March 5, 2008 at 12:06 am | File Backup
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San Diego-based data storage firm Iomega said Tuesday that the firm has upped the capacity of the firm’s REV removable hard drives to 120GB. The firm said that the new drives are expected to be available in April.
The new drive will be available from next month in external USB 2.0 form, or as an internal SATA drive, with an ATAPI-based model promised for later in the year.
“Compared to entry-level tape products like LTO-1 and DAT160 format tape drives, the new REV 120GB Backup Drive offers more native capacity, near instantaneous random access to files, faster backups and restores, and ruggedized cartridges - all at a much better drive price,” the company’s chief operating officer Tom Kampfer said.
REV drives offer a multimedia enthusiast a storage package for libraries of content, with each 120GB REV disk holding approximately 48,000 photos, 2,000 hours of music or 12 hours of high-definition video, Kampfer said.
The company hasn’t announced pricing for the new drive or disks, but it should be close to that being asked of the current range to remain competitive. A five-pack of 70GB REV disks can be had for around $380.
February 20, 2008 at 3:21 am | File Backup, New Data Products
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Symantec has unveiled Backup Exec 12 for Windows Servers offering server-to-desktop Windows data protection.
The first is Symantec Online Backup, which is a stand-alone service for backing up data to a secure remote location over the Internet, said Jeff Hausman, vice president and general manager of the Symantec Protection Network.
The second is Symantec Online Storage for Backup Exec, an on-line data protection service integrated with Backup Exec 12, a new version of that application. Customers can manage their on-line storage directly from Symantec Online Storage for Backup Exec using a single interface, Hausman said.
Integration of Backup Exec System Recovery 8 with the Altiris management platform enables administrators to control backup tasks from a familiar interface and database framework. In addition, Backup Exec System Recovery 8 can now intelligently and uniquely communicate to external USB drives and run backup jobs to the given device, even if Windows changes the drive letter for the device.
January 11, 2008 at 12:41 am | File Backup
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Zmanda, a company commercializing the open-source Amanda backup software, announced a partnership by which customers can store their data at Amazon.com’s S3–the online Simple Storage Service.
The partnership spotlights the growing influence of Amazon’s S3, which provides customers with online storage whose costs are tied to the amount of storage needed. It’s one of several online services Amazon offers.
Armed with Zmanda’s security and support Amazon S3 comes as a complete data backup and disaster recovery solution for all businesses.
“The combination of Zmanda’s affordable open source back-up software and Amazon’s online storage solution will fundamentally change the way businesses backup and archive corporate data,” said Chander Kant, Zmanda CEO. “With Zmanda and Amazon S3, virtually any business can afford the luxury of remote Internet storage that is immediately available, infinitely scalable, and secure.”