isambluesolutionbrief:storagedirector BackupVirtualization isamblueoffersacomplete rangeofsolutionsfor protectingyourcompany s mostimportantasset: yourdata. We reuniquebecausethis isallwedo.andwebelieve inbuildingrelationships,not justmakingasale. FromtheIBMitoWindows servers,weprovideyou withthebestsolutions. Wealsoofferawiderange ofprofessionalservices, includingneeds assessment,custom solutiondevelopment, implementationand installation,performance optimization,migrations, andtechnicalsupport. www.isamblue.com StorageDirectorbyTributarySystemsisastorage virtualizationandconsolidationsolutionthattrulydeliversonthepromiseofbackup virtualization.storagedirector(sd)canmeetandexceedmanytapebackup requirementsforspeed,capacity,compatibility,reliability,andmore. Providesfullyautomatedbackupandrestoreoperations Integratedbusinessintelligencecapabilitiesforindustryleadingreports,analysis, andcapacityplanning Data at restcompression/encryptiononbothdiskcacheandphysicaltapemedia Transparentremotebackup&restorefeaturestosatisfyoff sitearchival requirements Enablesalternatesitedisasterrecoveryschemes Userdefinedpoliciesallowflexibletapeanddatamigrationstrategies Specificallydesignedforheterogeneousmulti platformenvironments Customizedconfigurationsforhigheravailabilityandspecificcustomerneeds Supportstapelibrarydistributionandconsolidation
AutomatedBackup&Restore/Multi Platform StorageDirectoroffersastate of the artbackupstorageconsolidationplatformwhichcanhandlerequirementsfromeven themostcomplexenvironments.storagedirectorimplementsawidevarietyofdataprotectionschemesandtapelibrary consolidation,thuseliminatingtheneedtodedicatedevicesforspecificbackuppurposes. FullyAutomatedBackupandRestoreOperations StorageDirector stechnologybringsascalable,flexible,andhigh throughputsolutiontobackupandrestoreoperations. Nolongerdooperationsstaffsneedtomonitordatamovement.StorageDirectorprovidesdynamicdrivesharing,customer definedvirtualtapepolicies,backuptolocalandremotesites,andperformanceimprovementsovercurrentbackup methods. Multi PlatformHeterogeneousEnvironments StorageDirectoremulatesseveralstandardfrontendinterfacesinwhichexistingbackupserversandapplicationscan connectandcontrol.becausestoragedirector(knownasvital2.0innon IBMenvironments)adherestostandard interfaces,backupserverscanresideonnearlyanyplatformandoperatingsysteminthemarkettoday.thisincludesibmi (AS/400,iSeries),IBMPowerSystems(AIX,Linux),IBMz(z/OS,Linuxforz),HPNonStop,HPOpenVMS,SunSPARC,blade systems,andofcourse,x86inteloramdbasedsystemsallrunningbackupapplicationsonmicrosoftwindows,linux,unix, andmore. Page2of5 isam Blue, LLC (801) 938-3490 (801) 368-9400 www.isamblue.com info@isamblue.com
RemoteSiteBackupandDisasterRecovery StorageDirectorprovidesoffsitedatastoragethatisoftenaprerequisiteinsatisfyingcompletedatabackupandsecurity. Thiscanbeaccomplishedbywritingdatatophysicaltapeandthenstoringthetapesinanoffsitevault.Abetterandmore costeffectiveapproachistoconfiguresdtoelectronicallytransferencrypteddatatoandfromaremotesite.sincethedata isreadilyavailableattheremotesite,restoringbyusingsdattheremotesiteisanintegralpartinanydisasterrecovery plan. TapeLibraryDistributionandConsolidation StorageDirectorcanpresentmultiplefront endvirtuallibrarieswhichexistingbackupserverscanutilize.thesebackup serversvieweachconnectedfront endvirtuallibraryasdedicatedtoitsneeds.sd,inturn,canconsolidatethesevirtual librariesintooneormorephysicalback enddevices,typicallyatapelibrarywithdrives.theresultisareductioninthe numberoftapelibrariesanddrivesneededaswellasreducedmaintenancecosts. Page3of5 isam Blue, LLC (801) 938-3490 (801) 368-9400 www.isamblue.com info@isamblue.com
FullyCustomizableandScalable CustomizedConfigurations StorageDirectorwillmeettheneedsoflargedatacentercustomersaswellassmallentrylevelcustomers.Itisavailablein threemodels:enterprise,mid Range,andEntryLevel.SDEnterpriseoffersamulti node,largediskcache,ahighlyavailable solutionformostdemandingenterprisecomputingenvironments.designedforsmallerstorageenvironmentsandata lowercost,sdentrylevelisbasedonthesamerobustcoreandcanmigratetolargerconfigurationswhilepreservingyour existinginfrastructure.backupsizes,throughputrequirements,taperetentionpolicies,availabilityrequirements,aswellas futuregrowthrateswilldeterminewhichmodelbestfitsacustomer sneeds. ScalableandExpandable StorageDirectorchangesasyourbackuprequirementschange.Additionalvirtuallibraries,drives,andtapesareeasily addedthroughaclientgui.additionaldiskcacheenclosurescanbeintroducedintothesystemandthroughput performanceandhigheravailabilitycanbeachievedthroughthemuit nodearchitecture.storagedirectorwillmeetthe needsoftodayandprotectyourinvestmentbymeetingadifferentsetofneedstomorrow. StorageDirectorataGlance VirtualSlotCapacityperLibraryUpto30,000 VirtualLibrariesandDrivesUpto1023virtualdevices DataBackupRateUpto4TB/hour/node Page4of5 isam Blue, LLC (801) 938-3490 (801) 368-9400 www.isamblue.com info@isamblue.com
IntheCloud StorageDirectorisCloudReady!CloudcomputingisfundamentallychangingthewaythatITresourcesaredeployedand utilized.enterprisecustomersseethereducedcostsandflexibilitybenefitsofthisnewarchitecture whetheritisthrough private,public,orhybridcloudsolutions.storagedirectorcanbeutilizedinthisnewinfrastructuremodelinavarietyof ways: PrivateCloud StorageDirectorfillsintheDRgapbyprovidingacost effective,easy to usedevicethatallowsyouto manageyourbackupfromanywhereusingaguiinterface. PublicCloud ISVscanhostStorageDirectorinthecloudandofferyouthesameadvantages. isamblueprovidescloud basedhostingservicesforyourdrandhaneeds.fromsimplerepositorytocompletereal timereplication,isambluehasallyourdataprotectionneedscovered. Page5of5 isam Blue, LLC (801) 938-3490 (801) 368-9400 www.isamblue.com info@isamblue.com