CommVault Builds Bridge to the Cloud
Amy Newman, ServerWatch, February 3, 2010
“Like cloud computing, storage needs and demands show no signs of slowing down. In many ways the two technologies are complementary, though not without complications. CommVault, wisely, is looking at hosting providers as well large enterprises. Thus, Simpana's bridge may be just what enterprises need to make the connection to the cloud.”
CommVault Cloud(s)
Lauren Whitehouse, ESG, February 1, 2010
“Bravo CommVault. The company has always had flair for doing things differently… and for being aggressive versus the competition. There’s no difference here. None of the other enterprise-class backup vendors have provided any direction regarding their cloud tiers for on-premises backup/recovery and archive solutions. Sure, Symantec has its Hosted Services offering (formerly SPN), which delivers a cloud storage tier for Backup Exec, but what about NetBackup? IBM has SaaS and cloud offerings within its BCRS group, but none currently integrate with TSM. And EMC? Well, Atmos should provide cloud capabilities for its Networker and Avamar solutions, but EMC Backup and Recovery Services group is focused on integrating its Data Domain storage tier first.”
CommVault Hooks Up With Several Cloud Storage Providers
Chris Preimesberger, eWEEK, February 1, 2010
“CommVault seems to be a very sociable storage company. It is playing nicely with several hot online storage providers, and with the way cloud storage is growing, this appears to be a very smart move.”
CommVault Gives Cloud Storage A Seat At The Adult Table
Stephen Foskett, Pack Rat, February 1, 2010
“One sure-fire way of determining when a technology is ready for prime time is when it is integrated with a major enterprise product. Sure, lots of products will support this or that, but thoroughly integrating a new technology requires serious effort. Not just any technology gets this kind of focus! That’s why I’m pleased to see today’s announcement that CommVault has completely integrated API-driven public cloud storage with Simpana, their impressive data protection and archiving suite. It reminds me of that point when the backup products of yore finally adopted disk-based technology. Now there are three equal backup targets: Tape, disk, and cloud.”
CommVault Adds Cloud Data Storage Tier Option to Simpana
Dave Raffo, SearchDataBackup.com, February 1, 2010
“Gartner Inc. analyst Dave Russell said CommVault's differentiator over the major backup software vendors is its use of native REST APIs instead of flat file transmissions. ‘They've chosen to deploy it in a deeper way than what others have described,’ he said.”
CommVault Takes Another Step Towards Bringing Cloud Storage Down to Earth
Jerome M. Wendt, DCIG, February 1, 2010
“Just a few years ago disk-based backup was considered the cutting edge of backup. No more as cloud storage is now all the rage. However a cloud-based backup strategy that works or using cloud storage for archival data is still the exception, not the rule. This is why CommVault's announcement today regarding its new cloud storage connector merits attention for those organizations looking to make cloud storage a viable part of their corporate data management strategy.”
Cloud Integration Mixes CommVault Simpana Management With Cloud Storage
Stephen Foskett, Enterprise Storage Strategies Blog, February 1, 2010
“Since cloud storage is not backup in and of itself, anyone wanting to use cloud for backup needs additional software smarts. One of the smartest data protection and archiving suites out there is CommVault's Simpana. Mixing their intelligent software with the benefits of cloud storage for data protection makes a killer combination!”
CommVault Moves Data Storage to the Cloud
Paul Shread, Enterprise Strategy Forum, February 1, 2010
“CommVault's integrated cloud storage connector lets customers move onsite backup and archive data in and out of private and public cloud storage without the need for scripting or cloud gateway appliances. The data storage software vendor isn't looking to join the growing list of online storage providers, however. Instead, the new feature simply lets users work with the likes of Amazon Web Services, EMC (NYSE: EMC) Atmos, Iron Mountain, Microsoft and Nirvanix.”