Fujitsu Delivering Cloud-Like Scalability and Agility for On-Premises Backup Infrastructures

Fujitsu Ltd. brings the benefits of the cloud – in terms of service, agility, resilience, scale and cost – to on-premises backup storage through its Fujitsu Reference Architecture for Commvault Systems, Inc.‘s HyperScale software ^[1], a data protection solution based on pre-tested configurations and built with Commvault HyperScale software and Primergy industry-standard server systems.

Eternus CS200c

This reference architecture is the third data protection solution ^[2] developed by the company in collaboration with storage and data protection software provider Commvault. It simplifies the transformation into private cloud storage, with complete data portability for integration between the public cloud and on-premises environments. It brings cloud agility, economics and service levels to on-premises data protection and recovery, enabling organizations to build a unified, data protection and management platform on a scale-out infrastructure.

Olivier Delachapelle, head, category management data center, Fujitsu EMEIA, says: “Protecting data against loss has become number one priority in a digital world. However, traditional heterogeneous point solutions for backup and archiving may have slowed down business process transformation due to limited flexibility and hardware choice. We are changing that with our new Fujitsu Reference Architecture for Commvault HyperScale Software. This replaces legacy data protection architectures with a software-defined solution, based on economical, general purpose, server-based storage. The new architecture boosts agility by consolidating and eliminating data silos, and shrinking the footprint of on-premises hardware – as well as providing that all-important holistic, big-picture view of their data, wherever it’s stored.“

The Reference Architecture for HyperScale software is designed for organizations that require greater capacity or performance needs than available from an appliance-based approach. The company uses pre-validated configurations that provide hardware sizes and models for Hyperscale software on a unique scale-out infrastructure. This simplified approach reduces both the integration time and risk associated with multiple point solutions, while injecting scalability with predictable economics and performance. Customers gain a fully-tested, easy-to-set-up data protection solution for backing up and archiving data in physical, virtual or cloud-based data centers.

“We welcome Fujitsu to the reference architecture program for Commvault HyperScale Software,” said Jonathan Howard, director, technical alliances, Commvault. “Today’s enterprise customers want the agility and economics of the cloud on-premises, so scale out data protection software with Commvault HyperScale is highly attractive. Fujitsu’s experience in the enterprise, and the pairing of it’s world class hardware portfolio with Commvault data protection, provide customers with pre-validated solutions to help them gain a fresh approach to data protection and on-premises infrastructures.“

This reference architecture complements the company’s wider portfolio of data protection appliance solutions, such as the Eternus CS200c and the Commvault HyperScale Appliance.

The Reference Architecture for HyperScale software will be available to order in the EMEIA region as of March 2018, and can be purchased directly from the company and via distribution partners.

^[1] Commvault’s HyperScale technology brings scale-out infrastructure to the Commvault Data Platform and seamlessly integrates with storage arrays, hypervisors, applications and the full range of cloud provider solutions to support the most diverse and dynamic environments.
^[2] The other two solutions are Eternus CS200c powered by Commvault, and Commvault HyperScale Appliance.

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2017.10.24 | Press Release