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OVERLAND STORAGE LAUNCHES REO 9500D IN CANADA THROUGH OPEN STORAGE SOLUTIONS® INC
All-in-One Deduplicating VTL Appliance to Slash Data Backup, Recovery & Long-Term Retention Costs
Brampton,ON - December 5, 2007 – Open Storage Solutions® Inc., a leader in providing data storage solutions in Canada and the US has today announced the launch of the Overland Storage REO® 9500D deduplicating VTL appliance in Canada. The REO 9500D extends the company’s evolving tiered data protection strategy by adding disc based data deduplication for easier access, faster restores and longer-term, near-line retention of backup data. The new REO 9500D combines the proven REO SERIES® disk-based VTL platform with enterprise-class deduplicating software powered by Diligent™ Technologies, one of the most efficent data reduction techniques yet developed which allows for the highest savings in storage costs.
“The REO 9500D provides an all-in-one appliance that can be integrated seamlessly into existing backup environments,” said Andrew Betterton, President of Open Storage Solutions. “The REO 9500D is ideally suited for small to medium-sized enterprises. It is easy to use and can be deployed in less than an hour; that’s zero to de-dupe in 60 minutes.”
The robust 9500D augments the market momentum of Overland’s REO VTLs while complementing the company’s tape and disk products to meet a wide range of data protection requirements. To date, more than 5,000 REOs have been deployed worldwide, representing more than 25 petabytes of vital data. When coupled with Diligent’s HyperFactor™, highly efficient in-line data deduplicating technology that is embedded in ProtecTIER, this latest REO model can store months of data on disk to optimize storage capacity while dramatically lowering data protection costs. The REO 9500D also features advanced functionality, including:
- Up to 187 TBs of usable capacity in a 5u chassis;
- Dual 4 Gb/second Fibre Channel host connectivity;
- User-definable VTL with up to 12 library partitions, 64 virtual tape drives and 3,000 virtual cartridges;
- Quad hot-swap power supplies; and
- A compact, environmentally friendly form factor that conserves power, cooling and rack space.
According to Vern LoForti, president and CEO of Overland Storage, the REO 9500D is the latest milestone in the company’s tiered data protection strategy, which focuses on helping customers determine the most appropriate combination of disk- and tape-based appliances to solve their data protection problems, depending on performance requirements, business continuity objectives and desired cost per terabyte. “Our goal is to offer our customers the broadest and most capable portfolio of data protection appliances available from any single company,” LoForti says.
“One size does not fit all,” adds Betterton of Open Storage Solutions, “so we offer solutions that solve specific problems based on the defined criteria of our customers’ needs. The new REO 9500D adds yet another level of protection for customers seeking simplified, affordable long-term data retention on disk. The REO helps our customers eliminate their backup-window constraints and offers them lightening-fast restores. ”
“Data deduplication is a game-changing technology with easy-to-quantify benefits in terms of lower disk costs, longer retention periods as well as improved RTOs and reliability,” says Heidi Biggar, analyst at Enterprise Strategy Group. “There is strong market validation that purpose-built D2D backup appliances, such as Overland’s 9500D, offer a level of transparency as a total solution that further drives operational efficiencies and lowers costs both within the data center and at remote and branch offices.”
About Open Storage Solutions
Open Storage Solutions, Inc has been designing and integrating advanced storage products for high performance computer applications for over 30 years. The company has a total commitment to providing the very best value solutions by utilizing leading edge technology and backing it with a high level of after sales service. Open Storage Solutions provides storage solutions from disk and tape systems, RAID systems as well as Enterprise Class servers, Network Attached Storage, Storage Area Networks and provides Professional Services.
Open Storage Solutions has offices throughout Canada and the USA.
About Overland Storage
Now in its 27th year, Overland Storage is a market leader and innovative provider of smart, affordable data protection appliances that help midrange and distributed enterprises ensure business-critical data is constantly protected, readily available and always there. Overland’s award-winning products include NEO SERIES® and ARCvault™ tape libraries and REO SERIES® disk-based appliances with Virtual Tape Library (VTL) capabilities. Overland sells its products in Canada and the US through Open Storage Solutions Inc