[April 22, 2014]

Spectra Logic and CommVault Team to Significantly Lower the Cost of Data Protection, Management and Access

Spectra Logic today announced it has joined forces with CommVault (News - Alert)® to significantly lower the cost of data protection, management and access. Data management and movement by CommVault Simpana® software, coupled with exceptionally affordable disk and tape tiers from Spectra Logic, remove the complexities of tiered storage and provide organizations with a powerful, simplified approach to managing massive amounts of information. The company also announced that it has been certified as a CommVault Technology Alliance Partner.

"Organizations worldwide face continuing challenges in managing and protecting their data, particularly with the prevailing desire to retain data for longer, often indefinite periods of time," said Jeff Echols, senior director, product and solutions marketing, CommVault. "Combining Simpana software, which allows organizations to protect, manage and access information regardless of where the data resides, with Spectra Logic's highly reliable nTier Verde disk and T-Series tape library platforms, provides customers with very affordable storage and effective, easy to manage data protection, backup and archive."

Ideal for data-intensive environments, the joint CommVault and Spectra Logic solution provides a scalable, cost effective data management platform that addresses the performance and storage requirements for secure, reliable backup and archive. The front-end architecture consists of the CommVault Windows CommServe® Server, which provides policy and configuration management, and CommVault Media Agent Servers (Windows, Unix or Linux), which intelligently index data copies and serve as data transport engines between backup/archive clients and backend media. The back-end storage tiers consist of Spectra nTier Verde for nearline disk storage, and Spectra for dense, low cost, long term data retention, backup and archive. Customers can confidently deploy the joint CommVault and Spectra Logic solution, which has been tested and validated as part of the Technology Alliance Partner program and is supported by both companies.

"Massive growth in storing and managing all types of data creates challenges that are driving many organizations to seek enhanced solutions for data protection and long-term storage," said Bruce Kornfeld, acting chief marketing officer for Spectra Logic. "Pairing the powerful CommVault Simpana platform with Spectra Logic disk and tape technologies provides an extremely scalable, cost effective data management solution that will help organizations of all sizes spend less time and money today and into the future."

Spectra Logic nTier Verde Disk and T-Series Tape Libraries

Spectra Logic nTier Verde simply affordable disk-based file storage system delivers easy installation, an intuitive user interface for effortless management, and an architecture that assures the highest level of data integrity. It is designed from the ground up as a backup and archive storage platform focused on data integrity, ease of use, scalability, and cost effectiveness. nTier Verde advantages include:

• No previous storage experience required. Intuitive and intelligent web GUI interface for ease of configuration and management.
• Half the cost of traditional file storage. Users can store more and spend less.
• Reliability, high availability and data integrity. Includes nearline SAS (News - Alert) drive architecture with enhanced parity options.

Spectra T-Series tape libraries offer highly reliable, high-density storage and seamlessly scale to exabyte capacity levels. Spectra's tape libraries offer efficient, comprehensive library management tools and Spectra Certified Media that simplifies management, extends the life of tape media and drives, and ensures data is secure and available when needed.

Learn more about the new Spectra-CommVault offering in this solution brief.

CommVault Simpana

CommVault Simpana Software is comprised of data management modules built on a single unifying platform. Leveraging modern data protection techniques, Simpana software simplifies virtual or physical business critical application protection with point-in time recovery, improves backup performance while reducing storage and network overhead with source-side deduplication, and reduces production system overhead by performing backup, archiving and analytics from a single pass (Simpana OnePass^TM). Self-service, eDiscovery, and a common management interface empower business users, legal users, and administrators with policy-based data access and control.

About Spectra Logic Corporation

At Spectra Logic we define, design and deliver innovative data protection and backup solutions through tape backup and disk-based backup, recovery and archive storage solutions. By igniting innovation we challenge expectations of the data protection market with intelligent, integrated, and simple to use backup and archive technologies. Throughout our 30-plus-year history we have delivered high-density, feature rich storage with unmatched service and support to customers worldwide. For more information, visit www.SpectraLogic.com.

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