Bandwidth, congestion, latency, and dropped packets are all common challenges associated with replicating data across an IP Wide Area Network (WAN). Any one of these problems can impede replication processes or prevent them from happening entirely. These issues can also increase WAN infrastructure and support costs, which have a significant impact on the total cost of ownership (TCO) for offsite data protection.
HDS resells Silver Peak's WAN optimization solution to address these challenges. By combining industry leading replication products with data center class WAN optimization, the two companies deliver a proven solution for offsite data replication. With the joint Silver Peak / HDS solution, enterprises can protect more data across longer distances. In addition, replication can be performed over cost effective shared WANs (e.g. MPLS and Internet VPNs), resulting in significant cost savings.
Below is a collection of collateral that discusses how Silver Peak can be deployed effectively with HDS backup and replication solutions, such as TrueCopy/HUR, HNAS, and
HCP replication. Registration is required only once.
Please send any inquiries on the Silver Peak product line or questions pertaining to the the HDS / Silver Peak partnership to hds@silver-peak.com.
The WAN Optimization Landscape for Disaster Recovery
Tony Asaro, a senior analyst at ESG, asserts that the WAN link very often is the weak link in data protection, with staggering effects on the enterprise.
Silver Peak rated the “Best Current Product offering” by Forrester
Silver Peak is compared to eight other leading WAN optimization vendors in Forrester's Wave Report on WAN Optimization Appliances. In the end, Silver Peak earned the highest overall score for “current product offering,” with TOP marks in the following areas:
The Data Replication Bottleneck: Overcoming Out-of-Order and Lost Packets
Jim Metzler addresses the challenges of performing data replication in MPLS and IP VPN environments where packet delivery problems can jeopardize application performance.
Forrester Tech Adoption Profile (TAP): Using Shared WANs for Disaster Recovery
How do enterprises lower the costs of offsite backup without falling victim to poor WAN quality? Forrester explores this issue with detailed analysis and end user survey data.
