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!

Quantum DXi6500 wins Storage magazine/SearchStorage.com Product of the Year!

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Quantum Corp. DXi6500 Family (DXi6530, DXi6540 and DXi6550)

Quantum has been on a streak of adding and updating its disk backup product lines. The latest new products -- the DXi6500 family that includes the DXi6530, DXi6540 and DXi6550 models -- adds more choice for users looking for a network-attached storage (NAS) backup appliance that provides data deduplication along with simplicity and value for midrange environments."This is a major leap forward for Quantum on this product line," a judge said. "It has competitive performance with unique features."

Quantum's DXi6500 family has a maximum ingest rate of 2.5 TB per hour. The family scales from 8 TB to 56 TB of usable capacity. The DXi6540 and DXi6550 offer integrated tape creation, and the DXi6550 has high-speed 10 GbE connectivity. It's certified for direct tape creation through Symantec OST, with path-to-tape support available in DXi6500 models for long-term data retention and compliance.

With its deduplication engine and replication technology, the DXi6500 family reduces both the amount of disk required for backup and the bandwidth needed for replication, so it's ideal for use at remote sites. Advanced reporting features provide a detailed view of internal appliances and can gather data for trend analysis. All software features are bundled with each DXi6500 model and are included in the base price. VIEW ALL BACKUP HARDWARE WINNERS