower Costs and Reduce Backup and Recovery Challenges LAS VEGAS, May 19
LAS VEGAS, May 19 /PRNewswire/ -- EMC WORLD -- EMC Corporation
(NYSE: EMC), the world leader in information infrastructure solutions, today
unveiled a number of new backup offerings that help ease the burden that data
centers are facing in dealing with the ever expanding digital universe. These
new solutions, introduced to thousands of attendees at EMC World, leverage the
latest technologies including data de-duplication, disk drive spin down and
low-power disk drives, and continue to help dramatically lower the cost of
disk-based backup versus tape. EMC offers the industry's broadest set of
hardware, software, and services that meet the world's digital backup,
recovery and archiving needs, from individual consumers to the world's largest
data centers.
The new products and capabilities include:
-- EMC Disk Library 3D 1500 and 3000 -- New local area network (LAN)
backup-to-disk systems targeted at midsize businesses and featuring
policy-based data de-duplicated backup, EMC five-9s (99.999%) storage
platform and IP replication to help customers ensure availability,
reduce the amount of backup data and meet off-site protection
requirements without physically transporting tapes.
-- EMC Disk Library 4000 -- EMC's market leading open systems virtual tape
library (VTL) now features data de-duplication, spin down and the
latest high-capacity, low-power disk drives to reduce power and
cooling by up to 47%.
-- EMC Avamar(R) Data Store Gen 2 and EMC Avamar 4.0 -- The newest
versions of EMC's next generation backup and recovery solution,
featuring global source-based data de-duplication technology, provide a
host of new scale, support, and ease-of-use features, including a
doubling of backup capacity per system. Now, customers use up to 43%
less energy per terabyte backed up and reduce total cost of ownership
by up to 25% compared to the first generation solution -- and by up to
75% relative to tape. This makes it easier to manage more information
and eliminate the strain on the infrastructure caused by backing up
duplicate copies of data on a regular basis.
-- EMC NetWorker(R) Fast Start -- A new, simplified package of EMC's
leading NetWorker backup software designed for growing midsize
businesses that cuts deployment time by as much as 75% and decreases
the number of installation steps by up to 80%. The software provides a
single backup solution for one price, with one model, and one simple
installation.
Norton Healthcare, the largest healthcare system in Kentucky and one of
the top 100 integrated healthcare delivery systems in the U.S., is a large
user of EMC's backup, recovery and archive portfolio. Sean O'Mahoney, Norton's
Manager of Client/Server Information Systems, said, "Today's announcement
demonstrates why EMC is a leader in the backup, recovery and archive market.
They have set a tremendous foundation by delivering market and industry
leading solutions like EMC Disk Library, EMC NetWorker and EMC Backup Advisor
and EMC Centera."
O'Mahoney added, "Now, by adding key cost-saving features like data
de-duplication, spin-down and low power drives to an already robust portfolio,
EMC continues to make it easy for us to be proactive and not reactive in the
management of our data protection environment. EMC understands it's not one
size fits all and that's why they've had a crucial relationship with Norton
for years -- and will continue to -- as they help us transform and evolve our
backup, recovery and archive infrastructure one byte at a time."
Lauren Whitehouse, Analyst, Enterprise Strategy Group, said, "Backup poses
a number of different customer challenges depending on the use case, service
level requirements and what's currently implemented in the environment. EMC's
strategy of delivering new features like de-dupe that can be performed at the
client through the backup solution stack and at the target storage destination
will help them address a number of customer requirements where their
competitors are left flat footed -- either with no solution or a solution that
isn't tailored for a specific use case. Today's announcement emphasizes the
strength of their portfolio and that they can deliver data protection
solutions to customers of all sizes and environments."
EMC Disk Library 3D 1500 and 3000 -- New LAN Backup-to-Disk Platforms
Leveraging Data De-duplication
The EMC Disk Library 3D (DL3D) 1500 and 3000 are new backup-to-disk
libraries with data de-duplication, targeted at midsize, LAN-based
environments. The DL3D 1500 provides up to 36 TB of usable capacity, while
the DL3D 3000 provides up to 148 TB of usable capacity. Both systems use 1 TB
SATA disks with RAID 6 protection and include optional Fibre Channel ports for
storage area network (SAN) connectivity.
All data de-duplication is policy-based, and can take place during the
backup process or be shut off for a defined time period to speed ingest rates,
helping customers tailor de-duplication policies to meet the needs of their
different applications. Replication of de-duplicated data saves on bandwidth
costs, providing customers an affordable and secure way to implement offsite
protection and recovery.
EMC Disk Library 4000 -- New De-duplication and Disk Drive Spin Down
Options with Low Power Drives
As the industry's leader in VTLs -- with more than 245 PB shipped to 1,350
customers (through the end of Q1 2008) -- the EMC Disk Library (DL) 4000
series is targeted at environments that require the highest performance for
larger SAN environments. The new policy-based data de-duplication option
allows Disk Library 4000 customers to maintain performance service levels for
backups, while reducing backup storage growth and lowering the costs of backup
data residing on disk. This new option provides an opportunity to increase
utilization and reduce replication costs, making the elimination of tape more
practical for DL 4000 customers.
The new disk drive spin down option for the DL 4000 series is free and
enables customers to reduce their overall power and cooling costs in a typical
environment by 19% by putting idle drives in sleep mode. In addition, new and
existing DL 4000 customers can take advantage of the new low power 5400 rpm 1
TB SATA drives which require 32% less energy than 7,200 rpm drives. Combining
both spin down with the low power drives in a new DL 4000 system will consume
up to 47% less energy.
These new features and options are backwards compatible to previous DL4000
models, enhancing investment protection for current customers.
EMC Avamar Data Store Gen 2 and EMC Avamar 4.0 -- Increased Capacity Helps
Reduce Energy Costs and Improves TCO
Ideal for VMware, large file servers, remote offices and other
environments where the backup process is hampered by network or other resource
bottlenecks, the new versions of Avamar help customers shrink their backup
requirements while reducing power and cooling costs per terabyte by up to 43%
compared to the first generation solution. In its first full year under EMC,
the Avamar business tripled its customer base and is playing a significant
role in EMC's Backup, Recovery and Archive practice as the leading backup
solution for source-based data de-duplication.
The new Avamar Data Store Gen 2 is a fully integrated product consisting
of the new Avamar V4.0 source-based data de-duplication backup and recovery
software running on a new-generation, pre-configured, EMC-certified hardware
platform. Avamar Data Store Gen 2 is available in several models, ranging
from single node to scalable, multi-node. The new solution provides twice the
capacity per server node of the previous generation. For example, a fully
configured Avamar Data Store Gen 2 can provide enough capacity to store the
equivalent of 1 Petabyte of non-de-duplicated, traditional backup capacity.
Doubling the capacity per system helps customers use fewer systems,
consequently driving smaller data center footprint and reducing overall total
cost of ownership by up to 25% over the previous generation of Avamar and by
up to 75% relative to tape.
In addition, the new Avamar software now supports 64-bit Red Hat
Enterprise Linux 4 and offers expanded client support for Microsoft SQL Server
2005; Microsoft Vista; Native Netware client backup and restore (Netware
V6.5); and Novell Storage Servers (NSS) volumes on Novell Open Enterprise
Server (OES) SLES 10.
EMC NetWorker Fast Start -- Full Version of NetWorker for Midsize
Customers
NetWorker Fast Start is an integrated, packaged offering designed to
simplify licensing, installation, and set-up for midsize customers. NetWorker
Fast Start is ideal for mid-tier customers who want to start out with a basic
deployment of an enterprise-class backup application -- at an affordable price
-- that can scale to support other integrated features such as de-duplication,
CDP, backup analytics and more. NetWorker Fast Start offers one part number
that delivers a NetWorker server (Linux or Windows), 20 clients, support for
five applications modules for hot backups (choice of Microsoft SQL Server and
Exchange, and Oracle), 10 TB backup-to-disk or backup to EMC Disk Library, 40
slot Autochanger, and 40 hours of video instructor-led training.
Mark Sorenson, Senior Vice President of EMC's Information Management
Software Group, said, "Today's announcement continues EMC's momentum in the
backup and recovery market, allowing us to offer customers both integrated
backup and recovery solutions and best-of-breed standalone products. By
adding key features like data de-duplication across our portfolio, customers
can eliminate redundant data, move more easily to disk backup, and strengthen
the management of their backup infrastructures. This differentiates EMC from
other vendors who must 'force-fit' a single product across a range of de-
duplication use cases. As data growth continues to create challenges for
customers of any size, the breadth of the EMC portfolio ensures that customers
will have the right solution for their backup and recovery needs."
Availability
-- EMC Disk Library 3D 1500 will be generally available May 28, 2008 from
EMC and its authorized partners.
-- EMC Disk Library 3D 3000 will be generally available May 28, 2008 from
EMC and its authorized partners.
-- EMC Disk Library 3D 4000 option will be generally available in July
from EMC and its authorized partners.
-- EMC Disk Library 4000 with spin down and low power drives will be
generally available May 28, 2008 from EMC and its authorized partners.
-- EMC Avamar V4.0 is immediately available from EMC and its authorized
partners.
-- EMC Avamar Data Store Gen 2 will be generally available on May 23, 2008
from EMC and its authorized partners.
-- EMC NetWorker Fast Start is immediately available from EMC and its
authorized partners.
For more information on EMC's new backup offerings, visit
http://www.emc.com/backup. For up-to-the-minute news on EMC World, please
visit http://www.emc.com/news/emcworld.
About EMC
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of information infrastructure technology and solutions that enable
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Additional Customer and Partner Quotes
EMC Customer -- Tiger Direct
Tiger Direct, a provider of computer and IT equipment, is a beta tester
and early adopter of the EMC Disk Library 3D 1500. Mark Pacetti, Vice
President of Information Technology, Tiger Direct, said, "After reviewing a
number of different LAN backup-to-disk solutions, we were blown away by the
overall performance of the EMC Disk Library 3D 1500. The way EMC has developed
this solution -- leveraging policy-based data de-dupe on the front end with an
EMC CLARiiON(R) -- makes a lot of sense as we need a platform that can provide
simple and easy-to-use backup and recovery management, with the highest levels
of availability. We are excited about our continued use of this product and
look forward to working with EMC on its next-generation backup, recovery and
archive portfolio."
EMC Customer -- Orange
"For years, we've turned to EMC NetWorker and EMC Backup Advisor for our
backup and recovery needs, and are now looking forward to leveraging EMC Disk
Library with its new de-dupe and spin down options," said Douglas Bovie, Head
of Backup & Archive Engineering Worldwide, Orange. "By adding Disk Library to
our already powerful EMC backup deployment, we believe we can continue
improving service levels, stabilize information growth on disk, and reduce
energy consumption in our data center. EMC does a great job of integrating new
and exciting technologies in their tried-and-true products, without disrupting
current investments in the data center."
EMC Customer -- Brown Forman
"As an independent, publicly-traded producer and marketer of premium
spirits and wines, including Jack Daniel's Tennessee Whisky, it's paramount
for us to be able to centrally manage our backup and recovery efforts for 31
remote sites across the Unites States and 24 countries," said Greg Tinnell,
Senior IT Manager at Brown Forman. "Since leveraging EMC Avamar's backup and
recovery solutions and de-duplication technology in our remote offices and
VMware environments, we've been able to improve our backup success rate to
almost 100% while decreasing backup windows from hours to minutes. The latest
additions in the Avamar family continue to reinforce our commitment to EMC's
backup and recovery strategy as they help us reduce backup infrastructure
costs, improve backup and restore reliability and performance, and reduce our
storage footprint."
EMC Customer -- The CharacterShop
"As an award-winning U.K. animation studio and production company, our
business is based on the creation of digital assets which are growing rapidly
due to the adoption of high definition broadcasting," said Mark Vale,
Production Director at The CharacterShop. "We needed a backup and recovery
solution that was not only easy to implement and use, but would allow us to
scale as our business and digital assets grew. EMC NetWorker Fast Start was
not only easy to install, but had an immediate return on performance and
scalability. In addition, NetWorker Fast Start's built in web-based reporting
gives us a good measurement of backup success and for the first time allows us
to monitor performance and growth. This solution gives us a high degree of
confidence that our value to customers will be protected as the business
evolves."
EMC Partner -- AdvizeX
"EMC has really raised the bar again with these new Avamar offerings,"
said C.R. Howdyshell, Vice President/General Manager, Midwest Region at
AdvizeX. "Customers need to maximize the effectiveness of their resources and
by doubling the de-duplicated storage capacity in the Avamar Data Store Gen 2
and expanding supported client operating systems, we have powerful solutions
to meet this demand."
EMC Partner -- ICI
"We are very excited about the new sales opportunities EMC NetWorker Fast
Start brings to our business in the midsize and small business space," said
Jamie Shepard, Vice President, Technology Solutions at ICI. "The technology,
overall package and price point are very attractive and game changing to
customers who want the proven technology that NetWorker offers but don't have
the resources to manage complex installations and configurations. The default
settings allow customers the luxury of set it and forget it, eliminating the
need for a NetWorker administrator to effectively manage their backup
environment."
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