ExaGrid Matches Price of Tape to Disk Backup with Deduplication

ExaGrid Disk vs Tape - 13/05/2011

Posted by Bill Hobbib on Friday May 13, 2011

Tape Backup Price Now Matched to Disk

As many people who follow ExaGrid know, for several years we have been working to drive the price of disk backup with deduplication down to a level that matches the price of a new tape library. Our goal has been to make it easy for mid-market and small enterprise companies still using tape to transition to disk backup with deduplication.

Some customers who want to switch from tape backup to disk may not understand what the technical change will involve. In fact, you can make the technology switch in as little as 30-60 minutes! We describe how easy it is to make the move in one of our previous blog posts, 'How Disk Backup Appliances Plug-and-Play in Existing Environments'. But, most customers we speak to that want to move from tape to disk are comfortable with the technology and are planning the move, but have delayed because of tight budgets or because they believe the cost of disk backup with deduplication is much higher than the cost of a new tape library. Now, this obstacle is gone!

We are pleased to now let you know that our family of disk backup appliances is now at a price that matches the cost of the vast majority of comparably-sized tape libraries. And to mark that milestone, we have launched a new tape backup price matching program that is ideal for companies still using tape that want to now make the move to disk. This means if you were planning for a new tape library or what you thought was going to be a much more expensive disk backup system, you can now get disk with deduplication without asking for additional IT budget.

The ExaGrid “Fast and Reliable Backup” price match program announced yesterday allows customers to submit a valid quote from a vendor or reseller for a new tape library. ExaGrid will respond within 24 hours whether we can match the quoted price with an ExaGrid disk backup with deduplication system that handles the same size backups more efficiently and reliably.

Benefits of Switching to Disk Backup with Deduplication

> Storage Efficiency: ExaGrid reduces the amount of disk storage needed to protect data by 10:1 to 50:1 (average of 20:1) via byte-level and zone-level data deduplication.

> Shorter Backup Windows: Customers report a 30 to 90 percent reduction in backup time with ExaGrid’s post-process deduplication.

> Faster Restore Times: ExaGrid customers typically restore files within a matter of a few minutes, and ExaGrid enables the fastest restore and offsite tape copy by keeping a full copy of the last backup in a complete form.

> Faster Disaster Recovery (DR): Back up data to an offsite location via ExaGrid’s WAN-efficient second site replication and recover it quickly via the offsite system’s unique "Instant-DR" capabilities. 50% of ExaGrid’s customers have an ExaGrid offsite for disaster recovery.

> Scalability as Data Grows: Performance scales as data grows without any increase in backup times since processing power, memory and bandwidth are added along with storage capacity, and data loads are automatically balanced across all servers.

> Less Time Spent on Backup: Easy installation frees up IT time for other critical IT areas with automated reports and a unified management console.

> No Change to Existing Backup Processes: Use your existing backup application  so users simply point backup jobs to the ExaGrid system (NAS target) instead of a tape library. Most customers deploy in less than an hour.

Request a quote that matches the price of tape to disk backup with deduplication. All you need to do is present us with a valid quote for a new tape library (including tapes and maintenance), along with the size of the full backup and retention requirements. For additional information, customers can contact their preferred reseller or click here.