Quantum Software Review
A Quantum software review must include the new arrival of the DX30, a disk-based backup solution technology that works like a tape library. The DX30 is said to offer speedy backup and restore times while enhancing reliability without replacing tape libraries all ready in place.
The Quantum software review shows that this type of Quantum's enhanced backup solutions; the DX30 features a combination of hardware and software in a dense disk-based backup application. This enhances system availability and decreases the amount of time required to do a complete backup and restoration of company critical data on a network. The Quantum software review shows a vast improvement over existing tape technology. By acting as a tape library, the disk-to-disk solution provides ways to interpret data that minimizes the impact on existing operational functions with existing libraries. The DX30 complements tape backup by taking on pieces of recent backups and archival backups remain on tape.
At the heart of this new approach to data backup, the Quantum software review shows, is Quantum's Adaptive Disk Array Management (ADAM) platform. This technology is optimized for large, high-speed data transfers that are a part of data protection. ADAM technology separates DX30 technology from traditional secondary storage, such as standard RAID, in terms of performance and cost benefits. The Quantum software review also shows that using disk backup technology can increase backup speeds enormously while allowing for a start up cost advantage to that of tape solutions.
The Quantum software review states that the DX30 technology significantly improves backup and restore times. It also provides the confidence in completing a successful backup within the designated time frame by incorporating Redundant Array of Independent Disks (RAID) and protected disks by placing them into the backup data path. This fairly new technology includes a number of key features that increase speed and reliability of data protection, incorporating existing operational procedures, and also preserves existing backup investments, including: Support for cloning to physical cartridges for offsite storage, compatibility with companies current backup software and operating systems, ability to use data block sizes much larger than blocks transferred through most file systems, optimizes tape performance and the low overall cost of ownership. The Quantum software review entities include other members of the EBSI such as Atempo, Legato Systems, Network Appliance, OTG Software, and QLogic. These companies were formed to test, integrate, and certify their products to enable enhanced backup solutions. Currently the group is also looking into incorporating such features and functionality as server less archive; synthetic full backup; distributed backup targets and centralized backup archives; virtualization of tape systems; and post-processing of backup data. The Quantum software review continues with Quantum taking an equity stake in a new NAS company, Snap Appliance, formed around Quantum's Snap Server and Guardian product lines. Snap Appliance components and products are available through distribution partners but the warranty and technical services will be handled by Snap Appliance in the United States; however warranty will be supported by Quantum in all areas outside the United States.
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