Imation has announced the DataGuard; new purpose-built backup appliances that enable small and medium-sized businesses to protect their valuable information with multiple levels of data protection from a single backup infrastructure. The DataGuard Model R4 and DataGuard Model T5R appliances use hard drives, removable RDX disk cartridges, replication, and cloud storage to deliver affordable enterprise-strength data protection and offer a practical solution for common SMB challenges when adding cloud capability as a new tier within a data protection and backup strategy.
Imation has announced the DataGuard; new purpose-built backup appliances that enable small and medium-sized businesses to protect their valuable information with multiple levels of data protection from a single backup infrastructure. The DataGuard Model R4 and DataGuard Model T5R appliances use hard drives, removable RDX disk cartridges, replication, and cloud storage to deliver affordable enterprise-strength data protection and offer a practical solution for common SMB challenges when adding cloud capability as a new tier within a data protection and backup strategy.
Many SMBs need an appliance that ensures data protection, regulatory compliance, and disaster recovery. Imation’s solution set meets this significant demand by delivering a cost-effective, Network Attached Storage (NAS)-based disk drive appliance with a combination of data security, flexibility and simplicity.
DataGuard R4 or DataGuard T5R appliances features include:
- Increased protection – SMBs can replicate data to a second DataGuard appliance at another site or store offsite on RDX removable disks.
- Leveraging existing investments and infrastructure – Turnkey DataGuard appliances integrate seamlessly with existing backup and disaster recovery infrastructure, including most backup applications.
- Reduced recovery time – Onsite copies enable fast full restores to meet recovery time objectives and offsite copies ensure quick disaster recovery.
DataGuard R4 and DataGuard T5R appliances are compatible with most cloud storage APIs, such as Amazon S3, Dropbox, and OpenStack-based cloud providers and once a cloud backup is seeded by shuttling RDX cartridges, it supports easy remote backups. In addition, once DataGuard has been initially configured, SMBs have the ability to automate data backup to cloud storage without any human intervention.
DataGuard R4 Specifications:
- Configuration – 1U Rackmount
- Standard capacity – 4 3.5" SATA HDD bays
- Nearline capacity – RDX A8 Networked Storage Array (Optional)
- RAID Support – RAID 0, 1, 1E, 3, 5, 10
- Network – 2 x 10/100/1000 Ethernet ports
- Interfaces – 2 USB 3.0 ports, 3 USB 2.0 ports
- Memory – 2GB RAM
- Processor – Intel dual-core 2.13 GHz Atom
DataGuard T5R Specifications:
- Configuration Desktop Tower
- Standard capacity – 5 3.5" SATA HDD bays
- Nearline capacity – 1 integrated SATA RDX dock
- RAID Support – RAID 0, 1, 1E, 3, 5, 6, 10
- RDX storage expansion – Integrated RDX Dock
- Network – 2 x 10/100/1000 Ethernet ports
- Interfaces – 2 USB 3.0 ports, 3 USB 2.0 ports
- Memory – 2 GB RAM
- Processor – Intel dual-core 2.13 GHz Atom
- Power supply – 250 W
- Dimensions (H x W x D) – 9.89" x 7.41" x 9.57"
Pricing and Availability
Imation’s DataGuard R4 and T5R are currently available through Imation’s network of channel partners with a starting price of $2,000.
