NavigateStorage has specialized in storage since 1999 when it began.
iSCSI storage area networks (SANs) are becoming increasingly popular in small- and medium-sized businesses (SMBs). According to Storage magazine's October 2010 Purchasing Intentions survey, 44% of survey respondents either deployed or plan to deploy an iSCSI system this year -- the highest number so far. Much of iSCSI's growth appears to be coming from medium-sized businesses; 52% of those surveyed are installing iSCSI this year, a six point jump from a year ago. But larger organizations are also increasingly opting for iSCSI; 39% have deployed iSCSI or plan to -- a four-point increase vs. last fall. While attracting larger businesses, iSCSI SAN storage has maintained its solid presence in small companies, with 42% taking the iSCSI route this year.
We have iSCI solutions of all sizes and price catagories from $8,000 to 100's of thousands.
Visit us at www.navigatestorage.com or call us at 978-318-1000
Monday, November 29, 2010
Next-Generation Email Archiving
Is your email protected?
The fast-growing volume of email presents major challenges for all organizations. According to Ferris Research, the average information worker sends over 600 emails in a given week. Many of these emails are either business records or contain valuable corporate knowledge and need to be retained accordingly. Keeping a large volume of email leads to higher storage costs and headaches for IT staff in the form of longer back-up windows. In fact, Osterman Research states, message stores have grown 30% from winter 2007 to winter 2008. As message stores grow, organizations face challenges with:
Managing Storage Costs – getting content off expensive production systems
Timely Recovery Times – reducing recovery point objectives and ever-expanding back-up windows
Ending Firefights – lowering cost of reactive collection and review
Mitigating Content-related Risks – ensuring proper usage of content within the organization
Interested in learning more? Call Jim at 978-318-9000 or drop us an email
The fast-growing volume of email presents major challenges for all organizations. According to Ferris Research, the average information worker sends over 600 emails in a given week. Many of these emails are either business records or contain valuable corporate knowledge and need to be retained accordingly. Keeping a large volume of email leads to higher storage costs and headaches for IT staff in the form of longer back-up windows. In fact, Osterman Research states, message stores have grown 30% from winter 2007 to winter 2008. As message stores grow, organizations face challenges with:
Managing Storage Costs – getting content off expensive production systems
Timely Recovery Times – reducing recovery point objectives and ever-expanding back-up windows
Ending Firefights – lowering cost of reactive collection and review
Mitigating Content-related Risks – ensuring proper usage of content within the organization
Interested in learning more? Call Jim at 978-318-9000 or drop us an email
Monday, September 20, 2010
AMI - American MegaTrends from NavigateStorage
The StorTrends Product Family includes:
Software - User-friendly Continuous Data Protection Software for Windows® and Data Storage Software with IP-SAN and NAS support and "single pane of glass" interface.
SafeTrends™
StorTrends® iTX 2.7 Data Storage Software
IP-SAN Solutions
Dual Dialect capability means support for IP-SAN and NAS in a single appliance with low TCO.
StorTrends® 1300i IP-SAN
StorTrends® 2400i IP-SAN
StorTrends® 3200i IP-SAN
NAS Solutions
Space-saving, economical NAS solutions to support Windows®, Mac® and Linux clients.
StorTrends® 3200n NAS
JBOD Enclosures
Expands the capacity of IP-SAN and NAS appliances with up to 48 TB of additional storage space.
StorTrends® 3201j JBOD Storage System
Contact Us
To speak to a Sales Representative, please contact us at 1-978-318-9000 or drop us an Email to consult about your specific data storage needs.
Software - User-friendly Continuous Data Protection Software for Windows® and Data Storage Software with IP-SAN and NAS support and "single pane of glass" interface.
SafeTrends™
StorTrends® iTX 2.7 Data Storage Software
IP-SAN Solutions
Dual Dialect capability means support for IP-SAN and NAS in a single appliance with low TCO.
StorTrends® 1300i IP-SAN
StorTrends® 2400i IP-SAN
StorTrends® 3200i IP-SAN
NAS Solutions
Space-saving, economical NAS solutions to support Windows®, Mac® and Linux clients.
StorTrends® 3200n NAS
JBOD Enclosures
Expands the capacity of IP-SAN and NAS appliances with up to 48 TB of additional storage space.
StorTrends® 3201j JBOD Storage System
Contact Us
To speak to a Sales Representative, please contact us at 1-978-318-9000 or drop us an Email to consult about your specific data storage needs.
Monday, September 13, 2010
NetVault®: SmartDisk
Next Generation Disk-Based Data Protection
NetVault: SmartDisk takes disk-based backup and data deduplication to new levels of cost savings. Combining a state of the art capability to squeeze more data on disk and not requiring specific types of storage drives or appliances drives expenses down significantly. With NetVault: SmartDisk and its tight integration with NetVault: Backup, organizations of all sizes can perform deduplicated backups without requiring a high level of storage expertise or distracting administrators from strategic initiatives.
Learn more about this cost savings feature. Email or call 978-318-9000
NetVault: SmartDisk takes disk-based backup and data deduplication to new levels of cost savings. Combining a state of the art capability to squeeze more data on disk and not requiring specific types of storage drives or appliances drives expenses down significantly. With NetVault: SmartDisk and its tight integration with NetVault: Backup, organizations of all sizes can perform deduplicated backups without requiring a high level of storage expertise or distracting administrators from strategic initiatives.
Learn more about this cost savings feature. Email or call 978-318-9000
StoneFly, Inc. Combines Best-in-Class Performance with Superior Volume-Level Encryption in New IP SAN Upgrade
StoneFly, Inc. Combines Best-in-Class Performance with Superior Volume-Level NavigateStorage announces Encryption in New Stonefly IP SAN Upgrade
New StoneFusion Operating System Release Supports Fully-Encrypted Data Between Local and Remote IP SAN Appliances, Across LANs and WANs
Hayward, CA – February 18, 2010 – StoneFly™, Inc., a leading supplier of integrated IP storage area network (SAN) systems, today launched a new release of its StoneFusion™ operating system (OS), offering upgraded mirror encryption capabilities that reinforce the company's tradition of delivering the highest levels of data protection combined with best-in-class storage performance.
By sending encrypted data from the local IP SAN over the wide area network (WAN) during replication—and not encrypting it a second time as other systems do at the point when the data arrives at the remote SAN—StoneFusion ensures that data travels rapidly across the wire, remaining both fully protected and fully encrypted. This approach makes use of the advanced AES 256 encryption algorithm, a standard adopted by the U.S. government, and enables StoneFly to efficiently deliver both encrypted and non-encrypted volumes to the same remote SAN.
"With StoneFusion, StoneFly has continued to employ a performance-based approach to data protection since pioneering the IP SAN marketplace a decade ago," says Bahman Jalali, director of engineering and product management for StoneFly. "In fact, Stonefly's patented IP SAN architecture introduces no performance penalty when data is encrypted and written to disks. In taking this approach, we bring our customers the best of both worlds, delivering both superior security and market-leading performance, all in a simple-to-use IP SAN."
Ideal for applications in medical, finance and government, StoneFly IP SANs offer compliance with patient privacy and data control measures for HIPAA, JCAHO, Medicare and Medicaid, along with PCI and GLBA compliance for the financial industry. The upgraded StoneFusion release provides added value to data-intensive installations in these markets, where minimizing performance degradation during encryption is critical.
StoneFusion is a standard integrated component of all StoneFly IP SANs, and offers a complete portfolio of storage and data protection features including a patented storage virtualization engine. In addition, the StoneFusion OS v6.3.2 incorporates StoneFly Reflection™ for local and campus mirroring; StoneFly Snapshot™ for fast, efficient data recovery; and advanced features such as Quick Sync, for rapidly restoring mirrored iSCSI volumes in the event of a storage path or site failure.
Existing customers can contact NavigateStorage for information about upgrading to StoneFusion OS v6.3.2.
New StoneFusion Operating System Release Supports Fully-Encrypted Data Between Local and Remote IP SAN Appliances, Across LANs and WANs
Hayward, CA – February 18, 2010 – StoneFly™, Inc., a leading supplier of integrated IP storage area network (SAN) systems, today launched a new release of its StoneFusion™ operating system (OS), offering upgraded mirror encryption capabilities that reinforce the company's tradition of delivering the highest levels of data protection combined with best-in-class storage performance.
By sending encrypted data from the local IP SAN over the wide area network (WAN) during replication—and not encrypting it a second time as other systems do at the point when the data arrives at the remote SAN—StoneFusion ensures that data travels rapidly across the wire, remaining both fully protected and fully encrypted. This approach makes use of the advanced AES 256 encryption algorithm, a standard adopted by the U.S. government, and enables StoneFly to efficiently deliver both encrypted and non-encrypted volumes to the same remote SAN.
"With StoneFusion, StoneFly has continued to employ a performance-based approach to data protection since pioneering the IP SAN marketplace a decade ago," says Bahman Jalali, director of engineering and product management for StoneFly. "In fact, Stonefly's patented IP SAN architecture introduces no performance penalty when data is encrypted and written to disks. In taking this approach, we bring our customers the best of both worlds, delivering both superior security and market-leading performance, all in a simple-to-use IP SAN."
Ideal for applications in medical, finance and government, StoneFly IP SANs offer compliance with patient privacy and data control measures for HIPAA, JCAHO, Medicare and Medicaid, along with PCI and GLBA compliance for the financial industry. The upgraded StoneFusion release provides added value to data-intensive installations in these markets, where minimizing performance degradation during encryption is critical.
StoneFusion is a standard integrated component of all StoneFly IP SANs, and offers a complete portfolio of storage and data protection features including a patented storage virtualization engine. In addition, the StoneFusion OS v6.3.2 incorporates StoneFly Reflection™ for local and campus mirroring; StoneFly Snapshot™ for fast, efficient data recovery; and advanced features such as Quick Sync, for rapidly restoring mirrored iSCSI volumes in the event of a storage path or site failure.
Existing customers can contact NavigateStorage for information about upgrading to StoneFusion OS v6.3.2.
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Removeable backup appliance
Designed strictly for the Enterprise. The Idealstor 8 Bay Backup Appliance, from NavigateStorage, is a 4U rackmount backup device running Windows Server 2008 R2 x64 on Dual Intel Xeon Dual Core processors with hyper threading and 2GB of error correcting code memory. It also comes smaller.
The 8 Bay is designed to be the fastest and most scalable product in the Idealstor line of backup appliances. This product offers the flexibility of archiving data onto all 8 disks or can be set up in a configuration where 4 drives are taken off site and 4 remain in the unit for data cycling. This unit is designed to backup 16TB of removable disk capacity.
Check out are offerings and call 978-318-9000 or write
The 8 Bay is designed to be the fastest and most scalable product in the Idealstor line of backup appliances. This product offers the flexibility of archiving data onto all 8 disks or can be set up in a configuration where 4 drives are taken off site and 4 remain in the unit for data cycling. This unit is designed to backup 16TB of removable disk capacity.
Check out are offerings and call 978-318-9000 or write
Monday, August 30, 2010
NavigateStorage announces Clustered IPSan
StoneFly, Inc., a leading supplier of integrated IP storage area network (SAN) systems and NavigateStorage a premier partner, has released the newest member to the Stonefly StoneFlex product family, the StoneFlex Quad Unified Storage & Server (QUSS™). Uniting Clustered Storage and Servers into one hardware appliance, the QUSS™ is ideal for enterprising organizations that are in need to consolidate their datacenter into a Fault Tolerant Appliance.
Through the StoneFlex QUSS™ consumers can ensure total hardware utilization while reducing power/cooling cost as well as allocating resources to more demanding applications all without the additional cost of obtaining other hardware devices.
The StoneFlex QUSS™ Standard Unit comes with a Clustered IPSAN. In addition, what make the QUSS™ unique are its 2 Flex Modules that customers can pick and choose to build their environment. Some of server modules that are available for QUSS™ include an additional IP SAN Cluster Controller for more storage power, VMWare Fault Tolerant Cluster to ensure storage and server consolidation, Microsoft Cluster, Windows Server, Windows Storage Server (WSS), Linux Servers as well as Custom Built Servers. This ensures that the customer’s Server Virtualization and storage needs are met all in one hardware appliance. QUSS™ Hardware is packed with latest and greatest technologies to provide the best possible performance in a most cost effective package. Technologies such as multi 10Gb Interface, Full fault tolerance, Quad XEON processors and up to 384GB memory per module are some of them.
“iSCSI pioneer is expanding its vision by providing a single fault tolerant appliance to house a complete datacenter and provide a solid platform for a Cloud Computing environment,” says Bahman Jalali (B.J.), Director of Product Management at Stonefly, “This single appliance offers simplified management, and ease of mind by providing redundant components in all levels.”
For more details about the StoneFlex QUSS™ or any of the Stonefly product line, please call 978-318-9000 or Email.
Through the StoneFlex QUSS™ consumers can ensure total hardware utilization while reducing power/cooling cost as well as allocating resources to more demanding applications all without the additional cost of obtaining other hardware devices.
The StoneFlex QUSS™ Standard Unit comes with a Clustered IPSAN. In addition, what make the QUSS™ unique are its 2 Flex Modules that customers can pick and choose to build their environment. Some of server modules that are available for QUSS™ include an additional IP SAN Cluster Controller for more storage power, VMWare Fault Tolerant Cluster to ensure storage and server consolidation, Microsoft Cluster, Windows Server, Windows Storage Server (WSS), Linux Servers as well as Custom Built Servers. This ensures that the customer’s Server Virtualization and storage needs are met all in one hardware appliance. QUSS™ Hardware is packed with latest and greatest technologies to provide the best possible performance in a most cost effective package. Technologies such as multi 10Gb Interface, Full fault tolerance, Quad XEON processors and up to 384GB memory per module are some of them.
“iSCSI pioneer is expanding its vision by providing a single fault tolerant appliance to house a complete datacenter and provide a solid platform for a Cloud Computing environment,” says Bahman Jalali (B.J.), Director of Product Management at Stonefly, “This single appliance offers simplified management, and ease of mind by providing redundant components in all levels.”
For more details about the StoneFlex QUSS™ or any of the Stonefly product line, please call 978-318-9000 or Email.
Friday, August 27, 2010
Email Archiving Mimosa NearPoint
Email Archiving Solution
Enterprises and organizations of all sizes are considering content archival systems for eDiscovery litigation support and storage optimization, as well as for meeting regulatory requirements for industries such as financial services, healthcare, government, and others.
Mimosa NearPoint™ for Microsoft® Exchange Server is an email archiving solution that delivers archiving, eDiscovery, recovery, disaster recovery, and storage management in a single integrated solution.
Mimosa offers the Self-Service Access™ feature, which gives users and auditors access to email that has been protected, archived, and extended via Microsoft Outlook or Outlook Web Access. The system quickly and easily performs complex search and discovery of who, what, when, and where in every mailbox, including senders and recipients.
NavigateStorage, an 11 year-old company provides the right type of storage and Email archiving to meet your needs. Drop us a line and then lets discuss your requirements.
Enterprises and organizations of all sizes are considering content archival systems for eDiscovery litigation support and storage optimization, as well as for meeting regulatory requirements for industries such as financial services, healthcare, government, and others.
Mimosa NearPoint™ for Microsoft® Exchange Server is an email archiving solution that delivers archiving, eDiscovery, recovery, disaster recovery, and storage management in a single integrated solution.
Mimosa offers the Self-Service Access™ feature, which gives users and auditors access to email that has been protected, archived, and extended via Microsoft Outlook or Outlook Web Access. The system quickly and easily performs complex search and discovery of who, what, when, and where in every mailbox, including senders and recipients.
NavigateStorage, an 11 year-old company provides the right type of storage and Email archiving to meet your needs. Drop us a line and then lets discuss your requirements.
Thursday, August 26, 2010
SAS 70
What is it?
"Statement on Auditing Standards (SAS) No. 70, Service Organizations, is a widely recognized auditing standard developed by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA). A service auditor's examination performed in accordance with SAS No. 70 (also commonly referred to as a 'SAS 70 Audit') is widely recognized, because it represents that a service organization has been through an in-depth audit of their control objectives and control activities, which often include controls over information technology and related processes. In today's global economy, service organizations or service providers must demonstrate that they have adequate controls and safeguards when they host or process data belonging to their customers. In addition, the requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 make SAS 70 audit reports even more important to the process of reporting on the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting."
Many of our vendors are SAS 70 Compliant. Call NavigateStorage to know more.
"Statement on Auditing Standards (SAS) No. 70, Service Organizations, is a widely recognized auditing standard developed by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA). A service auditor's examination performed in accordance with SAS No. 70 (also commonly referred to as a 'SAS 70 Audit') is widely recognized, because it represents that a service organization has been through an in-depth audit of their control objectives and control activities, which often include controls over information technology and related processes. In today's global economy, service organizations or service providers must demonstrate that they have adequate controls and safeguards when they host or process data belonging to their customers. In addition, the requirements of Section 404 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 make SAS 70 audit reports even more important to the process of reporting on the effectiveness of internal control over financial reporting."
Many of our vendors are SAS 70 Compliant. Call NavigateStorage to know more.
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
Message Archiver Benefits & Features
Email Management & Storage Optimization
SAS 70 Certified mirrored Data Centers secure, centralized, off-site storage eliminates mailbox size limitations online access to current & historical email and instant messages rapid search & retrieval via full text indexing searches on email, headers & attachments email is serialized, time-date stamped can import legacy email and PST files to unified archive dministrator-controlled access rights multi-lingual interface (Eng., Fr., Sp., Ger., Port., Jp., Chin.) unicode for search and display in all languages.
NavigateStorage with 11 years experience in high tech and 10 in E-mail Archiving. Let's discuss your needs.
SAS 70 Certified mirrored Data Centers secure, centralized, off-site storage eliminates mailbox size limitations online access to current & historical email and instant messages rapid search & retrieval via full text indexing searches on email, headers & attachments email is serialized, time-date stamped can import legacy email and PST files to unified archive dministrator-controlled access rights multi-lingual interface (Eng., Fr., Sp., Ger., Port., Jp., Chin.) unicode for search and display in all languages.
NavigateStorage with 11 years experience in high tech and 10 in E-mail Archiving. Let's discuss your needs.
Monday, August 23, 2010
Intelligent IP SANs Made Simple with StoneFusion
The award-winning Stone Fusion Intelligent Network Storage Platform (NSP), StoneFly's patent-pending baseline storage networking architecture, reduces the total cost of ownership by lowering management costs and increasing storage utilization. By adding block level storage intelligence to the IP networking core, StoneFusion powered Storage Concentrators deliver all the benefits of managed SANs, including increased storage utilization through resource consolidation, storage provisioning, access control, volume management, and feature-rich managed storage supporting advanced storage services including clustering, mirroring, and snapshotting, says Jim Addlesberger President of NavigateStorage. At the core of StoneFusion is a robust storage virtualization engine that enables provisioning of physical storage resources in to virtual storage volumes. These logical volumes are presented to the host as normal SCSI disks, using industry standard hardware and software iSCSI initiators. With StoneFusion the power of IP SAN centralization is at your fingertips.
Contact us so we can discuss your specific needs. Or call at 978-318-9000
Wednesday, August 4, 2010
Global Relay hosted Email Archiving
Global Relay's Hosted Email Archiving & Messaging Services provide businesses with easy-to-use professionally-managed, email archiving, email continuity and email security solutions. NavigateStorage has been specializing in Email Archiving since 2001. First with Educomm (later to become ZANTAZ) and then to a leader in the hosted Email arena Global Relay.
The Message Archiver, Global Relay's core email archiving technology, seamlessly integrates with all email and instant messaging systems to deliver the fastest online search, retrieval and monitoring capabilities on the market today. Its enterprise-class, web-based email archiving tools address the demands of regulatory compliance, audit and eDiscovery, while alleviating the burden of data management, email archiving, storage, security and business continuity, including migration of historical data.
Built on a reputation of customer service, technical expertise and compliance excellence, Global Relay has delivered Hosted Email Archiving & Messaging Services for over ten years and has never lost a message, nor had a security breach. We help our customers stay organized, competitive, compliant and in control.
Drop us a email or call and let's discuss your goals. 978-318-9000
The Message Archiver, Global Relay's core email archiving technology, seamlessly integrates with all email and instant messaging systems to deliver the fastest online search, retrieval and monitoring capabilities on the market today. Its enterprise-class, web-based email archiving tools address the demands of regulatory compliance, audit and eDiscovery, while alleviating the burden of data management, email archiving, storage, security and business continuity, including migration of historical data.
Built on a reputation of customer service, technical expertise and compliance excellence, Global Relay has delivered Hosted Email Archiving & Messaging Services for over ten years and has never lost a message, nor had a security breach. We help our customers stay organized, competitive, compliant and in control.
Drop us a email or call and let's discuss your goals. 978-318-9000
Thursday, July 29, 2010
What are the differences between file-level vs. block-level deduplication?
What are the differences between file-level vs. block-level deduplication?: **
"Many different data backup vendors provide data deduplication services, so expect to find subtle differences in how both file-level deduplication and block-level deduplication are implemented. In general, file-level deduplication watches for multiple copies of the same file, stores the first copy, and then just links the other references to the first file. Only one copy gets stored on the disk/tape archive. Ultimately, the space you save on disk relates to how many copies of the file there were in the file system."
Block-level, sometimes called variable block-level deduplication, looks at the data block itself to see if another copy of this block already exists. If so, the second (and subsequent) copies are not stored on the disk/tape, but a link/pointer is created to point to the original copy. For example, John's copy of a file may in fact just be a pointer to Mary's file -- if Mary's file was the first to be archived.
There are pros and cons associated with both file-level and block-level deduplication. For instance, if 1,000 identical attachments are sent out by a benefits coordinator, file-level dedupe will find those 1,000 attachments that are exactly the same, but it won't find the exact duplicate copies you saved (i.e., Benefits_file.Aug, Benefits_file.Sep, Benefits_file.Oct, etc.). Block-level dedupe will find all of the duplicates, even if named differently, and will store the name variations with pointers to the original blocks. Variable block-level will also account for misaligned data sets on disk and would also detect the duplicate files and exact copies with different names.
File-level deduplication will save a relatively small amount of space on your disk/tape archive. Block-level deduplication will save more space on your disk/tape archive, and variable block-level deduplication will save even more space on your disk/tape archive. However, as with any other data storage technology or technique, be advised that your mileage will vary depending on the amount of replicated data you have in your file systems.
File-level deduplication will save a relatively small amount of space on your disk/tape archive. Block-level deduplication will save more space on your disk/tape archive, and variable block-level deduplication will save even more space on your disk/tape archive. However, as with any other data storage technology or technique, be advised that your mileage will vary depending on the amount of replicated data you have in your file systems.
NavigateStorage is in its 11th year specializing in Storage of all types.
**Written by, Dave Ellis, Principal Technologist, Instrumental Inc.Dave Ellis is the Principal Technologist at Instrumental Inc. Dave has over 32 years of high tech experience. As a member of Instrumental Inc.'s CTO staff, Dave tracks, evaluates and implements high performance computing solutions that anticipate and meet changing customer requirements. Previously, Dave was the Director of HPC Architecture for the Engenio Storage Group of LSI Logic, and has held Senior Systems Engineering positions at Applied Information Sciences, Computer Sciences Corp., Data General, Dynamac Corp., Intransa Inc., Silicon Graphics, Sperry and Xyratex. Dave also served as an Aircraft Loadmaster in the U.S. Air Force, was a Master Instructor in both the USAF Aircraft Loadmaster and Computer Programming schools, and is a disabled Vietnam Veteran. His Air Force training also led to degrees in Management from Vernon College in Texas, and in Traffic and Transportation Management from the Community College of the Air Force.
"Many different data backup vendors provide data deduplication services, so expect to find subtle differences in how both file-level deduplication and block-level deduplication are implemented. In general, file-level deduplication watches for multiple copies of the same file, stores the first copy, and then just links the other references to the first file. Only one copy gets stored on the disk/tape archive. Ultimately, the space you save on disk relates to how many copies of the file there were in the file system."
Block-level, sometimes called variable block-level deduplication, looks at the data block itself to see if another copy of this block already exists. If so, the second (and subsequent) copies are not stored on the disk/tape, but a link/pointer is created to point to the original copy. For example, John's copy of a file may in fact just be a pointer to Mary's file -- if Mary's file was the first to be archived.
There are pros and cons associated with both file-level and block-level deduplication. For instance, if 1,000 identical attachments are sent out by a benefits coordinator, file-level dedupe will find those 1,000 attachments that are exactly the same, but it won't find the exact duplicate copies you saved (i.e., Benefits_file.Aug, Benefits_file.Sep, Benefits_file.Oct, etc.). Block-level dedupe will find all of the duplicates, even if named differently, and will store the name variations with pointers to the original blocks. Variable block-level will also account for misaligned data sets on disk and would also detect the duplicate files and exact copies with different names.
File-level deduplication will save a relatively small amount of space on your disk/tape archive. Block-level deduplication will save more space on your disk/tape archive, and variable block-level deduplication will save even more space on your disk/tape archive. However, as with any other data storage technology or technique, be advised that your mileage will vary depending on the amount of replicated data you have in your file systems.
File-level deduplication will save a relatively small amount of space on your disk/tape archive. Block-level deduplication will save more space on your disk/tape archive, and variable block-level deduplication will save even more space on your disk/tape archive. However, as with any other data storage technology or technique, be advised that your mileage will vary depending on the amount of replicated data you have in your file systems.
NavigateStorage is in its 11th year specializing in Storage of all types.
**Written by, Dave Ellis, Principal Technologist, Instrumental Inc.Dave Ellis is the Principal Technologist at Instrumental Inc. Dave has over 32 years of high tech experience. As a member of Instrumental Inc.'s CTO staff, Dave tracks, evaluates and implements high performance computing solutions that anticipate and meet changing customer requirements. Previously, Dave was the Director of HPC Architecture for the Engenio Storage Group of LSI Logic, and has held Senior Systems Engineering positions at Applied Information Sciences, Computer Sciences Corp., Data General, Dynamac Corp., Intransa Inc., Silicon Graphics, Sperry and Xyratex. Dave also served as an Aircraft Loadmaster in the U.S. Air Force, was a Master Instructor in both the USAF Aircraft Loadmaster and Computer Programming schools, and is a disabled Vietnam Veteran. His Air Force training also led to degrees in Management from Vernon College in Texas, and in Traffic and Transportation Management from the Community College of the Air Force.
Saturday, July 24, 2010
iSCI Storage high quality at a resonable price
Image via WikipediaThe goal must have been a good one, because today we are still going strong after 11 years.
Come visit use for storage, backup, Email archiving and Kaspersky Anti-Viurus (Eugene Kaspersky in picture.)
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Thursday, July 22, 2010
Kaspersky Security
What is Kaspersky Security for Mail Servers?
Kaspersky Security for Mail Server is a solution that protects mail servers and groupware servers from malicious programs and spam. The product includes applications that protect all popular mail servers, including Microsoft Exchange, Lotus Notes/Domino, Sendmail, Qmail, Postfix and Exim. The solution can also be used to set up a dedicated mail gateway.
NavigateStorage is a premier partner of Kaspersky. Contact us for the right solution for you.
Kaspersky Security for Mail Server is a solution that protects mail servers and groupware servers from malicious programs and spam. The product includes applications that protect all popular mail servers, including Microsoft Exchange, Lotus Notes/Domino, Sendmail, Qmail, Postfix and Exim. The solution can also be used to set up a dedicated mail gateway.
NavigateStorage is a premier partner of Kaspersky. Contact us for the right solution for you.
NavigateStorage's StoneFly new Voyager IP SANs
StoneFly's new Voyager IP SANs were designed to offer active/active controllers, improved redundancy, high-availability and fast performance - at a lower price point.
Using high-performance storage interconnects, the Voyager product family is designed for enterprise environments looking for a versatile SAN for primary and secondary storage applications. The Voyager supports up to 256 SAS, SATA, and SSD drives for online transaction processing, database, email, disk based archives, disk to disk backup, virtual servers and other core applications.
The cornerstone of the Voyager is our storage virtualization engine, which offers quad-core processing power, dedicated iSCSI Cache, and our StoneFusion® storage management operating system.
NavigateStorage has specialized in storage for over 10 years. Let us show you the right storage to suit you current and future needs. Call us at 978-318-9000 or drop us an Email.
Using high-performance storage interconnects, the Voyager product family is designed for enterprise environments looking for a versatile SAN for primary and secondary storage applications. The Voyager supports up to 256 SAS, SATA, and SSD drives for online transaction processing, database, email, disk based archives, disk to disk backup, virtual servers and other core applications.
The cornerstone of the Voyager is our storage virtualization engine, which offers quad-core processing power, dedicated iSCSI Cache, and our StoneFusion® storage management operating system.
NavigateStorage has specialized in storage for over 10 years. Let us show you the right storage to suit you current and future needs. Call us at 978-318-9000 or drop us an Email.
Thursday, July 15, 2010
StoneFly's new Voyager IP SANs were designed to offer active/active controllers, improved redundancy, high-availability and fast performance - at a lower price point. Using high-performance storage interconnects, the Voyager product family is designed for enterprise environments looking for a versatile SAN for primary and secondary storage applications.
With support for SAS, SATA, and SSD drives for online transaction processing, database, email, disk based archives, disk to disk backup, virtual servers and other core applications. The cornerstone of the Voyager is our storage virtualization engine, which offers quad-core processing power, dedicated iSCSI Cache, and our StoneFusion storage management operating system.
Let's talk about your storage requirements. Stonefly's Voyager and OptiSan are just two examples of NavigateStorage's innovative solutions. You are also welcome to write or call at 978-318-9000
With support for SAS, SATA, and SSD drives for online transaction processing, database, email, disk based archives, disk to disk backup, virtual servers and other core applications. The cornerstone of the Voyager is our storage virtualization engine, which offers quad-core processing power, dedicated iSCSI Cache, and our StoneFusion storage management operating system.
Let's talk about your storage requirements. Stonefly's Voyager and OptiSan are just two examples of NavigateStorage's innovative solutions. You are also welcome to write or call at 978-318-9000
Friday, July 9, 2010
iSCSI Storage you can afford
Our Virtual Storage technology from NavigateStorage makes the full power of IP SANs available to the SMB market.
The virtual pool of storage frees the storage user from the complexities of traditional RAID configuration, eases management and increases the efficiency of disk utilization; all while optimizing the performance of all applications.
Powerful enough to satisfy high bandwidth applications, as well as transaction-intensive applications, the array features either four or eight 1GbE host data ports, providing the industry’s highest throughput for a single controller, and supports over 80,000 IOPS.
Configurations are available for up to 25 TB utilizing high-performance SAS drives and up to 84 TB with high-capacity SAS drives. Support for SSD Storage for high performance applications.
Virtual Storage technology, coupled with an intuitive GUI make management a breeze; additionally, all of your integraStor systems can be managed from a single utility. Advanced users can take advantage of a comprehensive CLI and applications requiring integration with the array management frameworks can interface to our array's API.
Whatever you requirements are NavigateStorage, in our 11th year, has a solution for you. Contact us at 978-318-9000 or drop us a line.
The virtual pool of storage frees the storage user from the complexities of traditional RAID configuration, eases management and increases the efficiency of disk utilization; all while optimizing the performance of all applications.
Powerful enough to satisfy high bandwidth applications, as well as transaction-intensive applications, the array features either four or eight 1GbE host data ports, providing the industry’s highest throughput for a single controller, and supports over 80,000 IOPS.
Configurations are available for up to 25 TB utilizing high-performance SAS drives and up to 84 TB with high-capacity SAS drives. Support for SSD Storage for high performance applications.
Virtual Storage technology, coupled with an intuitive GUI make management a breeze; additionally, all of your integraStor systems can be managed from a single utility. Advanced users can take advantage of a comprehensive CLI and applications requiring integration with the array management frameworks can interface to our array's API.
Whatever you requirements are NavigateStorage, in our 11th year, has a solution for you. Contact us at 978-318-9000 or drop us a line.
Thursday, July 1, 2010
Is it time for EMail Archiving? NavigateStorage offers solutions for both Hosted (Cloud) and On-Site. One such solution is Iron Moutains Near Point (recently purchased by Iron Mountain).
Here's a snippet about NearPoint.
Mimosa NearPoint for Microsoft Exchange has incorporated an innovative data capture approach called Continuous Application Shadowing™ where Exchange log files are captured the instant they are committed to disk and stores them “off-host” on NearPoint. Continuous Application Shadowing is an application-intelligent process that blocks corruption from the backup copy. All email content extracted from the log files is indexed and stored with single-instance storage. Continuous Application Shadowing also captures the complete Exchange mailbox information, including contacts, calendars, personal folders, as well as email stored offline in PST files and all email content found in public folders — a major advantage for eDiscovery and Exchange recovery.
Contact us and we can discuss your specific needs
Here's a snippet about NearPoint.
Mimosa NearPoint for Microsoft Exchange has incorporated an innovative data capture approach called Continuous Application Shadowing™ where Exchange log files are captured the instant they are committed to disk and stores them “off-host” on NearPoint. Continuous Application Shadowing is an application-intelligent process that blocks corruption from the backup copy. All email content extracted from the log files is indexed and stored with single-instance storage. Continuous Application Shadowing also captures the complete Exchange mailbox information, including contacts, calendars, personal folders, as well as email stored offline in PST files and all email content found in public folders — a major advantage for eDiscovery and Exchange recovery.
Contact us and we can discuss your specific needs
Windows Management Software
AutoVirt is a software platform for Windows that provides storage management control from a web-based console. Use AutoVirt to automate and expedite:
Data Measurement
Copying
Migration
Replication
Archiving AutoVirt provides:
A solution for managing unstructured Windows file data
A way to extend the native functionality of inexpensive, commodity Windows hardware
Integration with mainframe NAS devices, including NetApp and EMC Celerra
Out-of-band runtime operations, with no client agents
An intelligent client referral service with perpetual support for client UNC names and embedded links.
For more information click here.
Data Measurement
Copying
Migration
Replication
Archiving AutoVirt provides:
A solution for managing unstructured Windows file data
A way to extend the native functionality of inexpensive, commodity Windows hardware
Integration with mainframe NAS devices, including NetApp and EMC Celerra
Out-of-band runtime operations, with no client agents
An intelligent client referral service with perpetual support for client UNC names and embedded links.
For more information click here.
Sunday, June 20, 2010
Unified Storage
NavigateStorage defines Unified storage as:
A single, integrated storage infrastructure that functions as unification engines to simultaneously support Fibre Channel, IP Storage Area Networks (SAN) and Network Attached Storage (NAS) data formats. Also called network unified storage (NUS).
We represent two offering. One from Reldata and a second from iceWEB.
Give us a call 978-318-9000 or "request more info" from our web pages. Let's discuss you requirements and find the best solution for you.
A single, integrated storage infrastructure that functions as unification engines to simultaneously support Fibre Channel, IP Storage Area Networks (SAN) and Network Attached Storage (NAS) data formats. Also called network unified storage (NUS).
We represent two offering. One from Reldata and a second from iceWEB.
Give us a call 978-318-9000 or "request more info" from our web pages. Let's discuss you requirements and find the best solution for you.
Thursday, June 17, 2010
VIRTUAL ENVIROMENTS with iceWEB
NavigateStorage now offers iceWEB, a virtualized server infrastructure, with a wide range of flexibility and reliability advantages to environments of all sizes, but in order to make the most of the virtual infrastructure, you need shared storage. Features such as live migration of virtual machines require a shared storage pool, but the advantages of using shared storage in a virtual environment run much deeper.
Supporting a virtual server environment with shared storage:
* Simplifies management of the environment
* Provides the data availability required for a virtualized environment
* Enables efficient backup
Centralize storage and VM management tasks ARE EASY with the IceWEB Storage System 5000. The all-inclusive storage management feature set combined with IceWEB's VM Manager -- a unified management console for controlling all storage-related aspects of a virtualized infrastructure for VMware ESX, Citrix Xen, and Microsoft Hyper-V environments – is a perfect complement to your virtual server environment.
Learn more, contact NavigateStorage or call 978-318-9000
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
IceWEB 5000 HR (Highly Redundant) to Begin Shipping Immediately
NavigateStorage, a 10 year reseller of storage and Ice WEB a provider of Unified Data Storage and building blocks for cloud storage networks, announced the newest member of the IceWEB Simply Advanced Family of Storage
Systems: The 5000 HR (Highly Redundant) Storage System.
The IceWEB 5000-HR adds new features and capabilities to the extensive list already provided by the high-performance 5000-HC and 5000-HP systems, including:
• High redundancy provided by clustered controllers and redundant, hot-swap components
• Scalability to 448 Terabytes (TB)
• Support for SATA, SAS and SSD drives
• Unified storage, managing both block and file data in one system
• Plug and Play for fast setup together with an intuitive interface that makes it simple to manage
your storage
• Complete data protection capabilities
• Ability to manage third-party storage from other vendors
• Storage services such as deduplication and WORM
• VMware ready
Jim Addlesberger, President and CEO of NavigateStorage says the HR is a great addition to the existing arrays of HC - High Capacity (SATA) and HP - High Performance (SAS, SSD). Its ability to provide both block and file can mean a real savings to users.
Systems: The 5000 HR (Highly Redundant) Storage System.
The IceWEB 5000-HR adds new features and capabilities to the extensive list already provided by the high-performance 5000-HC and 5000-HP systems, including:
• High redundancy provided by clustered controllers and redundant, hot-swap components
• Scalability to 448 Terabytes (TB)
• Support for SATA, SAS and SSD drives
• Unified storage, managing both block and file data in one system
• Plug and Play for fast setup together with an intuitive interface that makes it simple to manage
your storage
• Complete data protection capabilities
• Ability to manage third-party storage from other vendors
• Storage services such as deduplication and WORM
• VMware ready
Jim Addlesberger, President and CEO of NavigateStorage says the HR is a great addition to the existing arrays of HC - High Capacity (SATA) and HP - High Performance (SAS, SSD). Its ability to provide both block and file can mean a real savings to users.
Monday, June 14, 2010
NavigateStorage suggests iStor
We operate today in an extremely data-intensive environment and storage with needed features and VMware certified all at and economical price can be hard to find.
NavigateStorage has just the answer. This solid array can be configured to take advantage of 4 or 8 ports of GbE or the single port of 10GbE host interfaces. Although iS316 targets iSCSI SAN storage environments up to 16TB, customers can deploy multiple boxes per installation. The iS316 provides robust enterprise-level features & unique high-performance at an affordable price. iS316 is the entry level of the integraStor family based on solid, reputable, proven technology for an effective shared storage model. By utilizing Serial ATA disks, the iS316 enables compelling block-based network storage solutions such as primary storage, near line storage, disk-to-disk backup, and DAS replacement, along with high-capacity providing compelling total cost of ownership. Triple-redundant power supplies & fans for a highly reliable storage appliance.
Storage is our speciality. Call us at 978-318-9000, visit us or write us.
NavigateStorage has just the answer. This solid array can be configured to take advantage of 4 or 8 ports of GbE or the single port of 10GbE host interfaces. Although iS316 targets iSCSI SAN storage environments up to 16TB, customers can deploy multiple boxes per installation. The iS316 provides robust enterprise-level features & unique high-performance at an affordable price. iS316 is the entry level of the integraStor family based on solid, reputable, proven technology for an effective shared storage model. By utilizing Serial ATA disks, the iS316 enables compelling block-based network storage solutions such as primary storage, near line storage, disk-to-disk backup, and DAS replacement, along with high-capacity providing compelling total cost of ownership. Triple-redundant power supplies & fans for a highly reliable storage appliance.
Storage is our speciality. Call us at 978-318-9000, visit us or write us.
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