2011 Storage Awards

Quantum’s DXi6000 disk backup and deduplication appliances have won "Storage Product of the Year" at the 2011 Storage Awards: The Storries VIII. Based on more than 8,000 votes cast by the readers of Storage Magazine, the UK's leading IT and storage publication, the award is testament to Quantum's continued commitment to excellence and innovation in solutions that meet customers' data protection requirements.

The DXi6000 purpose-built deduplication and replication appliances, which encompass the DXi6500 family and DXi6700, are designed to solve end-user data protection problems with an optimal combination of performance, simplicity and value.

"We would like to thank our customers and peers within the storage industry for recognising our leading products again in this year's Storage Awards," said Gabriel Chaher, vice president, International Marketing at Quantum. "This latest award further validates the strength of Quantum's disk offerings in addressing customers' data protection and management needs." At the 2010 Storage Awards, Quantum was awarded "Deduplication Product of the Year" for its DXi6500 enterprise backup and deduplication solution and "Best Tape Product" for its Scalar i6000 enterprise tape library.

Other 2011 Storage Award winners are as follows:

Congratulations to all the winners from Origina!

Evaluator Group Lab Report Gives Quantum's DXi6000 Deduplication Appliances High Marks for Features, Price-Performance

Quantum Corp. (NYSE: QTM), the leading global specialist in backup, recovery and archive and an Origina partner,  announced last month that industry analyst firm Evaluator Group validated the capabilities of Quantum's DXi6000 line of disk-based appliances. EGI's extensive testing showed that, in addition to meeting Quantum's published performance specifications, the DXi6700 VTL-optimized and DXi6500 NAS-optimized appliances excel in ease of use and provide best-in-class reporting tools. "With a unique combination of features, price and performance, the Quantum DXi6000 models are among the top products in a very strong field," said Russell Fellows, senior analyst, Evaluator Group. "In speaking with end users, we have found that disk-to-disk technology like the Quantum DXi(R) can greatly enhance backup and restore performance. However, what really makes the DXi6000 models stand out is the ease of use, combined with best-in-class reporting and unique tape integration capabilities. Many organizations still rely on tape for some data protection functions, and the DXi6000 is the only product in its category with tape integration capabilities to deliver efficient disk-to-tape movement when needed."

"In the last year, Quantum has refreshed the entire line of DXi products and recently announced our DXi 2.0 software platform, which will deliver the highest deduplication speeds available for any open protocol inline appliance in their respective classes, beginning with the DXi6500," said Rob Clark, senior vice president, Disk and Tape Backup Products, Quantum. "Evaluator Group not only validated the superior performance of the entire DXi6000 line, but subjected these products to the real world rigors end users are familiar with to test their full functionality and usability. I'm pleased to say the systems passed with flying colors."