1U Barracuda Backup 290 Starting at $1,799/Year

Barracuda Networks, Inc. announced Backup 290, and a capacity upgrade to its current Backup 390.

These lineup additions provide further purchasing flexibility by better aligning Barracuda Backup with the data protection and recovery demands of small and medium-sized organizations.
 
“Giving customers choice and flexibility has always been a top priority for Barracuda,” said Rod Mathews, GM storage, Barracuda. “Barracuda Backup 290 provides an option for branch offices looking to backup their local data at an affordable cost. Combine that with the buying flexibility of our integrated appliances and backup-as-a-service plans, and Barracuda Backup is one of the most flexible, cost effective backup solutions on the market.”
 
Backup 290 comes equipped with 1TB of usable storage, fitting between the 500GB Backup 190 and the newly-adjusted 2TB Backup 390.

All three models can be purchased as an appliance with subscriptions separately, or under Barracuda’s Backup-as-a-Service plan, which includes an appliance, energize updates, instant replacement and unlimited cloud storage with one, three or five year payment options.
 
These new additions arrive on the heels of industry recognition
for Barracuda’s storage business, including:

• Once again ranked #1 in Integrated Systems for Purpose-Built Backup Appliance (PBBA) in IDC’s Worldwide Purpose-Built Backup Appliance Tracker for Q1 CY2014.
• Achieved a Top-Five ranking in IDC’s Top-Five Vendors, Worldwide PBBA Factory Revenue Tracker with 29.8% year-over-year revenue growth for Q1 CY2014.
• Recognized in the Gartner Magic Quadrant for Enterprise Backup Software and Integrated Appliances report for the first time June 2014.
• Earned VMware Ready status for Barracuda Backup as part of the VMware Technology Alliance Partner (TAP) certification program.

Backup 290 list price starts at $1,499 for the appliance or can be purchased as Backup 290 Backup-as-a-Service with U.S. list price starting at $1,799 per year. Backup 390 list price remains unchanged, starting at $2,499 for the appliance or can be purchased as Backup 390 Backup-as-a-Service with U.S. list price starting at $2,999 per year. All Backup-as-a-Service packages include the appliance, energize updates, instant replacement and unlimited cloud storage.