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 Overland
Storage, Inc. (OVRL), the leading provider of backup and recovery
solutions, and its extensive network of channel partners, report
increased adoption of disk-based backup and recovery appliances.
The company's robust, award-winning REO(TM) SERIES family of appliances,
which Overland sells exclusively through channel partners, leads
the industry's iSCSI-enabled, high performance, reliable backup
and disaster recovery market. According to a recent report by research
firm Meta Group, at least 60 percent of IT storage management time
is spent on backup and recovery tasks. As such, end users are fast
realizing the benefits of disk for shrinking backup windows and
delivering near instantaneous restores of data. A disk-based appliance
can be used as a stand-alone unit or deployed in conjunction with
tape, where it becomes the cornerstone for a disk-to-disk-to-tape
(D2D2T) archival strategy.
"More than 50 percent of our customers are considering disk-based
solutions today, as compared to about 10 percent a year ago. These
customers are interested in disk-based solutions for two key reasons
-- to reap the benefits of near-instantaneous data recovery, and
to improve the overall reliability of their backup process,"
said Dave Holloway, chief operating officer, West Coast Technology,
an Overland VAR. "Overland's REO family gives us a range of
affordable, easy-to-use and highly intelligent appliances that enable
us to scale solutions from small and medium businesses all the way
to the enterprise."
"As the demand for disk-based backup and recovery continues
to grow, our channel has embraced the REO SERIES as an easy-to-sell,
easy-to-use solution," said Christie Huff, vice president of
marketing, Overland Storage. "In fact, nearly 80 percent of
our partners' registered sales opportunities include REOs, and we
expect that number to continue to rise."
According to a recent Taneja Group survey, 76 percent of storage
managers indicated that they will utilize both tape and disk in
the next year. When integrated with tape automation, such as Overland's
NEO SERIES(R) of tape libraries, the REO SERIES allows users to
achieve the near-instant data recovery of disk and long-term archival
benefits of tape, for a complete D2D2T solution.
"Overland Storage is clearly leading the way in tape and D2D
products today with their innovative concepts for backup and recovery,"
said Howie Evans, vice president, Dallas Digital Services, an Overland
VAR. "Having the ability to provide our customers with a bundled
solution for tape and D2D from a single vendor is just what we have
been waiting for. Whether it is Fibre Channel or iSCSI, the REO
fits virtually any environment and is extremely cost-effective."
About the REO SERIES
REO 9000 with ProtectionPAC(TM) -- a high-capacity, high-performance
disk- based backup and recovery appliance. The newest addition to
the REO family, the REO 9000 provides fast backups and near instantaneous
restores for up to 10 TB of data, making it an ideal choice for
larger organizations that need to ensure business continuity. REO
9000 combines Overland's ProtectionPAC software, serial ATA disks,
RAID 5 protection, and both iSCSI and Fibre Channel connectivity
in a single, easy-to-install unit. Its ability to operate as both
disk and virtual tape enables it to work with existing backup applications,
providing users with a single backup catalog and a single media
management system. This seamless compatibility allows easy deployment
and integration into most backup environments, making it ideal for
large data- intensive organizations, including those with both disk
and tape.
REO 4000 with ProtectionPAC(TM) -- a preconfigured, easy-to-install
appliance with Overland's ProtectionPAC software, specialized hardware,
RAID 5 data protection, and both iSCSI and Fibre Channel connectivity.
Capable of operating as either disk or virtual tape, the 2 TB REO
4000 enhances existing backup and recovery processes by providing
near-instantaneous restores, shorter backup windows and a lower
total cost of ownership for data protection.
REO 1000 with ProtectionPAC(TM) -- an autoloader replacement that
accelerates the backup process and provides high-speed file restores
using iSCSI to deliver more cost-effective data protection than
entry-level tape autoloaders. REO 1000 is ideal for small capacity,
low-cost applications and remote sites.
Overland products are available exclusively through the company's
channel partners. For more information, please visit www.overlandstorage.com.
Overland demonstrates new products and unveils its latest strategies
and new initiatives to its channel partners at the company's annual
Global Partner Summit this week. VARs, distributors and direct marketers
from Europe, Asia and the Americas will participate in the award-winning
program, Oct. 4-8.
http://www.overlandstorage.com
•Date:
8th October 2004 • Region: N.America •Type:
Article •Topic: IT
continuity
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