Quest Software has entered into a new strategic initiative with StorSimple, a provider of hybrid cloud storage technology for VMware infrastructures, to provide a single VMware Ready certified hybrid cloud backup, restore and disaster recovery offering.
The combination of Quest vRanger and the StorSimple Hybrid Cloud Storage Appliance will give vRanger users access to a VMware virtual machine backup-to-disk offering with automated cloud archiving.
In addition, the combined offering will enable users to perform seamless, granular object-level or virtual machine-level restores directly from the cloud, the company said.
Quest Software said that the StorSimple Hybrid Cloud Storage Appliance makes cloud storage services as accessible and secure as traditional storage, without adding complexity to the existing backup environment.
Further, the strategic initiative will provide vRanger users with a one-step backup with automatic offsite data protection, without the need for tapes or a complex local storage infrastructure.
The offering also provides flexible and disaster recovery and, in the event of a site-wide disaster, allows vRanger users to employ StorSimple’s CloudSnap technology, along with vRanger’s manifest files, to restore virtual machines directly to another site, said the company.
Quest Software data protection products vice-president John Maxwell said that today’s exploding corporate data has organisations actively seeking cost-effective, dynamic cloud-based storage offerings that integrate seamlessly into their enterprise backup and recovery programs, but poor integration between the IT environment and the cloud provider often makes that a challenging proposition.
"Quest is solving that challenge for users of vRanger by working with StorSimple to deliver access to an innovative technology that simplifies cloud storage by providing primary storage, archiving, data protection and disaster recovery in one simple offering," Maxwell said.
