SearchDataBackup: Data backup news

Data backup and recovery briefs: STORServer Reporter v2.5 is released for Tivoli Storage Manager

SearchDataBackup Editorial Staff — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 16:53:10 EST

This week's data backup and recovery news in brief: STORServer Reporter v2.5 is released for Tivoli Storage Manager and Master Lock replaces their tape storage with cloud backup.

Data backup and disaster recovery Products of the Year winners

SearchDataBackup Editorial Staff — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 13:58:22 EST

The results are in for the 2009 Products of the Year. Find out who the winners are in the data backup and disaster recovery categories.

NetApp discontinues development on NearStore virtual tape library

Beth Pariseau — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 10:22:15 EST

NetApp confirms it has stopped development on its NearStore VTL. Analysts say it's now up to NetApp to partner or acquire a new data deduplication backup partner after failing to land Data Domain last year.

CommVault adds cloud data storage tier option to Simpana

Dave Raffo — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 10:15:46 EST

CommVault lets Simpana customers move data off to cloud services from Amazon, Iron Mountain, Microsoft, Nirvanix, and EMC Atmos; uses REST protocol over HTTP to move data without scripts or gateway appliances.

Data backup and recovery briefs: Quantum releases StorNext 4.0 data management software

SearchDataBackup Editorial Staff — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 14:28:25 EST

This weeks data backup and recovery news in brief: Quantum releases StorNext 4.0 data management software; FalconStor releases FDS 2.0 and more.

IT disaster recovery statistics point to purchasing of more data backup tools

Jon Toigo — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 14:57:09 EST

With statistics pointing to many companies still not having adequate DR plans, vendors try to provide sufficient DR services. However, finding a service or software with the right balance between DR management and functionality is difficult.

Symantec injects data deduplication into NetBackup 7 and Backup Exec 2010

Beth Pariseau — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 11:37:52 EST

Backup Exec 2010 and NetBackup 7 will offer data deduplication, data archiving and CDP data replication, as Symantec looks to take back market share in data backup.

BakBone adds data replication to NetVault FASTRecover continuous data protection backup software

Beth Pariseau — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 11:14:30 EST

BakBone is adding more continuous data protection IP it acquired from Asempra into its product line, but analysts are looking for deeper integration and users have more advanced features on their wish list.

Bocada rewrites data backup reporting app, launches Prism to focus on SLA compliance

Dave Raffo — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 11:14:30 EST

Bocada adds a Web-based front end and SLA impact analysis engine to its latest backup reporting software, and renames the application Prism; analysts say it is a departure from previous data protection management platforms.

Nexsan and FalconStor gun for EMC Data Domain with Dedupe SG 2 data deduplication backup device

Beth Pariseau — Mon, 18 Jan 2010 09:44:54 EST

FalconStor and Nexsan add high availability features, support for more replication fan-in and lower the price for their Dedupe SG 2 data deduplication backup device.