CommVault, Dell intro new PowerVault DL appliance

OCEANPORT, USA: CommVault and Dell launched Dell PowerVault DL back-up to disk appliance, powered by CommVault with Simpana 8.

This latest addition to the Dell PowerVault product line provides integrated data management, cloud support, deduplication etc.

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The companies claim that the new DL appliance provides up to 24 TBs of internal storage capacity in a 2U form factor, with ability to scale to over 300TB. Moreover, the DL appliance delivers end-to-end block-based deduplication and can achieve deduplication throughput rates up to 3 TB/hr when performing weekly backup operations.

The DL appliance can facilitate faster back-up and restores of both physical and virtual environments, with both VMware and Hyper-V protection options.

The appliance also provides integrated tape support availability with the Dell PowerVault TL2000, TL4000 and ML6000 tape libraries.

David West, vice president, marketing and business development, CommVault, said: "With the Dell PowerVault appliance powered by CommVault, we're offering unrivaled storage density along with the benefits of embedded deduplication as well as integrated Simpana software functionality, all in a 2U appliance that lets Dell customers maximize storage capacity and take advantage of cloud storage, while minimizing costs and requirements."

Brett Roscoe, global lead, Storage Marketing, Dell. said: "This solution will appeal to SMBs as well as larger enterprises looking for affordable, easier solutions for controlling storage growth and costs while helping to ensure the highest levels of data protection."