NetApp, Symantec to augment data protection  

BANGALORE: Network

Appliance Inc. has announced its collaboration with backup application

vendors Symantec. NetApp NearStore VTL Shadow Tape technology will specifically

integrate with Veritas NetBackup, backup solution from Symantec.






The integration will significantly accelerate and streamline enterprise data
recovery, while integrating seamlessly with users' current backup application

catalog and tape off-siting policies to provide customers with unmatched

simplicity and ease of management for their data backup, recovery, and

protection processes.






Matt Kixmoeller, senior director of product management, NetBackup product line
at Symantec, said, "NetApp and Symantec continue to deliver innovative and

flexible data protection solutions that address customers' needs and demonstrate

the value of a leading backup software provider collaborating with a leader in

storage systems innovation."






"The new Shadow Tape feature extends the value of our customers'
investments in NetBackup software by automating the rapid retrieval of backup

data from disk."






In addition to NetBackup, NetApp Shadow Tape technology will also integrate with
backup technologies from BakBone, CommVault, and Syncsort.






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