Products & innovations
Viavi Introduces New Observer Platform
Viavi Solutions has announced the availability of the new Observer Platform , a solution for network performance management . As global network traffic growth continues to defy expectations , enterprises are compelled to embrace advanced technologies to keep up , while security threats multiply in intensity and complexity .
Anticipating these market trends , Viavi has redesigned the Observer Platform , including Observer GigaStor and Apex , to address IT departments ’ changing demands .
Key updates to the Observer Platform include a custom designed gen3 capture card with 40Gbps capture rate and accelerated analytics .
In addition , exclusively designed , fault tolerant custom enclosures support four years of uninterrupted , 100 per cent duty cycle , line rate capture without dropping a single packet for the ultimate in transaction visibility and peace of mind .
Standard operational network , application , and unified communications workflows are automated to mirror the way IT teams approach these three most common types of issues enabling faster analysis and resolution . Finally , all new models are tailored to customer use cases , accommodating any location , network , or data centre configuration .
For further information visit : www . viavisolutions . com
New Cloudian Object Storage Appliance
Cloudian has announced its HyperStore 4000 appliance , a high density storage platform that meets the demands of explosive data growth and limited data centre space with the performance of an on-premises solution .
The HyperStore 4000 is designed for customers in data intensive markets such as life sciences , healthcare and entertainment where storage demands double every year , straining the limits of modern data centres . These environments require enormous amounts of object based storage that provides seamless scalability and limitless growth for data types such as media files , research information or back up / archive data . The HyperStore 4000 manages these massive unstructured data sets for about half a cent per GB per month , a cost level more commonly associated with cloud storage .
With 700TB in a 7in high , 4U enclosure , the HyperStore 4000 reduces storage costs by 40 per cent versus previous Cloudian solutions . Data availability is enhanced by the resilient architecture that includes two separate compute nodes per chassis , delivering 99.999999 per cent data durability from a three-appliance cluster . The HyperStore 4000 also includes built-in hybrid cloud tiering that enables customers to optimise their storage model with a combination of onpremises Cloudian storage and public cloud storage .
For further information visit : www . cloudian . com
Barracuda Expands Storage Capacity and Performance for Barracuda Back up Solutions
Barracuda has announced a platform refresh for its Barracuda Backup product portfolio of data protection solutions . The new systems are designed to protect data for organisations facing increasing demands with limited resources , and offers IT administrators the ability to more efficiently plan for and support future data growth .
The new Barracuda Backup appliances provide expanded capacity for physical appliance models , by as much as 100 per cent more capacity on entry-level systems . The new platform also includes performance updates that speed up the back up , restore and replication processes .
The performance enhancements allow customers to back up and replicate data faster , meet back up windows and get data off site more efficiently , as well as the ability to restore faster in the event of data loss . These software performance updates are available at no additional cost to customers with active Energize Update subscriptions , and the new appliances are available to eligible customers with Instant Replacement subscriptions .
Barracuda ’ s data protection solutions provide customers a critical layer of defence against targeted ransomware attacks . These new appliances reduce the time required to protect data as it changes and reduce the time required to restore in the event of an attack .
For further information visit : www . barracuda . com
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