NEC Corporation of America (NEC),
a leading provider and integrator of advanced IT, communications,
managed services and biometric solutions, announced a new addition
to its award winning HYDRAstor storage platform, a Virtual Appliance
designed to allow for extremely rapid provisioning of backup storage
into virtualized environments and provide off-site backup capabilities
ideal for small sites and branches. HYDRAstor, part of NEC's Smart
Enterprise solutions designed to improve the way people work and
communicate, was selected as Silver Product of the Year winner in last year's Storage magazine/SearchStorage.com Backup Hardware category.
Virtualization
simplifies IT system platform by consolidating servers and storage
systems and separates software lifecycle from hardware lifecycle which
frees IT managers from complex compatibility work. Adding virtual
appliances of backup storage into the picture helps organizations by
eliminating separate hardware management and providing business agility.
The
NEC HYDRAstor VA can be easily deployed into virtual environment and
adds deduplication storage capability and WAN-optimized replication
feature for off-site backup. Key benefits include:
- Universal Dedupe Storage for Small Environment (1TB up to 16TB)
- Easy Deployment Anywhere in Virtual Environment (VMware, Hyper-V)
- DR Solution for Small Sites/Branches with WAN-optimized Replication
- Perfectly fits in Cloud Service Platform
"Market
dynamics and ever increasing demands of today's data centric industries
are finding their way to organizations of all types and size and our
virtual appliance solution meets these needs with a simple price
structure while delivering an enterprise class feature set and
performance," said Hide Senta, VP of strategic business, NEC Corporation
of America.