Most organisations these days prefer to deploy most new servers as virtual machines (VMs), with physical servers deployed only in exceptional or business-justified cases. Virtual backup appliances – ...

Zmanda, a provider of open source backup and recovery software, has announced Zmanda Backup Appliance (ZBA), a pre-configured virtual backup server powered by SUSE Linux Enterprise Server which the ...

After spending a lot of time under the hood of ESXi, we have concluded that traditional backup methods are going to need a tune-up in that environment. The fastest, most reliable and maintenance-free ...

Cloud backup and business continuity service Datto Inc. is overhauling its flagship Siris 3 platform and adding an all-flash appliance to its on-premise lineup. The Norwalk, CT-based company already ...

“Arkeia has been a pioneer of purpose-built backup appliances,” said Lauren Whitehouse, senior analyst at Enterprise Strategy Group. “The Arkeia appliances remove much of the complexity of purchasing, ...

It is one of two new virtual tape libraries the company is introducing this week aimed at bringing down the cost of the technology. The FalconStor VTL Virtual Appliance is a pre-configured, ...

Software that takes advantage of the capacity and flexibility of public or private clouds is an important component for a complete data protection solution. But for customers looking beyond simple ...

Vendors created the appliance market by delivering their software applications pre-installed on standalone servers. The goal was to simplify installation for the users and to make support easier ...

Dell Software has added two new backup appliances and made enhancements to its AppAssure backup, replication and disaster recovery software. The new solutions include the Dell DL1000, an ...

Virtual Appliances have appeared on the horizon as an unstoppable force. Where traditional appliances supplanted the office and data centre server, the virtual appliance has taken this to a new level ...

There are many ways to consume storage in the cloud. Using a virtual appliance version of a storage array maker’s product is one of them. You can get cloud storage services from other providers too.

All-in-one boxes are hot in data centers, and the concept is starting to expand into backup and recovery. A Silicon Valley startup called Rubrik will start shipping a system later this year that ...