Quantum offers $5K deduplication appliance for SMBs

25.10.2011

The NDX-8 sells for $4,029 and the NDX-8d retails for $5,139.

The NDX line uses the Windows Storage Server operating system, allowing users to install Windows-based applications like Microsoft Exchange directly on the box. In addition, the NDX-8 and NDX-8d integrate seamlessly for data replication.

The RDX 8000 Removable Disk Library comes with up to eight removable disk-drive slots, enabling users to take data offsite to an archive. The cartridges comes in capacities ranging from 160GB to 1TB. In 2012, a 1.5TB RDX cartridge is expected to ship, which will increase the maximum capacity of the RDX 8000 by 50% to 12TB.

The RDX 8000 is available with Quantum Datastor Shield deduplication software. Compared to tape or non-deduplicated disk, it allows users to create approximately two-thirds fewer cartridges, Quantum said.

The RDX 8000 with data deduplication is $4,999, and $3,889 without it. NDX appliances come in either tower or 1U rack configurations, and both product lines are available from Quantum's worldwide resellers and distribution channels.