StorSimple Backs Up SharePoint To The Cloud: Page 2 of 2

StorSimple lets organizations use Microsoft SharePoint more efficiently, says Mark Gilbert, VP in the research group of Gartner. "[SharePoint's] a vacuum cleaner that nobody changes the bag on, sucking up docs and information," he says. "Nobody wants to be the janitor and figure out what they can throw out." Consequently, it's common these days for companies to have SharePoint installations of 1TB or more, which can amount to more like 7TB to 10TB including backups, he says. Gilbert adds that StorSimple reduces this with deduplication and archiving to the cloud.

The device comes in three models: the Armada 1010, the Armada 5010 and the Armada 7010. The Armada 1010 is 1U, has capacity of up to 50TB and stores all data on the cloud; the Armada 5010 and Armada 7010 are 2U, store up to 100TB and 200TB, respectively, and provide SAS for local storage.

The three devices start at $15,000 for 10TB, $30,000 for 20TBand $50,000 for 40TB, and are scheduled to ship by the end of the year. The devices work with cloud vendors including Amazon, AT&T, EMC, Iron Mountain and Microsoft.