Abtech Cloud Backup and DR Service for Dell Backup Appliances

Abtech Technologies has launched a service under its StorTrust brand that provides cloud backup and DR services for clients using Dell’s DR range of backup and deduplication appliances.

Clients who own, or are considering purchase of a DR6000, DR4100 or DR2000v appliance can benefit from a cloud backup service from a Dell partner, leveraging the solution on a monthly or annual service basis without an on-premise appliance purchase. Further, organizations using NetVault to backup to their DR appliance can benefit from cloud DR, an enhancement to this service that enables Abtech to spin up Windows, Linux or UNIX servers in its StorTrust cloud, using the replicated DR appliance backup.

• Security cloud – Backup to a tier 4, SSAE16 compliant data center.

• Minimal capital investment – Available as a monthly or annual service.

• Performance – DR service to meet tight RTO requirements.

• Scalability – Capacity to host several petabytes of data.

“Dell’s DR6000, DR4100 and DR2000v offer market leading global, in-line, variable-block deduplication which can reduce volumes of data from backups by a ratio of 5:1. Backup times are reduced considerably and files can be recovered rapidly from backup. For customers seeking a monthly or annual subscription their DR solutions, the Abtech solution is a tremendous value add,” said Marvin Blough, executive director of channels & alliances, Dell Software. “Compatibility with many backup software products – from CommVault to Symantec and in between – combined with massive storage capacity makes this partner offering highly compelling for customers of all types.“

“Abtech already offers a cloud backup and remote ‘spin up’ for Dell AppAssure. The service is available to existing AppAssure customers and organizations looking to purchase AppAssure, who need a remote backup and DR option. Adding cloud backup and DR for Dell NetVault and the Dell DR appliances was the logical next step,” said Nigel Wright, VP Sales, enterprise solutions, Abtech. “With our StorTrust service, customers not only get all the features of the DR appliance for their local backup, they also have the ability to replicate the data to our cloud for off-site backup for extra data protection.“