Quantum partners with Veeam to deliver enhanced ransomware protection
Quantum Corporation has announced that its ActiveScale S3- compatible object storage system has achieved Veeam Ready qualification for Object and Object with Immutability , extending Quantum ’ s market-leading security capabilities for enterprises storing and managing unstructured data .
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Vault for its Scalar tape libraries and the forthcoming snapshot feature for its DXi backup appliances , Quantum is ensuring that all its products have a built-in option for ransomware protection and data security .
The Object Lock feature within the ActiveScale solution enables organisations to protect their valuable data against the rapidly growing ransomware threat by creating immutable backups .
Together with Veeam , ActiveScale customers can prohibit deletion of an object or bucket for a defined period , thereby ensuring critical data will remain available and secure . The Object Lock functionality helps maintain compliance and avert the risk of data loss from accidental or malicious deletion , relocation , or encryption , assuring that data will remain in its original state .
“ We know that businesses are facing a constant battle to protect their data , which is now their most valuable asset and critical to future growth ,” said Bruno Hald , General Manager , Secondary
Storage , Quantum . “ The Object and Object Immutability Ready qualifications from Veeam ensure our customers can confidently deploy ActiveScale in a Veeam environment , knowing their data is secure , accessible and protected from today ’ s most sophisticated attacks .”
“ Quantum continues to expand its partnership with us and we are pleased to add ActiveScale object storage to a select group of S3 targets that can provide robust ransomware protection for our joint customers ,” said Andreas Neufert , Vice President of Product Management , Alliances at Veeam . “ The combination of Veeam Backup & Replication and Quantum ActiveScale Object Lock functionality delivers simple , flexible and reliable data protection for customers ’ growth of unstructured data .”
Quantum ActiveScale object storage for private cloud offers unique value to Veeam customers through capabilities including :
• Dynamic Data Placement ( DDP ) and Dynamic Data Repair ( DDR ), which are key to data ’ s long-term viability using erasure coding across drives
• End-to-end encryption in addition to support for Object Lock to secure data in flight and in place
• Considerable expertise ensuring data availability and security in industries including life sciences , media and entertainment , healthcare , and financial services .
• A history of strong collaboration with Veeam , including multi-tiered backup and replication to Quantum DXi appliances , across sites , to the cloud and to Scalar tape libraries u intelligent DATA SECURITY www . intelligentciso . com
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