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Storage Strategies Now First Look Reports

Below is a list of our current First Look Reports

GridStore NASg: First Look

Typically network attached storage (NAS) consists a group of drives in a large enclosure, and expanding that system involves another drive-filled enclosure connected to the first. GridStore uses an entirely different model – a number of low-cost small boxes, based on the Intel Atom 330 processor, each containing 1GB RAM and a single hard drive, set up in a many-to-many grid, with unlimited storage and client nodes. Published on Friday, July 16th, 2010 | Deni Connor

Axcient’s Data Protection Appliance and Service

The Axcient Data Protection solution is a two-tiered data storage appliance and service for small- to medium-size businesses (SMBs). This comprehensive data protection solution combines on-site data protection with off-site data storage without the need of a third-party backup application. This SSG-NOW product validation explores how the Axcient appliance and service can be deployed and back up data in less than five minutes. This report also explores how the appliance can be used as a backup, recovery and off-site platform for local and remote data protection. Published on Saturday, March 20th, 2010 | Deni Connor