New Tape Technology Simplifies Disaster Recovery for Businesses

Strategic Insights -

Seagate Software, a leading provider of storage management solutions, has announced its support for Hewlett-Packard's one-button disaster recovery feature for the HP SureStore DAT8 and DAT24 backup solutions. This new technology combines with Seagate's Backup Exec Intelligent Disaster Recovery Option to simplify the recovery of a failed server. The one-button disaster recovery functionality is designed to speed up the automated recovery process, reducing the time it takes to get a server up and running again.

Key Takeaways:

  • Seagate Software has partnered with Hewlett-Packard to support the one-button disaster recovery feature for HP's SureStore DAT8 and DAT24 backup solutions.
  • The new technology is designed to simplify the recovery of a failed server using hardware and software solutions to achieve optimal results.
  • The one-button disaster recovery feature is expected to be incorporated into future versions of Seagate Backup Exec for Windows NT and Seagate Backup Exec for NetWare.
  • Terry Cunningham, president of Seagate Software, stated that the new technology complements Seagate's storage management strategy to enable continuous information availability.
  • Jack Trautman, general manager of HP's Computer Peripherals Bristol, said that one-button disaster recovery is a major benefit to customers, providing a "straightforward and robust solution" to IT disaster recovery.
  • The operating system, configuration, applications, drivers, and data files are each restored to the point of the last backup using only one piece of media.

Statistics:

  • The one-button disaster recovery feature is scheduled to be incorporated into all HP SureStore DAT8 and HP SureStore DAT24 tape drives beginning in May.
  • The new technology is designed for departmental/workgroup servers, reducing the time it takes to get the server up and running again.
  • Seagate Software has established strategic relationships with leading industry partners, including Compaq, Hewlett-Packard Company, IBM, Informix, Microsoft, Netscape, Novell, Oracle, PeopleSoft, and others.

Sources:

  • "Seagate Software Supports Hewlett-Packard's One-Button Disaster Recovery Feature" (PR Newswire, April 5)
  • Seagate Software Press Release
  • HP Press Release
  • Seagate Software website: http://www.seagatesoftware.com
  • Seagate Technology website: http://www.seagate.com