Quantum Q-Cloud Protect Now Available In The Amazon Marketplace

Future of Cloud-Based DR Now Just a Mouse Click Away 

Quantum Corp. recently announced Q-Cloud Protect is now available as a cloud-based appliance running on top of the Amazon Web Services (AWS) infrastructure. Q-Cloud Protect is a virtual deduplication appliance that works with Quantum DXi systems to provide a hybrid-cloud backup and disaster recovery (DR) solution, and is designed for companies with single sites looking to protect their business against localized disasters, organizations eliminating tape for offsite protection, and companies seeking a hybrid-cloud approach to backup and DR.  Q-Cloud Protect is available today in the Amazon Public Marketplace, and will soon be available in the Amazon GovCloud and C2S environments.

Disaster Recovery – A Practical First Step Toward Cloud Adoption
Companies of all sizes need to protect data from the threat of disasters.  A best practice for data protection is to keep one copy of data offsite, but many companies struggle with the expense.  Sending tapes offsite, or purchasing hardware for DR sites or hosted datacenters requires additional capital expense and can be difficult to manage.

Offsite storage for disaster recovery as part of a hybrid approach to data protection is a practical place to start using the cloud.  Cloud can make it economically viable for companies to follow the best practice of storing critical data offsite to protect against localized disasters, without capital investment.

Q-Cloud Protect Benefits
Q-Cloud Protect offers some key advantages to make DR simple, providing an easy option to protect data against localized disasters and replacing upfront costs with a pay-as-you-go OPEX model:

• Protect Critical Data in an Amazon Datacenter: A best practice for data protection is to store a copy of data 100 miles from the primary datacenter.  With Q-Cloud Protect, data can be stored in deduplicated form in one of Amazon’s datacenters and recovered in the event of a disaster
• Cut Capital Expenses with Predictable, Metered Pricing: Q-Cloud Protect is the first purpose-built virtual deduplication appliance available in Amazon Marketplace.  It is licensed on an hourly-basis, enabling customers to pay only for the cloud resources they use as their system grows, cutting capital expenses.
• Reduce Cloud Storage and Data Transmission Costs: Q-Cloud Protect uses Quantum’s patented variable-length deduplication and replication engine to replicate data from an on-premise deduplication appliance to Q-Cloud Protect, cutting both storage costs and data transmission costs by 90% or more. The result is fast replication at a low TCO, and customers gain the ability to restore their data straight from the cloud in a DR scenario.
• Eliminate Offsite Tape Vaulting and Improve Restore Times: Q-Cloud Protect provides deduplicated offsite storage in Amazon’s cloud, protecting businesses against localized disasters, and offers a simple alternative to sending tapes offsite for DR.

Supporting Quotes

• Robert Kelly, CEO & Founder, Partners Data Systems, Inc.: “For companies with a single site looking to protect their business against localized disasters, or who are eliminating tape for offsite protection, especially with a hybrid-cloud approach to backup and DR, Q-Cloud Protect is a great option.”

Additional Resources

• Read more about Q-Cloud Protect: www.quantum.com/q-cloud
• Go to the Q-Cloud Protect page on the Amazon Web Services Marketplace: www.quantum.com/q-cloud-protect-aws
• Watch the Q-Cloud Protect video: www.quantum.com/how-q-cloud-works

About Quantum
Quantum is a leading expert in scale-out storage, archive and data protection, providing solutions for capturing, sharing and preserving digital assets over the entire data lifecycle. From small businesses to major enterprises, more than 100,000 customers have trusted Quantum to address their most demanding data workflow challenges. With Quantum, customers can Be Certain™ they have the end-to-end storage foundation to maximize the value of their data by making it accessible whenever and wherever needed, retaining it indefinitely and reducing total cost and complexity. For more information, visit www.quantum.com/customerstories.