Brian Babineau Companies Quotations

We've seen a ton of archiving companies developing data-protection technologies during the last six months, ... We've seen a lot of search engine companies looking at ways to access this information too.

Because of this, organizations are deploying tiered storage and sophisticated software tools to efficiently manage their data and resources. Policy-based movement of data throughout its lifecycle and off-site archiving can help companies improve performance while reducing operational and storage costs.

When a big incumbent like Microsoft gets into the data protection game with a generally available product, the vendors that have had solutions in that space for a number of years are throwing their hats in the ring, ... Most of the data protection and backup software companies are announcing something next week that has Microsoft integration capabilities.

And these are all companies that can potentially add value immediately because they have good installed bases, smart employees and good technology as well as market drivers behind them.

Snap Servers have always been a reputable, safe choice for customers, and the new Snap Server 500 series coupled with Snap's portfolio of data protection and management software, expands the choice customers have when deploying Network Attached Storage systems. With the Snap Server 500 family, customers now have several new options for primary and secondary storage at reasonable price points. These new Snap Servers enable customers to take advantage of solutions that utilize SAS or SATA technology to create a tiered storage environment that is driven by the value of the information and its accessibility and availability requirements. These servers are truly giving companies the total package of performance, data management and protection for all types of business data.