Dell Brings Integrated Solution for Faster Disk-Based Backups

While IT companies have been periodically updating their storage offerings for the enterprise sector, their clients, especially small and medium businesses, have generally had to manage their networks and back up procedures by themselves. This impacts upon the efficiency and rate of growth of such businesses, especially when it comes to backing up data. Since backup is a time- and resource-consuming procedure, this is also the reason why most SMBs don't do daily backups and, when they do, they only do it for about 60% of the data. The Dell PowerVault DL2100 Powered by Symantec Backup Exec 2010 is intended as a versatile backup solution for such companies.

The PowerVault DL2100 reduces the time and costs related to maintaining and recovering data from tape-based systems. It does this through a disk-based backup solution with true source deduplication, which reduced costs by 50%, and seamless integration with the Dell EqualLogic and Dell|EMC families of storage arrays and VMware vSphere virtualization solutions. The product also integrates archive options for Windows file systems and Exchange environments. This functionality will make sure that SMBs can quickly recover in case of outages, virus attacks and hacks.

“Customers face exponential data growth and struggle with the amount of critical information they have to store, manage and protect on a daily basis,” Darren Thomas, vice president and general manager, Dell Enterprise Storage, said. “They’re telling us they need ways to automate routine tasks. Our response is to deliver intelligent data management solutions that drastically simplify storage. The PowerVault DL2100 is an example of applying this approach to backup and recovery, helping IT managers focus their time, people and budgets on other critical projects.”

“Symantec released Backup Exec 2010 earlier this year, and we are receiving rave reviews from our customers and partners,” Pat Hanavan, vice president of product management, Symantec Information Management Group, added. “The Dell PowerVault DL2100 Powered by Backup Exec 2010 provides a very simple data protection solution for mid-sized organizations, yet integrates enterprise-class deduplication and archiving technologies to help our joint customers achieve significant storage and cost savings.”

The PowerVault DL2100 Powered by Symantec Backup Exec 2010 is already available though Dell and its partners, at a price of $11,500. It can be seen in detail on its official product page.