New ExaGrid EX21000E Appliance Delivers on ‘Backup Without Compromise’ Promise, and Proves Architecture Solves the Backup Challenge – Forever Westborough, Mass., Oct. 21, 2013 – ExaGrid Systems, the company consistently ranked ‘best at backup’ by leading experts, extends its lead with its latest appliance, the EX21000E. Like the entire ExaGrid backup family, the new appliance [...]
View Post Archiving, Backup, D2D, D2D Backup, Deduplicate, Deduplication, Disaster Recovery, Disk Backup, Disk to Disk Backup, DR, ExaGrid, Offsite ReplicationAfter 32 years in the IT industry I’ve seen just about every trick a vendor can play on a prospective client. This is the fifth in a series of the most egregiously bad, deceptive or just plain wrong Stupid Vendor Tricks I’ve seen over the years. (Click here for parts one, two, three & four.) [...]
View Post Backup, Cloud Storage, D2D Backup, Deduplicate, Deduplication, Disaster Recovery, Disk to Disk Backup, DR, ExaGrid, Fusion-io, Gridstore, Nasuni, NexGen Storage, Nimble Storage, PHD Virtual, Southern Data Storage, Unitrends, VeeamAfter 32 years in the IT industry I’ve seen just about every trick a vendor can play on a prospective client. This is the fourth in a series of the most egregiously bad, deceptive or just plain wrong Stupid Vendor Tricks I’ve seen over the years. See Part 1 here, Part 2 here and Part [...]
View Post Backup, D2D, D2D Backup, data storage, Deduplicate, Deduplication, Disk Backup, Disk to Disk Backup, DR, ExaGrid, Florida Data Storage, Fusion-io, Gridstore, Nasuni, NexGen Storage, Nimble Storage, PHD Virtual, Southern Data Storage, Unitrends, VeeamAfter 32 years in the IT industry I’ve seen just about every trick a vendor can play on a prospective client. This is the third in a series of the most egregiously bad, deceptive or just plain wrong Stupid Vendor Tricks I’ve seen over the years. See Part 1 here and Part 2 here. In [...]
View Post Backup, Cloud Backup, D2D, D2D Backup, data storage, Disk to Disk Backup, ExaGrid, Florida Data Storage, Fusion-io, Gridstore, Nasuni, NexGen Storage, Nimble Storage, PHD Virtual, Southern Data Storage, Unitrends, VeeamThis is what amounts to a DR plan for a scary percentage of companies we talk to. Are you one of them? If so contact Southern Data Storage at 888-255-6889 or email mark@southerndatastorage.com.
View Post Deduplicate, Deduplication, Disaster Recovery, DR, ExaGrid, Southern Data StorageAfter 32 years in the IT industry I’ve seen just about every trick a vendor can play on a prospective client. This is the second in a series of the most egregiously bad, deceptive or just plain wrong Stupid Vendor Tricks I’ve seen over the years. To see part 1 of the series, click here. [...]
View Post Backup, D2D Backup, data storage, ExaGrid, Nasuni, NexGen Storage, Nimble Storage, PHD Virtual, Southern Data Storage, UnitrendsWESTBOROUGH, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–ExaGrid Systems, Inc., the leader in cost-effective and scalable disk-based backup solutions with data deduplication, today announced that it received US Patent no. 8,412,848, building on the company’s history of innovation to solve data protection problems for its customers. The patent covers ExaGrid’s unique Zone-level deduplication method, a core component of ExaGrid’s deduplication [...]
View Post Backup, D2D, D2D Backup, Deduplicate, Deduplication, Disaster Recovery, Disk Backup, Disk to Disk Backup, DR, ExaGrid, Offsite ReplicationThe infographic below is courtesy of Sims Recycling Solutions. Keep in mind that the storage arrays, backup appliances and D2D backup targets that Southern Data Storage sells are also servers, albeit highly specialized ones. What happens to all that hardware when its short lifespan is reached? Please dispose/recycle responsibly. Let us know if you need [...]
View Post D2D, D2D Backup, data storage, Deduplicate, Deduplication, Disk Backup, Disk to Disk Backup, ExaGrid, NexGen Storage, Nimble Storage, SAN, UnitrendsDeduplication (or “dedupe”) has been a major buzzword in the storage and data protection sectors for quite some time now, and for good reason. It has the potential to be a game-changer because it can increase the capacity and physical density of storage devices, thereby reducing their overall cost. For a discussion of the basics [...]
View Post Backup, D2D Backup, data storage, Deduplicate, Deduplication, Disk Backup, Disk to Disk Backup, ExaGrid, NexGen Storage, UnitrendsLeading Storage-Focused VAR Updates Website With New Introductory Video TAMPA, March 18 2013 – Southern Data Storage, a Tampa-based company focused on data storage, backup and disaster recovery solutions for small & medium enterprises and state & local government entities, has announced the successful completion of its first full year of operation. Mark Hall, President [...]
View Post Backup, data storage, ExaGrid, Florida Data Storage, Fusion-io, Gridstore, NAS, Nasuni, NexGen Storage, Nimble Storage, PHD Virtual, replication, SAN, Southern Data Storage, Unitrends, Veeam