With the ability to backup/restore over 17TB per hour and achieve deduplication ratios in excess of 50:1, ESG deems SEPATON VTL solutions "outstanding". See more unparalleled results and learn how SEPATON dramatically improves data protection efficiency in the full report.
Sepaton S2100
Fast, Scalable, Space-efficient Disk-based Backup
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ESG Lab Validation Report
TTaabbllee ooff CCoonntteennttss IInnttrroodduuccttiioonn ................................................................................................................................................3 EESSGG LLaabb VVaalliiddaattiioonn....................................................................................................................................5 Ease of Implementation and Management...............................................................................................6 Do More with Less with Data De-Duplication ...........................................................................................7 Performance and Scalability...................................................................................................................12 HA and Fault Tolerance..........................................................................................................................14 EESSGG LLaabb VVaalliiddaattiioonn HHiigghhlliigghhttss .................................................................................................................15 IIssssuueess ttoo CCoonnssiiddeerr....................................................................................................................................15 EESSGG LLaabb''ss VViieeww .......................................................................................................................................16 AAppppeennddiixx ..................................................................................................................................................17 EESSGG VVaalliiddaattiioonn RReeppoorrttss The g oal of ESG Lab Validation reports is to educate customers about various storage and storage-related products, includ ing storage systems, backup-to-disk solutions, storage management applications, backup and recovery softwa re, storage virtualization platforms, etc. ESG Lab reports are not meant to replace the necessary evaluation proce ss that end-users should conduct before making purchasing decisions, but rather to provide insight into these techn ologies. Our objective is to go over some of the highlighted features/functions of such products, show how they can b e used to solve real customer problems, and identify any areas needing improvement. ESG Lab's expert third-party perspective is based on our own hands-on testing as well as on interviews with customers who use these produ cts in production environments. This ESG Lab report was sponsored by Sepaton, Inc. All tra demark names are property of their respective companies. Information contained in this publication has been obtained by sources The Enterprise Strate gy Group (ESG) considers to be reliable but is not warranted by ESG. This publication may contain opinions of ESG, which are subject to change from time to time. This publication is copyrighted by The Enterprise Strategy Group, Inc. Any reproduction or redistribution of this publication, in whole or in part, wheth er in hard-copy format, electronically, or otherwise to persons not authorized to receive it, without the express consent of the Enterprise Strategy Group, Inc., is in violation of U.S. Copyright law and will be subject to an action for civil damages and, if applicable, criminal prosecution. Should you have any questions, please contact ESG Client Relations at (508) 482.0188. Enterprise Strategy Group 2
ESG Lab Validation Report
IInnttrroodduuccttiioonn Virtual Tape Library (VTL) technology has shed it emerging technology status and has moved into the early mainstream. Early adopters have confirmed that VTL slips easily into existing environments while drastically improving the speed and reliability of backup and recovery. This ESG Lab report presents the results of hands-on testing of VTL solut... [download for more]
