Double-Take Replication for IBM DS3000 and DS3500

Double-Take Software offers a way for IBM System Storage DS3000 and DS3500 Series customers to protect their data.

Customers who buy the IBM System Storage DS3000 and DS3500 Series can also purchase Double-Take Software’s disaster recovery, data replication and backup product at a reduced price through the IBM Business Partner channel. Customers will also have the opportunity to download a free 30-day trial of the Double-Take Software technology before making a purchase.

For IBM solution providers, this represents an excellent opportunity to deliver high-demand technology and functionality to their customers. These solution providers will have access to a wide variety of enabling information from both Double-Take Software and IBM, intended to make driving this solution through to their customers an easy and simple transaction and resulting in additional sales.

A 30-day trial of the Double-Take Software technology will also be available as an option to customers who purchase the System Storage DS3000 or DS3500 Series. This offer allows IBM solution providers to present end users with solutions that have previously not been available together. This is the first time Double-Take Software replication technology has been packaged with the IBM System Storage DS3000 and DS3500 Series, providing end users with a boxed solution that has high business impact and is easy to use.

Jerry Gregory, Vice President of Strategic Alliances at Double-Take Software, said: “Our relationship with IBM allows IBM Business Partners to enhance the value of their offering to end users by providing them with a unique combination of IBM’s attached storage product and Double-Take Software’s disk-to-disk backup and recovery software. DS3000 and DS3500 Series customers can be confident that these solutions will result in a seamless, integrated experience that offers reliable disaster recovery, replication and backup options.”

Mark J. Olmstead, IBM’s Worldwide Sales Leader for Entry and Mid-Range Storage Products, commented: “IBM provides its customers with outstanding price/performance, value driven entry and mid-range storage solutions that create an enhanced user experience. With this new exciting Double-Take Software offering, DS3000 and DS3500 customers can choose a host-based IP replication solution at a very aggressive price point.”