Seagate launches new Hybrid Cloud Data Protection solutions for SMBs

Seagate has announced new and updated Hybrid Cloud Data Protection solutions that include Seagate Backup and Recovery Software, Seagate Cloud Backup and Recovery Services, Seagate Backup and Recovery Private Cloud, and Seagate Data Management Services. These solutions are targeted at customers from small and medium sized businesses up through large enterprises for private, public and hybrid cloud deployments. [caption id=“attachment_688113” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] Pic[/caption] Seagate’s Backup and Recovery Software and Cloud Backup and Recovery Services now deliver up to 400 percent performance improvement in the speed of backup, restore and replication than the previous Seagate EVault offering, according to the firm. The software can handle up to 6TB of compressed data per hour (read speeds) on a single module for a real-world mix of jobs. Seagate’s New Backup and Recovery Private Cloud targets infrastructure for Managed Service Providers (MSPs) or large enterprises requiring a solution that supports the growing cloud-based backup requirements of many clients or departments. “The Seagate Backup and Recovery Private Cloud supports multi-tenancy and delivers speed, virtually unlimited scale, and high availability.” MSPs or enterprise customers can start with the storage capacity they need and grow to PB scale, scaling up to 1PB in two racks of tier-1 storage and 2PB in one rack of tier-2 storage. “Today our customers and partners are faced with explosive data growth, compliance requirements, the cost and complexity of non-traditional applications like the Internet of Things, big data and the ongoing transition to software-as-a-service,” said Mike Palmer, senior vice president and general manager of cloud solutions. “At the same time IT budgets are not increasing, security threats continue to put organisations at risk and data center operations are taking more time away from the core business. Today we are responding to each of these challenges - through new performance, scale, availability and management solutions, which drive out operational complexity and give our customers and partners time back to run their core business.”