STORServer’s Enterprise Backup Appliance 2202 receives No. 1 ranking with additional STORServer appliances taking seven of top 10 positions
COLORADO SPRINGS, CO ––STORServer, a leading provider of proven data backup solutions, today announces that the STORServer Enterprise Backup Appliance (EBA) 2202 has received the only “Best in Class” designation in analyst firm DCIG’s 2014-15 Integrated Backup Appliance Buyer’s Guide.
Out of 72 integrated backup appliances evaluated, STORServer’s EBA 2202, powered by CommVault (EBA 2202-CV) achieved the highest ranking in the Buyer’s Guide for demonstrating impressive scalability, exceeding 1.4 petabytes of disk storage with additional tape storage if needed, and placing near the top in all four categories in the Guide: hardware, management, software and support.
“Together, Commvault and STORServer combine to deliver an even better backup appliance experience than what either of these providers could previously do on their own,” said Jerome Wendt, president and lead analyst for DCIG. “In STORServer, Commvault gets a company that offers backup appliances built for the enterprise as its software will now run on hardened IBM hardware that is tested and ready for deployment in these environments. In STORServer’s case, it gets enterprise, best-in-class software that is built for the specific data management and protection requirements of today’s enterprises.”
The EBA 2202-CV scored particularly well in the Management and Software categories with its Hardware score exceeded only by the EBA 3202, powered by IBM Tivoli Storage Manager (EBA 3202-TSM).
“Not only are we providing best-in-breed hardware, but we’re also now hosting the best software engines in the data backup space—Commvault and TSM,” said Bill Smoldt, president and CEO of STORServer. “We’ve made vast enhancements in our TSM appliance since the previous survey with refreshed hardware and the superb new features in TSM 7. By adding Commvault Simpana to our powerful IBM hardware platform, we cover the entire appliance marketplace. We’re thrilled that DCIG recognizes the industry impact of the STORServer Backup Appliance, powered by Commvault Simpana and IBM TSM.”
In addition to the EBA 2202-CV receiving the “Best in Class” designation, the following STORServer models were all ranked in the Buyer’s Guide top 10: EBA 1202-CV, EBA 3202-TSM, EBA 802-CV, EBA 2202-TSM, EBA 1202-TSM and EBA 802-TSM.
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Download the full DCIG 2014 Integrated Backup Appliance Buyer’s Guide
