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MiraLink speeds up DR with Fibre Channel appliance

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PORTLAND, OREGON: MiraLink Corporation, the proven expert in remote disaster recovery solutions, today announced the MiraLink 500f, the industrys first real-time disaster recovery appliance with Fibre Channel. An enterprise class disaster recovery appliance, the MiraLink 500f is designed for small and medium businesses (SMBs) to protect business-critical data at Gigabit speed.

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The new 500f is platform agnostic and works seamlessly with Fibre Channel SANs, providing businesses with increased flexibility, reliability and immediate recoverability. The companys new MiraSync feature allows faster synchronization and deployment between two devices eliminating the headache and problems commonly associated with deploying, recovering and managing remote replication.



SMBs need to protect their business critical data in the same capacity as large enterprises in event of a disaster, said Ron McCabe, CEO of MiraLink. With its ease of deployment and manageability, the MiraLink 500f is ideal for SMBs needing a reliable and scalable solution for protecting their intellectual property affordably.



Real-Time data protection for SMBs

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Protecting business critical data is essential for the SMB market, especially since they rely on access and storage of key information to maintain business continuity. A natural disaster such as a flood, hurricane or fire or even human error can be potentially crippling for businesses, resulting in loss of intellectual property and revenue. Unfortunately, enterprise class solutions are too complex and expensive for SMBs making it a challenge for businesses to be proactive. SMBs need enterprise-level data protection that is cost-effective, simple to deploy and easy to maintain.



The need for speed as well as simplicity is a growing need for SMBs today, said Heidi Biggar, analyst, ESG. In introducing the 500f, MiraLink makes efficient, cost-effective, and simple business continuity a reality for this class of user.

The MiraLink 500f allows SMBs to reliably mirror business critical data anywhere in the world. As a result, SMBs are ensured business continuity. MiraLinks patented Intellibuffer provides a reliable transmission of business critical data which allows a rapid recovery while minimizing downtime. Offering 250 GB of usable storage, the MiraLink 500f supports all major server and network operating systems and does not require enterprises to change backup, clustering or security practices.

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The MiraLink 500f features MiraSync, an efficient means to perform faster synchronization and deployment between two devices. By leveraging MiraSync, businesses eliminate the headache and problems commonly associated with deploying, recovering and managing remote replication. The new 500f leverages this feature allowing rapid synchronization between any internal or external connected device. MiraSync also allows businesses to transparently make copies of your local and remote data adding an additional layer of redundancy.

 

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Features and Benefits

MiraLink 500f offers SMBs increased performance, flexibility and reliability. The new appliances run off of a solid state disk which speeds up booting time, reduces power needs and increases reliability. Other features and benefits include:

  • 1U form factor
  • Easy user interface
  • Remote data mirroring appliance designed to provide low-cost data protection for small and medium businesses
  • Communicates via TCP/IP, allowing a disaster recovery site to be locate anywhere in the world
  • Updates can be made via a USB
  • No virtualization agents or software required on servers
  • Unlike replication solutions, MiraLink processes do not modify your data
  • Compatible with all major operating systems
  • Desktop form factor is ideal for small businesses or branch offices
  • Easy configuration and implementation
  • Low TCO get it, set it, forget it